Category: Empathy
How Curiosity Can Hurt a Relationship
Source: Valerii Honcharuk/Depositphotos The source of your curiosity can either improve a conversation or harm it. The result could impact your relationship over time, either […]
To Raise Empathetic Children, Lead by Example
Source: Robert Barnes, public domain Many parents see the task of parenting as transforming a crying, hungry, wild little child into a civilized being—like them, […]
Empathy for Legal Professionals |
Empathy is a human characteristic with the potential to revolutionize the legal profession. In an era where justice is often synonymous with punishment, the role […]
5 Tips for Empaths to Avoid Emotional Burnout
Hamid Tajik / Unsplash Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a beautiful but complex aspect of human nature. For […]
Thoughts About Free Speech, Anti-Semitism, and Empathy
With the advent of the war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, it has been an interesting time to be a Jewish university professor. […]
You Never Know What Will Make a Difference
Source: sabinewanerp/Pixabay For several years, I worked in the field of suicide prevention. I would hear stories from individuals who had meticulously planned their suicide—the […]
How to Listen With More Empathy
Photo by Eric Mok on Unsplash Cowritten by Sukhman Rekhi and Tchiki Davis. Empathic listening is a type of listening that utilizes a combination of […]
Libraries and Homelessness |
Facing Homelessness Community Event Josephine Ensign Yesterday, at a community homelessness resource and health fair where I was a faculty preceptor for a footcare clinic […]
How Shifting Perspectives Can Solve Homelessness in America
Kevin F. Adler grew up with an uncle who was experiencing homelessness. As an adult, that family connection motivated Adler to start Miracle Messages, a […]
How to Talk With the Other Side
Social media is filled with simplistic slogans. Will you stand with this side? Injustice, intolerance, and inhumanity splash on the news and spill out on […]