Does Brené Brown's Empathy Example Explain Why Everybody's Talking and No One Is Listening?
We can learn to be more empathetic and build stronger heart connections
Empathy is central to our ability to build heart connections. The first obstacle many people face is assuming everyone thinks and feels similar to them. When we view others through our own filter, we immediately disregard their individuality.
Brené Brown differentiates between empathy and sympathy by saying empathy fuels connection and sympathy drives disconnection.
Sympathy is recognising someone’s feelings in a “that sucks for you” sort of way, but empathy goes beyond this. As Brené Brown says, “Empathy is feeling with people.”
Empathy does not compete, undermine or draw silver linings around difficult situations. There is no toxic positivity with genuine empathy.
“Rarely, if ever does an empathic response begin with at least…” - Brené Brown
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