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The Empath Myth
Following the trendy term “empath”, Maryellen shares her own scientific research and statistics on the word and how it’s a synonym to empathy, but in a narcissistic way. To start off, Maryellen exposes the term “empath” and how it originated from a Star Trek character who healed people’s pain by taking it as their own and how pop culture has turned it into a reality. As empathy is the ability to share feelings of another person and is the foundation of functioning in society and building relationships, there are different levels of assessing people’s feelings and recognizing people’s emotions. With “empath” trending and people diagnosing themselves as an empath, along with Facebook groups for empaths being created, Maryellen shows the hard facts and statistics of how being an empath isn’t a spiritual gift/talent but is just a person who has no boundaries or is someone who experienced past trauma and experiences burnout from feeling others emotions. This episode isn’t to discourage you but to help you see the issue from a therapist's point of view and peel back the layers to help you understand from a psychological and mental health perspective.
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Episode 18: Family Boundaries: It’s that time of year again to be with the whole family but aren't prepared for the family drama and uncomfortable situations. Maryellen digs into boundaries, what they are, how we set them up, and reminds us that setting boundaries is for ourselves.
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About the HOST
Maryellen Dance is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based out of upstate New York. She focuses on providing skills using cognitive behavioral therapy, often using mindfulness techniques that are vital to personal growth. With a passion for psychology and propensity to ask questions, Maryellen entered this field to educate, learn and share what it means to be “Okay-ish.”
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Following the trendy term “empath”, Maryellen shares her own scientific research and statistics on the word and how it’s a synonym to empathy, but in a narcissistic way. To start off, Maryellen exposes the term “empath” and how it originated from a Star Trek character who healed people’s pain by taking it as their own and how pop culture has turned it into a reality. As empathy is the ability to share feelings of another person and is the foundation of functioning in society and building relationships, there are different levels of assessing people’s feelings and recognizing people’s emotions. With “empath” trending and people diagnosing themselves as an empath, along with Facebook groups for empaths being created, Maryellen shows the hard facts and statistics of how being an empath isn’t a spiritual gift/talent but is just a person who has no boundaries or is someone who experienced past trauma and experiences burnout from feeling others emotions. This episode isn’t to discourage you but to help you see the issue from a therapist's point of view and peel back the layers to help you understand from a psychological and mental health perspective.
Like what you hear? Leave a review and give us a follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or any of your other favorite platforms!
Related episodes
Episode 36 - Sorry, Not Sorry: In this episode, Maryellen explains the difference in authenticity of saying sorry and apologizing with the 3 Do’s and Don’ts of apologizing.
Episode 19 - Feeling and Showing Gratitude: Continuing the discussion of family, Maryellen explores the idea of gratitude and why posing genuine feelings is necessary in family relationships, as well as giving you 3 tips on what not to do when thinking of gratitude.
Episode 18: Family Boundaries: It’s that time of year again to be with the whole family but aren't prepared for the family drama and uncomfortable situations. Maryellen digs into boundaries, what they are, how we set them up, and reminds us that setting boundaries is for ourselves.
Follow or Find us at:
The show:
https://daydreamernetwork.com/okay-ish-2/
https://okayishpodcast.com/
The network:
@daydreamernetwork
https://daydreamernetwork.com
Host’s Contact Info
https://maryellendance.com/
@maryellendance
About the HOST
Maryellen Dance is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based out of upstate New York. She focuses on providing skills using cognitive behavioral therapy, often using mindfulness techniques that are vital to personal growth. With a passion for psychology and propensity to ask questions, Maryellen entered this field to educate, learn and share what it means to be “Okay-ish.”