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Absorbing everyone else's emotions
enAugust 27, 2023
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About this Episode
This week, I'm talking about our tendency to take on other people's emotions. This can happen at work, in relationships, and with our close family members. At its extreme, this is a pattern known as emotional enmeshment. In this episode, I talk about how to build emotional autonomy, reclaim our own emotional identity, and curb our tendency to take on the emotions of everyone around us.
Read the full article here: Absorbing everyone else's emotions by Jake Ernst on Substack
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