highly sensitive power

Author of Emotional Freedom

Judith Orloff, MD – a psychiatrist, intuitive empath, and highly sensitive person – is the author of the bestselling new book Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life (Harmony Books, 2009). Her other bestsellers are Positive Energy, Intuitive Healing, and Second Sight.

Dr. Orloff synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, energy, and spirituality to help sensitive people come into their power. Her insights create a new convergence of healing paths for our stressed-out world.

For additional information and inspiration, visit Dr. Orloff’s website at www.drjudithorloff.com.

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In what way are you most successfully sensitive?

I am a psychiatrist and an intuitive empath. In my new book, Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life, I write about how I combine these aspects for health and healing. My sensitivity allows me to sense and know things deeply, to pick up intuitive information, to read patients, and to read energy. In Emotional Freedom I write about how to maintain your sensitivity but not absorb the negative emotions and energy of the world – essential skills for all sensitives to learn.

What or who has inspired you to embrace your sensitivity?

When I was a teenager I got heavily involved with drugs to try to squash my sensitivity and intuition. At that time I was blessed to work with a psychiatrist who helped me see that in order to be whole I needed to embrace my sensitivity and learn to be grounded and strong. When I was a child I couldn’t go into shopping malls and crowded places because I’d go in fine and walk out exhausted or anxious or depressed. I didn’t realize I was sensing and absorbing other people’s energies. My Daoist teacher has helped me learn to meditate and center myself in the midst of turmoil – tools I teach to readers in Emotional Freedom.

What quest currently captivates you?

I am on a book tour for Emotional Freedom, traveling around the county teaching people to embrace their sensitivities but develop a strong solid core – teaching strategies for dealing with emotional vampires so they don’t sap your energy and assault your sensitivity.

What is your favourite kind of help to give?

Meditation to center yourself and setting kind but firm limits and boundaries to protect your sensitivity. I love to help others embrace their sensitivity so it is not a cause of suffering or overwhelm. I love to offer readers strategies for becoming more courageous, overcoming fear, and dealing with emotions in a way that is empowering instead of being knocked off center when the power of emotional energies hit. It is very freeing to develop these skills. I honor sensitive people and want to do everything possible to help them embrace their gift.

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Dr. Orloff is currently offering a special promotion for Emotional Freedom, which includes free gifts of further encouragement and inspiration.

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