This is the winning entry for the Student category of The Fetzer Institute — Sustained Dialogue Empathy Essay Contest.Of late, I have experienced a certain recurring sensation, one of dissonance, vulnerability and courage. I am not sure what it i…

Can something as simple as watching movies—and empathizing with fictional characters—help generate more compassion and understanding in the real world?But can something as simple as watching movies—and empathizing with fictional chara…

But first, before I dig my shovel into the moist soil of this delightful, depressing and bedeviling topic “the two types of compassion,” let me define terms.Here are two somewhat different descriptions of ‘Compassion rightly felt and deployed&rsq…

New research reveals that empathy is far from “soft,” and it plays a surprising role in predicting kids’ happiness and success. “What do kids really need to be happy and successful?”Hundreds of parents have asked me the question, and my response s…