🖤 Love Letter from Leah – April 2026
Your monthly dose of soft nourishment from Leah @ Nourished Sensitive Magazine
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Dear lovelies,
The earliest tells of spring on Cape Cod are emerging in the form of snowdrop flower clusters in the backyard garden.
Earlier in the week, I spoke with Kris, and shared “through my eyes” what was growing back home. I felt her smile into the phone as she shared how her yard “has always been allowed to grow as it pleased.” I smile in return. A lovely moment between new friends.
Kris’s neighbor Faye says the magnolia tree will bloom soon, but only for a short while until the ocean winds blow it all away.Some part of me wishes make it bloom now, then make the beauty stay.
But if the flowers took off their jackets now, they would die. And if their beauty lasted forever, what would there ever be to appreciate?
The title song of this month’s TNS curated playlist (which I’ve been listening to non-stop) suggests that perhaps,
both can be true.
We can want things to be different AND we can be okay, and maybe even find some joy in, exactly where things are right now.
In this April edition of Love Letter from Leah, let’s continue the thread of Presence we started back in January, Mindfulness from February, Beauty from March, and to all three, let’s weave in this latest thread of Acceptance for a whole new month of nourishment.
Acceptance – the practice of meeting reality as it is.
Below, I share a handful of nourishing resources and offerings that have been supporting my unfolding through this season.
Including our newest community space: The Nourished Sensitive Collective Reader’s Circle and a new circle offering and TNS facilitator: Living Well with Chronic Illness, with Cara Nissen.
I invite you to explore whatever resonates.
🖤
xoxo,
Leah
PS. Before we go further into this letter, let’s check in:
What are you being invited to accept in this season,
not because you like it, but because it is simply what’s here?Where might you be trying to rush a process that isn’t ready to bloom yet?
What part of yourself is asking not to be fixed, changed, controlled or improved, but simply met, held, and allowed?
You may wish to journal privately, share in a reply, or leave a short comment on this post. I always respond thoughtfully. 🖤
Leah’s Seasonal Self-Nourishment Toolkit
Just a few nourishing things I did for myself in this month of acceptance. I encourage you to maybe give one or all of them a try.
Discover the “Brilliance of You” in The Magical Spirit Oracle: My best friend Marina introduced me to Alexis Rakun Art a few years ago and her oracle deck has since become one of my favorites. I turn to it whenever I need to add a little sparkle, magic, and creativity to my spiritual practices.
The Taste of Gummy-Bear on Your Lips: I’m loving this nourishing and hydrating lip sleeping mask from Korean beauty brand, LANEIGE. Their scents are so yummy and your lips feel velvety soft once applied. Use My Invite for $15 off your first order (I get $15 too, mwah 💋!)
My New Favorite Pair of (Real!) Denim Jeans from LOFT: I’ve been a LOFT girly for years. I love their classic fits, minimalist styles, and quality for the price. For years, I’ve been searching for real denim jeans (instead of those awful stretchy fake ones) and finally found the right fit in Rivete.
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The Nourished Sensitive April Playlist
I’ve curated a list of songs currently walking me through this season of radical acceptance, featuring a few of my favorite artists and singer-songwriters from Ben Abraham and Kacey Musgraves, to Lucy Clearwater, Addison Agen, and Trousdale.
Playlist Vibe & Recommended Listening:
Walking off your melancholy in a soft spring rain.
Inviting sun into your eyes first thing in the morning.
Sitting on the beach at dawn watching the tide come in.
Laying on the porch wrapped in a blanket of rising stars.
Sipping on a glass of Rosé with your journal on the table.
Romanticizing your grief and alchemizing it into purpose.
What’s a song walking you through this season?
Featured TNS Community Member:
The Nourished Sensitive Collective exists to support and highlight the creative work of sensitive creators, entrepreneurs and healers.
Each month, we invite a member of The Nourished Sensitive Collective community share more about themselves and their work.
This month’s featured member is Cara Nissen of Bloom with Cara.
Cara has been part of TNS for many years, and recently joined our Elemental Mindfulness cohort for its first season.
🌷 Get to Know Cara Nissen, of Bloom with Cara
As a disability advocate and ICF-accredited life coach, Cara Nissen is passionate about creating spaces that support healing, empowerment, and self-advocacy. She helps clients build confidence and navigate the psychological impact of chronic illness, drawing from her own lived experience with multiple chronic conditions.
