7 Strategies for Empaths to Heal Trauma & PTSD
Empaths and sensitive people often experience some level of post-traumatic stress and are on on sensory overload for many years….
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Author: Judith Orloff
Posts by Judith Orloff
How To Release Grudges and Resentments
As a psychiatrist, I feel strongly that letting go of resentments, a point I emphasize in my recent book “Emotional Freedom,” is essential to free yourself from negativity. The main person the resentment hurts is you….
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Embracing the Challenges of Change
Empaths are not always comfortable with change. We tend to feel safe in what’s predictable and known. A part of us resists change because we fear it. But that is not the way of nature. It doesn’t resist change. It is a dynamic part of her dormancy and rebirth cycles. Autumn in particular is a…
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The Art of Holding Space for Loved Ones
One 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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It’s Not Your Job to Take on the World’s Pain
Empaths 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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Overcoming Worry & Trusting Intuition During Stressful Times
Dr. Orloff shares a technique from Thriving as an Empath on how to release the worry you may be carrying around in your body….
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The Power of Being an Earth Empath
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….
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The 4 Laws of Energetic Attraction
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 making the energetic shifts described here, you can draw good things to you….
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How to Sense Subtle Energy
Outside the intricacies of our physical body there is another dimension, made of energy that penetrates and extends many feet beyond your skin….
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How to Cut an Unhealthy Bond with Someone
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….
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