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Misunderstandings of Empathy

THE EMPATH REPORTS 101 By Christel Broederlow Empathy is often mistaken for sympathy. Having empathy is not having sympathy for another. To sympathize is to feel for another’s situation. (For example, it involves a concern of sadness or helplessness in watching another suffer. You might hear, “I couldn’t help her and I felt so sad.”) […]

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Natural Healing vs Western Medicine

Natural Healing vs Western Medicine   Christel doing Mirimiri I believe that many are diagnosed unjustly as so much is misunderstood in regards to empathy and how it affects our makeup, but that is Western or Orthodox medicine, it has its purpose for those who chose to seek it, though from a natural worldview as […]

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The Term Empath

The term empath is not a name I personally like to be called, nor do I introduce myself as one, I have empathy that I am conscious of and my life is directed by it. Stating that one is an empath can easily be taken out of context as it more than often is. There […]

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Post Traumatic Stress

Post-traumatic stress is an interesting term. In any given situation we will react or respond which triggers an emotion or series of emotions which we will add thoughts to and form a perception around it, over time we may constantly shape it by adding more thoughts as we endeavour to make sense of it. Sometimes […]

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How to Control Your Mind and Emotions

By Christel Broederlow My Grandmother taught my Mum, who in turn taught me when I was growing up, that it is important to be mindful by using our thoughts wisely, for every thought will come to manifest in one form or another.  Do not waste time creating negative scenario’s in your mind unless you want […]

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Understanding Emotional and Thought Energy

By Christel Broederlow Empathy Potential – When empathy is congruent we are and our walk is peaceful, meaningful and purposeful with clarity of intent. When a stressful situation arises that would generally put your emotional & thought energy into overdrive who is in the driver’s seat, you or your emotion(s) and thoughts? It takes conscious […]

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Highly Gifted Children Autism, Aspergers, ADHD

By Christel Broederlow I sincerely believe that children with Autism, Asperger’s, ADHD and similar are born with the strongest degree of empathy on the planet.  I’ve been very blessed to be around a family of 5 children who were all diagnosed with Autism and/or Asperger’s who came to visit my family and I some years […]

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Sensing People from a Distance

By Christel Broederlow Q. Is it possible to sense someone’s emotional energy that you hold a close relationship with that lives a great distance away? It is possible to pick up on others emotions especially when there is a close connection. The very word ‘connection’ is similar to being plugged in to a power point, […]

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How to Handle Deceit in Relationships

Christel Broederlow Empathy in Relationships: How to handle relationships, in particular being able to sense deceit on any degree and the coping required? Being able to sense deceit, is a specific energy that generally comes with a punch, it’s what we do with it that determines the outcome. And we’re generally not wrong, unless paranoia […]

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The Hunger to Understand Empathy

The Hunger to Understand Empathy Navigating Life’s Waters – Queenstown, NZ Imagine a life without empathy, without feeling and without emotion?  It’s quite a ridiculous question and not a literal one, although some people do experience life without empathy, the majority of us are born with a degree of empathy and there are many aspects […]

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