According to New York Times bestselling psychiatrist Judith
Orloff, M.D., empathy is a superpower that can transform your life, your
relationships, and the world. In her new book, The Genius of Empathy (with
foreword by the Dalai Lama), Orloff shows readers how to ignite and embody the
emotional intelligence of empathy as a daily healing practice.
The Genius of Empathy shows readers
ways to tap into the gift of their sensitivities without being drained. You
will learn to soothe your nervous system and stop absorbing others’ emotions. It’s
a practical, action-driven guide for highly sensitive people and for those who
want to develop empathy as a healing skill.
The book is divided into three sections. It begins with the magic of
empathy to find greater self-love and healing—including from trauma. Subsequent
chapters teach you how to apply empathy to your relationships, communities and
the world. Exploring each chapter’s practices, you’ll learn the art of empathic
listening, how to stop overthinking, and the importance of setting healthy
boundaries and showing loving detachment to prevent overwhelm and compassion fatigue.
Throughout the book, psychiatrist and empath Orloff uses insights from
neuroscience, psychology and energy medicine to teach readers how to use and
amplify their empathy without feeling overwhelmed. You’ll learn:
· What is your most comfortable empathy style.
· Techniques to enhance self-empathy and healthy giving.
· How to stop overthinking to prevent empathy burnout.
· How to set healthy boundaries in relationships, including if you are a
caregiver.
· How to use empathic communication and leadership skills at work and in your
personal life.
· How to show empathy for others even when you don’t like them or agree
with them.
· How to recognize and protect yourself from people with “empathy-deficient
disorder,” such as narcissists, sociopaths and bullies.
Each chapter has compelling anecdotes of how Orloff’s patients enhanced
their lives with this book’s techniques. “Cultivating empathy is a kind of
peaceful warrior training,” says Orloff. “You will learn to be both strong and
loving, neither a pushover nor rigid. Wherever you are in your life, this book
can meet you there and lift you higher.”
Dr. Judith Orloff
has also written The Empath’s Survival Guide and Thriving as an Empath, which offer
daily self-care tools for sensitive people. She integrates the pearls of
conventional medicine with cutting-edge knowledge of intuition, empathy, energy
medicine and spirituality. Orloff specializes in treating empaths and highly
sensitive people in her private practice and online internationally. Her work
has been featured on The Today Show and CNN and in Oprah Magazine, The New
York Times and USA Today. Orloff has spoken at Google-LA, TEDx U.S. and TEDx Asia. For more
information about Orloff’s Empathy Training Programs for businesses, The
Empath’s Survival Guide Online Course, and speaking schedule, visit DrJudithOrloff.com. Join Orloff for a special book talk to learn
empathic healing techniques at the Tempe-based Changing Hands Bookstore on May
30. Learn more at Tinyurl.com/yupbrsmd.
