Are You a Food Empath? The Missing Piece to Overeating
Overeating and food addictions are common among empaths. Learn if you’re a food empath and techniques to manage your eating habits….
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Author: Judith Orloff
Posts by Judith Orloff
How Medication Affects Empaths and Sensitive People
How medication affects empaths and sensitive people is more intense than you may think. Since many empaths experience chronic sensory overload, anxiety or depression, conventional physicians often send them to psychiatrists for medication. In “The Empath’s Survival Guide” I discuss empaths, their bodies, and health. It’s important for sensitive people to listen to the wisdom…
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5 Protection Strategies for Empaths
I’m a physician and an empath. In my medical practice of over two decades, I specialize in treating highly sensitive people and empaths like myself. We feel everything, often to an extreme, and have little guard up between ourselves and others. As a result, we often become overwhelmed by excessive stimulation and are prone to…
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How to Know if You’re an Empath
Empaths are highly sensitive, finely tuned instruments when it comes to emotions. They feel everything, sometimes to an extreme, and are less apt
to intellectualize feelings. Intuition is the filter through which they experience the world. Empaths are naturally giving, spiritually attuned, and
good listeners. If you want heart, empaths have got it. Through thick and thin, they’re there for you, world-class nurturers….
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Wanting Love VS Wanting to Be Alone: My Challenge as an Empath
As an empath, I’ve struggled with the opposing desires of wanting to be in an intimate relationship and wanting to be alone. Here is an excerpt from my book “The Empath’s Survival Guide” which shows how I can resolve the conflict with my partner….
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The Wisdom of Slowing Down in Winter
Winter is the time for your body and soul to take a rest. Learn four strategies to slow down to listen to your intuition….
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Are You a Sexual Empath?
Sexuality is an important topic for empaths and all sensitive people to get clear about whether you’re single, dating, or in a long-term relationship….
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5 Tools to Become A Warrior Empath
The world needs the gifts of an empath more than ever. That’s why it’s vital for them to bring their warrior spirit out….
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Relationship Tips for Highly Sensitive People
In my books, “The Empath’s Survival Guide” and “Emotional Freedom” I describe emotional empaths as a species unto themselves. Whereas others may thrive on the togetherness of being a couple, for empaths like me, too much togetherness can be difficult, may cause us to bolt. Why? We tend to intuit and absorb our partner’s energy, and become overloaded, anxious, or exhausted when we don’t have time to decompress in our own space….
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The Healing Power of Tears
For over twenty years as physician, I’ve witnessed, time and again, the healing power of tears. Tears are your body’s release valve for stress, sadness, grief, anxiety, and frustration. Also, you can have tears of joy, say when a child is born or tears of relief when a difficulty has passed. In my own life, I am grateful when I can cry. It feels cleansing, a way to purge pent up emotions so they don’t lodge in my body as stress symptoms such as fatigue or pain. To stay healthy and release stress, I encourage my patients to cry. For both men and women, tears are a sign of courage, strength, and authenticity….
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