What does being an empath actually feel like in real life - before you regulate, process it, and turn it into a lesson?

Welcome to the first podcast edition of Unfiltered Empath, a new series within Your Yes Filled Life where Brenda takes you behind the scenes of what it actually feels like to BE an empath.

This first episode wasn't planned.

After Brenda's Uncle Curt died, she noticed something happening in her body every time she connected with her cousins.

She was grieving, too - but these tears felt different.

In this deeply personal episode, Brenda shares the experience in real time: the FaceTime call that allowed her to say goodbye to her uncle, the physical differences she notices between her own grief and what she experiences empathically in connection with others, and why knowing herself well enough to recognize the difference allowed her to stay connected instead of isolating.

Brenda explores:

• What grief can feel like in an empathic body
• Why feeling with someone is different from becoming responsible for their feelings
• The difference Brenda notices between her own tears and empathic tears
• Why empaths may isolate when they're afraid of making other people carry their emotions
• What Brenda means by being emotionally “clean”
• The importance of examining the motive underneath connection
• Why being “the strong one” or emotional regulator of the room isn't always helpful
• Tears, laughter, movement, dance, and other physical outlets Brenda uses
• Why emotional hygiene creates more freedom—not less—to feel deeply
• What you can expect from the new Unfiltered Empath series

This isn't a how-to episode.

There's no five-step process.

And there's no tidy ending.

It's an invitation to notice:

What does being an empath actually feel like in YOUR body?

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Keywords: Unfiltered Empath, Empath, Self Awareness, Emotional Wellbeing, Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle, Grief, family, emotional intelligence