The Secret Super Power of Empaths & Highly Sensitive People That No One is Talking About!

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***The Secret Superpower of Empaths That No One is Talking About!***

Did you know that as an empath or highly sensitive person, you have the power to influence the energy of those around you? You don’t just absorb emotions—you can actually set the tone for any space you enter. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a little-known superpower that can completely change how you experience the world. You’ll learn how to shift from being a thermometer (passively reacting to energy) to a thermostat (actively influencing it), and I’ll give you three simple strategies to start using this gift today.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

-The surprising ability empaths and HSPs have to influence energy.
-The difference between being a thermometer and a thermostat in any situation.
-A fascinating study that proves how shifting your own energy impacts others.
-Three simple strategies to strengthen your energy and radiate confidence.
-Why prioritizing self-care is essential for standing in your power.


Challenge for the Week:
Pick one of the strategies shared in this episode—power poses, setting intentions, or mindful energy investments—and intentionally apply it for the next few days. Journal your experience and notice any shifts in how others respond to you.

Work With Me:

If you’re ready to stop feeling drained by others and start stepping into your power, let’s work together! Book a free 20-minute consultation call where we’ll explore how you can harness your energy for deeper confidence and connection. Click here to book your free call! https://calendly.com/maryannwalkerlife/freeconsult

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Check out these other episodes!
From Empathy Overload to Self Empowerment: https://youtu.be/bvoZAEDKHiQ
Unmet Needs: When Others Don't Reciprocate: https://youtu.be/Q8e0vYitsx4
The Art of Showing Up: Measurable Ways to Boost Self Worth: https://youtu.be/lo0ExvbJaHA
Two Types of People Pleasers: Why Saying "No" Feels Impossible: https://youtu.be/unk-K48cT94


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Episode Transcript

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Well, hello and welcome back.

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My name is MaryAnn Walker andI'm the life coach for empaths
and highly sensitive people.
And today we're going to betalking about a very specific
superpower that you might notknow that you have.
In fact, today's episode, itmight completely change how it
is that you show up in life, andit might completely change how
it is that you experience theworld around you.

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I talk a lot here on the podcastabout how your sensitivity is a
gift, and it truly is, but I'mnot sure I've explicitly told
you about this specificsuperpower that you have, and
this is the ability to actuallyinfluence those around you.
We talk a lot for empaths andhighly sensitive people about
shielding, about grounding,about keeping other people's

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energies out.
But essentially, the reason whygrounding and shielding is so
important is because we haven'tyet learned how to navigate our
own emotional responses.
So we are essentially goingthrough life reacting to those
around us.
But when you become an empoweredempath, an empowered highly
sensitive person, not only areyou less susceptible to the

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energies of those around you,but you also increase your own
personal capacity to influencethose around you for good.
So as we talk about this, I wantyou to kind of think of it in
terms of being a thermometerversus a thermostat.
I do have another episode onthis, honestly, I can't remember
what all I said in it, but Iwill link it in the show notes
if you want to dive a little bitdeeper.
But a thermometer, the purposeof a thermometer is to determine

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the temperature of the space.
When we are not fully developedin our own abilities, when we're
not confident and capable innavigating our own emotions, we
are more sensitive to otherpeople.
We're making them the priority.
So that's when we're essentiallymirroring back and matching
other people's energy.
That is the thermometer energy.
We're walking into a room andsaying, okay, this is where
we're at today.

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All right, I'll meet you rightthere.
We're matching other people'senergy.
However, the thermostat energyis a bit different.
Thermostat energy determines thetemperature in the room.
So when you walk into a space,you can actually influence the
energies of those all aroundyou.
You can raise the frequencies ofnot only the space, but the

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people in the space.
Now, to illustrate this, I wantto share a really fascinating
study that they did on this verything.
And what they did in thisexperiment was they called
someone up from the audience tojust read a page from a book.
And as they read this page inthe book, then the other
volunteers on the front row,they had them stand up and they
would muscle test them, meaningthat they would have them put

