Ep355 - Judith Orloff, MD | The Empath's Survival Guide

Published: June 16, 2023, 7 a.m.

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Dr. Judith Orloff visits Google to discuss her book, \\u201cThe Empath\\u2019s Survival Guide.\\u201d The book teaches readers how sensitive people can thrive in an insensitive world.

What is the difference between having empathy and being an empath? \\u201cHaving empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain,\\u201d says Dr. Judith Orloff, \\u201cbut for empaths it goes much farther. We actually feel others\\u2019 emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies, without the usual defenses that most people have.\\u201d With The Empath\\u2019s Survival Guide, Dr. Orloff offers an invaluable resource to help sensitive people develop healthy coping mechanisms in our high-stimulus world\\u2014while fully embracing the empath\\u2019s gifts of intuition, creativity, and spiritual connection.

In this practical and empowering book for empaths and their loved ones, Dr. Orloff begins with self-assessment exercises to help you understand your empathic nature, then offers potent strategies for protecting yourself from feeling overwhelmed and replenishing your vital energy. For any sensitive person who\\u2019s been told to \\u201cgrow a thick skin,\\u201d here is your lifelong guide for staying fully open while building resilience, exploring your gifts of deep perception, raising empathic children, and feeling welcomed and valued by a world that desperately needs what you have to offer.


Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

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