Homelessness is solvable. In this special series devoted to widening our circle of empathy for people who often feel marginalized or misunderstood, watch this inspiring episode featuring Mark Horvath, founder of Invisible People.

Mark shares his firsthand experience being unhoused, and highlights how rising rents, broken policies, and public apathy fuel the homelessness crisis and why political activism, public education, and community action are essential to solving it.

Together, they discuss:

• The realities of being unhoused and unseen

• How storytelling can shift public perception

• Concrete steps for ending homelessness at the policy level

• Why empathy is essential for addressing homelessness

• The power of human connection to drive social change

  
  

If you’ve ever wondered how you can help or what role empathy plays in solving social problems, this conversation will leave you informed and inspired.

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01:16 Introduction 

02:35 About Mark Horvath

08:12 Mark’s backstory

14:23 Homelessness 101

18:13 The dark reality of anti-homeless laws

23:08 What is “Mobile Homelessness”?

28:55 Unhoused veterans - how can that be?

32:26 Why LGBTQ+ teens are more likely to face homelessness

40:18 Why many can’t break free from homelessness without support

44:00 The power of “Eviction Prevention”?

47:32 Mark’s personal story of being unhoused

55:47 Actions you can take to help solve the homelessness crisis

01:01:03 Mark Horvath’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com 

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com

✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social

CONNECT WITH MARK

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhorvath/ 

SHOW NOTES

✩ Invisible People http://invisiblepeople.tv 

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Extremist ideologies are a social poison. In this special series devoted to widening our circle of empathy for people who often feel marginalized or misunderstood, watch this powerful episode featuring Arno Michaelis, a former neo-Nazi and author of My Life After Hate.

Once the frontman of a hate metal band, Arno shares how violence nearly destroyed his life. He describes how he walked away from white nationalism and is now committed to helping others abandon extremist ideologies, on the political left and right.

Together, we discuss:

• Why hate must be treated as a public health issue

• Why empathy and forgiveness are keys to breaking cycles of violence

• The road to transformation, redemption and healing

• How our shared humanity can help bridge deep divides

• The power of human connection to drive social change

  
  

If you’ve ever wondered what leads people to hate and violent extremism, and how it’s possible to deradicalize someone, this conversation will leave you informed and inspired.

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01:16 Introduction 

02:57 About Arno Michaelis

05:16 Arno’s backstory

08:52 Becoming a bully in elementary school

12:50 Why (and how) are people drawn to extremist ideologies?

16:35 Arno’s journey of redemption

22:57 Why hate should be considered a public health issue

27:22 What the “old Arno” would say listening to the “new Arno”

29:24 How Arno’s life changed after his daughter was born

36:25 From rock star to rock bottom: Why did Arno walk away from a life of hate?

42:28 How did Arno start to drift away from hate?

47:30 How can parents help prevent hate and violent extremism from taking root?

56:28 The Gift of Our Wounds by Arno Michaelis & Pardeep Singh Kaleka

01:02:34 Arno Michaelis’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com 

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com

✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social

CONNECT WITH ARNO

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnomichaelis/

✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/arnomichaelis/?hl=en

SHOW NOTES

✩ My Life After Hate https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Hate-Michaelis-Arno/dp/0983129096

✩ The Gift of Our Wounds https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Our-Wounds-Supremacist-Forgiveness/dp/1250107547

✩ Refuge, Arno’s film project http://refugemovie.com/

✩ Serve 2 Unite https://www.parents4peace.org/

✩ US Insider Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-g3Z8IWsdU 

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In a special series devoted to empathy in education with leaders and fellows of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL), watch this episode to learn why “racial literacy” is key to fostering belonging and connection in schools.

Jasmine Locke, a School Support Specialist at West View High School in Oregon, shares insights from her doctoral research about educational liberation and putting strategies into practice to center student’s voices. She also describes effective student advocacy, and uplifts self-carer practices to nurture resilience in students.

00:00 Preview

00:56 Introduction 

01:30 About Jasmine Locke

02:56 Jasmine’s backstory

08:05 Jasmine’s reflections on the DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) backlash 

10:57 Grounding practices for nurturing emotional resilience

15:06 What biomimicry teaches us about diversity and collective thriving?

21:33 What is “Educational Liberation”?

25:50 What is “Racial Literacy”?

28:21 Why SEL (social-emotional learning) is more important than ever

31:36 Knowing our history: the first step to collective liberation

34:13 The role of empathy in education

39:21 Has empathy become a buzzword?

43:51 How experiencing empathy at school prepares students to change the world

49:44 Challenges of teaching empathy in a world of ubiquitous media

54:49 Jasmine Locke’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com 

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com

✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social

SHOW NOTES

✩ Transformative Educational leadership https://www.teleadership.org/

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Watch this episode to learn how empathic leadership can help bridge ideological divides in the workplace.

Dr. Nicole Price is the author of Spark The Heart: Engineering Empathy In Your Organization and CEO of Lively Paradox, a professional coaching business that focuses on practicing empathy in leadership. In this episode, she explains how people can learn empathy to bring humanity back into the workforce.

00:00 Introduction

00:21 About Dr. Nicole Price

01:50 Why Nicole believes we need an “Empathy Revolution"

03:42 Two ways to become more empathic

06:08 Practicing cognitive empathy through perspective-taking

07:55 Nicole’s path from an engineer to empathy work

13:45 The importance of empathic leadership

15:20 How to bring empathy into any conversation

17:14 How empathy work has changed Nicole’s life 

20:25 Nicole discusses her new book Spark the Heart

25:15 Dr. Nicole Price’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. NICOLE PRICE

✩ Twitter: @drnicoleprice

✩ Website: https://drnicoleprice.com 

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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Watch this episode to learn why holistic medicine can be as powerful as allopathic medicine.

Dr. Erica Steele is a board-certified naturopathic doctor. Her 20 years of experience in holistic medicine has taught her the importance of truly listening to her patients with empathy. In this episode, she shares the healing power of drugless medicine, why emotions are a big part of illness, and why she is determined to put the human back into the practice of medicine.

00:00 Introduction

00:21 About Dr. Erica Steele

01:48 The difference between: a naturopathic doctor; a Doctor of Natural Medicine; and a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner

04:52 The relationship between holistic and allopathic medicine

07:34 How can people take responsibility for their health?

12:31 Why holistic medicine is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ model

14:28 What led Erica to holistic medicine

18:18 The future of holistic medicine

22:45 Bringing feminine energy and cultural diversity into holistic medicine

24:41 Empathy’s impact on patient outcomes and satisfaction

29:53 The important relationship between emotions and pathology 

32:55 How Erica has developed empathic practices with her patients

38:36 What is "human ascension”?

40:40 Dr. Erica Steele’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. ERICA STEELE

✩ Website: https://www.drericasteele.com/ 

✩ Instagram: @dr_erica_steele

✩ Facebook: @calldrsteele

✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericasteele/ 

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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Watch this episode to learn more about empathy from one of the world’s leading human emotion experts.

Karla McLaren is an award-winning author, researcher, empathy expert, and founder of Emotion Dynamics and the Empathy Academy. In this episode, she walks us through her Six Essential Aspects of Empathy. She also describes why she has empathy for those who are often in “empathy exile” - including men, people on the Autism spectrum, narcissists, and even psychopaths.

