In today's episode, we explore what gets in the way of empathy–both in offering, and perhaps even more significantly, in the receiving. By honing in on six defense mechanisms, we begin to gain insight into what keeps us blocked from the free flow of empathy.

Those six defenses are:

* Splitting* Idealization* Social Comparisons* Distortion* Projection* Withdrawal

Ready to go deeper?

* Check out Nancy McWilliams' book: Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding the Personality Structure in the Clinical Processs

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