“The historian has helped world religions unite behind a single principle. But can a worldwide charter for compassion become more than just a nice idea?   Heidi Bruce: One of the things that YES! Magazine covers is how to better bridge divides bet…

A new study shows that having a few positive experiences with strangers from another group can trigger empathetic brain responses towards members of this unfamiliar outside group.Looking back on 2015, the most disturbing trends in the news for me were:…

 I’ve been developing an Empathy Circle process that is based on the empathic listening work of Carl Rogers. I’ve held hundreds of these small group empathic conversations that are the best process I’ve found for nurturing and practicing empathy. …

Feeling socially connected is good for you, both physically and mentally, but in a paradox, it may also make you less empathetic to the plight of others.While Waytz doesn’t suggest people should limit their feelings of genuine connectedness, he does th…