When Your Empathy is Overwhelming

Managing the onslaught of other people’s emotions

Tracie Nichols
Nov 4 · 4 min read
Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash

“If you’re exhausted and emotionally on edge, you’re not alone. We are inextricably connected to each other and there is massive pain in the world today.” Brene Brown

A few days ago, quietly sitting in a patch of sunlight, hands wrapped around a mug of gently steaming tea, it hit me just how…

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Tracie Nichols

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Rebel crone, life & business coach, poet & blogger with a soft spot for really smokey lapsang tea, ginger tabby cats & dark chocolate. tracienichols.com

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