Feeling Off? How to Show Up For Yourself in Low Energy

Happy Sunday Reset, tribe🌞

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Usually on Sundays, I make my lil matcha, sit out in the sun, and write this letter.

But this week (hello luteal phase, as the ladies will understand), I’ve been extremely low energy. I even debated not writing a post this week.

I felt resistance starting, because I wanted my energy to be different. I wasn’t in a place of acceptance.

That’s exactly what inspired me to write this (in my low-energy state) after I let go of the resistance:

Notice the lies your ego tells you.

What if we allowed things to just be, without assigning meaning, without labeling them as good or bad?

This is the heart of non-duality: the idea that all experiences are equally valid, equally sacred.

The ego likes to one-dimensionalize us. It tells us a lot of “shoulds,” like:

You shouldn’t feel this way. You should be more like this.

Life became so much more gentle when I started fully leaning into my thoughts and emotions, even the uncomfortable ones, even the ones I believed I “shouldn’t” be having.

In my experience, the resistance to feeling something is almost always more painful than the root emotion itself.

Allow yourself not to be happy all the time.

There is a common misconception that to be “enlightened” and “high vibe” means not feeling pain.

Or "low vibe” emotions like fear, grief, and sadness need to be avoided, and there is something wrong with us if we feel them.

But you’re human. And the human experience includes all of it.

Every emotion has sacred wisdom to teach us something.

Let your grief, fear, and guilt move through you. Try and just notice it without wanting to fix or judge it.

There is nothing wrong with you, so you deserve to be there for yourself.

Welcome to being human! We’re all here with you. :)

Listen to your body.

To the ladies, you know your luteal phase can feel super uncomfortable and frustrating at times (even if it teaches you so much)

To the men, you know when you’re feeling those waves of exhaustion, irritability, or sadness.

Lean into those emotions. Your body is always speaking to you.

Just think about how important physical pain is: if you touched a hot stove, and your body didn’t send you pain signals, you’d get seriously hurt and burned.

Pain protects you. It communicates what needs your attention.

Psychological pain works the same way.

When you listen instead of resisting, that pain often softens. Give it the space to exist and tell you what it needs.

P.S.

• I made a workbook with tools that got me from regular anxious & depressive episodes to a life I really love living.

• I’m building an in-depth online program (!!🥳) I’d love to gift you lifetime access at a discount and invite your input on what you’d love to see included.

I luv you guys so so much, ❤️

Emma