Experiencing & Embodying Empathy

This week on The School for Good Living Podcast: 

• What an empath is, why it is essential to identify your empathic tendencies, and whether Sydney believes all humans have the capacity for empathy
• The distinction between being empathetic and being an empath
• Why Sydney felt isolated growing up and how her life and self-perception has transformed since discovering that she is an empath
• The role that drinking played in Sydney’s life and why she stopped drinking
• The “double life” Sydney lived while struggling to recover from drug and alcohol abuse and some scary wake-up calls she experienced
• The importance of truth-telling and liberating yourself from the shadows of shame and secrecy
• Sydney’s advice for those who are going through similar struggles and the deeper, universal feelings that drugs and alcohol can be symptomatic of
• The power of presence, asking for help, and being seen by others
• The best thing you can do to show up for a loved one who is struggling
• The difference between unconditional love and dependent love and service versus servitude