What would I be able to do differently as a skilled empath?
You gain the ability to turn your empathy OFF at will. Then, you can use specific techniques to turn your gift ON, also at will, usually a great deal stronger than ever before. The insights and service available to you are often described as uncanny. As noted in Empowered by Empathy, The desire to have control over empathy is healthy. Just because you have an empathic gift doesnt mean you must be a slave to it, on call 24/7. The solution is to learn to use empathy in a way that empowers you. On a regular basis, I receive thank yous that illustrate the difference it makes, becoming a skilled empath. For example, from a reader of Empowered by Empathy: For the first time, someone has spoken to me of my gift as a true strength, not a weakness. That affirmation has centered me back in myself in a way that nothing has ever done before. Your book has stood me up, honored me, given my abilities value, esteemed my deepest self. Another example comes from a student who took an adult ed. course,
