by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 25, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, #HealingFromOurMixups, Culture of Empathy, Empathy, Empathy Circles
Imagine a meeting in which you always feel heard and able to listen fully. No need to fight for airtime or defend yourself against attack. Maybe you already know (and like) the others. Maybe you don’t. Maybe the topic is controversial (e.g., family conflict,...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 17, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, #HealingFromOurMixups, Empathy, Uncategorized
Empathy sometimes gets a bad rap. A few years ago, Paul Bloom wrote a book Against Empathy. There’s a new one coming out called The Dark Sides of Empathy by Fritz Breithaupt recently featured on NPR.org. In both cases, the authors argue that empathy can be...