Empaths are not all light and love.
They can easily take on the emotions of others as their own.
Empaths are sharply intuitive and are adept at reading people and situations beyond just surface-level impressions.
Jeff Isy
What is an Empath?
You may have heard the term empath before.
But what does it actually mean?
Is there any scientific basis for the term empath?
The idea of feeling what others feel isnt exactly an unscientific one, either.
Simply put, as a species, we are innately vulnerable to catching other peoples emotions.
The connection to empathy seems pretty clear (Marsh, 2012).
This is only one of the hundreds of intuitive insights shes had that later came true.
There are incredible overlaps in the traits, capacities and experiences that empaths share that are undeniable.
Frankly, fully empowered empaths are badass emotional ninjas and powerful alchemists.
Empaths and highly sensitive people are emotional detectives.
High vibes are spiritually orgasmic to an empath who is receptive enough.
Empaths can usually tell when people are lying (even if its just lying to themselves).
They can sense when something is off or feel strange sensations before dramatic shifts.
How did they know?
They may even have to risk persecution in the process.
Toxic types love empaths and these relationships can be the breeding ground for self-destruction.
From a spiritual perspective, empaths are natural healers and their birthrightishealing.
It all depends on the particular empath and what they feel most empowered doing.
They have an immense amount of power, but they usually dont know how to own it.
The disempowerment arises when self-doubt eats away at the empath.
After all, their abilities also come from a lifetimes worth of societal invalidation.
They are multifaceted, complex and so are their emotions.
Many empaths also succeed in healing professions when they are able to properly place boundaries with clients.
Empaths have to learn to cater to their own needs, too.
They have to learn how to be receptive to also being served and taken care of by others.
Empowered empathslearn to stop apologizing for their desires and recognize the validity of owning them with full force.
They learn to anticipate theirownemotions and prepare themselves mentally for whatever is to come.
