Student field trips to live theater productions can lead to greater tolerance and empathy as well as increased vocabulary and enhanced knowledge of the plot, according to new research by the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform…Two y…

Last week’s widely read and wildly simplistic New York Times article by David Brooks, The Limits of Empathy, dismissed empathy as “a delicious moral emotion” that does not lead us to moral action. Judging by the large and overwhelming…

A well done video on Yawning, also about how it relates to empathy.      Contagious Yawning: Why We Do It, What It Shows About Us (VIDEO) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/contagious-yawning-why_n_1515899.html ;One’s tendency…

Self-compassion has been described as being kind to oneself, especially during suffering, realizing that pain is universal, and the ability to face pain without drama.It is separate from self-esteem, even though they have a lot in common. How…