Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for Empaths, Highly Sensitive People & People Pleasers 148: Headspace, Heartspace & Theta Healing
In this episode, we explore the difference between headspace and heart space—and why it matters, especially for highly sensitive people, healers, and empaths. When we’re stuck in our headspace, we experience fear, anxiety, and overthinking, often leading to fight, flight, or freeze responses. This state can make it difficult to separate emotions from reality, leaving us feeling overwhelmed, defensive, or disconnected. Recognizing these signs is the first step toward shifting out of headspace and into a place of greater calm and clarity.
Heart space, on the other hand, is where we find emotional safety, intuition, and presence. It allows us to listen with compassion rather than react from fear, regulate our emotions more effectively, and access deeper self-awareness. When we’re in our heart space, we’re more grounded, able to differentiate between thoughts and facts, and open to our intuitive gifts. This shift is essential for both personal well-being and for showing up as the best version of ourselves in relationships and healing work.
To cultivate heart energy, we can use grounding techniques such as breathwork, visualization, and mindfulness. Coaching is also a powerful tool for gaining clarity and developing a practice of self-awareness. By intentionally shifting into heart space, we strengthen our ability to respond rather than react, enhance creativity and problem-solving, and create a more peaceful, balanced inner world. Through practice, this transition becomes easier, allowing us to move from fear and overwhelm to calm and connection more quickly.
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