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Six Essential Aspects of Empathy – a Conversation with Karla McLaren

By Bioneers.org

Studying emotions and empathy wasn’t a choice for me. I was abused as a child. I was traumatized, and for a lot of kids who are traumatized, they turn up their ability to read people. - Karla McLaren

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Empath: The Human Mirror

David Sauvage, known as EMPATH, does an intuitive reading of Brandi. He has never met her before in his life.

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2020
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What Do You Feel When You Watch This? - BBC News

British scientists are looking for people with a rare condition called mirror-touch synesthesia, as it could help them to better understand empathy. Here's how - and why it's important.

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2019
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What It’s Like to Have Mirror Touch Synesthesia: A Doctor Who Literally Feels Your Pain

Dr. Joel Salinas is a neurologist who possesses a rare neurological trait himself: he has mirror touch synesthesia, a rare form of the perceptual condition that allows him to experience the same physical sensations and feelings as the people around him.

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Feeling All the Feels: Living With Mirror-Touch Synesthesia

For Carolyn Hart, empathy is more than a feeling—it's physical. The professional masseuse has a rare neurological condition called mirror-touch synesthesia. When Hart sees another person in pain, she physically feels that pain too.

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2017
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Mirror Touch: A Memoir of Synesthesia and the Secret Life of the Brain

In this “rich, fascinating portrait of extraordinary sensory awareness” (Kirkus), acclaimed neurologist Joel Salinas, M.D.

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Joel Salinas
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10 Traits of an Empath - Signs You Are a Highly Sensitive Person

Discover the most common traits of an empath - who’s a highly sensitive person. They are likely to feel overwhelmed by crowds and loud noises. Empathic people are highly emotional and feel the emotions of those around them.

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2018
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Self-Care for the Self-Aware: A Guide for Highly Sensitive People, Empaths, Intuitives, and Healers

Are you frustrated because you haven’t yet healed? If your symptoms of physical, emotional, or energetic pains and illness keep reoccurring no matter what you’ve done, this book is for you! Many of us on the path of self-realization are overly empathic; therefore, we need special tools and...

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Dave Markowitz
2013
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The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People: How to Reclaim Your Power from Narcissists and Other Manipulators

If you’re a highly sensitive person, or identify as an “empath,” you may feel easily overwhelmed by the world around you, suffer from “people-pleasing,” experience extreme anxiety or stress in times of conflict, or even take on the emotions of others.

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Shahida Arabi
2020
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Esoteric Empathy: A Magickal & Metaphysical Guide to Emotional Sensitivity

Esoteric Empath examines the experience of empathy from every imaginable angle, taking the reader on a philosophical and experiential journey of what it means to be empathic.

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Raven Digitalis
2016
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5 Ways to Take Care of Yourself If You're an Empath with Dr. Judith Orloff (And Waylon)

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Judith Orloff
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