BEING EMPATHETIC WITH OTHERS CAN PROMOTE TRUST AND LEAD TO MORE OPEN AND HONEST RELATIONSHIPS.

You may have experienced this before — Think about the a time you were at a roadblock in your life and you shared your challenge with a friend. Was it the friend who told you the 101 ways they would have done it differently, or the friend that listened and validated your feelings that actually helped you overcome the challenge? Next time you face a challenge you’ll want to turn to the person who helped you navigate the problem using empathy.

Empathy in love is based on our ability to identify with our partners’ experience.

Compassion and kindness are emotional investments in the well-being of partners.

Embedded in empathy is an illusion that partners' experiences and the meanings they give to them are the same.

Behavior motivated by compassion and kindness appreciates and accommodates differences.

More EMPATHY for the GROUP or INDIVIDUAL? Sam Harris vs Jordan Peterson
 

How can arts and the imagination help us love our neighbours better? Mary McCampbell, author of Imagining Our Neighbours as Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy, discusses the place of imagination in shaping our attitudes and actions to those around us.

00:00 Welcome
00:13 Introducing Mary and her book
04:03 Why is empathy important to discipleship?
09:28 How do you define 'empathy'?
11:52 Imagination and the imago dei
16:23 How can we choose stories to engage with that most cultive empathy?
21:38 Why have some Christians get talked about the 'sin of empathy'?
29:55 How do you have empathy for someone who shows no empathy?
33:35 L'Abri, community and empathy
38:09 Further recommendations

Why is active listening important?
Some people are better at active listening than others. And some people have to use active listening more in their day-to-day lives than others. Teachers, therapists and barbers need to be able to engage with and really hear other people all day, every day, as part of their jobs. But everybody needs these skills. Whether you’re navigating work, family, romantic or other personal relationships, being good at actively listening to others has many benefits:

Improves empathy. Some people assume empathy — the ability to understand or feel compassion for someone — is innate, that you either have it or you don’t. But over time, we’ve come to understand that — while not all people have the same capacity to empathize — it’s more like a muscle. If you don’t use it, it can atrophy. And if you overuse it, you can get empathy fatigue. Active listening requires you to practice empathy.

#EmpathyCircles: A highly effective #Empathy building practice. http://EmpathyCircle.com

#EmpathyTraining: http://BestEmpathyTraining.com

#EmpathySummit: http://EmpathySummit.com 

#EmpathyTent https://www.empathytent.com/

by Peter Sear 
During my research and work on empathy with individuals, teams, and organisations, I witness a common mistake. When I point out this error a eureka expression appears on the face in front of me. It suddenly seems obvious, yet the trap is easy to fall into, and the danger of doing so is perhaps exacerbated by our haste to understand another human being’s situation.

Empathy has so much to offer us in our personal and professional endeavours. It empowers us with insight, allowing us to make better-informed decisions. All the more important, then, that we empathise as wisely and accurately as possible.

#EmpathyCircles: A highly effective #Empathy building practice. http://EmpathyCircle.com    
#EmpathyTraining: http://BestEmpathyTraining.com

The Power of Empathy
Introducing Progressing the Patient & Clinic Experience in Fertility Care, a series of webinars where experts will walk through best practices for optimizing different aspects of the journey across the fertility space. 

The first of this series is The Power of Empathy. Watch panelists Alice Domar, PhD, Helen Riess, MD, and Connie Stark, RNC, CPC speak about empathy in the fertility experience. 

Join us on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 11:30 AM EST by registering below. 

By Ronnie Polaneczky
Empathy — specifically cognitive empathy — is the ability to imagine what it’s like to be in someone else’s shoes, notes British journalist Paul Bradshaw, who leads the MA in Data Journalism program at Birmingham City University and is founder of the popular Online Journalism Blog.

“It is one of the more underrated qualities of good journalists, perhaps because people often confuse it with sympathy, or with emotional empathy,” he writes. “The difference is important: It is possible to imagine what it is like to be a particular person (cognitive empathy), including criminals and corrupt officials, without feeling sorry for them (sympathy) or feeling the same way (emotional empathy).”

Empathy is as central to good reporting as persistence or curiosity, he says, because it helps journalists dig deeper into a story. 

#EmpathyCircles: A highly effective #Empathy building practice. http://EmpathyCircle.com

#EmpathyTraining: http://BestEmpathyTraining.com

#EmpathySummit: http://EmpathySummit.com 

#EmpathyTent https://www.empathytent.com/

Empathy is wired into our neurobiology, especially for those that we see as similar to ourselves.

We can teach children to be more empathetic through modeling and sensitive parenting.
Learning empathy can be an intentional process of tuning into the emotions of others.

Empathy is wired into our brains. We actually have cells in our brain called mirror neurons, which fire as if we are doing the same task as another person is doing, or feeling what they are feeling.

Do you ever cringe when you’re watching someone on TV get hurt? That’s because your mirror neurons are going wild; you feel their pain on a neurological level. Mirror neurons are also the reason that yawning is contagious. Our mirror neurons fire when we watch someone else yawn and we do the same in turn.

