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Dr. Orloff is "THE" expert on empaths. I enjoyed this as much as her other books on the topic! I look forward to spending more time diving in to this book in the coming months.

This is a great daily reader for anyone who identifies as empathic or hyper-sensitive. It offers 365 different parables, suggestions, ideas, etc. on the topic of empathy. With each is an actionable item. Like other daily devotionals, the book offers an index on topics, depending on how you are feeling, or you can review it on the corresponding day of the year. Or, you can simply open the book and pick a page to randomly offer some encouraging and positive words.

I found the daily passages to be, mostly, solid and helpful. There were a few I encountered that seemed to be trying too hard, but the intentions were good and the actionable item also could be helpful. Overall, I will keep this book by my bed and on my device for further inspiration and suggestion as desired or needed.

Full disclosure:
I received an advance copy of this book through NetGalley(dot)com in exchange for an honest review. I would not have selected this book had I not been interested in it based on the description.

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Being an empath can be tough. You feel big and you may have trouble setting boundaries emotionally, spiritually and physically. This book is just a daily boost on how to practice self care, grow and set boundaries.

I am a highly sensitive intuitive empath since I was a young child. I read other people's thoughts , emotions and energies when I enter a room so I had many emphatic coping skills. So I was very interested in reading this book for review. I find the more information we have as empaths the better equipped we are to handle life. I could not be more pleased with this wonderful author ! This is a sensitive, compassionate view of being empath in today's harsh world. The author has included journaling tips, reflections and good advice on how to structure our thinking and better cope. I found this a very encouraging book This gives the reader a guide to structure of 365 days of techniques and helpful exercises. This is a book I highly recommend if your empath or even just a sensitive person seeking to cope better. Very well done to the author !

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity. .My opinion is my own.

Another exceptional book by Judith Orloff, MD. Orloff provides many useful suggestions for empaths. Highly recommended for empaths, family/friends of empaths, and those who work to foster alliances and new communities.

I tuned in to a recent radio interview with Judith Orloff talking about her new book, "Thriving as as an Empath", and that was enough to convince me that I wanted to read this book asap. I was not disappointed. For anyone newly self-identified as an empath, or for those who have already read a few books on being a highly-sensitive person, this will be an essential read. It is different from Orloff's previous book, "The Empath's Survival Guide" primarily in the sense that it brings a different self-care strategy to the forefront every day of the year, each followed by a brief "Set Your Intention" to reinforce the commitment to carry out the strategy. Somehow these Intentions help to remove any guilt that we might feel in putting ourselves first for a few moments each day (a tough thing to do if you are usually a giving, self-sacrificing, fixing, caring-for-others-first sort of person!)

Some of the topics covered for self-care--self-preservation, really--are relationships, time-management; attunement to the seasons and nature, meditation, and setting boundaries.. All these might be well-covered in other books, but it is the daily format here that really makes this particular book accessible and relevant for our busy lives. Each of the short daily self-care tips is a distillation of the essentials that will help make life, and self-appreciation, a whole lot easier and more joyful for empaths and their loved ones. I am buying a copy for my son!

Reading this book is like getting little reassuring nudges from a friend reminding you to take good care of yourself. Psychiatrist Judith Orloff provides daily intentions and practices to help you set good boundaries and protect yourself from stress and energy drains. While aimed at those who identify as empaths or highly sensitive people, this book offers useful suggestions for anyone struggling with stress and overwhelm.

I like how the book was organized by season with an overview of the energy of the season and then daily suggestions for self-care, capped with a short intention for each day. You can read each day’s message on that day, or turn to a random page and read that page for guidance, or just start at the beginning and read the book through. This book works fine in ebook format, but because I’m a fan of the “random page” method, I would recommend a hard copy.

If you enjoy reading affirmations and inspirational quotes mixed with information about self-care and leading a healthy lifestyle, as well as trying different meditations and exercises, you’ll likely enjoy this gentle guide.

Thanks to Sounds True for providing me with an ARC through NetGalley that I volunteered to review.

This is a good book. Well written and to the point. Unfortunately, it wasn’t for me. However, I am not discounting the message. Plus I learned a lot along the way as well.

An empath is someone who is tuned into other people’s emotions in a way that they soak these emotions into their body and energy fields. Perhaps this is a way of trying to be safe by sensing the emotional environment and trying to analyze or neutralize it. They are often extra sensitive to other stimulus as well such as noise, smells, light, and touch. Being in large crowds with competing emotions and other stimuli can be overwhelming and exhausting.

Dr. Judith Orloff taught empath’s to protect their energy in her previous book The Empath’s Survival Guide. If you are wondering if you are an empath you could take a quiz at Dr. Orloff’s website.

Elaine Aron writes about ‘Highly Sensitive Person’ (HSP). According to Judith Orloff there is a distinction between these two types of people which are not equal but can overlap. Ways to deal with relationships and stress are beneficial for both groups. As such, I feel the suggestions in Thriving as an Empath: 365 Days of Self-Care for Sensitive People will help both empaths and HSPs.