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their arm out and someone wouldpress on their arm to see if
their energy was strong or weak.
Now, if you're interested morein muscle testing, let me know.
I can do an episode on that, butessentially it's testing the
energy of the person.
It's not their physical strengththat is being tested, but it is
their energetic strength that isbeing tested.
So as this person is reading onthe stage, they're testing

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everybody in the audience andthey're seeing that they're all
testing weak.
The reader's energy hasinfluenced those that they're
listening to.
So if you are a presenter, ifyou've ever been in that space
and you've kind of felt like,boy, I just wasn't really
feeling heard or seen in thatmoment, it may be because your
own personal energy was off.
Now, in this study, then afterthey tested in that way, then

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they did a little bit of work onthe person.
And this was just very minimalwork.
They did just a few little tipsand tricks that I'm going to
share a few of them with youhere, but they did a few things
to influence the energy of thereader, to make their energy a
little bit stronger, a littlebit more solid, a little bit
more secure.
Then they had them stand up infront of the same group and read

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another passage.
And this time, even thoughthey're still just reading a
page in a book they've neverread before, they're just
reading, but then the people inthe audience, when they tested
them again, they all testedstrong.
doing their own work tostrengthen their own energy,
actually influenced the energyof those around them for the

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better.
This is why coming to coaching,why learning more about how to
navigate your gifts truly is agift, not only for you, but for
those around you.
I know personally that a lot ofempaths and highly sensitive
people, they often put off theirown work because they're so
consumed with doing work forother people.
They think, well, I can put thatoff.
It's kind of like exercise,right?

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Well, I don't need to get myworkout in because this is more
important, but then we'reneglecting our own health and
our own strength.
And the same is true for ourenergy.
It is vitally important to takethat time for self care, to
invest into self so that you canbe your best and highest self,
because it truly does benefitthe world around you when you

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step into that energy.
So, now that you know that ittruly can impact those around
you, I want to share with youjust three things that you can
do right now to reallysignificantly influence your own
personal energy as well as theenergy of those around you to
help you to stand in thatthermostat energy.

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So the first one is to juststrike a power pose.
You've probably seen these powerposes on the internet.
If you're on YouTube, I'll kindof show you, well, this much of
some of these power poses, butyou can absolutely Google these
and see what power posesresonate with you.
Um, a very popular one isstretching your feet and your
arms out in a V.

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So on your arms, it's going tobe a right side up V.
Your legs are going to be upsidedown V and just standing.
in that empowered energy forabout two minutes is kind of
what they've determined to bethe magic number.
Standing like this for twominutes and just feeling into
that energy.
Another very popular one is thesuperman pose where you're

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putting your hands on your hipwith your legs kind of spread
out in a wider stance and justfeeling into that energy as
well.
Now, this is just two minutes ofstanding in one of those power
poses.
So you might want to do thismaybe as you're getting ready in
the morning, just take a coupleminutes to stand in that pose.
I know some people that beforethey're going on stage or before

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they're recording a podcast orbefore they're presenting in
some way.
They might go into a bathroomstall for a little while and
just hold one of these poses tohelp to shift their energy.
And these studies have shownthat holding a power pose for
just these two minutes, itreally can shift your own
energy.
So you can use this beforesocial events, before
presentations, before anysituation where you want to

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radiate presence and confidenceand don't take my word for it.
Like I said, try it out and seeif it works for you.
Maybe if you have children inyour home, maybe this is
something you want to do as afamily is hold a power pose for
two minutes before everybodyleaves in the day and just see
how it influences how it is thatthey're showing up at school,
how it is that they're showingup in relationships with others.

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It can be kind of just a funthing to just try out.
All right.
Tip number two is decide aheadof time, how it is that you want
to show up instead of waitingfor the room's energy to dictate
your own energy, set a clearintention going into this event
or this gathering and make itmeasurable for you so that you

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can follow through.
Okay, too many people, theythink, okay, well, I'll decide
how I feel once I get there.
They're going into it with theintention of allowing other
people to dictate how they showup.
And yes, it's good to beadaptable and to have that
psychological flexibility.
And also, it's very important tomake it measurable for yourself.

