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| 02: Empathy & Diversity. Having the Conversations that Matter | 17 Sep 2026 | 00:57:33 | |
How do we have conversations about diversity when we're worried about getting it wrong? In this episode of The Empathy Room, I'm joined by entrepreneur, educator and social media strategist Hannah Spence for an honest conversation about empathy, race, representation and what it means to feel truly seen. Hannah shares her experience as a Black woman in the UK and in business, raising Black sons, navigating spaces where she's underrepresented, and why avoiding difficult conversations can sometimes do more harm than having them imperfectly. We talk about approaching conversations with humility, correcting with kindness, asking rather than assuming, and creating spaces where people feel able to speak, listen and learn. Because we won't always get it right. But perhaps the answer isn't silenceā¦ it's learning how to have the conversation well. šļø The Empathy Room New main episodes every other Monday, with bonus conversations in between. Mentioned in this episode:
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| 01.1 BONUS: Why Perfection is Restriction | 14 Sep 2026 | 00:12:17 | |
Why would you deliberately make a podcast that isn't polished to perfection? In this bonus conversation, Amy and I chat about why I wanted The Empathy Room to feel raw, real and conversational, and why sometimes good enough and done really is better than perfect and pending. We talk about perfectionism, authenticity, asking the uncomfortable questions, what I hope people feel when they're listening, and why my definition of success for this podcast has very little to do with numbers. Because if one conversation helps one person feel less alone, or encourages someone to be a little more empathetic, that's success to me. šļø The Empathy Room New main episodes every other Monday, with bonus conversations in between. āļø Get in touch: hello@thatchcreativeuk.com š Join the ā mailing listā : ā https://tinyurl.com/TheEmpathyRoomā š Read the ā transcriptā : https://tinyurl.com/01-1BonusTranscript Find us: Karen: ā Instagramā | ā LinkedInā | ā WebsiteĀ ā Ā Amy: ā Instagramā | ā LinkedInā | ā Website | |||
| 01: Why Empathy? Choosing to Understand Each Other | 14 Sep 2026 | 00:54:54 | |
What does it actually mean to choose empathy, especially when understanding someone else doesn't come naturally? For the very first episode of The Empathy Room, my friend Amy Walters turns the tables and interviews me, your host Karen, about why empathy has become such a central part of my life and work. We talk about moving from nurse to patient, chronic illness and invisible experiences, the people who showed up when life changed, and the harder side of empathy too: boundaries, self-kindness, and what happens when empathy doesn't come easily. Because I've learned that empathy is about more than caring. It's about asking questions, actually listening to the answers, and being willing to change what we do with what we've learned. šļø The Empathy Room New main episodes every other Monday, with bonus conversations in between. āļø Get in touch: hello@thatchcreativeuk.com š Join the mailing list: https://tinyurl.com/TheEmpathyRoom š Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/01WhyEmpathyTranscript Find us: Karen: Instagram | LinkedIn | WebsiteĀ | |||
| The Empathy Room: Trailer | 11 Jul 2024 | 00:03:07 | |
Welcome to The Empathy Room, a podcast designed to create space to discuss the power of empathy in all areas of life. Authentic storytelling is absolute gold, stories help us to understand each other better, and thatās the only way to really change and grow as humans, by asking the hard questions, actually listening to the answers, and then using that knowledge to do better.Ā And that's where this podcast comes in. Join me as I welcome people into my empathy room where I will be digging into the gold that they have to share about their experiences of empathy both personally and professionally. Iāll be picking their brains and hopefully finding some tangible changes that we can make to start to empathise with people in a more meaningful way.Ā This podcast is brought to you by Karen (Thatch Creative), a freelance creative and communications consultant based in Kent. Sign up to my podcast mailing list to get all the news and bonus content: subscribepage.io/vRJ2wR Connect with me on social media: Instagram: @ThatchCreativeUK, Facebook: @ThatchCreativeUK, LinkedIn: Karen Thatch, X: @KarenThatch or get in touch: TheEmpathyRoom@thatchcreativeuk.com | |||