The aim of my research is to show, in a scientific way, that empathy and compassion in healthcare are directly related to a patient’s ability and willingness to look after themselves.”
Inkrot will be using a questionnaire to measure the amount of empathy patients feel they have received during their consultation, and how that has helped them achieve self-care.
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When we launched StartEmpathy.org at the beginning of last month, we asked you and your fellow readers to contribute some of your favorite empathy-building books and movies. We’ve boiled your suggestions and our favorites down to this list of fiv…
First we feel it, then we think it One example that links humans to other primates is de Waal’s “emotion first theory”. Although we often focus on the face, our entire bodies convey emotion. In fact, we trust postures more than facial…
Empathy is like water, it flows and takes any shape. The opposite of empathy is like cold hard ice. In the dance we begin with self-empathy, by feeling into ourselves, melting the stress points, finding out what is going on in our bodies. We get…
Following are some of Dr. Borba’s tips for how to flip the focus and cultivate kindness.When your children walk out the door, remind them to do one or two kind things each day.Show that you value kindness. Do not just ask, “What you get on …
