After yesterday’s robust discussion (a hearty thank you to all that participated), I started thinking about empathy. As I pointed out in my comments, empathy was a close runner up to the ability to communicate effectively for what I believe is th…

When the going gets tough, parenting with empathy can be the hardest task we face. Especially if you were raised in a household where frustration, yelling, or any amount of physical or emotional violence was a way of life.These days, there is a lot of …

Sympathy and empathy are all too often confused. Daniela Papi describes her trajectory from sympathetic volunteer to empathetic changemaker.   That’s when we started to get serious about understanding how to facilitate long-term change. We s…

Why one man thinks this simple practice could solve some of America’s top problems.The polarized sides of these disputes have seemingly created a stagnant no man’s land, where any amount of compromise is viewed as total defeat. So what&rsqu…