00:00 Introduction

00:21 About Karla McLaren

03:06 What’s the history of the word empathy?

06:24 The “broccoli-Goldfish study” and early reasoning about desire

10:08 How Karla frames empathy

12:28 Empathizing with folk in “empathy exile”

21:00 Karla’s opinion about those who are "against empathy"

23:03 Karla's "Six Essential Aspects of Empathy"

31:00 About Emotion Dynamics and the Empathy Academy

34:46 Why shame is a precursor to empathy

38:49 Is empathy a necessary skill for leadership?

41:56 Karla McLaren’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH KARLA MCLAREN

✩ Website: https://karlamclaren.com  

✩ Empathy Academy Website: https://empathyacademy.org  

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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Watch this episode to be inspired by a social entrepreneur who is dedicating her life to empowering women.

Jennifer Lonergan is the Founder and Executive Director of Artistri Sud, a non-profit organization that provides micro-entrepreneurship and leadership training to women in low-income countries with the goal of empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and effect social change. In this episode, Jennifer reflects on her professional journey, from museum curator to social impact work. She also describes the benefits of doing work on purpose and offers insight into how others can do the same.

00:00 Introduction

00:21 About Jennifer Lonergan

01:47 Artistri Sud’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

05:08 Jennifer shares an impact story from Artistri Sud

12:30 How Jennifer addresses concerns about "white saviorism"

17:53 An excerpt about Jennifer from Anita's book Purposeful Empathy

21:44 Jennifer reflects on her professional journey

22:26 Jennifer’s message to others trying to find their purpose

27:05 The role of empathy in taking action

28:15 Artistri Sud’s new direction

32:26 Jennifer Lonergan’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH JENNIFER LONERGAN

✩ Website: http://www.artistrisud.org/ 

✩TED Talk: https://youtu.be/DbtfYNKYing 

✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lonergan-phd-058aaa15/ 

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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Watch this episode to hear how purpose turned a pack-a-day smoker into an ultra distance running champion.

Ray Zahab is the Founder of impossible2Possible, a non-profit organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, inclusion and participation in expeditions. In this episode, he shares how he turned his life around at the age of 30, and how his expeditions prepared him mentally to conquer cancer.

00:00 Introduction

00:21 About Ray Zahab

01:47 An excerpt about Ray from Anita's book Purposeful Empathy

05:47 Ray reflects and describes how he radically changed his lifestyle

07:40 Ray’s message to people who want a more fulfilling life

09:52 Ray’s experience with cancer and cancer treatments

14:32 How Ray’s expeditions have taught him resilience

17:43 Ray’s organization impossible2Possible

21:24 About Kapik1 - an expedition and coffee company

24:46 What motivates Ray to go on extreme expeditions?

26:32 How empathy plays a role in Ray’s work and life

29:50 Ray Zahab’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH RAY ZAHAB

✩ Website: https://www.rayzahab.com/about/ 

✩ KAPIK1 Website: https://kapik1.com/ 

✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-zahab-974a5429/ 

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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Watch this episode to learn how a social impact leader is leveraging technology to combat sexual violence across the world. ElsaMarie D’Silva is the Founder of the Red Dot Foundation and creator of SafeCity, a technology platform that crowdsources personal experiences of sexual violence and abuse in public and private spaces globally. She also describes how people in power can raise awareness about sexual violence, and what it means to work with purpose. In this episode, Anita also reads an excerpt from her book, featuring a story about Elsa. 00:00 Introduction 00:21 About ElsaMarie D'Silva 02:20 Anita reads an excerpt about Elsa from her book Purposeful Empathy 05:27 Elsa reflects on her work’s original mission 06:43 The role empathy has played in Elsa’s life and work 07:31 How allies can use their privilege and relative power to address sexual violence 08:45 How #MeToo intersects with SafeCity 12:21 How Elsa practices self-empathy 14:03 Elsa’s thoughts about working with purpose 16:39 The technology behind SafeCity 19:15 How people and corporations can use SafeCity 21:36 Empathy’s place in solving global issues 22:47 ElsaMarie D’Silva’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH ELSAMARIE D’SILVA ✩ Twitter: @elsamariedsilva, @TheSafeCityApp ✩ Instagram: @elsamarie_ds @TheSafeCityApp ✩ Facebook: @elsa.dsilva @Safecity.in ✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elsadsilva/ / https://www.linkedin.com/company/safecity/ CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy... ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy... ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy... Video edited by David Tsvariani

Watch this episode to hear why a former Microsoft executive left his job to become a social entrepreneur. John Wood is the CEO and founder of U-Go, a non-profit organization that helps young women in low-income countries pursue higher education. He is also the founder of Room to Read, an award-winning NGO that has served over 23 million children in 43,000 communities in 20 low-income countries. In this episode, he shares his journey as a “corporate refugee” and describes the importance of purpose - both in our personal lives and within our organizations. In this episode, Anita also reads an excerpt from her book, featuring a story about John. 00:00 Introduction 00:21 About John Wood 02:38 What is U-Go? 04:51 Impact stories from U-Go 05:31 John’s lessons as an entrepreneur turned social entrepreneur 08:54 An excerpt about John from Anita's book Purposeful Empathy 14:14 Why John left Room to Read to found U-Go 18:52 The business case for leading with purpose 24:21 How purpose can improve our personal lives 31:04 Empathy’s role in John’s life and work 33:43 John Wood’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH JOHN WOOD ✩ U-Go Website: https://ugouniversity.org/ ✩ Room to Read Website: https://www.roomtoread.org/ ✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwoodrtr/ ✩ Purpose, Incorporated on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/PurposeIncorporated CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter   / anitanowak21   ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy... ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy... ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy... Video edited by David Tsvariani

Watch this episode to learn how happiness creates a mindset for success - from the inside out.

Beth Wuller is Founder and Chief Intention Officer of Neugroove, a platform that invites others to celebrate new ways of thinking, living, and being. In this episode, she discusses the importance of work-life balance, the contagion of our emotions, and the benefits we can reap from prioritizing happiness in our lives. She also describes why she wrote a children's book called Making Friends with Feelings.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Beth Wuller

01:53 What is a happiness mindset?

04:27 The power of intentionality for healing mental illness

08:13 What does coaching for happiness look like?

10:38 Why leisure time is so important

12:40 The benefits of prioritizing happiness

13:55 Putting a happiness mindset into practice

18:43 Beth describes the dream she has for Neugroove

20:53 What is an "Emotion Wheel" and how is it used?

23:50 Beth discussed her children’s book, Making Friends with Feelings

27:32 Beth Wuller’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH BETH WULLER

✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-wuller-7652855/

✩Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Neugroove 

✩Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neugroove/ 

✩ Neugroove Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neugroove/ 

✩ Website: https://www.makingfriendswithfeelings.com/ 

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

Video edited by David Tsvariani

Watch this episode to learn about the Inner Development Goals and their role in promoting human connection. 

Daniel Hires is the Director of Partnerships & Communications for the Inner Development Goals, a non-profit organization founded by Ekskäret Foundation to make research and knowledge about inner development accessible. In this episode, he discusses the importance of focusing on connection over consumption, “calling in” over “calling out,” and the important role empathy plays in our inner ecology.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Daniel Hires

01:45 Daniel’s TED Talk about consumption versus connection

04:46 Major turning points which have led Daniel to his work

07:07 The practice of code-switching to communicate across boundaries

08:24 What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

11:36 What are the Inner Development Goals (IDGs)?

