What You're Consuming Is Consuming You

A few years ago, I spent Thanksgiving by myself. I had dinner plans later in the day — I was meeting my friend Nicole — but for most of the day, it was just me.

With a backdrop of Kenny G holiday music in the background, I spent the whole day feeling… sad. What am I doing? I'm so alone. Do I need to change my life? Do I need to move somewhere? What am I doing?

And then at some point, I changed the music.

And I felt great. Nothing about my circumstances changed.

The only thing that changed was the sound in the room.

In this episode, I'm unpacking something I think about all the time: that we're always in conversation with something, even when we're alone, and that what we let in is quietly building the emotional climate we live in every single day. For deeply feeling people especially, we absorb more than we realize, and before long, other voices can get louder than our own.

This is about becoming intentional with your inputs - the accounts, podcasts, newsletters, background noise, and even the people - so the loudest voice in your life can finally be yours again.

This Episode Dives Into:

• The Thanksgiving story that started it all

• Why empaths and HSPs absorb more than they realize

• How who you follow is an energetic choice

• Gut checks to tell inspiration apart from that pit in your stomach

• The person I followed out of pure curiosity — and why I finally unfollowed

• Why the algorithm compounds whatever you're already feeling

• What your background noise is actually doing to your nervous system

• How to mute, unsubscribe, and unfollow without the guilt

• A one-week experiment to catch the sneaky energy shifters in your life

Who This Episode Is For:

• Highly sensitive people, empaths, and deep feelers

• Anyone who fills every silence with input

• People who feel behind or not-enough after scrolling

• Overthinkers who struggle to hear their own voice

• Sensitive professionals protecting their focus and energy

• Anyone ready to curate what gets access to their attention

The Energy Xchange is a podcast for highly sensitive people (HSPs), empaths, INFJs, and deep feelers navigating relationships, business, and personal growth.