Divorce is like an earthquake. It shakes you to your core, leaving cracks in places you never knew could break. But for empaths, it’s not just an earthquake; it’s a tsunami of emotions, both yours and your ex-partner’s, crashing into your already sensitive soul. I know this because I’ve been there. When I first found myself alone after my divorce, I was overwhelmed by a mix of sorrow, guilt, and—ironically—relief. Being an empath, I had spent so much time absorbing my partner’s feelings that I had forgotten to take care of my own. I was the quintessential emotional sponge,…