Cara has served as a facilitator for the Lupus Foundation and leads strengths-based group coaching spaces for university students with disabilities. She is currently pursuing her Health Coach certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, further expanding her ability to support others on their healing journeys.
Cara’s approach is rooted in the belief that individuals can reconnect with their inner strength even in the face of ongoing challenges.
For readers of TNS, Cara is offering TWO free calls and half off of her community: Healing Her ($111 for 6 months)
To Join Cara’s Healing Her Space: Please email Cara at bloomwithcara@gmail.com to set up a free 30 minute call to go over the program.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloomwithcara/
Email: bloomwithcara@gmail.com
🌷 Join Sensitives Living Well with Chronic Illness Circle
First Circle TBD, Monthly | $22 · Drop-In · Community
A supportive, empowering space for sensitive humans living with chronic illness to gather, share, and build tools for navigating daily life with greater awareness, well-being and self-advocacy.
Rooted in both lived experience and compassionate guidance, this circle offers space to be seen, understood, and supported.
Inside this circle, you can expect:
Community sharing, where you’re welcome to speak, listen, or simply be present
Tools for self-advocacy in medical, relational, and personal contexts
Conversations around identity, grief, and adaptation when living with chronic conditions
Confidence-building practices to support your voice, boundaries, and needs
Gentle pacing and permission to rest, honoring the natural rhythms of your body
If you’d like to join Cara’s circle, or know someone who would benefit from a virtual peer support space, please fill out the Interest Form below, and we’ll be in touch.
Community Offerings:
The Nourished Sensitive Collective Reader’s Circle
This month, inside our newest community space: The Nourished Sensitive Collective Reader’s Circle, we’ll be exploring the book Radical Acceptance, and reflecting as a community on the teachings of author, mindfulness teacher and psychologist, Tara Brach.
This is gentle, monthly community-centered space for sensitive, reflective souls to gather, read, and grow together.
Each month, we explore a thoughtfully chosen book through the lens of embodiment, self-awareness, and soulful living bringing together reflection, shared insight, and meaningful connection.
Our first read is Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach: a powerful invitation to soften resistance, meet ourselves with compassion, and find peace in what is.
Learn more about the book here: https://www.tarabrach.com/books/radical-acceptance/
Come as you are and join us in learning the art of acceptance.
🎗️ The TNSC Reader’s Circle is a members-only community space.
When you RSVP, you’ll receive an email from Leah inviting you to explore membership in The Nourished Sensitive Collective.
If you’d like to come meet the community, you’re welcome to join us at one of our free upcoming TNS Friendship Circles.
The Nourished Sensitive Friendship Circle
Next Circle April 9th, Monthly | FREE · Drop-In · Community
A relaxed gathering space where highly sensitive people can come together to connect, share, and build meaningful friendships.
Each month we gather to slow down, check in with one another, and talk about the real experiences of living as sensitive people in the world. You’re welcome whether you feel like sharing, listening, asking questions, or simply being present.
Inside each Sensitive Sanctuary Circle, you can expect:
• A short grounding moment to help us arrive and settle
• Open, lightly facilitated conversation
• A friendly space to share experiences and perspectives
• Genuine listening and mutual respect
• A relaxed, non-performative atmosphere
• The freedom to participate in whatever way feels most natural
Because the space is intentionally unstructured, each gathering unfolds differently depending on who shows up and what people are carrying that day.
Conversations often naturally touch on things like:
• navigating overstimulation, burnout, or emotional overwhelm
• being sensitive in work, family, or relationships
• food, body, and nourishment as sensitive people
• friendship, loneliness, and the desire for belonging
• boundaries and energy in a loud, fast world
• creativity, intuition, and inner worlds
• grief, change, and life transitions
• faith, meaning, or spiritual curiosity
• joy, beauty, and the small moments that nourish us
The TNS Friendship Circle is a free and open community space for both members and non-members of TNSC.
When you RSVP, you’ll receive an email from Leah sharing more about the space along with an invite to explore membership in The Nourished Sensitive Collective.
Intuitive Development Circle for Sensitive Self-Healers
Next Circle April 13th, Bimonthly | $22 · Drop-In · Community
A grounded, supportive space where sensitive individuals can deepen their intuitive abilities, build trust in their inner guidance, and practice connecting with their inner knowing in community.
