Review: Empath Basics- A Way to Own Your Life
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 23, 2012
Empath Basics by Sandra Martinez is a fascinating book. 2nd edition apparently, but I have not read the 1st edition.Anyone who is empathic knows that feeling the emotions, desires, or energies of others, can be extremely wearing. Some people use an empath friend as their own emotional sponge. Somebody to dump all their problems on and use to absorb their stress. I call them "emotional vampires". One of these people used to always tell me that she felt "so much better after being with me". Which I found odd, as I always felt exhausted and drained after being with her.How to protect yourself from situations and people like this is what I took away from this book. Practical steps to shield myself, ground myself and flush myself. Flushing does sound a bit icky, but it is not. :-)Empathy is a wonderful trait. Used, and managed, correctly. Empath Basics is a lovely and kind book, written in a quiet and comforting fashion by a lady who is obviously a very gentle, strong person.I recommend it highly.