The Genius of Empathy

Leadership

5 Ways to Become an Empathic Leader

Judith Orloff M.D. on May 16, 2024

There’s a hunger for empathic leadership today in corporations, governments, medical centers, and small businesses across the globe.

There’s a hunger for empathic leadership today in corporations, governments, medical centers, and small businesses across the globe.

Autism

Empaths and Autism: Empathizing With Those Who Are Different

Judith Orloff M.D. on April 2, 2024

How to empathize with people who have different cognitive styles.

How to empathize with people who have different cognitive styles.

Empathy

Supercharge Your Immune Response With Empathy

Judith Orloff M.D. on January 25, 2024

Discover how empathy can trigger your initial immune response through a "helper high" effect so your body's natural healing forces can kick in.

Discover how empathy can trigger your initial immune response through a "helper high" effect so your body's natural healing forces can kick in.

Boundaries

How to Overcome Empathy Overwhelm

Judith Orloff M.D. on November 15, 2023

Are you afraid of getting burned out by over-empathizing with other people’s problems, dramas, and needs? Learn how to set healthy boundaries to stop feeling overwhelmed.

Are you afraid of getting burned out by over-empathizing with other people’s problems, dramas, and needs? Learn how to set healthy boundaries to stop feeling overwhelmed.

Aging

The Secret to Radiant Aging

Judith Orloff M.D. on August 21, 2018

Learn about how to embrace the natural process of aging.

Learn about how to embrace the natural process of aging.

Anger

6 Strategies to Communicate With Anger Addicts

Judith Orloff M.D. on August 13, 2015

Anger addicts cope with conflict by accusing, attacking, humiliating, or criticizing. Unchecked they can be dangerous. Learn 6 tips to communicate with these type of people.

Anger addicts cope with conflict by accusing, attacking, humiliating, or criticizing. Unchecked they can be dangerous. Learn 6 tips to communicate with these type of people.

Passive-Aggression

Understanding the Deception of Passive Aggressive People

Judith Orloff M.D. on April 2, 2015

Passive aggression is a form of anger, except the anger is expressed with a smile instead of the typical expressions. Learn how to communicate with and understand these types of people.

Passive aggression is a form of anger, except the anger is expressed with a smile instead of the typical expressions. Learn how to communicate with and understand these types of people.

Learn how to manage your sensitivity more effectively and stay centered without absorbing negativity.

Guilt

Action Steps to Deal with Guilt Trippers

Judith Orloff M.D. on November 19, 2014

Guilt trippers know how to make you feel badly about something by pressing your insecurity buttons. They use guilt to manipulate so you do what they desire. Learn how to deal with these energy drainers.

Guilt trippers know how to make you feel badly about something by pressing your insecurity buttons. They use guilt to manipulate so you do what they desire. Learn how to deal with these energy drainers.

Guilt

Are Difficult People Bleeding You Dry?

Judith Orloff M.D. on October 23, 2014

Relationships are always an energy exchange. To stay feeling our best, we must ask ourselves: Who gives us energy? Who saps it? Difficult people can leech the energy right out of you. Learn how to successfully deal with five types of these “energy vampires."

Relationships are always an energy exchange. To stay feeling our best, we must ask ourselves: Who gives us energy? Who saps it? Difficult people can leech the energy right out of you. Learn how to successfully deal with five types of these “energy vampires."

Bonding with a partner is part of falling in love but overly attaching is unhealthy and disempowering. Learn ways not to become obsessive from Dr. Orloff.

Fear

Discover Your Financial Type

Judith Orloff M.D. on July 1, 2014

Money can bring out your most fearful self or your largest heart. Which one you surrender to changes everything. How do you do this? By finding effective ways to surrender fear, stinginess, and other resistances to abundance so that money can flow more freely into your life. Take a quiz to evaluate your financial habits.

Money can bring out your most fearful self or your largest heart. Which one you surrender to changes everything. How do you do this? By finding effective ways to surrender fear, stinginess, and other resistances to abundance so that money can flow more freely into your life. Take a quiz to evaluate your financial habits.

Empathy

Are You a Relationship Empath?

Judith Orloff M.D. on May 20, 2014

Discover if you are a relationship empath and learn strategies to develop a healthy relationship from my national bestseller, The Empath's Survival Guide.

Discover if you are a relationship empath and learn strategies to develop a healthy relationship from my national bestseller, The Empath's Survival Guide.

Stress

Strategies to Relieve Adrenal Fatigue

Judith Orloff M.D. on May 6, 2014

As a psychiatrist I treat many patients (especially empaths) who come in exhausted with a syndrome known as adrenal fatigue. This is a collection of symptoms such as exhaustion, body aches, anxiety, trouble thinking clearly, and insomnia.

As a psychiatrist I treat many patients (especially empaths) who come in exhausted with a syndrome known as adrenal fatigue. This is a collection of symptoms such as exhaustion, body aches, anxiety, trouble thinking clearly, and insomnia.

Stress

Surrender Your Addiction to Stress

Judith Orloff M.D. on March 24, 2014

Nearly half of today’s adults reported being more stressed out. Are we doomed to a cycle of stress? In my book The Ecstasy of Surrender I discuss how the answer to stress is letting go, relinquishing control, and being more flexible in dealing with work, finances, and relationships.

Nearly half of today’s adults reported being more stressed out. Are we doomed to a cycle of stress? In my book The Ecstasy of Surrender I discuss how the answer to stress is letting go, relinquishing control, and being more flexible in dealing with work, finances, and relationships.

Empathic illnesses are those in which you manifest symptoms that are not your own. Take this quiz to discover if you're a physical empath and learn tips on how to protect yourself.