What are empathy languages?

Empathy languages refer to the different ways people express and experience empathy, similar to the concept of love languages. According to Maya Shankar and discussed with Andrew Huberman in the Huberman Lab, people show empathy in various forms, such as emotional, cognitive, or empathic concern. This diversity in empathy expression should be equally valued.

Moreover, understanding these varieties can help prevent emotional burnout, particularly in professions like healthcare, by promoting more sustainable forms of empathy like cognitive empathy and empathic concern, rather than solely relying on emotional empathy which can lead to burnout 1.