In this dialogue, CCARE’s founder and director, Dr. James Doty, asks Emma Seppala, PhD about her life’s work and what role compassion may have played. This event is an hour-long dialogue followed by questions from the audience. Emma Seppala…

Simulation theory of empathy is a theory that holds that humans anticipate and make sense of the behavior of others by activating mental processes that, if carried into action, would produce similar behavior. This includes intentional behavior as well …

The state of having anxiety is often looked at as a disorder in the medical field. However, what if people suffering from anxiety are simply more connected to the suffering that exists in themselves and the world?A study from a few years ago reached th…

During the past decade, Jeffrey Berman has published widely on the pedagogy of personal writing. In Diaries to an English Professor (1994), he explored the ways in which undergraduate students can use psychoanalytic diaries to deal with conflicted issu…

Desiree Rilley, a kindergarten teacher at Hanover Elementary School in Meriden, reads to her class a book about a badger that bullies a raccoon. It uses shelter animals, or Muttigrees, to teach kids skills like empathy and resiliency. Researc…