If you’re a naturally kind and empathetic person, is it just your personality? Or is it actually in your DNA?   “The oxytocin receptor gene in particular has become of great interest because a select number of studies suggest that it is related t…

Ever wonder where the parents of the school bully went wrong? Ingrain Empathy to Prevent BullyingBullies are sadly lacking in empathy; this is obvious to the layman, to other children, even. Parents can’t teach empathy by lecturing about it. They…

Are we really safer when we put those who harm others behind bars and forget about them? Explore turning our prisons into houses of healing and creating connections that lead to greater safety for our communities. Kathleen holds a vision for a pea…

Perhaps one of the most defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy – the ability to put ourselves in others’ shoes. A new University of Virginia study strongly suggests that we are hardwired to empathize because we closely associat…