A Parable on Boundaries: The Empath’s Guide to Overcoming Energy Vampires and Gaining Peace from Narcissists

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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For people who have wondered, What is it about me? Everyone takes and takes and takes and takes, uses me, and no one shows up for me! If you've ever wondered, why are my relationships so one sided, draining, exhausting, and what is the damn solution, the way out of this icky pattern!? Then this is for you. Understanding the need for support while working on boundaries. This story examines the pressures of family, friends, coworkers, society, culture, etc. who push at our boundaries as we experience awakening and answer the seeker's call to wellness and purpose. This episode provides essential strategies for empaths and highly sensitive persons (HSPs) aiming to defend themselves from energy vampires and achieve narcissistic abuse recovery. Discover how empathy can become a double-edged sword, attracting manipulative personalities who take undue advantage. We'll cover real-life tactics on establishing robust boundaries to protect your mental health and emotional well-being. Learn how to reclaim your peace by understanding the dynamics of toxic relationships and the steps necessary for empowerment. With practical advice on managing interactions and emotional resilience, this guide is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to escape the exhausting cycle of one-sided relationships and foster a nurturing, self-affirming environment. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get bonus content and different opportunities to work with Nikki in group format https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Brain.FM: CODE: Emotionalbadass for 20% off and a free month Join our newsletter for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Advertising: Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:16.0	At a time when change is constant and we are pulled in far too many directions, we need a way to stay present to life and to increase our ability to remain calm, think clearly, and maintain our well-being. Many studies indicate mindfulness improves our mental, emotional, and physical health.
0:22.0	On a mindful moment with Theresa McKee, you can learn
0:25.6	how to practice mindfulness and enjoy its many benefits. Tune in for guided
0:30.3	meditations and to hear tips and advice from some of the most respected
0:34.8	experts in the fields of mental health and mindfulness. The world truly can be a
0:40.5	better place. It all starts with a mindful moment.
0:45.4	Hello and welcome to Emotional Badass. I'm your host, Nicky Eisenhower, life coach and
0:51.1	psychotherapist.
0:53.0	And this is where Moxie meets Mindful.
0:56.1	On today's episode, we have a parable on boundaries for HSPs, introverts, extroverts, and empaths. This app This episode is for people who have wondered, what is it about me?
1:31.0	So many people take and take and use and use and use and if you've ever wondered why your
1:39.8	relationships are so one-sided, so draining, exhausting, how out of balance they are and what the
1:48.4	damn solution is, the way out, what is the way out of this Icky pattern? Then this episode is for you.
1:56.0	My audience for this show, we are the people with high empathy, which means we often develop codependency issues.
2:06.0	Those of us that are empathic and highly sensitive,
2:08.2	we attract some of the most draining personalities out there users and abusers can smell our
2:17.0	sensitivity our high empathy and they want to feed on it. That's why we call them energy
2:22.1	vampires.
2:23.7	This story, this parable that I've crafted for you,
2:26.9	I'm going to use myself as an example in this story.
2:29.7	I hope will explain the process of what happens as we experience an awakening and as we try to
2:38.3	change and better our lives.
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