The secret to an empath’s well-being is to break the momentum of sensory overload before it consumes you.”

The above quote sums up the intent of this book. There are 365 daily suggestions to help prevent overwhelm and reduce stress for a more empowered life. Each daily guide in Thriving as an Empath: 365 Days of Self-Care for Sensitive People is accompanied by a specific intention or mantra that could be used while meditating or as a daily affirmation.

I particularly like the idea to intentionally connect with loved ones through healing touch. This is a way we can support each other. Each of us needs a certain amount of human connection outside of ourselves. It keeps us grounded in reality.

None of the ideas were earth-shatteringly unique. You’ve likely read about and tried some before. Yet in the busyness of everyday life, it is easy to forget different methods for dealing with stress and living intentionally that have helped us in the past. I agree we thrive when we live intentionally. These strategies can help us remember how to be joyful.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sounds True Publishing for the chance to read and review this book for an honest review.

Empaths, also know as highly sensitive people, seem to get overwhelmed easily, myself included. This book is the perfect answer. Even if your not an Empath, this book is a great way just to reconnect with yourself. Thriving as an Empath, along with it's companion Empowerment Journal, will be a great help to many people. Reconnect with nature, take a time out, connect with our animals, meditate, take a soothing self care bath, essential oils, crystal uses; these are just a few of the examples of what Dr. Orloff will guide you through daily to ground yourself and protect yourself from energy drain, either from events in your life or people we interact with daily. The huge plus to me, as a busy Mom of two boys and working with a lot of energy zappers, is a lot of the activities don't take a ton of time. It is very doable and not an overwhelming fete to start. Once you do start, just pick the corresponding date in the guide to begin and you're set for 365 days of some zen in your life. I got an ebook to review, but I am adding the hardcover book along with the journal to my Amazon order today. I've incorporated some of her advise in dealing with the less than happy people at work, and I have to say I am very pleased with the results and how taking just five minutes to prepare changed the whole outcome of the day. A solid five very zen stars from me!

I requested this book from Netgalley to learn how to be emotionally prepared as an empath. I got so much more than expected.
This is a great resource for setting yourself up to deal with daily life as a highly sensitive person. First, it lets you know that being highly sensitive is not a bad thing, something we typically hear the opposite of from others around us. We are told to toughen up. This book instead tells us to embrace it.
The introduction gives information on using time, nature, seasonal and moon cycles, as well as the elements to work with your abilities. I was especially interested in the differentiation between natural time and "sacred time."
After breaking down the format, the book gives 365 daily practices with intentional meditations. They are all short and well thought out. Very easy for any empath to spend just a few minutes a day focusing on.
I recommend this book, along with The Empath's Empowerment Journal by the same author, to work on understanding your empathic nature and reclaiming your sacred time.

Thriving as an Empath is a book that will be useful for daily exercising to help highly sensitive people keep ourselves

- Balanced
- To trust our intuition
- Set boundaries
- Protect our energy

Dr. Orloff states that “a big challenge for all sensitive people is how to be compassionate without absorbing the stress of others and the world. We don’t have the same filters as most people. We are emotional sponges who feel everything and instinctively tale it in.”

This spoke to me on a deep level and I plan to try out this book for all 365 days. For the purposes of this review I will give you today's daily excersie.

October 16th: After a Long Day at Work

In today’s lesson we are told to establish a Ten-Minute Rule (or longer, is we like.)

This rule, whatever you decide to do in that ten minutes, will provide you a period to decompress from your day, whether you like your job or not, before coming into contact with others in the household.

If I were to create a Ten-Minute Rule I would spend that time in my room changing out of my work clothes and into something comfy and just sit for a little while before heading down to dinner. I always find deep breathing perfect for calming my inner self.

There are many other ideas and activities in this book that are very useful for self-evaluation and help in navigating our sensitivities.

Thank you to Netgalley for an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a fun little daily meditation for people who identify as empaths. It's not intended to teach you about what it means to be an empath as much as a day-to-day tool for doing things like setting boundaries, recognizing your gifts, and taking part in self-care. Each day, starting on January 1, there are a couple of paragraphs about a theme and then something to focus on ("set your intention").

For example: April 6 is "Say No to Drama." This section says that some people are very draining and overstimulating, and that they may be drawn to you as a caring person. It advises you to recognize these people at work, home, relationships, etc. and then learn not to feed their drama. It gives a tip of not looking them in the eyes, which shows interest and encourages their behavior, and not to ask them how they're doing. It says that if they tell you their troubles to simply say, "I'm sorry that happened to you. I will hold good thoughts." This cuts off the supply of attention. Then the intention for the day is: "I will seek low drama in my relationships. I will not feed into drama or give away my energy to histrionic people if they are draining me."

This is likely to be a useful tool for people who would like a small daily dose of advice to take care of their emotional selves as empaths.

