“I notice that people are intrigued by the notion of nonviolence but do not want to seem weak.Empathy is another subject that seems to be more easily embraced by women. Is empathy actually ‘tough?” How can we talk to men or people who don’t want to be …

But there are also some kids, like me, who actually had maybe a bit too much empathy, and needed to be told their feelings were just as important as everybody else’s. Refer to my mother for early stories of my sensitivity: when Billie Piper and D…

Van der Ryn advocates for a movement towards “empathic design,” in which a designer not only works in concert with nature, but with an understanding of and empathy for the end user and for ones self. He stresses the need for all three connections in o…

The human brain is hard-wired for empathy; in situations like this, we understand why. Helping those who suffer diminishes both their pain, and ours, preserving our fellow humans, ourselves and our species. It was an odd feeling — walking into M…