How to Know You’re an Intuitive Empath

What if the parts of you that you judge, deny or hide are actually some of your greatest intuitive gifts?

As a highly intuitive, energy-sensitive empath, I did not always know that it was safe or beautiful to be different. I exhausted myself trying to fit in, gain approval and be accepted.

Those childhood and adolescent patterns followed me into adulthood. Even now, when I forget how unique and sensitive I am, those tender parts of me still need extra love, attention and compassion.

If you grew up feeling different, here are three practices to help you raise your self-esteem, stop questioning who you are and begin accepting your intuitive nature as part of your power. For a softer daily practice, you may also like Embracing Your Empathic Gift: 5 Daily Tips.

3 Ways to Thrive as a Sovereign, Sensitive and Fearless Empath

1. When You Feel Drained or Ungrounded, Ask: “Is This Energy Mine?”

Empaths can act like psychic sponges, absorbing pain, anger, sorrow or stress from the people and environments around them. When you feel off, pause, breathe and place your hands over your heart.

Ask yourself whether you were exposed to someone or something that was not a vibrational match for your well-being. It may have been a phone call, Zoom meeting, conversation or environment that left you feeling uncomfortable.

Then cleanse your energy in a simple way: smudge, take a shower, step outside, breathe deeply or visualize the energy washing off and away from your field.

2. After Crowds, Travel or Intense Places, Ask: “Who Does This Belong To?”

If you woke up feeling fine but later felt triggered, heavy or emotionally activated, you may have picked up energy that is not yours. Hospitals, public transportation, loud environments, crowded rooms and emotionally charged spaces can all affect sensitive energy systems.

We can also become corded to people, memories and unresolved relationships. Not every cord is negative, but if you still carry pain, resentment or unfinished emotion from the past, you may feel extra sensitive when something reminds you of those experiences.

A cord-cutting practice can help you release heavy energy, reclaim your field and make peace with the past. You can explore Vandana’s Cosmic Cord Cutting support if this feels aligned.

3. When You Start Judging Yourself, Ask a New Question

Instead of deciding, assuming, judging, denying or ignoring your deepest feelings, ask:

What’s right about this that I’m not getting?

When difficult news, emotional overwhelm, nausea, headaches or anxiety arise, it can be easy to forget how powerful you are. Instead of assuming the situation will never improve, ask your Higher Self and inner healer to help you see what else may be possible.

This question can help you return to your intuition, reconnect with your own wisdom and remember that you are stronger than you think. If you want to understand this through Vandana’s personal story, read My Journey from Sensitivity to Sovereignty.

Your Empathic Nature Is Part of Your Power

I hope these energetic tools help you stay grounded and anchored in your true core self. Pain happens to everyone, but suffering does not have to become your permanent state.

Your sensitivity can become a source of strength, clarity and spiritual guidance when it is supported with compassion and daily care.

Standing in solidarity with you,

Vandana Atara Noorah
Founder of Vandana Light Healing