I read a temporary digital ARC of the book for the purpose of review.

Wow this book is packed full of info. Maybe too much info. It was a bit wordy and sounded condescending to a degree before it got to the actual “action” aspect of the book.

If you consider yourself to be an empath, you might be very familiar with empath expert Judith Orloff MD, who has written excellent books such as The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People, Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life, and now she has written Thriving As An Empath-365 Days of Self-Care for Sensitive People.

In her newest book, due out on October 22, she writes about how to set boundaries for those who are sensitive, how to protect your energy, how not to take on the negative energy of those who leave you feeling exhausted. I love Judith’s writing and her wisdom. I will happily read anything she writes!

The book is divided into four parts:

Winter: Going Inward, Sensing Truth
Spring: Rebirth, Growth, and Rejuvenation
Summer: Passion, Play, and Abundance
Autumn: Harvest, Change, and Letting Go

Here’s everything you need to know about this book:

Empaths have so much to offer as healers, creatives, friends, lovers, and innovators at work. Yet highly sensitive and empathic people often give too much at the expense of their own well-being—and end up absorbing the stress of others. “To stay healthy and happy,” writes Judith Orloff, MD, “you must be ready with daily self-care practices that work.” With Thriving as an Empath, Dr. Orloff provides an invaluable resource to help you protect yourself from the stresses of an overwhelming world and embrace the “gift of being different.”

If you want daily tools to put into action, this book is for you. Building on the principles Dr. Orloff introduced in The Empath’s Survival Guide, this book brings you daily self-care practices and support for becoming a compassionate, empowered empath, including:

• Setting strong boundaries
• Protecting your energy
• Inoculating yourself against stress and overwhelm
• Self-soothing techniques
• Knowing that it is not your job to take on the world’s stress
• Breaking the momentum of sensory overload
• Tapping the vitality of all four seasons and the elements
• Deepening your connection with the cycles of nature
• Moving out of clock-based time into “sacred time”

Thriving as an Empath was created to help you grow and flourish without internalizing the emotions and pain of others. “These self-care techniques have been life-saving for me and my patients,” writes Dr. Orloff. “I feel so strongly about regular self-care because I want you to enjoy the extraordinary gifts of sensitivity—including an open heart, intuition, and an intimate connection with the natural world.”

This is an absolute must-read for so many people! Pre-Order here.

This was a pretty interesting book. While a lot of the information and tips are familiar, I do think it could be a great help to revisit occasionally. I have noticed an increase in patrons at my library asking for books on empaths, so I will definitely be adding this one to our collection. Thank you so much!

Dr. Orloff has written a book that is essential for Highly Sensitive People and Empaths. I love how each topic is written in small sections but exactly to the point. I’m new to understanding (or acknowledging) the fact that I’m Empath. I’ve always known I was something. I found Thriving as an Empath incredibly insightful, honest, and wise. I highlighted so many sections that spoke to what I must work on and even journaled each intention. I’ll be reading again and just purchased The Empaths Empowerment Journal. written by Dr. Judith Orloff as well. I’m grateful to have a true professional letting us know we aren’t alone and give the tools to thrive.

Living life as an empath is difficult, and it's even harder to have a spouse who is an empath, too. We were both excited to look through this book and did find some of the tips to be useful. We've also read many of the same suggestions and commentary on empaths several other times, which sadly diluted the impact of this particular book. However, if someone is just coming to the understanding that they're an empath and need to start taking better care of their mental/emotional health, this could be a very helpful guide.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC. This review contains my honest, unbiased opinion.

It can feel draining to be an empath, a highly sensitive person. But Dr. Judith Orloff say that instead of viewing sensitivity as a weakness, see it is a strength.

“Sensitive people are meant to bring light into the world. Empathy is a strength, not a weakness. I applaud everyone who looks different, feels different, or thinks different. The world needs the difference you will make."

The book is divided into four parts:

Winter: Going Inward, Sensing Truth
Spring: Rebirth, Growth, and Rejuvenation
Summer: Passion, Play, and Abundance
Autumn: Harvest, Change, and Letting Go

The 365 daily tips work with the seasons, with solstices and equinoxes (“The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, is a perfect point to be quiet and ignite your inner flame. The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, is your opportunity to take in this abundance of light”), with new and full moons (“The new moon represents fresh starts. The full moon signifies the peak of a pattern in your life”), as well as with the primary elements of fire, air, water, and earth.

Each day provides short thematic commentary, then a couple of sentences to help you “Set Your Intention” for the day.

For example, July 4’s theme was “Celebrate Freedom,” typically a day of social interactions. Orloff’s advice was to delight in enjoying family, friends, and good food, but also give yourself permission to limit the time you socialize. Make wise decisions about your energy.

Although this not a Christian book per se, it is a spiritual book. You can adapt it to enhance your own faith practice. I recommend it. My thanks to Net Galley for the review copy of this book.