Supporting the Highly Sensitive Child
Episode 7 season 6: Judith Orloff on Being an Empath
Highly sensitive persons—adults and children alike—care deeply about people, about nature, about the world. Host Elizabeth Cush and Judith Orloff, MD, talk about the extraordinary gift of empathy in this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast.
“So many of us were shamed for being who we were and being highly sensitive or empathic and not given education about it”
Show Notes:
What can a bunny teach us about empathy? A lot, it turns out, when the highly sensitive rabbit is modeled after a highly sensitive person who was called a crybaby, left alone by her brothers and sisters, and felt like she didn’t belong in the world. That is, until she begins to make like-minded friends who taught her how to embrace her sensitivity and care deeply for others without being swallowed up by her caring. In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth “Biz” Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Maryland and Delaware, and soul support for highly sensitive women, welcomes Judith Orloff, MD, a psychiatrist, an empath, and author of the children’s book The Highly Sensitive Rabbit as well as The Genius of Empathy, The Empath’s Survival Guide and other titles. They talk about finding your place and your people, achieving balance, celebrating the gifts of sensitivity, end encouraging empathy in the next generation.
Listen and learn:
The lessons that Aurora the Highly Sensitive Rabbit has for children—and highly sensitive adults
How to take the “sting” out of setting boundaries when you’re new to setting them
How to have a balanced relationship with your inner child
Why we too often ignore our own intuition—and how to learn to trust it again
Why it’s especially important for highly sensitive women to be around people who understand them
How to have better relationships with people who are not highly sensitive
Why it’s so important to support the next generation of empaths
The best thing you can do for the highly sensitive child in your life
Where to get a free newsletter with tips for living your best possible life as a highly sensitive person
Suggest topics for Biz’s podcast and newsletter
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Learn More:
Judith Orloff, MD’s website
Judith Orloff, MD, on Instagram
Dr. Judith Orloff on Facebook
Judith Orloff on Instagram
Biz’s Guided meditations on Insight Timer
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Resources mentioned in this episode
The Highly Sensitive Rabbit by Judith Orloff and Jennifer Adams
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