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So you know, when you showed upwell.
There's a lot of times when I'mcoaching people when they say,
well, I kept being nice and thenthe other person kept being
rude.
And it's like, okay, so when youlook at your own actions, how
did you show up?
Okay, that's about you.
Don't allow that other person'sreaction to you to dictate how
you feel about yourself becauseit may have nothing to do with
you.

(07:43):
They probably just decided that,you know what, I'm just going to
be grumpy today.
Right?
We've met a lot of people likethat where they're just going to
be grumpy and it doesn't matterhow kind you are, how
accommodating you are.
They're just going to be grumpyand that has nothing to do with
you.
So make it measurable foryourself.
Some ways that you can do thisis maybe before going into an
event, you tell yourself, okay,I'm going to make it measurable

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for me because I'm going to goin, I'm going to smile and I'm
going to introduce myself tosomebody new.
Then it's measurable for me.
Or maybe you'll say, okay, I'mgoing to go in and I'm going to
ask three thoughtful questionsduring this conversation in
order to increase my connectionhere.
So that's how it's going to bemeasurable for me.
Maybe they'll respond to myquestions, maybe they won't.

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But I will know that for me, I'mgoing to have three questions
prepared that I can ask them andthat will let me know that I am
showing up well.
Maybe you say, okay, to make itmeasurable for me, I'm going to
keep my phone in my purse sothat I can stay present and
engaged.
And that's one thing that I cando where I can know, okay, that
was me being more present andengaged, right?

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You're being proactive aboutthat.
You're deciding ahead of timehow it is that you want to show
up.
And this really small shift, itkeeps you in control of your own
energy rather than reacting tothe room.
Okay.
You're being solid.
You're being secure.
All right.
And tip number three isprioritize self care and mindful

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investments.
So when your own personal needsare met, then you're able to
show up as your best self andthat benefits everyone.
So part of self care is choosingwhere it is that you want to
invest your energy.
A lot of my listeners, they sayyes to everything because they
believe that if I'm highlyaccommodating of everybody else,
then my needs will be met.

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And a lot of them are strugglingwith the realization now that,
boy, I really invested a lot,and not much came back in, and
now I'm feeling resentful.
So be mindful of that, thatresentment is not going to be
increasing the frequency of thespace.
Okay.
It's okay and sometimes it's thekindest thing that you can do to
tell someone no.
So say no to things when youcan't give it a wholehearted

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yes.
Maybe you want to avoidintentionally spreading yourself
so thin that you have little tooffer for yourself, right?
If you're putting off your ownself care for other people, it's
not going to be sustainable.
You can do this every now andthen and have it be okay.
But when it's become a patternof behavior for you, you're
doing that at your own risk andit does not benefit those around

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you either.
Maybe you want to focus on justa few key moments where you can
show up fully rather than tryingto do it all.
so recognizing, okay, I havefive events happening this
month.
I think that I could reasonablydo two or three of them and then
be okay with saying no to theothers.
So, Remember that you have morepower than you realize.

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You are not just impacted byother people's energy, but you
can also impact those aroundyou.
These small shifts in yourposture, in your intention, in
your own personal self care,they can completely transform
how it is that you show up andhow others experience you.
So just imagine what couldchange if you just stepped into

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your own power starting today.
So your challenge for this weekis to pick one of these
strategies that I've shared withyou and intentionally apply it
for the next few days.
And just notice any changes.
Maybe you want to journal on it.
Notice any shifts that youexperience in your own
experience or maybe in yourinteractions with others or how
other people are receivingyou...
journal on what is getting youthe results that you're looking

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for, right?
Notice the influence that youhave on other people when you
set that intention to createinfluence to intentionally
increase the vibration of thespace and the people around you,
because you truly do have thatas a gift.
If you want to learn how toharness your energy for deeper

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confidence and connection, comeand work with me.
There is a link in the shownotes where you can book a free
consultation call.
This just gives us 20 minuteswhere you and I can chat and see
if we would be a good fit foreach other.
I can answer any questions thatyou have, or I can just coach
you for 20 minutes.
This is an absolutely free call,so take advantage, come and work
with me.
I would love to work with you.

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