The Energy You Bring Affects Your Cat More Than You Think
How Feline Energy Healing & Communication Can Transform Your Cat’s Well-Being—Insights from Melissa Sherman!
Have you ever noticed that your cat seems to know when you’re stressed before you even say a word? Or maybe you’ve struggled with getting your cat to try new food, adjust to a new pet, or settle into a change in routine—and no matter what you do, they resist?
It turns out, your energy plays a huge role in your cat’s well-being.
In today’s newsletter, I’m sharing insights from my interview with Melissa Sherman, an expert in feline communication and energy healing. She explains how the energy we bring into our homes affects our cats, how they tune into us more than we realize, and how small energetic shifts can make a huge impact on their behavior and health.
After the clip, I’ll share how I’ve started using her techniques with Niko and Milo (and the eerie way I realized Nomar was picking up on my energy years ago!).
If you want to listen to an audio of my clip with Melissa on how energy affects your cat, just take a listen here.
🐾 How Your Energy Affects Your Cat (Insights from Melissa Sherman)
Cats are extremely sensitive to energy—often more so than we realize. Melissa describes energy healing as a conduit between us and our cats, helping them feel safe, calm, and balanced.
But beyond formal energy healing techniques like Reiki, there’s something even more practical and accessible that all cat parents can do:
Be mindful of the energy you bring home.
🐾 How Cats Absorb Our Energy
Think about this: You come home from a stressful day at work, frustrated from traffic and a long grocery line. Without thinking, you walk through the door carrying that energy—and your cat immediately picks up on it.
Melissa explains that before stepping into your home, you can pause, take a breath, and reset your energy—so your cat isn’t absorbing all that stress.
✅ Try This:
Before walking inside, take 5 seconds to shake off your stress, breathe deeply, and set an intention to bring calm energy into your home.
🐾 The Fascinating Way Cats Communicate Energetically
Melissa also explains that cats communicate through energy and telepathy—which explains some of their almost supernatural abilities.
When I shared a story about my late cat Nomar, I asked Melissa if it was possible that he somehow knew when I was coming home before I even walked through the door.
She confirmed it—cats pick up on our thoughts and intentions.
If I was thinking about coming home, Nomar could sense it before my car even pulled into the parking lot.
Pretty wild, right?
🐾 How Energy Affects Your Cat’s Routine & Behavior
Melissa also explained that the way we introduce changes to our cats—like switching food, adding a new pet, or adjusting their routine—can either make the process smooth or stressful.
For example:
🐾 Struggling with a food transition?
Many cat parents try switching food while subconsciously expecting their cat to reject it. Cats pick up on that hesitation and resist the food.
✅ Try This Instead:
Before offering a new food, spend 5 minutes in meditation, visualizing your cat enjoying it. Your positive expectation sets the tone for their acceptance.
🐾 Bringing home a new cat?
Instead of just dropping a new cat into the home, talk to your current cat first. Tell them what’s happening—yes, out loud. Melissa often does animal communication sessions to give cats a heads-up, making the transition smoother.
📽️ My Take: How I’m Applying This with Niko & Milo
Since talking to Melissa, I’ve been paying a lot more attention to how my energy affects Niko and Milo. Here’s what I’ve changed:
🌿 Resetting My Energy Before Coming Home – Now, before I step inside, I take a deep breath and let go of any stress so I don’t bring that energy into their space.
🥩 Using Energy for Feeding Time – I’ve started approaching mealtime with a calm, positive mindset. Instead of worrying, ‘Will they eat this?’ I visualize them enjoying it. Now to be honest, at this point, Niko and Milo have eaten pretty much everything I’ve given them, without any hesitation. They are hungry, growing boys, afterall! 😂
But I know down the road, as they become older, this calm, positive mindset during feeding time (and just as important, with any medication that I have to give them) will be helpful.
🐾 Recognizing How Connected They Are to Me – After Melissa confirmed how much cats pick up on our thoughts and emotions, I’ve started talking to Niko and Milo more. Whether it’s letting them know when I’m leaving and when I’ll be back, or just telling them what’s coming next or asking if it’s OK to pick them up, I feel like they respond to that communication.
🌀 What I Wish I Knew for Mia & Nomar – Looking back, I realize Mia and Nomar was completely in tune with me. If I was thinking about coming home, Nomar was already at the door waiting. If I was stressed, Mia seemed to feel it. I never really thought about how much they picked up on my energy—but now, with Niko and Milo, I’m trying to be more intentional about the energy I bring into our space.
These changes have been simple but powerful, and I’m excited to keep experimenting with them!
🐾 What About You?
Have you ever noticed that your cat picks up on your energy? Do they seem to sense when you’re coming home, or respond to the tone of your emotions?
Comment below or send me an email and let me know—I’d love to hear your experiences!
💛 Scott | Golden Whiskers
Thank you for sharing such valuable information to all humans for a better understanding of their kitty companions! ❤️
I really appreciate this thoughtful piece! You captured our conversation beautifully and highlighted the essence of energy for cats so well. 😻