BY KRYSTLE VERMES|
Showing empathy is a skill that many people aspire to learn. By doing so, you can relate to others in their time of need. Additionally, you can strengthen your bonds with friends and family while gaining a better understanding of what it's like to be in their shoes. However, it's not uncommon to feel like you're carrying the burden of others on your shoulders if you constantly lend an ear. That being said, is it possible to be too empathetic?

Empathy is one of the most important social skills your child can learn. Watch to learn why it's important, how to support your child, and what goal you should have for yourself as a parent to help your child develop empathy,

“Emotional intelligence is an important way to understand yourself, understand others, and really open yourself up to other people's perspectives and what will lead to a happier, healthier, better you,” explains Dr. Gloria Miele, executive coach, leadership trainer, facilitator and professional speaker. In addition to her work in leadership coaching, Dr. Miele was the troop leader for her daughter’s Girl Scouts troop all the way from 2nd grade through their senior year of high school.

All of this experience combined has proven to Dr. Miele the true value of emotional intelligence and empathy in leadership.
 

by MINTER DIAL
Verdict: What the Google Bard replied... is meaningful

On the heels of the release of the second and significantly modified version of Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence (DigitalProof Press 2023), I see that the subject of AI and empathy is now everywhere. I’m speaking about it this evening to the CFA Society in Stockholm. I recently participated an Empathy Circle (EC) with Edwin Rutsch and Dr Lidewij Niezink, who cofounded the EC concept, along with Dr Shelton Davis, where we examined what’s happening and how we should approach Empathy in AI. You can check it out here.

#EmpathyCircles: A highly effective #Empathy building practice. http://EmpathyCircle.com

#EmpathyTraining: http://BestEmpathyTraining.com

#EmpathySummit: http://EmpathySummit.com 

#EmpathyTent https://www.empathytent.com/

Watch this episode to learn how empathic leadership can help bridge ideological divides in the workplace.

Dr. Nicole Price is the author of Spark The Heart: Engineering Empathy In Your Organization and CEO of Lively Paradox, a professional coaching business that focuses on practicing empathy in leadership. In this episode, she explains how people can learn empathy to bring humanity back into the workforce.

00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Dr. Nicole Price
01:50 Why Nicole believes we need an “Empathy Revolution"
03:42 Two ways to become more empathic
06:08 Practicing cognitive empathy through perspective-taking
07:55 Nicole’s path from an engineer to empathy work
13:45 The importance of empathic leadership
15:20 How to bring empathy into any conversation
17:14 How empathy work has changed Nicole’s life
20:25 Nicole discusses her new book Spark the Heart
25:15 Dr. Nicole Price’s Purposeful Empathy Story

#EmpathyCircles: A highly effective #Empathy building practice. http://EmpathyCircle.com

#EmpathyTraining: http://BestEmpathyTraining.com

#EmpathySummit: http://EmpathySummit.com 

#EmpathyTent https://www.empathytent.com/

by Arsal Nadeem Khan

In our increasingly interconnected digital world, where communication often takes place through screens and devices, fostering genuine connections can sometimes feel challenging. However, amidst this vast virtual landscape, empathy stands out as a powerful force that transcends physical barriers and brings people closer together. By cultivating empathy, we can bridge the emotional gaps that technology creates, leading to deeper understanding, meaningful relationships, and a more compassionate online community.

Empathy enables us to empathize with individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. In the digital realm, where physical distance separates us, empathy becomes an essential tool for bridging the gaps that exist between people. By actively seeking to understand others’ perspectives, we can transcend geographical boundaries and forge connections that might otherwise seem improbable. Empathy helps break down stereotypes, dispel prejudices, and promote inclusivity, fostering a sense of unity in the digital world.In the absence of face-to-face interaction, it’s easy for misunderstandings and misinterpretations to arise. Empathy helps mitigate these issues by encouraging active listening and validation.

#EmpathyCircles: A highly effective #Empathy building practice. http://EmpathyCircle.com

#EmpathyTraining: http://BestEmpathyTraining.com

#EmpathySummit: http://EmpathySummit.com 

#EmpathyTent https://www.empathytent.com/

Medical Tourism Magazine
The healthcare industry, as it stands today, is much more than just offering medical treatment. It's about creating a compassionate, empathetic environment where the patient feels heard, understood, and cared for. Amidst the complex dynamics of modern healthcare, empathy training for hospital staff is rising as a transformative tool to augment the quality of patient care.

Understanding the Role of Empathy in Patient Care

Empathy, simply put, is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. In the context of healthcare, it transcends into a healthcare professional's capability to perceive the experiences and emotions of a patient, communicate this understanding effectively, and subsequently act in a way that is beneficial for the patient. Empathy forms the foundation of a patient-centered approach, where the patient's feelings and perspectives are given prime importance.

#EmpathyCircles: A highly effective #Empathy building practice. http://EmpathyCircle.com    
#EmpathyTraining: http://BestEmpathyTraining.com

Sympathy allows you to connect with someone, but generally only on a surface level. After all, it can be difficult or even impossible to truly understand how someone else is experiencing the world. Better Up, a site devoted to helping people live “with greater clarity, purpose, and passion,” describes sympathy as:

Having thoughts about what someone feels
Understanding people’s problems only from your own perspective
Ignoring or suppressing your own emotions