Ode To My Empaths 

“ To the ones who feel it all, I hope you know how special you are. 

Don’t be ashamed of your depth, and never lose your breath. 

Without you the world would crumble,

So when they misread you let them stumble.

To my lovers, you must be rediscovered. 

To love is a lost art, it’s time to leave your mark. 

All must let their heart sing.

Only then will we hear freedom ring. ”

- TIGRESS -

This blog, Diaries of an Empath, was inspired by my own healing journey. I am someone who feels everything in extreme depth. Depth that is unable to be understood by most. The depth I experience is not just for myself, but for everyone around me, too. I can feel and see beyond this space and time - which makes this physical reality difficult to navigate for me. For that reason I have had a hard time fitting in. I am very familiar with feeling like I’m on the outside looking in. 

Writing is the one thing that saved me from losing my mind. Since I was a child writing has been my escape from the world - a way to stay connected to my inner voice without the influence of others. Writing has always been my place of peace because I can be myself and express myself without judgment, projection, or fear.  

My mind functions differently - I don’t say this in a sense of “no one can understand me” - what I mean is that I have a hard time decoding it myself. It has taken years of exploration to touch the surface of discovering who I truly am. It’s always been Me vs Me. I am my own savior and my own worst enemy. Duality is all I see (Oneness). Depth is all I feel. 

My life has been a complex series of events since birth; leaving me with an ongoing mental health battle. Being an only child with a separated family… I had to rely on myself to figure it out. This mental battle got more intense around eighteen years old (2016); this is when I entered my portal of continuous life-changing, often traumatic, events. My well-being was significantly impacted from these experiences. 4 years later, at twenty-two years old, I rediscovered my pen from childhood.

When I started the habit of writing every day in 2020, I fell back in love with myself. Through the ups, downs, and everything in between… I realized I love me. I have gotten to know myself on such an intimate level that nothing can shake me now. Even when some days are like sunshine and other days are like a hurricane; I am unapologetically me. I always have been and I always will be. 

I share because I am here to empower... IN-POWER … reflect your own inner power. I am here to set free. This is why my writing can no longer be just for me. I wish to share my words with those they are meant to meet. With infinite strength and grace to offer, I begin to release my work with love. I ask you to receive with an open mind and open heart. If it doesn’t resonate, that’s okay. Maybe you share it with someone to whom it will. Express yourself, be yourself. You have free will. All of you is welcome here.

This flame is eternal.

I am the Tigress. Tigress Unleashed.