Dear soul, when emotional overwhelm floods us, it can be unreliable to depend on tangible comforts such as loved ones, favourite places and familiar things. So how can we find a portable peace that is always available?
In this journal entry, I share a practice of imaginative play that will help INFPs and/or highly sensitive persons (HSP) build intangible comforts that truly soothe our nervous systems and minds.
I talk about two different imagination practices to help us find calm:
- Building a Portable Inner Sanctuary: Use our imaginations to construct a detailed, sensory-rich inner place (like my Secret Garden) where we can instantly retreat and find grounding.
- Create Invisible Armor: Practice visualization to build a protective bubble of light around us that calms our inner child. This serves as an effective mental barrier against outside chaos.
✨ What comforting imaginative place are you going to create inside your mind? Share your ideas in the comments below!
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If you are ready to move from immediate self-soothing to processing the overwhelm, this 3-step journaling process will help you recover your peace and clarity: Journal to recover from emotional overwhelm (HSP/INFP) (https://youtu.be/-RrNBxHH0uU)
XOXO,
Kate Harmony
📖 Journal Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Lightbearer's Library
0:16 The problem with relying on tangible comforts
1:03 Intangible practices for portable peace
1:53 Harnessing imaginative play to self soothe (HSP/INFP)
3:01 Visualization: building your inner sanctuary
3:38 My personal 'secret garden' walkthrough
5:15 Creating a detail-rich sensory space (sounds, color, taste)
6:27 Deciding on people and animals in your imaginative realm
8:26 How to practice building your inner sanctuary
9:08 Quick snippets of imaginative play
9:51 Imaginative bubble of light (Invisible Armor)
11:53 Final thoughts and share your imagination with me!
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🌿 About Kate Harmony 🌿
My main channel (Hack Music Theory) has over 250K subscribers and 10 million views. I've been a full-time YouTuber since 2017 and launched this personal channel (Lightbearer's Library) in 2025, where I'm making video versions of my journal entries.
Some of my favourite topics to talk about are practical philosophy, positive psychology, and personality type (I'm an INFP). But honestly, my journals contain counter-cultural thoughts about everything, so expect the unexpected! I also share practical ways I'm improving my mental health, with the hope that you might find them useful too.
I deleted all my social media accounts over 10 years ago, so I offer a loving perspective that's free from the divisive language commonly found in feeds nowadays.
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