Hey you! Happy Sunday! 🫶

To those of you who are going through something difficult right now, please know that I, along with others in this community, feel for you so deeply.

I’ve received many emails recently that I have been unable to get back to. To those who have reached out, I invite you to be very gentle with yourself.

Here’s a practice for you:

• Sit in silence and simply notice when a thought arises in your mind.

• Notice your mental chatter, and notice how it may give rise to emotions.

• Observe where you feel these emotions in your body. Is it in your throat? Your chest? See it as just energy passing through you.

• Try not to label any of it as “negative” or “bad”, simply observe with compassion. Treat yourself like you would a best friend.

I see how beautifully you all respond to one another in comments and posts, and I feel so honored to have this wonderful community. I love you all. It’s so crazy to think that only a year ago, our channel had 50 subscribers.

More to those currently struggling, just a reminder that the 14-Day Energy Shift is a workbook packed with tools that have completely changed my life and the lives of others. I have received tens of dozens of emails from 14-Day Energy Shifters who have seen real change. Here are some of my favorites:

Without further ado, let’s get into this week’s letter!

1. You understand this is a lifelong process.

Notice how the title of this letter is “learned to” and not “fully self-validated.”

Self-validation isn’t a box you check off one day.

Just like joy and peace, it’s not a destination, but a garden you tend to daily. It’s a practice.

Some days it feels effortless, other days you slip back into old patterns of needing reassurance or approval. This doesn’t mean that is who you are, it means you’re human.

What really matters is that you recognize the process itself is the work. Each time you catch yourself seeking outside validation and gently bring it back inward, you’re strengthening the muscle. Over time, you stop questioning whether you’re “doing it right” and start trusting that you are showing up for yourself, over and over again.

2. You take things with a grain of salt.

Yes, even this letter.

Interpreting the info you see online (even my stuff!!) through the lens of your own intuition and internal compass means you are prioritizing your own opinion and journey.

Not from a place of superiority or thinking through “rights” and “wrongs”, but from a loving place of honoring your Truth. With a capital T.

All of what I do is to help you find yourself and your Truth again. Nothing that I or anyone else says is meant to be adopted as dogma. It’s always just here to support you on your path.

3. You hold space for (and don’t feed) your triggers.

When uncomfortable emotions and thoughts arise, you don’t immediately try to push them down, distract yourself, or shame yourself for them. You don’t instantly blame yourself or others.

Instead, you hold space and let these experiences flow through you. You approach yourself with acceptance. Whatever arises, you practice simply observing instead of over-identifying with it.

This looks like:

• Returning to the breath.

• Recognizing some thoughts and emotions as just old energy passing through your body.

• Not immediately identifying them and making them into your reality.

The goal is not to never have these old thoughts and emotions. Pushing them down or thinking emotions are hierarchical is part of not fully accepting and validating yourself. The key is to hold space for them and recognize them when they appear.

4. You sink your energy into things you know are good for you.

Trust me, I’ve been there with looping over the toxic ex I couldn’t shake or spending time with “friends” I knew weren’t for my highest good.

What matters is the little decisions that add up over time: choosing your peace, your well-being, your alignment.

Self-validation shows up in the way you take care of your physical vessel, consume information that actually nourishes you, and spend time with people and activities that leave you feeling lighter. Again, it also looks like not shaming or hating yourself for your past mistakes, since you were operating with all of the knowledge you had at the time.

Have a wonderful Sunday. ❤️ (and if this letter reached you at an odd time, it’s because I just moved to Europe!!! More on this in upcoming content!!)

Thank you for caring about your healing journey. If you feel called, you can support this work here.

With love and light,
Emma