Highly Sensitive People often have stories about narcissistic relationships, and most of those stories are heartbreaking tales of suffering and insecurity. Luckily there are also stories with happy endings - like today's guest, Elisa Colangeli is sharing with us in this episode.
Elisa spent 2 years in a relationship with a narcissist, and that was when she learned about HSP and her own sensitivity. She had to find ways to handle her sensitivity so she didn't lose herself in the relationship. That journey transformed her from feeling like a victim to realizing her own inner power.
One of the things Elisa learned, was that she needed to find time for something that was just HERS, not just a hobby, but a PASSION. This is also her advice to other sensitives; find and do something for YOU.
This passion turned out to be paining, and today, Elisa is combining her sensitive superpowers with a psychological understanding of archetypes to paint powerful portraits of women. Elisa's mission is to paint more than the physical appearance. She tunes into the soul and the story of the women she paints - she captures their essence on the canvas and thereby shows them new sides of themselves.
Elisa is from Italy and she is a wife, mother of two boys, and an environmental engineer working full time in a regional environmental protection agency.
She spent most of her life studying, working and taking care of the family, and for a long time, she pulled apart her passion for art because of the lack of time and difficulties in managing an already busy daily routine.
Three years ago she realized that it was time to do something for herself, so she started dedicating time to make art systematically, learning to use different media such as charcoal, acrylic, and oil paints.
Her inspiration comes from people, especially women, and she is interested in interpreting and understanding their inner world made of dreams, fears, hope, rebirth. Being aware, on the basis of her direct experience, that women need to discover themselves and to be seen authentically, beyond stereotypes and labels, Elisa aims to help them to strengthen their identity. By her figurative paintings, set halfway between realism and expressivity, she invites women to be proud of their past, enjoy the present and face the future with joy. A poem, a book, a sentence on a newspaper, a chat with a friend, can all offer Elisa hints on new concepts and ideas for future paintings.
Check out Elisa's gorgeous paintings on her website:
https://www.elisacolangeli.com/
Or get in touch on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/elisa.colangeli.56
