Tanya Carroll Richardson - Self-Care for Empaths: 100 Activities to Help You Relax, Recharge, and Rebalance Your Life

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Richardson, Tanya Carroll, 1974- author.

Title: Self-care for empaths / Tanya Carroll Richardson.

Description: First Adams Media hardcover edition. | Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020017510 | ISBN 9781507214121 (hc) | ISBN 9781507214138 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Sensitivity (Personality trait) | Empathy. | Mindfulness (Psychology)

Classification: LCC BF698.35.S47 R53 2020 | DDC 158--dc23

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Names and details have been changed throughout this book to protect clients identities. Any similarities to people are coincidental.

First and foremost, Id like to thank the thousands of empath clients Ive spoken with in intuitive sessions. The deep connection and vulnerability you brought allowed my work to truly be my passion. Ive learned so much from you! Spiritual teachers/empaths like Robert Ohotto, Sonia Choquette, Tess Whitehurst, Judith Orloff, Cheryl Richardson, Radleigh Valentine, Lee Harris, Elaine Aron, Colette Baron-Reid, Tosha Silver, and so many others have been invaluable in helping me discover, nurture, and understand that precious sensitive part of myself. Ive been blessed to have so many empath friendstoo many to name here. So Ill simply thank one of my oldest and dearestAmy. Id also like to acknowledge all my family and friends, who have been incredibly supportive of my work, as well as my angelsId be lost without them. Lastly, Id like to thank the professional writers and editors who helped me hone my craft over the years and gave me opportunities to publish. You know who you are and Im forever grateful.

When a friend tells you over coffee about her recent breakup and starts crying, do you tear up, toomaybe even before she does? When your son gets accepted to his dream college, does your heart chakra (an energy center in your chest) expand, making your energy body buzz and hum? If you find yourself particularly susceptible to absorbing the energy and emotions around you, you might be an empath. Empaths have hyper-perceptive nervous and energetic systems that allow them to feel the energies and emotions of others as if they were their own.

Empaths arent only capable of feeling more from those in their intimate circle and immediate vicinity, like friends, family members, and coworkers, howeverthey can also be affected by global energy or something happening to a person, animal, or place they have only read about in the news. An empath can even sense things happening when they havent been told anything at all!

Its a deeply connecting experience to be able to feel more of the emotions and energies in the room or even the world. But feeling so much can also be taxing. You might tire easily, find your mind filled with ongoing chatter, or feel emotionally drained.

The self-care activities in this book are specially designed to help you overcome these challenges so you can enjoy the blessing of your magical empath nature. Working as a professional intuitive, Ive had the opportunity to get to know thousands of empaths from all over the globe and all walks of life. From their experiences and my own, Ive cultivated one hundred empath-specific self-care tools to help you enjoy and engage with the world around you in a more nourishing, empowered way. The exercises, quizzes, and rituals in this book will help you:

1. Stay grounded by identifying issues that typically frazzle, drain, and overwhelm most empaths.
2. Avoid burnout by utilizing your powerful sixth sense to mindfully tune in or out of others.
3. Remain centered in your own energy instead of trying to manage another persons emotional experience.
4. Retreat and recover to rebalance your sensitive system and emerge refreshed and energized.
5. Support your physical body to develop more energetic and emotional stamina so life feels magical, meaningful, and joyful.
6. Work with the energy of spaces to create an empath sanctuary environment.

When you focus on your self-care with these ideas (and dozens more), you can better manage your sensitivity so that, depending on the situation, you can set boundaries with people and collective energy or open up to feel in to people and situations. Youll learn how to create, identify, manage, and harness energy, as well as how to practice techniques that support your sensitive nervous and energetic systems every day. This book encourages you to create healthier relationships with others, advocate for yourself, process your emotions, and make the most of your ability. With practice and mindfulness, you can learn to turn the volume up or down on your sensitivity, and regularly re-ground back in to your own energy or come home to yourself.