Inside this circle, you can expect:
Guided meditations to help you settle into your body and access intuitive awareness
Journaling and reflection time (bring your own or use prompts provided by Marina)
Intuitive development exercises to strengthen your connection to your inner voice and energetic sensitivity
Energy awareness and grounding practices to support clarity, boundaries, and regulation
Card pull rituals and intuitive tools Marina uses in her work as a tarot reader, psychic, and certified coach
Self-compassion and trust-building practices to support your unfolding
Previous circle experiences have included:
Guided visualizations to connect with your inner guidance and intuitive gifts
Oracle and tarot card pulls for clarity, reflection, and seasonal support
Energy clearing support and energetic grounding rituals
Group journaling exploring intuition, inner knowing, and personal insight
Practices to build trust in your intuitive voice
Mindfulness exercises to help you stay present and attuned
The Intuitive Development Circle with Marina is a paid community space for both members and non-members of TNSC. Non-members are welcome to drop-in at a rate of $22 per circle.
When you RSVP, you’ll receive an email from Marina sharing more about the space along with an invite from Leah to explore membership in The Nourished Sensitive Collective.
About the Facilitator: Marina Biggio is a tarot reader, spiritual guide, bio-mechanical engineer, certified life coach, and creator of Cosmic Marina, LLC, where she guides women to reconnect with their inner wisdom and the divine. Instagram @cosmic_marina + Substack at Cosmic Marina LLC. cosmicmarina.com
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If you’re curious about the philosophy behind this integrative holistic health framework, this is a beautiful place to begin.
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Are you a Sensitive Writer, Artist or Creative?
The Nourished Sensitive Magazine is a co-created publication for sensitive healers, entrepreneurs and creatives to share their gifts and step into more visibility. We share blog articles, essays, artwork, photography, poetry and more from sensitive contributors.
We’d love to share your work in the Nourished Sensitive Magazine!
Who Do We Feature?
We feature contributors whose values align with our publication: — compassion, community, sustainability, empowerment, and integrity — and who feel called to offer their work in service of visibility and creative expression for fellow sensitives.
Upcoming Contributors
Multi-part series featuring neurodivergent-friendly nervous system regulation tools by licensed therapist, Marina Brink.
Examples of Aligned Contributions
Personal essays or reflective writing exploring sensitivity, healing, identity, faith, creativity, or embodied living
Poetry that honors emotional depth, nervous system awareness, grief, joy, or becoming
Artwork or illustration that reflects inner worlds, slowness, nature, care, or relational presence
Photography that captures tenderness, everyday beauty, solitude, or community life
Creative pieces that explore neurodivergence, unmasking, rest, or reclaiming one’s voice
Stories or art rooted in lived experience rather than performance or polish
If you’d like to be considered for a future feature in 2026, we’d love to learn more about you and your work.
This form exists to help us understand who you are, how you create, and what kinds of offerings feel nourishing for you to share—now or in the future. It is an expression of interest, not a submission deadline or guarantee of publication. Selected contributors will be contacted when aligned opportunities arise.
Benefits of Contributing to The Nourished Sensitive Magazine
Thoughtful, values-aligned visibility for your work
Full credit, bio, and links to your website or offerings
Editorial support that honors your voice, story, and uniqueness
Connection with a community of fellow sensitive creatives
A nervous-system-aware, non-extractive publishing space
Inclusion in a co-created archive of sensitive creative work
Future reciprocity or paid opportunities as the Magazine grows (built with care and transparency)
The Nourished Sensitive Magazine is a new concept and part of a long-term vision for a co-created publication devoted to sensitive creatives. We are building slowly and intentionally, prioritizing relationship, integrity, and sustainability over rapid growth.
This publication is currently free. Investing in TNS Magazine helps bring the full issue to digital and print
Thank you so much for being here, for reading this month’s love letter, and for helping keep the nourishment of this community alive. Wishing you warmth, love, and presence this April.
Bisous!
💋 Leah
PS. Hey, it’s your (new) friend, Leah! I created The Nourished Sensitive community to be a peaceful sanctuary for deep feelers, intuitive thinkers, and creative spirits. If that’s you, I’d love to get to know you better and welcome you to our community.
Feel free to reply to this email or message me on Substack to share more about yourself.
You can share:
how you found the TNS community, what you’re discovering about your sensitivity this season, and where you need support.
what you do as a sensitive human creator, coach or leader.
I read every message and always reply.🖤
This love letter is so nourishing! 🤗
So good!!!