17:11 The mission of the IDGs

20:45 How Daniel intentionally practices the IDGs

23:50 Broad impacts of the IDGs

27:02 The difference between “calling in" vs "calling out"

28:29 Empathy as one of the 23 skills and qualities of the IDGs

32:56 What is our "inner ecology" and why is it important?

35:33 Daniel Hires’ Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DANIEL HIRES

✩Website: https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ 

✩IDG Summit Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6-zeAAFSXQ 

✩Charles Eisenstein’s The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible: https://tinyurl.com/TheMoreBeautifulWorld 

✩ Daniel Christian Wahl’s Designing Regenerative Cultures: https://tinyurl.com/RegenerativeCultures 

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

Video edited by David Tsvariani

Watch this episode to hear a children’s book author discuss the importance of being present with our children at story-time.

Andrew Newman is an award-winning author and founder of ConsciousStories.com, a series of bedtime stories crafted to support the parent-child connection in the last 20 minutes of the day. In this episode, Andrew discusses the importance of engaging in restorative practices with our kids to foster connection and empathy. He also walks us through a "snuggle breathing" meditation and reads from his book, The Little Brain People.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Andrew Newman

04:00 Why do the last 20 minutes of the day matter?

07:28 Andrew’s "Snuggle Breathing Meditation"

12:25 Andrew reads The Little Brain People

16:47 Children’s reactions to his book

20:04 The connection between empathy and story-time

24:00 The importance of staying present while reading and having conversations

25:43 Andrew asks Anita: How does story-time affect empathy?

30:57 The helpfulness of recognizing childrens’ emotions 

32:53 The benefits of "conscious discipline"

35:26 The connection between creativity and healing

40:24 Andrew Newman’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANDREW NEWMAN

✩Website: www.consciousstories.com 

✩Professional Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/consciousbedtimestories/ 

✩Andrew’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewsamnewman/ 

✩ Andrew’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_newman_why_the_last_20_minutes_of_the_day_matter

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

Video edited by David Tsvariani

In a special series devoted to empathy in education with leaders and fellows of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL), watch this episode to learn how to foster human flourishing in a variety of academic and organizational contexts.

YooNa Kim, Director of Well-being and Culture for citiesRISE—a global platform focused on transforming mental health policy and practice—reflects on how academic and workplace pressures shape mental health outcomes. She also describes the co-creation work she is doing in India, Kenya, South Africa, and Sweden.

00:00 Preview

00:53 Introduction 

01:29 About YooNa Kim

03:37 YooNa’s backstory

09:37 How does academic pressure impact kids’ mental health?

14:26 If YooNa could reinvent education, what would she do?

17:18 About citiesRISE

22:47 Classroom interventions for gratitude, kindness and hope across cultures

28:04 The power of self-affirmations

34:08 How is empathy defined within different cultural contexts?

40:16 The difference between being nice and being kind

43:13 What role does empathy play in education?

48:50 YooNa Kim’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com 

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com

✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social

CONNECT WITH YOONA

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoonakimcareer/

SHOW NOTES

✩ citiesRISE

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Watch this episode to learn what horses can teach us about self-empathy and becoming better versions of ourselves.

Losira Okelo is the founder of Bocheval, an equine coaching organization for personal and professional growth. In this episode, she shares stories about how horses can help people understand themselves better, heal from trauma, and prevent or recover from burnout. She also explains how horses provide powerful insights into how we work, treat others and lead teams.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Losira Okelo

02:32 Do horses have empathy?

07:24 What the mammalian system can teach us about horses and humans

13:06 Applying lessons from horses to our lives

15:47 Examples of "The Improved I"

19:40 The power of integrity and vulnerability as a measure of self-care

20:50 Losira’s brother’s experience at Bocheval

22:20 Bocheval’s mission and values

25:13 Losira Okelo’s Purposeful Empathy Stories

CONNECT WITH LOSIRA OKELO

✩Website: www.bocheval.com

✩Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/bocheval_eal/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

Video edited by David Tsvariani

Watch this episode to learn what horses can teach us about leadership, team dynamics, and personal growth.

Anouk Lorie is the Founder and President of Wásábi Coaching and Leadership, a training centre that provides equine facilitated learning and coaching. In this episode, she discusses the significance of biomimicry and what we can learn from nature, what brought her to equine coaching, and why today’s organizations must have empathic leadership

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Anouk Lorie

02:48 What is biomimicry?

04:55 How horses can teach us about personal and organizational transformation

08:23 Anita’s experience with equine coaching

09:37 Do horses have emotional intelligence?

10:42 Anouk’s journey from the business world to equine coaching

13:42 Somatic signals from horses

19:04 How horses can help leaders combat imposter  syndrome, false and limiting beliefs, and fear

22:01 What horses can teach CEOs about delegation

24:48 Watch equine coaching in action

28:56 Why leaders must become more empathic

31:57 Healthy empathy vs. unhealthy empathy

35:25 How workplace teams can deal with change and newcomers

39:41 Leadership lessons from horses

41:52  Anouk Lorie’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH ANOUK LORIE

✩Website: www.wasabicoaching.com

✩Linkedin Anouk : www.linkedin.com/in/anouk-lorie-wasabicoaching

✩ Linkedin Wásábi : www.linkedin.com/company/w%C3%A1s%C3%A1bi-coaching-leadership/

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✩Photographer : studioepiphanie.com

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to learn why trauma-informed training is essential to fight the epidemic of workplace harassment and bullying.

Linda Crockett is a social worker-turned workplace harassment and anti-bullying specialist. She is also the founder of the Canadian Institute Of Workplace Bullying Resources. In this episode, she shares her personal story as a victim of workplace bullying, and makes the case for why leaders and organizations must do more to promote psychological safety at work.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Linda Crockett

01:47 What is workplace bullying?

04:46 The injuries of workplace bullying

08:54 The prevalence of workplace bullying

09:50 Linda’s lived experience with workplace bullying

13:13 What are the tactics of a workplace bully?

19:51 The spectrum of workplace bullies

25:16 The bystanders of workplace bullying

27:33 Why silence and shame are dangerous in a toxic workplace

29:05 The need for trauma-informed investigations

31:40 Linda’s message to business leaders

33:22 What trauma-informed training looks like

39:11 Linda Crockett’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH LINDA CROCKETT

✩Website: https://instituteofworkplacebullyingresources.ca/

✩Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ciwpbr

✩ Twitter:@bullyingalberta

✩ Instagram: @workplace_harassment_resources

✩ Media: https://instituteofworkplacebullyingresources.ca/media/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Listen to this episode to learn about the therapeutic power of psychedelics.

Dr. Alex Belser is a licensed psychologist who has devoted the past 20 years

to psychedelic research with psilocybin, MDMA, Ketamine, and DMT, especially as a treatment for OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). In this episode, he discusses the renaissance of psychedelics, their treatment potential, and how they promote empathy

and human flourishing.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Dr. Alex Belser

02:00 Alex’s backstory to researching psychedelics

08:58 The science behind using psychedelics to treat mental illnesses

11:50 Leading theories in psychedelic research

17:19 How does Alex respond to critics?

