The Unsuspecting Empath (The Being Me Memoirs)

by Robin Meadows Stephenson

The Unsuspecting Empath is a deeply personal and emotionally honest memoir about living a lifetime feeling different without ever understanding why. Robin Meadows Stephenson shares her journey of discovering at forty-eight years old that she is an empath. Someone who absorbs the emotions and energy of the world around her in ways she could never explain before. Through childhood memories, painful school experiences, emotional overload, spiritual sensitivity, vivid dreams and an extraordinary connection to animals. Robin reflects on the moments that shaped her life long before she had the language to understand them. From overwhelming classrooms and crowded hallways to quiet moments with animals that seemed to communicate without words, this book explores what it truly feels like to carry emotions that were never entirely your own. This book is not written as a guidebook or a collection of easy answers. It is the story of one woman finally making sense of a lifetime of confusion, sensitivity, isolation, and emotional exhaustion. More than anything, it is a reminder that sometimes the things we once believed made us broken are actually the very things that explain who we have been all along. Read more