{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"193: Judith Orloff on Thriving as an Empath","description":"\u201cA little self-care goes a long way. Honoring your sensitivities is an act of self-love.\u201d Today it\u2019s so great to have Dr. Judith Orloff on the podcast. Dr. Orloff is the New York Times best-selling author of The Empath\u2019s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People. Her new book Thriving as an Empath, along with its companion The Empath\u2019s Empowerment Journal, offers daily self-care tools for sensitive people  Dr. Orloff is a psychiatrist, an empath, and is on the UCLA Psychiatric Clinical Faculty. She synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, energy, and spirituality. Dr. Orloff also specializes in treating empaths and highly sensitive people in her private practice. Dr. Orloff\u2019s work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Oprah Magazine, the New York Times and USA Today. Dr. Orloff has also spoken at Google-LA and has a TEDX talk. The gift of being different How empaths are \u201cemotional sponges\u201d How empaths can be misdiagnosed The importance of being aware of the \u201cphases of nature\u201d and the \u201ccycles of light\u201d Treasure your sensitivity Identify the signs of being overwhelmed with stimulation You are allowed to have peace The new paradigm of being a man The sacredness of commitment Why the past doesn\u2019t control you The importance of setting boundaries The joy of not overthinking How to hold space for someone without having to fix them Getting in touch with the \u201cmagical part of your being\u201d Being willing to feel loss in order to move on Go where the light is How to shield yourself from toxic people How to stop caring about other people\u2019s opinions of us ","author_name":"The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thepsychologypodcast.com","html":"