Understanding Being An Empath

Understanding Being an Empath

This book will give you an understanding on what it is to be an Empath, which will, in turn, enable you to be who you truly are. When you have the understanding of who you really are, it will give you the courage and the self-confidence to listen to your intuition and to pursue your dreams. You will learn to understand every aspect of being an Empath, tools to help you to cope with being an Empath and how to make the most of your life living as an Empath. You will find many options on how to work with yourself when you discover that there is some part of you that needs close attention and how to go about bringing light to that part of you. Life is a journey forward and when you have the courage to stand strong, life will give you more, more opportunities, more options and more love.

Against Empathy

New York Post Best Book of 2016 We often think of our capacity to experience the suffering of others as the ultimate source of goodness. Many of our wisest policy-makers, activists, scientists, and philosophers agree that the only problem with empathy is that we don’t have enough of it. Nothing could be farther from the truth, argues Yale researcher Paul Bloom. In AGAINST EMPATHY, Bloom reveals empathy to be one of the leading motivators of inequality and immorality in society. Far from helping us to improve the lives of others, empathy is a capricious and irrational emotion that appeals to our narrow prejudices. It muddles our judgment and, ironically, often leads to cruelty. We are at our best when we are smart enough not to rely on it, but to draw instead upon a more distanced compassion. Basing his argument on groundbreaking scientific findings, Bloom makes the case that some of the worst decisions made by individuals and nations—who to give money to, when to go to war, how to respond to climate change, and who to imprison—are too often motivated by honest, yet misplaced, emotions. With precision and wit, he demonstrates how empathy distorts our judgment in every aspect of our lives, from philanthropy and charity to the justice system; from medical care and education to parenting and marriage. Without empathy, Bloom insists, our decisions would be clearer, fairer, and—yes—ultimately more moral. Brilliantly argued, urgent and humane, AGAINST EMPATHY shows us that, when it comes to both major policy decisions and the choices we make in our everyday lives, limiting our impulse toward empathy is often the most compassionate choice we can make.

An Empath