It’s comforting to know popular philosopher and empathy expert Roman Krznaric is not, in his own words, “some sort of empathy superhero”.“I’m struggling the same way as anybody else to try to see the world through others&r…

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Do you treat yourself gently? Do you acknowledge the sources of distress in your life? Learn self-compassion and begin to heal. This article is the third in a series that aims to look at the concept and development of self-compassion. We&rsq…

“Our findings suggest that rats can behave prosocially and that helper rats may be motivated by empathy-like feelings towards their distressed cage mate,” Nobuya Sato, lead author of a study, said in a statement.”This modulation of learning by pri…