Ep. 36: Empathy

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

English - September 17, 2018 16:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 35: Developing Intimacy and Autonomy

Next Episode: Ep. 37: Become Kinder and More Compassionate

Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue their discussion of Intimacy by focusing on building empathy, which allows us to tune into and understand other people.

Timestamps:

0:30: Why do we need to be empathic in order to be intimate?

1:50: Where does empathy come from biologically?

5:15: Summary of the three ways we can show empathy.

5:50: Is empathy a trait that can be developed?

8:15: Sustaining your attention to other people.

10:35: Letting yourself be truly affected by another person.

12:30: Empathic joining vs. problem solving.

13:55: Having empathy for perspectives very different from your own.

18:45: Ways to have empathy in the moment.

20:00: Feeling felt.

21:20: Using empathy responsibly.

22:00: Empathic imagination.

24:15: How to avoid playing the psychologist.

26:00: Being aware of true intentions.

27:40: Managing tone and using empathy to communicate.

30:25: Finding me and we through empathy.