One of the most important parts of developing one’s competence in empathetic relationships and communication is the ability to maintain a separation between yourself and the person or persons you are empathizing with. This distinction must be preserved even as you are trying to understand how that person is feeling from their perspective. This separationContinueContinue reading “Empathy & the Self-Other Distinction”
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The Difference between Empathy, Compassion, and Sympathy
Sometimes, in the empathy workshops I facilitate, people fear that learning about empathy means they’ll spend the workshop talking about their emotions. Others believe that empathy isn’t appropriate or accepted for their workplace or lifestyle. “We don’t have time to talk about feelings, we have a job a to do!” That perception reflects a misunderstandingContinueContinue reading “The Difference between Empathy, Compassion, and Sympathy”
The Empathy Classroom 