Empathy &

The desire and necessity for connection is at the heart of the empathic relationship, but not all relationships are the same.
In this episode we discuss the forms and characteristics of empathic relationships.

We continue to discuss Growth vs Fixed mindset and specifically drill down into the temptation of certainty.
On our way we will talk about validation, synchronicities, and how we can balance these things as an empath.

For a long long time the conventional wisdom in the scientific community was that, at some point in maturity, human adults were unable to generate new neurons and/or neural pathways. This is not the case!

Part 5 of the Mindful Empath series. We will continue on our journey of discovery on the intersection between mindfulness and the empathic imperative. This week we will be digging into the Growth Mindset and how it can help redefine how we learn from our emotions and experiences.

What does it mean to have "beginner's mind" and how does that inform a discipline of mindfulness?
We will discuss this concept and how we can find it in some sources you might not expect!

In this episode we are going to talk a bit more about the call to adventure…and how curiosity is its bedrock. We will do so with the help of some friends. Well…. heroes of my own, to be more specific. Edison, Emerson, Angelou, Kerouac, O’Keeffe, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

I'm baaaaaack....with a lovely Malbec and some updates!

Join me for an unscripted and unedited 15 minutes on the hard work of raising the collective energy around us... 

Welcome to the New Year!!
I initially had intended for this episode to be a review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker...but as I was reading and researching I felt that a discussion surrounding The Hero's Journey was more appropriate. In this episode I discuss the hallmark stages of the Journey by using three well known stories. This is an introduction to a 3 part series on using The Hero's Journey as a device for self exploration.

Enjoy!

This is the final episode of 2019! Today we finish up our 4 week series on Advent. In this conclusion we wrap everything together with emergence. In emergence we find a framework of evolution and change that helps us understand what this time of the year is all about. And, as always, we discuss how empathy can be a powerful catalyst for this emergence. 

"The power of empathy is not just evident in a changed and more noble interior life…it is in the revolution of love and care that will inevitably emerge from it."

This is our 3rd of a 4 week discussion on Advent and change. We talk about Spiritual Bypassing and how it affects our ability to function in a healthy manner and experience true joy. 

This is our 2nd of a 4 week discussion on Advent and change. We talk winter solstice, spiral dynamics, and understanding faith as a verb. Enjoy! 

What better time to talk about gratitude then Thanksgiving week!  In this episode we talk about some of the benefits of living a life of gratitude and how to cultivate it in your own life.

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HeartCraft is an exploration of empathy through the arts. In every episode we will use music, poetry, prose, or audio drama to uncover deeper truths about empathy and connection. In this first episode I share a cover of the Brandi Carlile song, If There Was No You.

when I see myself I’m seeing you too
as long as I remember and I'm feeling like I knew
that my jokes aren't funny the truth isn't true
if there was no you
if you were my boat in the deep blue sea
I probably sink you down
I know I should have thanked you for carrying me
but for you I will happily drown

All along your way the darkest night the longest day
I know what to say to make you laugh
and nothing you could do
could make me turn my back on you
when you're looking for a
fight I'm your man
when you need a friend
you got my hand

And what I really mean what I'm trying hard to say
is that I'm counting on you and you got me too
my secrets aren't safe I'm singing out of tune
if there was no you
if there was no you

All along your way darkest night the longest day
I know what to say to make you laugh
and nothing you could do
could make me turn my back on you
when you're looking for a
fight I'm your man
when you need a friend
you got my hand
when you need a friend
you got my hand you got my hand

Friendship is the proving ground of love. It is in these relationships where we spend an inordinate amount of time practicing our empathic skills and honest vulnerability. Join me for a quick episode of Empathy Alphabet to discuss!!

In this episode of Empathy Alphabet we discuss the power of loving friends!

Empathy is not just a way to relate to people, but a form and avenue to knowledge. It is IMPOSSIBLE to fully commit yourself to a life of empathy and not be changed by what you learn. In this episode we discuss this with the help of work of Harper Lee and the words of Socrates. 

This is a new type of Empathy & episode...every once in a while I plan on sharing poems, songs, excerpts from books and authors that have been instrumental in my knowledge of empathy and spirit. I hope you enjoy this brief riff on an author whom I adore.

Empathy & offers up a new type of episode for your morning commute! Grab your coffee or tea and get on your way with the help from a meditation and mantra on the theme of Moving Forward. The fear and anxiety that we all face in the changing landscape of the road ahead can seem scary, but if we move forward in confidence, and towards wholeness and empathy, we will find the journey is worth it.
I hope you enjoy this short meditation and mantra to start your day.

Peace!

What does it mean to encourage someone? How might our empathic superpower help us to do so? Join me for a quick episode of Empathy Alphabet to find out!

In this episode I discuss how living a life of intention, rather than expectation, will help us come to a place where we might suffer less and empathize more and how we can cultivate healthy attachments with ourselves and others…along the way we will discuss how our egos are connected to expectations and how that might hinder our ability to connect with those around us.

Detachment, or non-attachment, is a way of looking at life that allows us to minimize our suffering. In this episode I talk about the 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism and how learning about non-attachment has helped me in my endeavor to live more empathically.

It's been a while since we checked in on Empathy Alphabet!! Today we finally get around to C. C is for Connection. We talk about how we can consider ourselves, our family, our neighbors, and even people we've never met all around the world with a Lovingkindness meditation. You might even get a sneak peek at what's coming up in the next episode of Empathy &!

 This week we consider the science of listening and how we can harness the immense power of our brains to assist in engaging each other in empathy. How is it that we are so easily distracted during conversations, and what are some mindful techniques to slow ourselves down.