by Gilad Feldman,

 

Our ability to forgive others is closely tied to the level of empathy we feel towards them.

We conducted a replication of McCullough et al. (1997) and the empathy model of forgiveness.

Replication was done as a Registered Report with Peer Community in Registered Report, a revolution in science.

The empathy model of forgiveness

In 1997, Prof. McCullough and his colleagues proposed the empathy model of forgiveness, which has been one of the most widely cited models in the field of psychology when it comes to explaining why we forgive. The essence of this model is straightforward.

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The 2024 Empathy Summit, co-hosted by Anita Nowak and Edwin Rutsch, brought together 42 distinguished authors to offer their unique perspectives on empathy. Each speaker was given ten minutes to share what their book is about, why they were motivated to write it, and what they hope readers will take away.

This video features Dr. Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, author of Empathy in the Global World: An Intercultural Perspective.

For more information about The Empathy Summit:
https://www.empathysummit.com/dates/jan-6-2024

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By Johnathan

What I’m wondering is if a 90 minute Empathy Circle that had a quantifiable goal of reducing suffering would that increase the interest in joining an Empathy Circle as a participant.  What is marvelous about the basic empathy circle practice is its inherent focus on openness, care, and mutuality. These are the core values taught in the empathy circle facilitator training courses.

What I have found facilitating empathy circles is very often individuals bring their suffering to the circle and just by having the group listen in an empathic way to their struggle it has a uplifting effect on the individual.  Clearly, this listening doesn't physically address or cure their suffering, but for many it might be their first steps toward healing. I should note that a core value of Empathy Circles is no judgements and no prescriptions are given in the circles.  Just simple human empathy is conveyed.

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By: Maggie Macintosh

August Christianson does not hold a professional certificate with Manitoba Education or have any formal credentials to deliver academic lessons — let alone the ability to walk or talk quite yet — but his inexperience is exactly what makes him the ideal “tiny teacher.”

The seven-and-a-half-month-old is one of about 180 newborns whose parents have signed them up to volunteer with Roots of Empathy in 2023-24.

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empathy map for students very useful 

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The 2024 Empathy Summit, co-hosted by Anita Nowak and Edwin Rutsch, brought together 42 distinguished authors to offer their unique perspectives on empathy. Each speaker was given ten minutes to share what their book is about, why they were motivated to write it, and what they hope readers will take away.

This video features Katharine Manning, author Empathetic Workplace: 5 Steps to a Compassionate, Calm, and Confident Response to Trauma On the Job.

For more information about The Empathy Summit: https://www.empathysummit.com/dates/jan-6-2024 ;

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Anita Nowak has spent the past 15 years studying how empathy can change our lives, our workplaces, and the world. In this deeply personal talk, she describes why empathy is on the decline, why this matters to our wellbeing, and how the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework can help us elevate our empathic consciousness. ANITA NOWAK, PhD, is an empathy expert, author, speaker, podcaster, award-winning educator, certified coach, and founder of Purposeful Empathy by Design, a boutique advisory firm that helps purpose-driven organizations create cultures of empathy and social impact.

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Health care practitioner empathy interventions seem to improve patient satisfaction, but inadequate reporting hinders the ability to draw definitive conclusions relating to the overall effect size, according to a review published online Jan. 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Leila Keshtkar, Ph.D., from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a systematic review of randomized trials to examine the effect of health care practitioner empathy on patient satisfaction. The analysis included 14 randomized trials with 80 practitioners and 1,986 patients.

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