In his New York Times bestseller, Emotional Freedom: Free yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform your Life (2011), Dr. Judith Orloff defines empaths as “highly sensitive, finely tuned instruments… who feel everything, sometimes to the extreme, and are less likely to intellectualize feelings.”

There is no doubt that empaths are special, sensitive, and beautiful people. Without them, the world would be one without passion, love, understanding, and support.

All people need empaths in their lives.

The sad reality is that many empaths experience constant fear, stress, anxiety, or lack of meaning in their lives. Empaths are heroes because, unlike many of us, they choose not to hide their soul and compassion from others. They make themselves available without question, whenever they are needed, and surround those who need them in a beautiful circle of love.

Our planet needs empaths.

They have the power to make other people great; unfortunately, they don’t know how to get big, and that’s really unfortunate.

To allow themselves to be great, empaths must be careful not to give themselves unconditionally to others. They need to keep some of their energy to themselves – adding more stress to their already existing anxiety would not be healthy. It is important for empaths to learn how to make a peaceful, relaxing, and enjoyable life for themselves, first. They have to believe that everything starts with them. If you don’t have enough energy or love for yourself, how can you give love and energy to others? No individual can give away something that he does not have.

Therefore, empaths must make a place in their lives where they can relax. This place should be separated from the rest of the world, that part of your world that causes you stress. This is the place where empaths can recharge their energy and come back when life gets too busy, too hectic, or too demanding. And when you are in that special place, your only purpose should be to relax, meditate, visualize, sit and listen to your favorite music… or just be quiet and feel Feelings, think your thoughts, or read a book that will teach you, assure you, that you are not alone on this Earth. These are easy and effective ways through which empaths can de-stress and recharge.

Empaths are a precious gift to the world.

Therefore, they should not constantly worry about their health or how to save the world.

Yes, empaths need to realize that the world would survive even without them and that their lives don’t have to be so difficult. They need to connect with their own beliefs and spirituality. This will make a difference, make them stronger and allow them to be kinder to themselves so they can live healthier and more enjoyable lives.

Empaths require a balance between helping others and helping themselves. They feel more than they need to, and this is a problem that modern medicine cannot help them with. There is no cure for the love of an empath. Western medicine treats the symptoms, not the soul or spirit. So empaths need to be their own health care providers, and as a result, they are their best possible healers.

When a person’s emotional life is healthy, their physical health will immediately improve. This is called the mind-body connection, and it works!

When feeling overwhelmed, or when things seem to be falling apart, empaths need to go within themselves, within their spirit, and find their cure: their place of comfort. It is a sacred place and they deserve to have it.

And as long as they do, they will have enough passion, love, understanding, and support to give to the rest of the world.