21:58 A success story of treating OCD with psilocybin

26:39 How psychedelics promote empathy

30:05 Alex explains the “ O.C.E.A.N" of human personalities

34:12 How psychedelics can combat "the epidemic of disconnection"

39:35 The spiritual dimension of psychedelic use

45:55 Dr. Alex Belser’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH DR. ALEX BELSER

✩Website: https://alexbelser.com/

✩Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-belser/

✩ Center for Breakthroughs Website: https://www.centerforbreakthroughs.com/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to learn what an Advocate of the Supreme Court of India has to say about moral technology & AI.

Divya Dwivedi is an AI Ethics and Cyber Diplomacy Expert, Gender Equality Activist, and social entrepreneur. In this episode, she shares what inspired her fascinating academic journey (from engineering to MBA to law) and why she is passionate about the ethics of artificial intelligence. She believes technology is spiritual (transcending religion), and that moral AI can pave the way towards a more just and equitable society.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Divya Dwivedi

01:47 Divya’s work, passion, and career path

04:13 Her commitment to empowering girls in India

05:31 About the JND Charitable Trust

09:26 Divya’s journey with AI

11:09 Why the world needs more empathy

14:03 India’s "culture of sharing"

16:44 The moral and spiritual nature of technology

22:51 Divya Dwivedi’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH DIVYA DWIVDEI

✩Website: http://jndctrust.org/

✩Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/divyadwivedi04/

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Watch this episode to learn why belonging and empathy are necessary to combat the epidemic of loneliness.

Kim Samuel is an activist and educator who is driving a global movement for the #RightToBelong. In this episode, she discusses her debut book On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation  in which she argues that belonging is a human birthright. She also shares what she learned in a meeting with Nelson Mandela and why she remains hopeful about the future of humanity.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Kim Samuel

02:44 The connection between belonging and empathy

07:15 What drives Kim’s passion for belonging

09:03 Kim’s meeting with Nelson Mandela

12:02 What belonging means to Kim (aka the 4 P’s)

13:25 What teaching has taught Kim about belonging and purpose

16:43 The political and spiritual nature of belonging

24:08 Unpacking Kim’s Globe & Mail op-ed about the rise in authoritarianism and rise in loneliness

29:01 Why Kim is hopeful about the future

31:47 Kim explains the "hermeneutic of generosity”

35:15 How we benefit by extending a sense of belonging to others

37:32 Kim Samuel’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH KIM SAMUEL

✩Website: https://onbelongingbook.com/

✩Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-samuel-816ba7103/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to hear a former marine explain why empathy is key to leadership.

Thom Dennis is the founder & CEO of Serenity in Leadership, a culture change consulting firm based in the UK. In this episode, he describes why both masculine and feminine energy are needed for organizational success. He also calls for more feminine energy to heal our personal and collective traumas and change the world.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Thom Dennis

02:34 Why Thom named his podcast ‘Serenity in Leadership’

07:40 About Thom’s first company Phoenix Obsidian

09:39 Unpacking the meaning of masculine and feminine energy

15:10 The London Fire Brigade: A case study of toxic masculinity

19:15 How #MeToo and #TimesUp impacted workplace dynamics

23:30 How COVID changed the workplace and why empathy is needed more than ever

28:15 Why and how does trauma inhibit empathy?

33:28 How can leaders become more empathic?

38:14 Thom Dennis’ Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH THOM DENNIS

✩Website: https://serenityinleadership.com

✩LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/SerenityinLeadership

✩Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serenityinleadership/

✩Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomdennis

✩Youtube: https://youtu.be/QbNj52P38OY

✩Serenity in Leadership Youtube: http://bit.ly/SiLYouTube

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to learn how mindfulness can be harnessed to promote more self-compassion and empathy for others. Bassam Khoury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology at McGill University and head of the Mindfulness Research Lab. In this episode, as an engineer-turned-psychologist, he describes how mindfulness and compassion could help change the world. 00:00 Introduction 00:26 About Dr. Bassam Khoury 02:28 The practice of mindfulness 04:40 How mindfulness promotes empathy 08:30 The difference between intra-personal and inter-personal mindfulness 09:58 What is the connection between compassion and mindfulness? 12:17 The four angles of compassion 20:02 Bassam’s path from engineering to psychology 23:12 How being mindful has changed Bassam’s life 26:14 Why is mindfulness so important in today’s society? 32:48 Daily practices to cultivate compassion 39:24 The benefits of mindfulness and compassion 43:13 Dr. Bassam Khoury’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH DR. BASSAM KHOURY ✩ McGill Mindfulness Research Lab: https://www.mcgill.ca/mmrl/ CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to hear a psychiatrist, author, and Buddhist practitioner discuss the benefits of and need for self-compassion. Dr. Ravi Chandra is a psychiatrist and founder of SF Love Dojo, an organization that promotes love (beyond eros) to improve society. In this episode, he discusses the significance of inter-generational trauma, and how we can leverage love to promote empathy in ourselves, our families, and others around us. 00:00 Introduction 00:26 About Ravi Chandra 01:28 Ravi’s academic and personal journey to his empathy work 03:31 How Ravi’s thinking about the power of empathy and compassion has evolved over time 07:10 The benefits of Buddhist traditions and practices as they pertain to living a full life 08:48 Extending empathy across ideological divides 11:59 How empathy is subordinated by power 14:11 How Ravi’s experiences of marginalization have helped him become more empathic 15:51 The power of love at a personal and collective level 18:12 What happens to us physiologically when we practise self-compassion? 19:53 The deep roots of contempt in our society 20:56 The importance of collective trauma discourse 24:20 The Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale (ACES) scale 25:52 Repairing mental health struggles through connection and belonging 27:28 Ravi’s organization, SF Love Dojo 28:54 What it means to be an empathic physician 30:40 Ravi Chandra’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website ⁠https://www.anitanowak.com/⁠ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram ⁠https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram⁠ ✩ Facebook Page ⁠https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...⁠ ✩ Facebook Group ⁠https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...⁠ ✩ Podcast Audio ⁠https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...

CONNECT WITH DR. RAVI CHANDRA ✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rchandra/ ✩ Website: http://www.ravichandramd.com/ ✩ Twitter:   / going2peace   ✩Instagram:   / ravichandramd   Video edited by David Tsvariani

Watch this episode to hear a child psychologist discuss strategies for parents to manage children’s pain.

Dr. Christine Chambers is a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Paediatrics at Dalhousie University, whose work focuses on pain management in children. In this episode, she offers parents specific strategies to reduce pain when children are afraid of needles or getting immunized.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr. Christine Chambers

01:43 Why newborn surgeries did not include anaesthesia until relatively recently

04:08 Christine's describes the "It Doesn’t Have to Hurt” social media campaign

06:04 How to decrease children’s pain during vaccinations

08:58 Strategies for parents when children are in pain

11:14 How to manage family risk without adding anxiety to our children

13:30 Advice to address the psychological pain that often results from social media

15:35 The importance of listening and learning from our kids

16:45 Empathy’s role in pain management

19:45 Dr. Christine Chambers’ Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH DR. CHRISTINE CHAMBERS

✩ TED Talk; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge6RY7L2vVo

✩ Website; https://www.drcchambers.ca/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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In a special series devoted to empathy in education with leaders and fellows of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL), watch this episode to learn why connection and belonging are game-changers for schools and classrooms.

