from the video interview:   Edwin: I’m looking at How do we build a culture of empathy and compassion in the largest sence? It seems that looking at how do we have empathy and compassion for animals is a part of that. Do you have thoughts ab…

As we kick-off a global competition on “activating empathy in schools,” we thought it might help to start with a few stories that showcase what we mean.   These are by no means meant to be prescriptive: there’s a vast array of st…

 Ashoka Changemakers® is launching a global competition today titled: Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters. More than $70,000 in cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded to the best ideas, programs, and learning models…

Just inside the entrance to Pasqua Hospital, colourful panels adorn the walls; gold, silver and bronze casts of hands reach out towards the room. On Tuesday evening, those hands were stretched towards those who were there to celebrate the unveiling of …

In these one minute videos, Rick Hanson speaks personally about each of the 52 practices that appear in this book – Just One Thing.   This one minute video is on how to have compassion for yourself.   The practices — simple actions inside y…

I’m happy to have Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W., a Harvard Medical School-affiliated psychotherapist specializing in eating issues, and author of The Self-Compassion Diet: A Step-by-Step Program to Lose Weight with Loving-Kindness back as my gues…

Want to know what it’s like to shuffle around the grocery store like achy old folks do? Just in case that sounds like fun, researchers at MIT’s Agelab have created a jumpsuit that brings the experience to life for the young, able-bodied masses. The Age…

I would like to commence this introduction to Jacob Arlow’s paper on “Empathy” by picking-up on his description of the nature of empathy.Empathy is a mode of operation that attempts to capture the patients inner life and requires the …

Hillside Elementary School adopts “Walk in My Shoes” program to teach students to support and empathize with their peers who have learning challenges.   It is a truth universally acknowledged that elementary schools can teach kids to sound out wo…

The ability to empathize correctly creates deep bonds and friendships like few other conversation skills can.    How to Empathize Correctly Empathizing is about reading between the lines of the conversation. It’s realizing they’re…