by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | May 26, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Empathy
This past weekend, I had the blessing of speaking to graduating students from this special place. Here is what I offered… (intro at 35:51, speech at 36:56). The remarks received a standing ovation, which is apparently not usual. Most special is that it was...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | May 2, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #LifeOverCancer, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Empathy, Empathy in Medicine, Ovarian Cancer
I’m no champion, but I do like chess, ever since Uncle Jack taught me to play as a kid. It’s a strategic game, in which you can think your way out of a fix, picture several moves ahead, and revel in beating a worthy opponent. Lately, it’s been helping me to think of...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 24, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #EmpathyStartsAtHome, Empathy
A wonderful conversation with Minter Dial about my book Currency of Empathy: The Secret to Thriving in Business and Life among other topics viewed through the window of empathy, including leadership, work/life integration, emotional triggers…and cancer. #Empathy...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 20, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #EmpathyStartsAtHome, Cancer, Empathy
John, Sophie, Grant, and Jackie; May 2021 Home is where the heart is…held safely, lovingly, and earnestly. Home is where empathy and love flow. One month from today, I will be Home for the first time in 6 months. I dreamed of returning fully well, triumphant,...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 15, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Cancer, Empathy, Integration, Trauma
John and Jackie at Kadikoy Market Integrating life experiences can be tricky. People come and go. Locations change. We grow up and out of certain mindsets. We move on from relationships, sometimes necessarily. Perhaps one of the hardest things of all is to...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Mar 20, 2022 | Cancer, Caring, Currency of Empathy, Empathy, Empathy for Self, Empathy with Our Bodies, Fun, Healing, Healing from Cancer
Sharon and Jackie enjoying Istanbul, March 2022 While living in Istanbul, I’m learning Turkish. It’s not an easy language to pick up, but it’s a fun, rhythmic, and poetic language to practice. It’s also succinct. A few words say a lot. People appreciate that I try and...