Judith Orloff is a psychotherapist, empath, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Surrender and Emotional Freedom. "Judith is well known—and rightly so—for her insights on the sensitivities of empaths and teachings on how empathic people can learn to protect themselves from toxic people and difficult environments," says Sounds True producer Mitchell Clute, who oversaw the recording of Judith's new audio program, Essential Tools for Empaths. In this week's excerpt, Judith explains some of the great blessings available to deeply sensitive people. Should they open to them, empaths can take advantage of their emotional abilities to discern the bigger picture, love others unreservedly, and connect to all of life in all its difficulty and glorious possibility.