Marquin Parks, Academic Engagement and Social Emotional Learning Officer, shares how small acts of kindness like fist bumps, humor, and calming spaces can make or break a student’s experience at school. He also reflects on “Positive Breathing Journeys”, self-empathy practices for educators, and why every child deserves to feel seen, supported, and safe at school. If you care about kids, this is a must-see.

00:00 Preview

00:59 Introduction 

01:34 About Marquin Parks

03:12 Marquin’s backstory

08:16 Empathy in action: How Marquin build trust with students

11:24 Message to parents on behalf of teachers

15:45 How to make kids feel safe at school?

20:45 The upsides to teaching kids about emotional regulation

24:02 The role of mindfulness in transforming school culture

29:57 Why do kids need more than discipline in schools?

35:22 Practices for educators to manage stress and cultivate self-empathy

38:12 About “Wrinkles Wallace,” a book by Marquin Parks

43:14 What is the “Pause and Breath Journey”?

45:00 The role of empathy in education

48:03 Marquin Parks’ Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com 

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✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquin-parks-3518a552/

SHOW NOTES

✩ Wrinkles Wallace https://wrinkleswallace.blogspot.com/

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Watch this episode to hear a veteran ER physician explore how the culture of medicine often hinders empathy in patient care.

Dr. Brian Goldman is author of The Power of Kindness and The Power of Teamwork.  In this episode, he describes how we can promote empathy in healthcare and beyond. Through powerful personal stories, he shares why “toxic shame"  is kryptonite within his profession and how he works to transcend it.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr. Brian Goldman

02:34 Brian shares a story from the the ER that inspired him to write The Power of Kindness

13:35 Brian’s life-long experience with ‘toxic shame’

19:31 The stigma of vulnerability in the medical field

21:40 What stops us from being empathic all the time?

26:45 How Brian’s own errors as a physician made him more empathic

37:00 Shifting our perception of vulnerability (from shame to love)

38:39 The seduction of selfishness in our society

39:43 Gendered differences in empathy and revenge

42:02 COVID’s impact on medicine and empathy

48:21 The connection between empathy and teamwork

52:24 Dr. Brian Goldman’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. BRIAN GOLDMAN

✩ Twitter: @NightshiftMD

✩ Power of Teamwork Book: https://powerofteamworkbook.com/

✩ TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_goldman_doctors_make_mistakes_can_we_talk_about_that

✩ CBC White Coat: cbc.ca/whitecoat

✩ The Power of Kindness: ​​https://tinyurl.com/Power-of-Kindness

✩The Secret Language of Doctors: https://tinyurl.com/The-Secret-Language

✩The Night Shift: https://tinyurl.com/The-Night-Shift

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn about the neural mechanisms that underpin our natural capacity to empathize.

Marco Iacoboni, MD, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA who investigates brain systems and mechanisms for higher cognitive functions, in particular social cognition. He is also the author of Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect with Others. In this episode, he explains how humans evolved to be empathic, describes how mirror neurons work, and argues that empathy can help combat our society’ deep-seated divisions.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr. Marco Iacoboni

03:29 His reflections on empathy, 15 years after publishing Mirroring People

07:15 Why Marco is passionate about the brain mechanisms of empathy

11:29 The Chameleon Effect: Imitation and empathy

14:02 How we evolved to be empathic

16:28 Combating social divisiveness with empathy

18:39 Mirror neurons: The neural mechanism of empathy

24:34 What is "Existential Neuroscience?"

27:13 How Marco's research has changed him

29:02 Is empathy good for the empathizer?

34:55 Advice on becoming more empathic

37:40 Marco’s perspective on psychedelics

38:31 Marco Iacoboni’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn about the importance of visual social cues in cognition and how face-masks impact our ability to connect with one another.

Professor of Psychology, Jelena Ristic, is an expert in human attention and social cognition. In this episode, she discusses how opaque face masks (such as those typically worn throughout COVID-19) impacts our capacity to discern emotions. She also unpacks other fascinating findings from research conducted  in her lab about the role facial cues have in human communication.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr. Jelena Ristic

01:44 About Jelena’s research on cognition and social communication

07:15 What causes preferential bias in faces?

12:03 How we detect and discern social cues through facial expressions

14:01 How familiarity plays a role in in communication

15:55 The combination between the cognitive and social components in communication

17:50 What is the impact of face-masks on empathy?

19:26 The 6 basic emotions we can reliably recognize

22:22 Can transparent face-masks restore emotional recognition?

25:12 The broader societal impacts of wearing masks

30:13 Dr. Jelena Ristic’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. JELENA RISTIC

✩ Twitter: @ProfRistic

✩ ASC Lab Twitter: @ASCLabMcgill

✩ McGill Twitter:  @McgillU

✩ McGill Psychology Twitter: @McGillPsych

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to hear a Psychology Today blogger discuss how we can become better friends and listeners using three kinds of empathy.

Dr. Arthur J. Clark is a widely-published researcher in the mental health field and Professor Emeritus at St. Lawrence University. In this episode, he explains the difference between empathy and sympathy and the importance of empathy for cultivating human relationships.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr. Arthur J. Clark

01:20 What is "subjective empathy”?

07:08 How studying empathy has transformed Arthur’s life

10:16 Becoming a better listener using empathy

13:30 Empathic boundary-setting

18:40 Using empathy to understand silences

21:46 Empathy vs. sympathy

25:30 Arthur’s approach to consoling others

27:25 Training ourselves to be more empathic

30:38 Empathy lessons from President Biden

32:18 Arthur J. Clark’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. ARTHUR J. CLARK

✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/art-clark-20695275/

✩ Psychology Today Blog: http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dawn-memories

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to hear a "Teacher of the Year"explain how art education promotes empathy and a sense of belonging in children.

Jonathan Juravich is an elementary school teacher in Ohio who is passionate about developing self-awareness and empathy in his students through art and creativity. In this episode, he describes the use of a “mood meter” and discusses how small everyday acts of kindness lead to transformative change in students’ lives and how we all have a role to play in fostering this kind of change.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Jonathan Juravich

01:45 Why Jonathan loves teaching

05:58 The importance of having support systems as an educator

07:48 Why self-awareness is needed to have empathy

12:03 What is a "mood meter”?

14:26 How Jonathan helps students develop self-awareness

15:54 How adults can model empathy for kids

19:19 The impact of social media on youth

23:40 How small moments can have big impacts on others

29:13 The connection between art education and empathy

32:13 Jonathan describes his show "Drawing with Mr. J"

36:46 Jonathan Juravich’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH JONATHAN JURAVICH

✩ Instagram: @jjuravich

✩ Twitter: @jjuravich

✩ Drawing with Mr. J: wosu.org/mrj

✩ TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMpEzpSwy0k

✩ The Art of SEL Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-sel/id1566628859

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to hear how "The Village" promotes love, belonging, and empathy through stories.

