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A Better Definition of Empathy Here’s what empathy actually is:
Empathy is the ability to recognize and emotionally connect with what another person is feeling — not necessarily by sharing their specific experience, but by understanding the feelings that experience produced. That distinction matters more than it might seem. And it’s one that comes up constantly in self-worth work, men’s therapy, and any space where people are trying to feel less alone in what they’re carrying. It also has significant clinical and neurological support — something researchers like Jean Decety and Tania Singer have spent decades documenting.
by @Andie Korenge The U.S. is also facing an empathy deficit Experts agree that America is in an empathy decline. Professors of psychology at Duke University and Northeastern University have said as much, as has a professor of medicine looking at the issue from a health perspective.
You can look at politics and social media feeds to see the empathy gap in action.
In 2022, Pew Research Center polling revealed that Democrats and Republicans are doing a bad job of putting themselves in each other’s shoes. Seventy-two percent of Republicans reported believing Democrats are more immoral and dishonest, while roughly 63% of Democrats reported believing that Republicans are more immoral and dishonest.
Burnout among oncology professionals continues to be a significant challenge, driven by compassion fatigue, increasing patient acuity, staffing shortages, and the emotional demands of caring for patients with cancer. Solutions often focus on utilizing Employee Assistance Program services, promoting self-care, and improving work-life balance. Kidron et al. introduce another perspective by examining empathy as a moderator of burnout among oncology clinical research coordinators (CRCs).
CRCs are an often-overlooked but an essential part of oncology care, responsible for screening patients for clinical trials, coordinating study visits, communicating with sponsors, and supporting patients throughout their research participation.
I will begin by looking at the progressive side of the coalition by looking to Gad Saad who offers an important insight into one dimension of this phenomenon through his concept of “suicidal empathy.” His theory helps explain why some progressives are reluctant to subject what are labeled marginalized groups or ideologies to the same level of moral scrutiny that they apply to others.
Groups viewed as historically marginalized therefore acquire a degree of moral immunity from criticism because disagreement itself is interpreted as hostility toward victims. According to this view, when an individual or a group is regarded as marginalized, they acquire a kind of moral immunity from criticism because disagreement is interpreted as hostility toward victims. In many Western institutions, identity and historical oppression go hand in hand.
In Steven Spielberg’s summer blockbuster Disclosure Day, the aliens’ message to humanity, on the brink of nuclear war, is that it must embrace empathy. Pretty uncontroversial, surely?
Not for Gad Saad, the outspoken Canadian evolutionary psychologist and sociologist, whose latest book, Suicidal Empathy: Dying to be Kind, has topped the New York Times and Audible nonfiction bestseller lists.
by Lou Agosta Find out what's going on with the anti-empathy movement and how to answer and debunk the dangerous half truths, lies, and total nonsense....
Listen to this episode from A Rumor of Empathy with Lou Agosta on Spotify. One can always make a splash by throwing a rotten tomato, and the would-be critique of empathy uncharitably takes the weakest version of empathy and refutes it. In contrast, a rigorous and critical empathy engages in a process of continuous improvement of empathy by “cleaning up” the empathic breakdowns of emotional contagion, projection, conformity, and communications lost in translation, resulting in the expansion of empathy in the individual and the community.
“Disclosure Day” is a kind of bridge between both modes of Spielberg — a thrilling chase movie filled with wonderment that’s nevertheless grounded in reality and recent history. And its most ardent message is quite earthbound. Blunt’s character’s clarity comes from looking people in the eye. As much as it’s about aliens, “Disclosure Day” is about empathy.
“I think every movie should have a great emphasis on empathy because empathy sometimes feels like it’s in short supply,” Spielberg says. “We have it, sometimes we can’t use it. Sometimes it’s not allowed to be used if you want to stay aligned with your friends and your belief systems. But I think empathy is there for all of us.”
The simple act of noticing someone's eye color can build your empathy, explains Alan Alda, who got so curious about empathy one day that he began to experiment on himself. Any time he'd interact with someone, he would try to figure out what they were feeling, and name their emotional state (using strictly his inside voice). This exercise inspired psychologist Dr. Matthew Lerner to conduct a scientific study on empathy, and how it can be bolstered by practicing visual perception.
