Ep 283: When you feel like an emotional sponge

SelfKind with Erica Webb

Hey there, and welcome to this episode of SelfKind with me, Erica Webb. In today's episode I'm talking about something many of us highly sensitive folk face: dealing with others' emotions.
You will hear about:
- why empathy can lead to emotional distress
- the importance of knowing what's yours and what's theirs
- how to navigate emotional interactions with compassion but without giving parts of yourself away in the process
- the role of orienting toward your values
- why conscious choice in the face of others' emotional responses is key
- and practical ways to stay in your own body when you feel yourself jerked around by the emotional state of others.
Mentioned in this episode:
Past episodes about Values. I actually haven't done ONE specifically (what?!) but you will hear me talk about values often. And we'll keep talking about it in the future, too.
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About your host, Erica Webb:
Erica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach and highly sensitive person. She supports other highly sensitive people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.

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