Male empaths in the “men’s” world

Words REBECCA-LEE

Writing about the male empath this month seems particularly important and, in all honesty, well overdue. It’s not that I like segregating us all and making one group of people special or more important than the other. It’s just like anything else; different groups of people can experience things differently.

The male empath often feels an extra sense of heaviness, particularly in the workplace (although I acknowledge this is not the experience of all male empaths). Whether you’re a FIFO, chippy, brickie, in the workshop, office or somewhere else, the male empath often has a whole other layer of challenges.

There is an expectation among many men and in many work environments for men to perform, speak, interact and behave in certain ways. In some of the most toxic male environments, our men can be thought of as some kind of ‘pussy’ for showing an overwhelm of feelings or their emotional side.

What does that mean for male empaths? Empaths are tuned into the emotional world. Many guys don’t like to admit or claim themselves as an empath because feelings are usually the domain of the feminine. Even though we are all made up of masculine and feminine energies, it can be difficult for some blokes to claim this feminine side of themselves. This leaves them lost, angry or turning to some sort of addiction to deal with the influx of emotional energies (both theirs and what they have absorbed).

Many guys won’t talk about what they are feeling. To clear the emotion, it has to be expressed or at the very least recognised. Energetically, for the feeling or overwhelm of emotion to clear, they will need to process it verbally. It doesn’t need to be processed verbally, but for the empath and/or novice this is often the best way.

The next challenge is feeling all the unexpressed emotions of the men that surround them – all the undertones, ‘vibes’ and energy of everything that’s not being said. This can make any empath feel like they are going crazy if they’re not trained in understanding their empath gift. For a guy, this is amplified because their very nature is to feel they ‘should’ be solving the problem.

Over the years, my heart has been drawn to the plight of the male empath, having had many close personal and family relationships with empath males, and consults with empath male clients. I can offer you the following tips: • Constantly clear your energy field. • If you cannot talk about the feeling, recognise it. Give it a label and notice the energy of that emotion and where it is in your body. Breathe into it with the intention for it to dissolve. • Learn how to protect your energy field so you don’t absorb so much. • Know yourself deeply so you can begin to instantly recognise an energy that’s not yours.

If you need to work on how to understand your empath gifts and better use them to navigate your working world, please contact me.

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