129: Empathy, People Pleasing & Protecting Your Energy w/ Robin Scott

It's tough dealing with your own emotions on a daily basis, but what if you're also dealing with everyone else's? If you can deeply feel others' feelings, if you can actually feel the mood in a room, you're probably an empath!

But it goes beyond just being able to sense what others are feeling. Robin Scott is the founder of The Diary of an Empath, a resource to help fellow empaths understand their abilities and live an authentic, empathic life.

In this episode we explore:

1:26 – Empath 101: How to know if you're an empath + The different types of empaths
5:34 – “Am I anxious or am I an empath?”: Distinguishing mental health from empath identity
9:42 – Knowers, seers & feelers: The different purposes that empaths can serve in the world
11:55 – How to tell the difference between what your body says is right & what society says is right
16:10 – The price of being an empath: How to balance empathy with authenticity
22:24 – Energy vampires: Protecting your energy from negative, expressive people
25:50 – Robin's dream life, book recommendation, life-changing habit, best received advice & favorite part about life