The advantage of neuroscience is being able to look under the hood and see the mechanisms that actually create the thoughts and the behaviors that create and perpetuate conflict. Seems like it ought to be useful. That’s the question that I’m asking mys…
Daily Archives: 10/08/2012
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Jason Marsh is editor in chief of Greater Good magazine and website at U.C. Berkeley. Jason is a graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and a co-editor of, The Compassionate Instinct. How to Build a Culture of Empathy? First, …
Dee Reynolds is professor of French at the University of Manchester. She is editor/author of, among other books, Kinesthetic Empathy in Creative and Cultural Practices. A key interdisciplinary concept in our understanding of social interaction across c…
Kim, Sarah and Elle discuss promoting empathy, reflection, safety, and compassion in relationships between adults and the infants and toddlers in their care. Elle works as a life and business coach and has over 10 years experiencein the field of…
1. How do you all think restorative justice helps build empathy? Do you have a story of when you saw it or felt it?2. When you are sitting in a restorative justice process how do you know when empathy is happening?3. What ways do you work to build empa…
How do conflict resolution professionals describe empathy? What are the connections between empathy and healing conflict? How do coaches and mediators build empathy for their clients and themselves? How do forgiveness and empathy connect? These eloquen…
People talk quite a lot about empathy as an important quality of modern leaders. There are blogs and sites vaunting its beneficial powers (See below for a good list of resources). The issue is that empathy is not a natural skill. It takes time to devel…
For a number of reasons, showing empathy is problematic for people with borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, or both. Those with BPD are so caught up in their own emotional tornados that your concerns get lost in the chao…
Don’t expect them to listen, validate, or support you. The narcissist lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others. Lack of empathy is one of the most striking features of people with narcissistic pe…
If you know about compassionate communication, you’re likely familiar with the ways that being mindful of each other, asking questions, and actively searching for ways to implement authentic connections can improve your life. Perhaps you celebrat…