5 Steps: Communicate from the Heart
Mar 17, 2026
Communicating from the heart sounds simple -- until the conversation becomes uncomfortable.
A client recently asked me: "How do I communicate from the heart, especially about hard things?"
I'll give a few practical strategies here + invite you to join the Spiritual Collective on Saturday, March 21 at 2 pm EST (online) - where we'll go deeper!
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1. Sit with your emotions first.
What many highly sensitive people don't realize is that their nervous system often reacts to the emotions of other people. Especially, if you tend to abandon yourself and go into the space of another - habitually.
This can happen if you've learned any kind of judgment around "tending to yourself," "having emotions," or "being too sensitive."
Out of habit, to avoid this imaginary external judgment, you might abandon yourself.
When you do that, however, you might perceive that you hurt others (if they experience any emotion when you speak). Which puts you in shame, or guilt, or self-judgment. And when you are rejecting yourself, you can't speak from your heart.
Then, it's the whole spiral of either defending yourself or escalating the situation and using words you don't need to use, making different conclusions about yourself or others, reacting, etc.
So, before having a conversation, feel your emotions first. Any emotions connected to what you want to share. And understand that it's normal for someone else to have emotions too - after all, they are human beings too.
2. There is no formula for communicating from the heart.
You might have noticed this too: when you speak from the mind, you need a formula. But when you speak from the heart, you can say uncomfortable things without hurting someone.
If someone can't take the truth of the situation, it's not up to you to control their reaction. They might need time.
In my experience, most people I want to be around can take uncomfortable information. And, if anything, it strengthens the relationship (if the relationship is meant to be there). If not, then the question becomes "Do you want to be in a relationship where you can't be yourself?"
3. Reminder: You only need to babysit children, not adults.
I've had to learn this lesson the hard way. As a highly sensitive and spiritual person with a big heart, you might want to help everyone and save everyone from hard feelings. The reality is that when you speak from the heart, the goal is never to hurt someone, but rather to
- clarify a situation
- renegotiate agreements
- express discomfort and come up with a solution (potentially, together, since you don't know the solution all the time)
- communicate your needs
- understand the relationship more deeply
4. Channel / Listen Inward
Whenever I am about to have an uncomfortable conversation, I usually sit in silence and channel. To better understand the situation, my role, and the nature of the relationship.
You might recognize that, as humans, we often get confused and misplace emotions, desires, and needs.
I am not saying this is easy, but this step creates the least mess. Because what we might think of as a romantic relationship may actually be meant to be collegial or friendly. This creates unnecessary tension.
Being highly sensitive allows for this unique access to your Divine channel.
Communicating from the heart doesn't mean saying everything that's on your mind. That's absolutely unnecessary. Having clarity with yourself first allows you to say what's needed.
Sometimes less is more.
5. Create rather than react.
I know it's easier said than done. But words have power. We all know that words can hurt deeply. And they can also uplift. So, that's the choice.
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This month, in the Spiritual Collective, we dive deeper into the topic of Communicating from the Heart. Join this group healing session.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, AT 2 PM EST, ONLY. Register here
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Mariya