How to Empathize Without Emotional Contagion

It's important to be able to experience empathy without the emotional contagion. This might mean we have to limit our exposure to individuals. We have to know how much we can connect with somebody and at what point do we become vulnerable? The most profound technique to inoculating oneself to emotion contagion is being mindful of how my body is when I'm listening and empathizing with another human being, she says.