48 – Affirmations for Empaths with Dr. Judith Orloff

Dr. Judith Orloff shares how empaths can use affirmations to help in all areas of life including building healthy relationships, honoring intuition, creating wellness, discovering purpose and work, and more. We discuss some creative ways to engage with affirmations including dream work and meditation. We also talk about how affirmations - when worked with properly [...]

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Jean Haner on The 5 Element Personality Types

42 - Jean Haner on the 5 Element Personality Types of Chinese MedicineIn this episode author Jean Haner outlines the personality types associated with the 5 elements of wood, water, fire, earth, & metal in Chinese Medicine. She also goes into depth providing guidance for empaths, relationships, and career for each personality type. Jean is the [...]

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Dr. Judith Orloff on Empaths & Narcissists

41 - Dr. Judith Orloff on the Empath Narcissist Relationship Dr. Judith Orloff, author of 'The Empath's Survival Guide', shares her expertise on the oddly compelling yet unhealthy relationship between empaths and narcissists. We talk about how empaths can identify narcissism before getting involved in business or personal relationships, and how to have better boundaries with [...]

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Gaslighting

Episode 31- Gaslighting: Break Free From Emotionally Manipulative People with Dr. Stephanie Sarkis Gaslighting is a form of emotional manipulation used by abusers to try to make another person doubt their sense of reality and sanity in order to control them, often isolating them from family and friends in the process. If you’ve heard the story [...]

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Dr. Judith Orloff on Thriving as an Empath

Episode 11 - Thriving as an Empath with Dr. Judith Orloff Dr. Judith Orloff is the NY Times bestselling author of The Empath’s Survival Guide, Thriving as an Empath, and Emotional Freedom. Mimi and Dr. Orloff talk about real-life situations that can be challenging for empaths, and how to deal with them in real-time. Topics include [...]

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Empathipedia with Dave Markowitz

Episode 2: Dave Markowitz 'Empathipedia' author interview Dave and Mimi talk about what it's like being an empath, including health, healing, relationships, and managing energy. Dave Markowitz is a medical intuitive, and the best selling author of 3 books on empaths, including his latest book 'Empathipedia: Healing for Empaths and Highly Sensitive Persons'. For a full directory [...]

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How to Deal with People who are Energy Vampires

While the goal of a fictional vampire is to harvest blood from their victim, energy vampires (aka emotional vampires) are after our life force. They often start off with flattery, doing nice things for us, or they may shower us with gifts or attention. Then all of a sudden they pull a switch and become [...]

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Vampire Dreams – Healing Toxic Relationships through Dream Work

A woman has the following dream: “I am in an elevator, and it’s going down. A man is in the elevator with me. He is invisible, but I can sense him. He grabs my foot and flips me onto my back. He starts sucking on my toe, and as he does my foot disappears into thin [...]

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Why Empaths are at Risk for Adrenal Fatigue

This is an article by Dr. Judith Orloff, original post is here: http://www.drjudithorloff.com/_blog/Dr_Judith_Orloff%27s_Blog/post/why-empaths-are-at-risk-for-adrenal-fatigue/ (Adapted from The Ecstasy of Surrender: 12 Surprising Ways Letting Go Can Empower Your Life Harmony Books, 2014 by Judith Orloff MD) As a psychiatrist I treat many empath-patients who come in exhausted with a syndrome known as adrenal fatigue. This is a [...]

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Sense and Sensitivity

Here is a great article on the trait of high sensitivity, from Psychology Today. Original post here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201107/sense-and-sensitivity Sense and Sensitivity They tear up at phone commercials. They brood for days over a gentle ribbing. They know what you're feeling before you do. Their nerve cells are actually hyperreactive. Say hello to the Highly Sensitive Person—you've probably [...]

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