In a modern environment where data can be unreliable and trust is low, the article argues that brands must move beyond transactional metrics and utilize empathy to truly understand human nuances. It highlights that while AI can recognize patterns and automate messaging, it cannot manufacture the cultural relevance and emotional connection required to build genuine relationships with consumers. Ultimately, the piece advocates for shifting from passive observation to active cultural participation, allowing organizations to bridge the empathy gap and ensure human-centric strategy and innovation.
Las marcas no deben depender solo de datos cuantitativos o automatización. Para conectar con los consumidores en entornos de desconfianza, deben usar la empatía y la participación cultural activa para lograr una innovación verdaderamente humana.
To do this, the researchers created multidimensional profiles of empathy. First, they ruled out that this was just an innate instinctual behavior: Rats only help rats that they are friends with, but not those they have never met before.
When it comes to empathy, providing aid cannot occur randomly, but rather presupposes that sensing the other takes place in three dimensions, namely by registering the other’s emotion, situation, and (further) mental states. The behavior should also be based on this registering of information and occur flexibly, not instinctively. One should not help another for personal benefit, but because it is geared toward the other.
In these transformative Summits, https://EmpathySummit.com seasoned practitioners and thought leaders converge to explore the profound impact and potential of the Empathy Circle practice. https://EmpathySummit.com/dates/june-6-2026-empathy-circles These gatherings serve as a crucible for understanding and advancing the Empathy Movement, with the Empathy Circle at its core.
Bio: Larry Lawhorn is a long term host of a weekly Empathy Circle series at EmpathyMatters.org :-)
Topic:Active Listening in Empathy Circles
Abstract: Our thoughts are like seeds, and we are the gardeners of our own self-care... and our own planet's self-care. Perhaps listening is not just waiting for our turn to speak. Perhaps listening is the willingness to make room for what is already waiting to be heard.
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental condition that affects how people communicate, learn, and interact with others. One common characteristic involves differences in social communication, such as knowing how to respond when someone shares an emotional experience. This specific conversational skill is often referred to as verbal empathy.
Empathy is generally understood to have two distinct parts. The cognitive component involves understanding the actual words and the intent behind what someone is saying. The affective component involves recognizing the underlying emotion, such as happiness, frustration, or sadness. Following the recognition of these two components, a person must formulate a verbal response that matches the situation to maintain a smooth conversation.
Here, we use the term “culture of philanthropy” not as it’s been used elsewhere to describe fundraising potential or the internal work environment of nonprofits. Instead, we mean something much wider: the ongoing set of behavioural norms within a society that encourages a personal and collective responsibility for empathy and action.
Here, “empathy” refers to our regard for those in need and those with whom we differ; and “action” refers to our learning about those needs and differences, together with our assisting or defending the people involved. Such a culture can be seen in a variety of ways, whether in our readiness to help, say by voluntarism or charitable donations, or in our readiness to understand and respect the outlooks and priorities of others despite our not sharing them.
Following reports that children allegedly beat a rooster to death at Lake Texoma over the Fourth of July weekend, TeachKind—PETA’s humane education division—is rushing emergency resources to local summer camps and other youth programs. The package will include empathy-building curricula with an urgent letter stressing the need for lessons that condemn violence and foster empathy for all living beings. PETA also plans to erect a sky-high message in the area asking residents who suspect any young person of abusing animals to contact TeachKind for free resources that help parents and educators cultivate compassion.
According to news reports, the rooster—identified as “Rusty the Rooster”—had become a familiar sight to visitors at Lake Texoma. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.
What is the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire? The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) is a validated, self-report measure of emotional empathy developed by Spreng et al. (2009). It consists of 16 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with total scores ranging from 0 to 64.
Unlike broader empathy measures that assess both cognitive (understanding others’ perspectives) and emotional (feeling what others feel) components, the TEQ focuses specifically on emotional empathy. It captures the ability to recognize and resonate with others’ feelings. This distinction makes it particularly useful in therapy and counseling, where practitioners need to evaluate a client’s emotional responsiveness and relational capacity.
The instrument was developed to meet a specific need in psychological assessment: a brief, psychometrically sound tool that could measure empathy without the length or cognitive-load demands of earlier instruments.
Edwin Rutsch and Dave Snyder (EmbracingRacialUnity.org) discussed the role of empathy in bridging racial and political divides, especially within the church. Dave is equipping Christians to talk race, build church unity and put things right in our communities. Dave shared his journey in a historically white church that became more diverse, highlighting the challenges and the importance of empathy in building unity.