Brenda Keesal is the Founder and Creative Director of The Village, a media platform that hosts gatherings for human connection through storytelling. In this episode, Brenda discusses her journey from filmmaking to social innovation, as well as the goal of "Hearts of Ukraine,” The Village's first social impact campaign. She believes opening our hearts to one another is a path to peace and social change.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Brenda Keesal

03:04 What is the power of filmmaking?

05:55 Brenda’s describes her "emotional action films"

09:20 Brenda’s ‘Eureka!’ moment which led to founding ‘Story Time’

12:33 The importance of emotional safety when storytelling

17:12 Brenda’s road to intentional healing and togetherness

20:22 What is "The Village” and what does it hope to accomplish?

21:10 Brenda describes "Hearts of Ukraine"

24:35 A powerful example from The Village’s social impact campaign

29:05 How The Village is a celebration of humanity

31:41 How to join The Village

39:57 Brenda Keesal’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH BRENDA KEESAL

✩ https://linktr.ee/weare.thevillage

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to learn how to meet the fast-changing  needs of customers with empathy.

Nadia “Luna" Therrien is an Empathy Culture Creator dedicated to helping organizations to deliver more empathic experiences to their customers. In this episode, she describes how empathy fosters human connections and unpacks her L.U.S.S.O method of empathy - using hotels as the primary case study.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Nadia Therrien

01:46 Nadia’s backstory to empathy work

06:20 Harnessing empathy to create better customer connections

10:09 Nadia's definition of empathy

13:55 What is the L.U.S.S.O method of empathy?

15:01 L.U.S.S.O: the 5 skills for empathy

18:50 The power of positivity

21:33 How to center empathy in the customer experience

24:57 How to instil a culture of empathy in the workplace

30:53 Nadia Therrien’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH NADIA THERRIEN

✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadiatluna/

✩ Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lussonaagency/

✩ Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/nadiatluna

✩ Company Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lussona-agency/

✩ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nadia.luna.3766

✩ Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lussonaagency

✩ Website: www.lussonaagency.com

✩ Photographer: https://www.instagram.com/alexisgr/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to hear a leadership coach explain why a speak-up culture is needed in high-performance workplaces.

Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky is author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step up (forthcoming).In this episode, he discusses what he learned working with Simon Sinek for many years and unpacks what he means by  "speak-up culture,  a term he coined to describe what happens when organizations offer employees psychological safety and agency to fearlessly speak their truth.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Shed Shedletzky

02:01 Why aren’t we more empathic as a society?

06:41 How leaders can create a more empathic world

10:37 What it means for trust to be a ‘belief’

12:40 How are leaders created?

14:05 Why leaders have a responsibility to show empathy

17:08 What is speak-up culture?

19:30 The difference between speak-up culture and cancel culture

22:56 Understanding the difference between Intent and impact in cancel culture

25:47 Shed’s experience working with SImon Sinek

29:08 Shed’s advice for emerging leaders

31:36 Are we choosing the right leaders?

34:06 Shed Shedletzky’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH STEPHEN SHEDLETZKY

✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shedinspires/

✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenshedletzky

✩ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shedinspires

✩ Website: www.shedinspires.com

✩ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqS1_nB34wWVIOSK3ZxvrnA

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to learn how "social empathy" can be used to catalyze positive social change.

Dr. Elizabeth Segal is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University and the author of Social Empathy: The Art of Understanding Others. In this episode, she discusses how social empathy can inform good public policy, how power can diminish a leader’s capacity to empathize, and her surprising thoughts about performative empathy.

00:00  Introduction

00:23  About Elizabeth Segal

01:29   Elizabeth’s journey

05:15  What is "social empathy?"

07:30  Examples of social policies that embrace empathy

09:54 A turn towards empathetic public policy

13:26 Social empathy and climate change

15:20 The five components of empathy

20:34  How to become more empathic

24:04 Why is it important to set boundaries when practicing self-empathy?

26:18  Why power is a barrier to empathy

32:35  Truth, reconciliation, and empathy

34:51  Why performative empathy is useful

38:16  Elizabeth Segal’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. ELIZABETH SEGAL

✩ Psychology Today Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-empathy

✩ Social Empathy Book: http://tiny.cc/SocialEmpathy

✩ Assessing Empathy Book: http://tiny.cc/AssessingEmpathy

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to hear an emergency room physician make the case that we should expand our understanding of healing.

Dr. Anoop Kumar is an ER physician, author, and speaker, who advocates for a global ecosystem of healing. In this episode, he explains how the mind-body relationship impacts our capacity to heal and why is calling for a health revolution.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr.Anoop Kumar

01:49 Why Anoop started Health Revolution

05:00 Anoop describes Advaita (aka non-duality)

08:21 How did Advaita change Anoop’s practice of medicine?

10:54 Why the Western model of anatomy is incomplete

15:30 Anoop's four engines of healing

16:45 Anoop shares inspiring healing stories

25:46 The role of psychedelics

32:24 How to promote global healing

35:07 The importance of accessing our innate powers for wellbeing

37:50 Anoop describes his two books Michelangelo's Medicine and Is This a Dream?

40:30 Why love is the greatest healing power

43:36 Dr. Anoop Kumar’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH DR. ANOOP KUMAR

✩ Healing is Possible Podcast https://youtube.com/c/HealingIsPossiblechannel

✩ Website healthrevolution.org

✩ Michelangelo's Medicine http://tiny.cc/MichelangelosMedicine

✩ Is This a Dream? http://tiny.cc/IsThisaDream

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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In a special series devoted to empathy in education with leaders and fellows of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL), watch this episode to learn more about the power of tenderness.

Meena Srinivasan, Director of TEL, explores how tenderness fosters prosocial behavior, psychological safety, mental health, and gratitude. She also reflects on many of the challenges that educators face today, and why true transformation happens within a beloved community. 

00:00 Preview

00:41 Introduction 

01:15 About Meena Srinivasan

03:45 Meena’s backstory

05:58 Meena’s mission

11:40 How did a meditation lead Meena to the science of tenderness?

15:23 About Meena’s TEDx talk: Unlocking the Secret Powers of Tenderness

20:24 What are the hidden barriers to tenderness?

27:52 The somatic nature of tenderness and how it deepens empathy & compassion

31:00 What is Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL)?

36:12 The role of empathy in education

41:05 How deep transformation always happens in beloved community

44:45 Meena Srinivasan’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com 

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CONNECT WITH MEENA

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/meenasrinivasan/

✩ Website https://www.meenasrinivasan.com/

SHOW NOTES

✩ Transformative Educational Leadership

✩ TED Talk

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Watch this episode to hear Dr. Judith Orloff describe how affirmations can change our lives and improve our capacity to empathize.

Dr. Judith Orloff is a psychiatrist and the New York Times best-selling author of The Empath’s Survival Guide. She specialises in treating highly sensitive, empathic people in her private practice. In this episode, she delves into her latest book Affirmations for Empaths, and discusses the neuroscientific benefit of using affirmations.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr. Judith Orloff

02:00 About Judith's new book Affirmations for Empaths

05:12 Can affirmations help prevent burnout in empaths?

7:13 The neuroscience of affirmations

11:33 Judith explains empathy as a spectrum

15:02 Judith’s advice for empaths

22:10 Judith's backstory to empathy work

29:20 What is the connection between intuition and empathy?

