Helen Weng, like thousands of other Madison residents, is reaching the end of that long crawl toward a Ph.D. Unlike many of the University of Wisconsin’s underpaid grad students, Weng already has had a taste of the limelight that is usually reser…

Robin Grille is an “empathy farmer”, father, a psychologist in private practice with twenty years’ experience, and a parenting educator. His articles on parenting and child development have been widely published in Australia and overseas.Robin’s first …

New research suggests that understanding the emotional state of others is something that can be learned and practiced. Schools could one day add “empathy education” to their curriculum. New research suggests that understanding the emot…

One of the greatest challenges of leading an empathetic life is trying to step into the shoes of people who we consider to be ‘enemies’ or whose views and values are very different from our own. If you’re on the receiving end of a rac…