Some of Dave's Videos include Christians Are Getting Empathy Wrong- Here's What The Bible Actually Says
by JAMES DOMDERA, MD WHAT IS EMPATHY? Empathy is commonly described as the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes, but more formally it's the ability to accurately understand and appropriately respond to others' thoughts and emotions.2 It can be further divided into cognitive empathy (understanding others' thoughts and perspectives) and affective/emotional empathy (understanding others' emotions).3
For those of us trained to be emotionally detached in the clinical setting, empathy can seem risky. But empathy and boundaries are not mutually exclusive.
WHY DOES IT MATTER? Clinically, we know that empathy improves outcomes. In a study of adult patients with chronic pain, physician empathy was associated with better outcomes.4
Free speech limits are shifting as younger people weigh the right to speak against the duty not to wound with words.
Can empathy and truth be reconciled?
Does this mean that “safe space” and free speech exclude one another? Not necessarily, but only if we understand safety as protection from real violence and threat, not from the discomfort of thought. The problem appears when “safe space” means a zone free from all ideas that someone may regard as harmful.
Empathy and truth can be reconciled, but not when empathy begins to define which truth may be spoken. Truth is often uncomfortable by nature. If it never wounded, we would not need courage to speak it.
Civilization is destroying itself, says the Canadian scholar who is fleeing Montreal for the U.S.
The Strengths: Why It Resonates
Saad’s concept offers a clean framework for a frustration shared by many modern critics. By using an evolutionary biology lens, he brilliantly articulates why unconditional tolerance can lead to a paradox where a society tolerates its own destruction. Framing the critique around empathy rather than malice explains why otherwise well-meaning people support policies with disastrous long-term consequences. His personal history as a refugee lends real emotional gravity to his warnings about civilizational collapse.
The Criticisms: Where It Falters
On the flip side, critics argue that "suicidal empathy" operates more as a politically weaponized buzzword than a rigorous psychological metric. Media analysts point out that Saad relies heavily on provocative anecdotes—such as European grooming scandals or selective immigration cases—to generalize complex systemic issues. Opponents argue that pathologizing empathy is an effort to dismantle social safety nets and dehumanize marginalized communities, such as asylum seekers.
Ultimately, the piece is a provocative, polarizing read that serves as a core text for the modern anti-woke movement, heavily praised by figures like Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, while being deeply critiqued by the progressive left as an assault on fundamental human compassion.
The simple act of noticing someone's eye color can build your empathy, explains Alan Alda, who got so curious about empathy one day that he began to experiment on himself. Any time he'd interact with someone, he would try to figure out what they were feeling, and name their emotional state (using strictly his inside voice).
A study involving 900 students in 6 countries found that a short programme of empathy lessons led to measurable, positive changes in their conduct, emotional awareness and curiosity about different cultures.
An analysis of a short programme teaching empathy in schools has found it had a positive impact on students’ behaviour and increased their emotional literacy within 10 weeks.
The findings come from an evaluation of the 'Empathy Programme': a term-long course developed by the UK-based Empathy Studios. The research was conducted with support from academics at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.
Bio: Teri McGovern-Nintzel is a vagal toning and empathy circle facilitator, writer, poet, and intuitive composer who creates spaces that support connection, resilience, and embodied presence. (Website) (Facebook)
Topic:The Synergy of Empathy Circles and Vagal Toning
Abstract: Empathy circles offer a predictable, supportive structure that helps our nervous systems relax into a shared intention for connection. This strengthens the social engagement system and builds resilience in returning to collaboration after stress. Vagal toning practices further support this capacity, helping participants shift into presence and out of defensive states.
Bio: I’m a psychologist, meditation teacher, and former lawyer dedicated to helping people feel more connected — to themselves, to their partners, and to something deeper. (Website) (LinkedIn)
Topic: Empathy Circles as a Core Intervention in Couples Therapy Abstract: Empathy circles in couples therapy teach partners to listen deeply, reflect accurately, and understand the underlying emotions and intentions behind each other’s experiences. This structured practice fosters emotional safety, clearer communication, and stronger connection, helping couples move beyond reactive patterns toward more conscious and compassionate relating. When integrated into daily life, it not only improves relationship stability and satisfaction but also creates a healthier emotional environment that positively shapes children’s development.
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