Episode 4: Exercising Empathy During Seasons of Grief

In this episode; Mandy talks about how to actively practice empathy. She discusses the steps of empathy that Dr. Brené Brown uses in her research how building our empathy muscles could foster connection with our loved ones when they experience grief. We also learn about some common empathy misses and how to repair and reconnect when we screw empathy up (because we will). 

 

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Episode 4 Practices:

1. Check out this short video from Brené Brown about the difference between sympathy & empathy 

2. Consider the steps of empathy she discusses & think about which step you’d like to improve on (for example - how could you build your perspective-taking muscle?)

 

Resources:

Brené Brown Atlas of the Heart book 

 

Empathy Misses download 

 

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