33:18 The importance of self-empathy

34:08 How to become better at listening to your intuition

38:15 How affirmations can improve an empath’s life

42:14 Dr. Judith Orloff’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. JUDITH ORLOFF

✩Website www.drjudithorloff.com

✩Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrJudithOrloff/

✩Twitter https://twitter.com/JudithOrloffMD

✩Instagram https://www.instagram.com/judith.orloff.md/

✩Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-orloff-9a681a5/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to hear a Stanford Professor Emeritus explain why empathy is necessary to save humanity.

Paul R. Ehrlich is the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford, where he taught for over half a century. He is an expert in evolution, ecology, and human biology and the author of The Population Bomb, considered one of the most influential books of the 20th Century. In this episode, he addresses the most existential problem facing humanity - climate change - and the significant role empathy plays in combating it.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Paul R. Ehrlich

02:43 Paul reflects on a passage from his 2010 book Humanity on a Tightrope

04:00 What is the “human predicament”?

05:48 Why women’s human rights matter for climate justice

07:32 Why Paul is not optimistic about solving the population problem

10:52 What is the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB)  Initiative at Stanford?

13:38 Empathy’s role in tackling existential problems

18:12 The downward spiral of the last 15 years

21:11 The root cause of our perilous situation

26:44 Pearls of wisdom for young people

29:12 Paul R. Ehrlich’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH PROFESSOR PAUL EHRLICH

✩MAHB Website https://mahb.stanford.edu/

✩ The Population Bomb https://tinyurl.com/4f53tkpt

✩ Humanity on a Tightrope https://tinyurl.com/yc5t7upp

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Watch this episode to learn how empathy is a practice  that is available to everyone, not just the tender-hearted.

Karen Faith is the founder and CEO of Others Unlimited, an empathy training organisation for research, collaboration, and citizenship. In this episode, she explains how her research as an ethnographer has led her to develop a practice she calls “unconditional welcome.”

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Karen Faith

01:31 How empathy is a practice available to everyone

03:10 Using ethnography to expand your perspective

05:03 How being an ethnographer changes personal relationships

08:02 What is "unconditional welcome”?

11:04 Benefits of ethnography work

12:52  Using empathy to help “you understand me”

14:03 About Karen’s training curriculum

20:32 How can ethnography help companies better understand their customers?

23:45 What is the most misunderstood aspect of empathy?

25:17 The most astonishing thing Karen’s research has taught her

28:42 Karen Faith’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH KAREN FAITH

✩Website https://www.othersunlimited.com/

✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/othersunlimited

✩ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/others-unlimited/

✩ TED Talk  https://www.tedxkc.org/karen-faith

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

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✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

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Watch this episode to hear how one man’s trauma was converted into a tool that sparks empathic conversations.

Michael Tennant is the Founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab. In this episode, he shares how he uncovered his true calling after suffering major losses in his life and is now committed to using empathy to help foster mental health. He describes how the card games created by Curiosity Lab are being used in a variety of contexts to build bridges of understanding and inspire greater vulnerability and psychological safety in the workplace.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Michael Tennant

01:43 Why Curiosity Lab was created

03:37 How the Curiosity Lab card games are played

08:03 Who stands to benefit from playing the game?

10:58 Michael’s "catalyst of change"

18:19 How the Curiosity Lab card games are tools for healing

22:35 Curiosity Lab’s workshops

24:22 Michael discusses his upcoming book

25:14 Michael describes the "five phases of empathy"

29:21 How Michael became an ‘Empathy Expert’

32:03 Michael Tennant’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH MICHAEL TENNANT

✩Website https://www.actuallycurious.com/

✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/michaeltennantnyc

✩ Actually Curious Instagram https://www.instagram.com/actuallyc_rious/

✩ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-tennant/

✩ Curiosity Lab Website https://www.curiositylab.io/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to hear a passionate progressive political activist make the case for listening to "both sides."

Joan Blades is the co-founder of LivingRoomConversations.org, an open-sourced effort to build respectful connections across ideological, cultural, and party lines while embracing our core shared values. In this episode, she explains why she felt compelled to launch this latest start-up (she also co-founded MomsRising.org & MoveOn.org) and describes the power of dialogue. She also shares how she’s forged many surprising friendships across the divides.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Joan Blades

01:53 What is a "living room conversation”?

04:43 How to change people's minds?

06:31 Who participates in "living room conversations” and how does it work?

10:02 Joan’s backstory

14:00 Building bridges across the political left and right

15:45 The impact of social media on political polarization

17:47 Exploring “The Power of Empathy” as one topic for a "living room conversation"

21:31 How has Joan’s activism impacted her personally?

25:26 Differences and similarities of values among political divides

26:56 Potential applications of "living room conversations"

33:24 Joan Blades’ Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH JOAN BLADES

✩Website LivingRoomConversations.org

✩ TED Talk https://livingroomconversations.org/video/lrc-at-ted-free-yourself-from-your-filter-bubbles/

✩ Forgiveness conversation highlights https://livingroomconversations.org/video/forgiveness-living-room-conversations-highlights/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn how to practice “empathic discipline” with kids.

Dr. Davin Tan is a New Zealand based psychologist and founder of the Huddle Wisdom Podcast, a series that aims to help people optimize their mental health through the power of empathy. In this episode, he unpacks the concept of “empathy jamming” and why it’s an important feature of his clinical practice. He also shares some tips about how adults can build more empathic relationships with children to bolster their mental health and diminish their fears and anxiety.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr. Davin Tan

3:38  Davin explains what he means by “empathy jamming”

6:17 Davin describes how he “jams” with patients by being more perceptive

8:07 How magnets are a useful analogy for interactions between people

10:24 Can empathy be taught and learned?

12:50 Why self-awareness is key to empathy

14:02 What is the practice of "empathic discipline?"

17:55 An example of how to practice "empathic discipline"

23:10 How can parents practice empathy to help their anxious children?

27:11 The benefits of connection through storytelling

28:54 How can empaths use "rational empathy" to take better care for themselves

33:44 Davin Tan’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH DR. DAVIN TAN

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/huddlewisdom

✩ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNE5QG2oYs2aZu7ldA0l78w

✩ Huddle Wisdom Website https://www.huddlewisdom.com/podcasts/the-huddle-wisdom-podcast

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

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✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to challenge your beliefs about finding your purpose.

Nihal Ahmed is the Founder of Limitless Institute, a social enterprise that uses workshops, games, and apps to help people lead healthier, happier, and more impactful lives. In this episode, he describes his journey from engineering to social innovation, why we should “collect biases,” and why empathy fuels purpose.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Nihal Ahmed

02:02 Why is “collecting biases” a good thing?

04:32 How travel creates bridges of understanding

07:59 Nihal’s backstory growing up in India

10:50 What is the “Ikiguide” and how is it used?

15:14 How to identify the unmet needs in your life

17:36 Teaching empathy through games

19:30 The Game of Tomorrow

24:40 Empathy as the driver of decisions

26:10 Lessons after playing Nihal’s game

29:10 The importance of subtly ushering change

30:47 How does purpose fuel empathy?

34:10 Nihal Ahmed’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH NIHAL AHMED

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/nihal1

✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nih.al/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to hear a TBI survivor share an incredible story of recovery.

