The Interactive Focusing Process is a forward moving edge of Focusing, incorporating Focusing into the building of relationships.
Through the Interactive Focusing Process, we are able to develop empathy and compassion as well as self-empathy and self-compassion. We finally have a “how to” teach empathy and compassion using the Interactive Focusing Process.
5 WAYS TO DEEPEN YOUR COMPASSION1. Find common ground. Look for similarities, rather than differences when it comes to challenging relationships. This automatically calms your nervous system and assists with feelings of contentment.2. Listen. Often whe…
Recent events make all of us wonder how people, especially young people, develop legitimate concern for others. Empathy is essential for a healthy society. Empathy — the ability to understand and care about how other people feel, a fundamen…
Scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands demonstrated that pigs empathise with others that they share a pen withThe researchers trained some pigs to anticipate a reward or punishmentThey found untrained pigs shared the stress an…
But the public cry for more humanistic and compassionate care is lost when admissions committees emphasize test-taking skills at the expense of assessing an applicant’s humanity and empathy.A recent study indicates that incoming medical students vary o…
