We discuss the critical difference between cognitive empathy (understanding emotions) and emotional empathy (feeling emotions), and how emotional absorption without boundaries leads to compassion fatigue and burnout. We explore how high achievers often confuse caring with constant availability, and explain why sustainable empathy requires containment and healthy boundaries. We share what healthy empathy actually sounds like and how boundaries preserve rather than diminish our capacity to care. #EmpathyWithoutBurnout #MentalHealthBoundaries #CompassionFatigue #CaregiverWellness #EmotionalIntelligence #