I’ve spent a lifetime exploring how empathy works, how it goes awry, and how we can create a ground for self-care and self-empathy in our everyday lives. Here’s how I define empathy:Empathy is a social and emotional skill that helps you fee…

Rats save their fellow drowning rats instead of eating See it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion

A student recently asked me: What is the opposite of bullying? I answered: empathy. The strength of empathy and the weakness of bullying are mutually exclusive actions. There is neuroscience truth to the adage “walk a mile in my shoes”.&nbs…

Presidential exit polls indicate that a majority of voters thought the economy was the most important issue and that Mitt Romney would be best able to handle the economy and the federal budget deficit. Yet a majority of these same voters elected Presid…