P11 Transformative Healing System for Mind-Gut Health

What is an Empath? If you're reading this book, there is a good chance that you are an empath, unless you're a narcissist learning how to work with an empath…... That is somewhat of a joke, as most narcissists will never read a book to learn how to help themselves, and especially not an empath. Many of us know there is something different about us, but it sometimes takes a journey to determine what it is and how to manage it. Many of my clients don’t realize they are empaths, until we discover it together, as I am helping them with the many challenges that empaths face in this world. They have many of the traits and characteristics, however have never found a clear definition of who they are or how they need help. My definition of an empath is based on my experience as an empath which has literally taken my entire life to discover and learn how to manage. An empath is a person who is exceptionally sensitive to the emotions and energy around them. Many empaths will have intuitive gifts. We will get more into this later in the chapter on “gifts”. Empaths tend to “absorb” the experiences, emotions and energies around them. When they are not trained in discernment or aware of what is happening, this can be highly confusing. They may never know what belongs to them and what belongs to someone else. There have been times in my life when I started crying for no reason. An example of this is one day I was driving down the freeway and suddenly had this strange feeling of having a heart attack, I started balling loudly for no reason and then literally felt the feeling of death. Later that day I heard about a prominent lawyer who had been in a severe car accident and died instantly upon impact at the exact time that I had that experience. Due to my training and understanding of being an empath, I was able to determine that I had felt the pain, emotion and death of that lawyer as he departed the world. It was one of the most profound experiences I have had, albeit one of thousands of similar experiences. These are normal occurrences for empaths. Empaths will often experience the world differently than the average person. Going into a busy store or bullying will activate sensations, feelings and experiences that the average person does not experience. Empaths may feel overwhelmed by large crowds, excessive stimulus, lines, harsh, stressful and judgemental environments. For most empaths, it is difficult to express these experiences to non empaths as they have no way to understand or identify with the empath.