Listen "Empathy with Boundaries"
Episode Synopsis
Listener question: How do I have both empathy and boundaries? Article on empathy and boundaries at heidigoehmann.com - https://heidigoehmann.com/articles/the-savior-complex-empathy-without-boundaries The difference between "hey, hold my emotions" and "withness" Cognitive empathy: Do they need us to see their perspective? Listen and ask questions about what they are thinking and how they see the world and their current experience. Emotional empathy: Do they need us to see their feelings? Listen and ask questions that help them name their emotions and give a space to honor them without judgment. Boundary #1 – self-differentiation Boundary #2 – no drama making, honor the degrees of separation Boundary #3 - know your lens: perspective, bias, and assumptions Boundary #4 – empathy doesn't fix people Boundary #5 – know your bandwidth Boundary #6 – be yourself in your kind and compassionate clothing Boundary #7 – recognize all of our capacity for suffering Mental Health Tool - Gut check practice Series on empathy at heidigoehmann.com - https://heidigoehmann.com/articles/igniting-empathy-inside-of-me https://heidigoehmann.com/articles/how-do-we-talk-with-empathy https://heidigoehmann.com/articles/bringing-empathy-to-social-media
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