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Blog postOne of the great challenges for empaths and all sensitive people is how to help others without burning out. As a psychiatrist, I’ve observed that my patients get most exhausted when they try too hard to fix or help their spouses, children, or friends. The art of holding space is a skill that empaths must...
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Blog postEmpaths and sensitive people have an open heart. They don’t have the same emotional guard up that many others do. They feel people’s pain–both loved ones and strangers–and instinctively they want to take it away from them. Right now, we are going through an extremely challenging time. Many of my empath patients are suffering tremendously...
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Blog postThe world is experiencing unprecedented amounts of stress as humanity finds its way through the pandemic. The volume is enormously cranked up on stress and fear. Of course, worry is natural but we must do our best to shift out of obsessive worry and focus more on hope, health, intuition and a positive future. Is this unrealistic? I don’t think so.
As a psychiatrist, I’ve seen with patients and in myself that resisting or stiffening during this period only increases stress, wears you o -
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Blog postAre you an empath? Take the test here to determine your empath score.
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I’m a psychiatrist and also an empath. An empath is someone who is highly sensitive and tends to absorb the emotional and physical energy of other people into their own bodies. Empaths also have an intimate communion with nature, including with the Earth, plants, and animals.
The positive side is that we can deeply feel all that is positive, wholesome, and healt -
Blog postAre you an empath? To learn coping skills, get my PDF “Life Strategies for Sensitive People” here.
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The trademark of an empath is that they feel and absorb other people’s emotions and/or physical symptoms because of their high sensitivities. They filter the world through their intuition and have a difficult time intellectualizing their feelings.
As a psychiatrist and empath myself, I know the challenges of being a highly sensit -
Blog postAre you an empath? Take the test here to determine your empath score.
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Are you longing for relationships that do your heart good and generate stronger connections? In my book, Positive Energy I discuss how to radically improve your health and relationships by bringing positive people and situations into your life. Knowing about energy can transform your ability to build positive relationships, prevent loneliness and ward off fatigue. By m -
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Blog postOutside the intricacies of our physical body there is another dimension, made of energy that penetrates and extends many feet beyond your skin.
What is this energy? It is an intuitive language of the body. It is the essence of who we are, a subtle vibration underlying everything physical, both living and inert. Some of us may see it more easily–others may feel it. If we reduce ourselves to the smallest components, energy is what we find. To Hindu mystics it’s “shakti.” Chinese medical -
Blog postAre you an empath? To learn coping skills, get my PDF “Life Strategies for Sensitive People” here.
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Many of us instinctively want to take away another person’s pain, especially a loved one, but that can be unhealthy for those who soak up their negative energy.
I’ve learned to be present for my patients but not shoulder their discomfort. Since I frequently give workshops and speak in front of hundreds of people at a time, it’ -
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Blog postTo learn more self-care techniques to manage your sensory overload get my PDF “Life Strategies for Sensitive People” Here.
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Self-care is essential for all empathic people. When you mindfully and lovingly practice it each day, your sensitivities will flourish.
The self-care practices, perspectives, and meditations I present as daily offerings in Thriving as an Empath will support you in being a compassionate, empowered empath wi -
Blog postTo learn more techniques to manage your sensory overload get my PDF “Life Strategies for Sensitive People” Here.
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Empaths and sensitive people often experience some level of post-traumatic stress.
This is, in part, because they’re on sensory overload for so many years their systems are flooded with adrenaline. Other reasons include early neglect, abuse, or simply that they didn’t feel “seen” or have their sensitivities supporte -
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