Chandra Groves suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) after a head-on collision. In this episode, she describes how her life was transformed for years after the accident, her long road to recovery, and her new understanding of disabilities. She also shares a message of hope, empathy, and advocacy for driving without distractions.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Chandra Groves

02:06 Chandra shares the harrowing story behind her TBI

05:48 What happened after her accident?

09:14 How Chandra's TBI changed her understanding of disabilities

10:58 The first couple of months post-TBI

14:11 How a TBI affected her psychologically and socially

16:38 Chandra’s heartfelt message to other people living with a TBI

21:32 Chandra offers advice to the family and friends of TBI survivors

24:55 Chandra describes her full recovery

28:40 The importance of gratitude and understanding the fragility of life

31:06 Chandra’s potentially life-saving message to drivers

35:48 Chandra Groves’ Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn why affordable housing is a human rights issue that deserves our urgent attention.  

Isabel Engels is a Director at Auxilium Property Management, an organization in the UK that provides high-quality and sustainable social housing. In this episode, she describes how building a dozen homes in a Brazilian favela changed her life. She also explains why the global housing crisis is an urgent priority to fight poverty.    

00:00 Introduction 

00:23 About Isabel Engels 

03:13 What is the connection between housing and poverty alleviation? 

05:21 The housing crisis in the UK 

07:24 Isabel’s experience working in a Brazilian favela 

11:57 Isabel’s move to London after graduating at McGill 

15:29 Why home ownership is so important 

18:12 What does Auxilium Property Management do? 

22:33 Why social entrepreneurs need to care about both the business and the impact 

23:40 What role does empathy play in affordable housing? 

27:01 Putting yourself out there and finding your true calling  

30:50 Isabel Engel’s Purposeful Empathy story   

CONNECT WITH Isabel Engels  

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelengels/

✩ KIS Sourcing Websitehttps://kisourcing.co.uk/  

✩ Auxilium Property Management Website https://auxpm.co.uk/ 

CONNECT WITH ANITA 

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com   

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/   

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak 

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast 

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International   

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Watch this episode to learn how empathy is grounded in neuroscience.

Neuroeconomist Dr. Paul Zak researches brain processes related to virtuous behaviours like trustworthiness and generosity. He is also the author of The Moral Molecule. In this episode, he describes the underlying neurochemical processes of prosocial behaviour, including empathy. He also explains why new technology can be a double-edged sword.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Paul Zak

01:45 Paul's research about trust and its real-life implications

05:02 Why we can trust the goodwill of other people

07:56 Are levels of generalized trust decreasing around the world?

10:24 What’s the difference between behavioural economics and behavioural neuroscience?

14:20 Paul explains how prosocial behaviours have neurological substrates

16:55 The neurochemical basis for empathy

20:33 Why it’s important to ask: “Are you okay?”

24:29 How Paul integrates what he’s learned into his personal life

29:10 How does empathy improve our quality of life?

29:49 How researchers measure empathy

34:14 Paul explains how new technology can arouse our emotions

37:03 Paul Zak's Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH PAUL ZAK

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-zak-91123510/

✩ Website https://www.getimmersion.com

✩ Personal Website https://www.pauljzak.com

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode featuring Caroline Stiernstedt Sahlborn, Chair of the Inner Development Goals, to learn how you can get involved with the IDG movement.

In this heartfelt conversation, Caroline discusses the significance of “Bridging Polarities” – this year’s IDG Summit theme, and underscores the importance of reflection and humility, especially as the IDG movement continues to grow rapidly. She also describes why inner development is crucial to mental health, especially for emerging adults.

00:00 Preview

00:41 Introduction

01:19 About Caroline Stiernstedt Sahlborn

03:31 Caroline’s backstory

05:09 Why Caroline is passionate about youth mental health

08:06 The impact of loneliness

15:10 What is the origin story of the Inner Development Goals?

21:33 Why are the IDGs relevant to emerging adults?

26:33 The importance of slowing down–even for the IDG movement

31:35 Why movements need humility, not perfection

37:11 About the IDG Summit 2025 and how you can participate

40:26 Caroline Stiernstedt Sahlborn’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com 

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com

✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

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✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social

CONNECT WITH CAROLINE

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-stiernstedt-sahlborn-94412012/

SHOW NOTES

✩ Inner Development Goals

✩ Inner Development Goals Framework

✩ Next in Mind

✩ Eskaret Foundation

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Watch this episode to learn how to avoid an empathy burnout from a practising psychologist.

Dr. Juli Fraga is Co-founder of the Empathy Bootcamp, a series of on-demand courses that help leaders and educators learn to improve their communication, de-program emotional blocks , and harness the inner strength to show up stronger for people in personal distress. In this episode, she describes their methodology and shares some tips, including how to begin doing “empathy easy lifts.”

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Dr. Juli Fraga

01:39 What is Empathy Bootcamp?

03:39 The difference between affective and cognitive empathy

05:50 What are some empathy pitfalls?

08:51 Juli’s empathy backstory

12:29 The importance of knowing your “empathy type”

14:20 What is "empathy fatigue”?

15:59 Debunking four empathy myths

19:45 The important habit of asking: “How are you today?”

23:53 What are “easy lifts” to overcome empathy fatigue?

31:35 Dr. Juli Fraga’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH Dr. Juli Fraga

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/empathybootcamp/

✩ Website www.empathybootcamp.com

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn how teams can practice empathy to deepen workplace connections.

Michael Ventura is the author of Applied Empathy. His work focuses on helping leaders and their teams catalyze change. He has worked with Google, Nike, Microsoft, the United Nations, and Obama administration. In this episode, he describes how businesses can measure empathy through KPIs including retention, performance, and profitability.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Michael Ventura

02:25 Why the pursuit of self-knowledge is important to Michael

04:18 Michael's backstory

07:56 Does empathy enhance or inhibit performance?

10:57 How to overcome barriers to empathy

12:54 How can the design thinking approach improve relationships?

16:03 How to practice "empathic versatility”

18:55 Why high-performing teams use empathy as an accelerant

20:51 Michael responds to empathy cynics

22:53 The positive unintended consequences of the pandemic

26:24 Finding the balance between giving and getting

28:37 Michael Ventura’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH Michael Ventura

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvmvmv/

✩ Website http://consolidatedeggs.com

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

REACH THEM AT

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Watch this episode to learn why emotional development is as important as academic development.

Lynne Azarchi is the author of The Empathy Advantage and Executive Director of KidsBridge Youth Center, a non-profit organization that has helped more than 30,000 students and educators improve their social and emotional learning (SEL). In this episode, she shares ways in which parents and educators can help children become more empathic and explains why SEL is correlated to academic success and wellbeing.

00:00 Introduction

00:23 About Lynne Azarchi

01:37 How Lynne discovered that empathy is teachable

04:53 Lynne discussed her book, The Empathy Advantage

07:48 Why Lynne is obsessed with empathy

08:53 Lynne's describes her “triad of empathy”

10:46 What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?

13:09 The relationship between empathy and bystanders

15:25 The importance of active listening

19:30 How pets develop empathy in children

21:25 Lynne’s call to action

24:36 Lynne shares two heartwarming stories

28:45 Why we should appreciate teachers

34:09 Lynne Azarchi’s Purposeful Empathy story

CONNECT WITH Lynne Azarchi

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynneazarchi/

✩ Website http://empathyadvantagebook.com

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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