Empaths / Highly Sensitive People Archives

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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Empaths and Addiction

Empaths can numb themselves by self medicating to shut off their thoughts and feelings to diminish empathy....
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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...
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5 Strategies to Heal Your Emotional Triggers

Learn how to heal your emotional triggers that are activated by someone else’s behaviors or comments. These are very draining...
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What is Your Level of Empathy?

Empathy is when you care about others in both sadness and joy. To determine your level of empathy take...
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The Power of Empathy

Empathy is when we reach our hearts out to others and put ourselves in their shoes. It is the medicine...
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Self-Soothing Techniques: 8 Ways to Prevent Overwhelm

Many sensitive people have not learned how to self-soothe if they are upset or when life gets intense. Like many...
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The Best and Worst Jobs for an Empath

Some jobs are more satisfying and less stressful for empaths than others. As an empath, myself, I know that to...
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4 Reasons Why People Become Empaths: From Trauma to Genetics

Why do people become empaths? Is it temperament? Genetics? Trauma? Neglectful or supportive parental upbringing? As a psychiatrist and an...
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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...
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