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...
by Jackie Acho | Mar 26, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, Caring, Parenting
I love this picture! That’s what it looks like to bring home and work together. A professor holding a baby so a dad/student can take notes at Morehouse College. If you’re a working/studying parent, you know the feeling when your childcare plan falls through. And it’s...
by Jackie Acho | Mar 10, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, Fathers, Parenting
Andy Cohen is teaching us something in honestly sharing the pain he’s endured coming out…as a parent. The online community has judged and shamed him for everything from putting a couple of small pillows in the crib, to posing for the cover of People (as a...
by Jackie Acho | Feb 6, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, #HealingFromOurMixups, #LeanIn, #WorkHomeSex, Gates Foundation, Hands-On Parenting, Parental Leave, Parenting, Women in Leadership, Work Family Balance
You may be thinking a year of parental leave was crazy in the first place, and 6 months is incredibly generous. That would make you…American. Sadly, the struggle of leaving babies too soon is one thing most American adults have in common. Six-month old babies...
by Jackie Acho | Jan 12, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, feminism, Feminist revolution, Uncategorized, Work Family Balance
Thanks to WKYC’s Live On Lakeside, Hollie Strano, and Alexa Lee for a terrific, succinct television interview summarizing the book. Check it out here! #KeepingItSimple
