A counterintuitive findings from a new study show that the part of the brain that is associated with empathizing with the pain of others is activated more strongly by watching the suffering of hateful people as opposed to likable people. While on…

Groundbreaking study reveals why some doctors stop caring about their patients. A COMPASSION CRISIS?One person watching Tony Fernando’s compassion research with interest is Kiwi anaesthesiologist Robin Youngson, co-founder of Hearts in Healt…

Does your partner often get mad at you for not realizing when he/she is sad, excited, angry, annoyed, hungry, horny, or recently got a haircut? Then you, my friend, might have a low emotional intelligence. You may  have seen the emotion…

Empathy is the ability to identify and understand another’s situation, feelings, and motives. Find out why this is so important in the workplace. While empathy is a right brain activity, it is far from being a touchy-feely topic. At its core, emp…

Do friends and family feed off your caring nature leaving you feeling worn out and spent? If you’re suffering from compassion fatigue, the first step towards healing is awareness. Compassion fatigue Q&ASuzanne Mackay is a narrative thera…

More than a few of those students will suffer homesickness, which can turn into depression, low motivation, insomnia, stomach aches and loneliness — and their dropout rates are three times higher than non-homesick students, according to one 1993 study…