The Sacred Power of Softness

By Chasity Efunranti Osunjuade | Host of A Goddess Disrobed

“Your softness is not a weakness; it is the fertile ground where power takes root.”

In a world where sharp edges, quick results, and constant motion are glorified, many of us have been taught to equate softness with weakness. We’ve learned to suppress the very qualities that make us whole: sensitivity, empathy, rest, receptivity, and deep feeling. But what if softness was never the problem? What if softness is the very soil from which our truest strength rises?

This week on A Goddess Disrobed, we are honoring The Sacred Power of Softness—a remembrance, a reclamation, and a sacred permission slip to be. As always, our podcast offerings are more than conversations—they are containers for transformation. This episode is a warm, woven blanket for your spirit. A gentle reminder that you are not required to harden to survive.

The World Told You to Harden—But Your Spirit Knows Better

If you are someone who feels deeply, who needs quiet, who loves tenderly and leads from the heart, you may have often felt like you were "too much" or "too sensitive." From childhood, you might have been praised for pushing through pain but shamed for crying when you needed comfort.

These societal teachings push us into performance mode—always doing, proving, protecting, and over giving. But beneath all of that, there’s a version of you that is weary. She’s waiting for permission to return to her softness. To return home.

And beloved, that softness is not a liability—it is a superpower. It’s the place where your intuitive gifts awaken. It’s where your womb wisdom whispers. It’s where your sacred “yes” and holy “no” rise up, unshakably clear.

Softness Is a Sacred Strategy

Let’s take our cues from nature.

🌊 Water is soft, but over time, it can smooth stones and carve valleys.🌿 A sprout begins fragile, tender, reaching toward the sun—and still, it becomes a mighty tree.🕊️ The most ancient practices of healing—Reiki, midwifery, ancestral veneration—are held not in force, but in presence.

Your softness is not passive. It’s not about being small or silent. Softness, when rooted in intention and clarity, is revolutionary. It is the opposite of burnout. It is the antidote to spiritual exhaustion. It is how we keep our souls intact while navigating a world that tries to pull us out of ourselves.

Your Softness Deserves to Be Protected, Not Hidden

Reclaiming softness often begins with safety. When we don’t feel safe—emotionally, physically, or spiritually—we instinctively armor up. We suppress our voices. We disconnect from our bodies. We perform instead of embody.

But the journey home to yourself begins when you choose to honor softness as sacred.

💛 Softness is listening to your body and honoring when it needs rest.💛 Softness is saying no, even when it disappoints others.💛 Softness is letting your tears fall without apology.💛 Softness is trusting your intuition more than external validation.

I believe that healing is rooted in softness. Through ritual, ceremony, plant medicine, intuitive practice, and ancestral connection, we guide you back to the place where your softness becomes your strength.

Start Reclaiming Your Softness Today

Here are a few sacred practices you can weave into your day to begin returning to your softness:

🕯️ Soft Start Mornings Instead of reaching for your phone, begin your day with breath, tea, or prayer. Let the first voice you hear be your own.

🌙 Womb Meditation & Touch Place your hands on your womb space, breathe deeply, and send love to your body. Softness begins in the nervous system.

💗 Gentle Boundaries Softness and sovereignty go hand in hand. Practice saying no with love and yes with discernment.

📿 Ancestral Connection Light a candle at your altar. Speak their names. Ask them to help you remember that your softness is your inheritance.

Softness Is a Spiritual Technology

Your softness is not something to fix or hide. It’s a spiritual technology—a divine code that connects you to your intuition, your lineage, your purpose, and your power.

It is the womb of creation.

It is the hush of the sacred.

It is the calm after the ritual.

It is the voice that says, I am still here. I am still holy.

💛 Listen & Share the Medicine

If this resonates with you, listen to The Sacred Power of Softness on A Goddess Disrobed via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you tune in. Or click here to listen now. Share it with a friend, a sister, or a client who’s on her healing journey. Let her know: you don’t have to be hard to be powerful.

With gentleness and grounded grace,

Chasity Efunranti Osunjuade

Priestess of Obatala | Omo Oshun

Spiritual Advisor • Wombkeeper • Host of A Goddess Disrobed