Even though we only see premonitions being restored in Styx feet Under 7x05, there are evidences throughout the later episodes that she may have gotten back some level of her empathy in minute quantities to some extent, even though its not specifically mentioned. In Charmed Noir phoebe got some level of empathy and was feeling good about it and kept playing Cupid with everyone, annoying everyone in the process. She was finishing pipers sentences, not letting her get an emotion in, and trying to fix her and Leo. Then there was Season 8 in 12 Angry Zen. If you watch that episode again you'll notice when Piper came to phoebes apartment to give her the staff. Even though she got hit with its powers point blank It didn't really affect her much like it did excessively with Piper and Paige, she got hit with it the first time, nothing really happened then when she held the staff it tried to affect her again but it got projected off of her and onto her guests, infecting them with her emotions to party hard. Because of her empathy.
What I think really happened is that phoebes powers got way out of balance again just like in Season 5 "The Eyes Have It" when she visited the gypsy Madam Theresa. Phoebe concentrating on work, and finding love and a baby once again was messing with her powers. And it got worse when she felt the time for her baby had come and gone. Mixed with the trauma of loosing it to the counsel in season 6. She even vocally mentioned to piper in Season 8 that she lost faith in them and went on strike totally on using them. The same negative energy Madam Theresa sensed and tried to unblock was the same thing that Coop worked on trying to do in Season 8. You find out that anytime she came in contact with something magical it was boosting the powers within her so they were there. The Staff in 12 angry Zen. Power boost in Hulkus Pocus etc.
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