In today's episode, we discuss how to balance not wanting to lose ourselves with the real need our world has for us to not be totally self-obsessed individuals.⠀

Often people get scared they're going to be “too empathetic”, when what they really mean is they're scared that they are “too nice” and if they continue to be so empathetic, they're never actually get their needs met.

And dude, that's just you seeing empathy's stunt double: emotional fusion. When we dig into the difference between emotional fusion and empathy, as well as examine how apathy tries to protect us from feeling too deeply (but ends up making it so we can't feel anything at all), then we can start to make sense of how we want to be in relationship.

Ready to go deeper?

* You can read more about Bowen Family Systems here and here.* If you want to dig into how to continue to grow in being assertive without going too far to the other end of things, Jenn particularly loves Not Nice by Dr. Aziz Gazipura.

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette