“Empathy without boundaries is self-destruction. Trauma is an explanation, not an excuse. ” - Emily Mick
If you identify as an empath, there is so much beauty in that. You can feel and understand in ways that not everyone can. However, your gift can also be used against you. Something that Emily reminds us of in these powerful quotes.
Emily Mick is a licensed professional counselor and counselor candidate supervisor in private practice. She’s passionate about mental health access, normalizing and destigmatizing mental health, and discussing issues related to individual experiences in business, relationships, and life.
Emily was the victim of her own physiologically & emotionally abusive relationship with a narcissist. Even as a therapist who knows all the signs, has all the tools and resources to recognize this form of abuse, she struggled to get out of the relationship because of denial, fear of abandonment, and attachment. She was afraid of what would happen if she left. She was fearful of being on her own. And gaslighting from her abusive partner forced her to doubt herself.
Now on the other side, Emily knows she's not the only person to have experienced this. Today, she shares her story along with examples of red flags that may help you identify abusiveness in your own relationship. If you know someone who could benefit from hearing Emily’s experience and her advice as a trained professional, pass this episode along.
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https://www.fourgrownasswomen.net/
Information about her practice can be found on Psychology Today
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