Self-Empathy Is Required to Empathize With Others
Creating a receptive space to help you empathize without projecting.
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A Gesture of Kindness
The way of healing and homecoming begins with "a gesture of kindness"
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Janice Dean: 'Make Your Own Sunshine' -- what I've learned about kindness and goodwill in a tough time
We found out in this pandemic that kindness is also contagious
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The Positive Psychology of Kindness
Random kindness is purposeful.
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On the Trail of Kindness
Two new books on empathy explore both its drivers and the reasons it’s on the decline.
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The Importance of Helping Others
Think back to the last time you helped someone, whether it was holding the door open for a classmate or raking your elderly neighbor’s leaves. While you were doing it and afterward, how did you feel?
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Two Forms of Compassion
What is compassion but drifting in the immensity of life with an open heart? We bump into and pass by so many torn and budding lives along the way.
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Are We Killing Ourselves With Kindness?
Sometimes you need to say “no” to others and “yes” to yourself.
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Human Kindness
Deep down, most people are pretty decent
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Can People Learn to Be More Compassionate?
Scientists knew very little about whether compassion could be cultivated or taught, until recently.
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