This Empathy Summit is built around the launch of Dr. Judith Orloff's new book, The Genius of Empathy: Practical Skills to Heal Your Sensitive Self, Your Relationships, and the World. Speakers will talk about, Empaths: Why Empathy is Genius and how to use empathy to heal yourself and the world?
=========== CONTENTS =========== 9:00 PT Introduction - Edwin Rutsch and DJ Chandler
9:10 Keynote Speaker: Judith Orloff (20 min) Is author of the newly released book, The Genius of Empathy: Practical Skills to Heal Your Sensitive Self, Your Relationships, and the World and has been called “the godmother of the empath movement.”
9:50- Speaker: Michelle J. Howe (10 min) Michelle J. Howe is the founder of Empath Evolution and an educator who empowers teams and leaders to value sensitivity, intuition, and empathy.
10:00 - Speaker: Michael R. Smith (10 min) Dr. Michael R. Smith is a spiritual guide, medium, and author whose pioneering work to connect empaths with their Divine potential has helped many worldwide over the last 20 years.
10:10 - Speaker: Tom DiNardo (10 min) Tom "Two Men Fighting In One" DiNardo is a renunciate, mystic, and healer. He follows the "Red Road" and the sacred Heyoka (empath and Contrarian) path.
10:20 - Speaker: Cynthia Higgins, (10 min) Cynthia is an empath, physician, spiritual life coach, and online course creator of Cracking the Dharma Code, an online course for those seeking to share and deepen their spiritual experiences as Empaths. 10:30 am PT: Empathy Circle - A participatory dialogue using the Empathy Circle process. Speaker: Edwin Rutsch (10 min) Is the director of The Empathy Center in Santa Barbara California.
Leonard H. Calabrese, For readers of my column over the past decade, many will recognize that on numerous occasions I have chosen to discuss empathy.
I became interested in this topic nearly 20 years ago when I was charged to develop a course on medical humanism in our new medical school. Until then, although the notion of empathy was of interest to me, I had not yet given the science of empathy any formal thought. To learn more, I reached out to Mohammadreza Hojat, PhD, the prime architect of the Jefferson Empathy Scale, the most widely used metric to measure empathy in health care, and began a journey of inquiry and research. This journey into empathy in medicine has influenced my own personal reflective and clinical practice in so many positive ways.
BY CHARLIE ELIZABETH CULVERHOUSE A new study conducted over 25 years has revealed how a parent's approach to showing their teenage child empathy can not only impact their kid's upbringing, but can in turn affect how their grandkids are brought up too.
Parenting a teenager is an endeavour riddled with challenges for many parents. From dealing with and finding solutions for their 'disrespect and laziness' as well as helping them to prioritise their mental health while still encouraging those who don't want to revise for exams to do so, everyday poses some new hill to climb.
And not to add to the pressure, but how you parent your teen could, in turn, impact how they raise your grandchildren when they eventually start a family of their own.
Researching empathy across generations Beginning in 1998, the teens, their mothers and their closest friend were all invited into the research lab at the University of Virginia to engage in problem-solving or advice-seeking first with their mom and then with their friend.
All interactions were recorded to code for maternal warmth and emotional support from mother to teen, followed by coding for similar behaviors in how teens supported their friends when the friend asked for advice. When the teens were in their 30s and had kids of their own, they were surveyed to ask about their parenting behavior and their children’s empathy.
Why Is It Important To Humanize Online Learning Through Empathy? 1. Foster Connection And Engagement It's undeniable that online learning gives instructors the ability to reach learners at the far reaches of the earth. However, providing them with courses and forging a meaningful connection with them are two very different things. Often, online learners experience feelings of isolation and disconnection from their learning communities, which can result in frustration and disengagement. When you make an effort to humanize online learning through empathy, you create numerous opportunities for interaction, collaboration, and relationship-building among students. This makes online learners feel supported and valued, enhancing engagement and morale throughout their learning journey.
Ryan has spoken often about engaging in civil dialogue and empathetic listening. But there was no chance here to engage in dialogue of any kind. The students had no interest in listening, empathetic or otherwise. Ryan, Bonner and Rucker simply walked away.
Though much has been written and talked about the power of talking, oration and speech, the importance of listening and being listened to often goes unattended. In today’s world which is excessively obsessed with speaking and self-expression, listening is increasingly becoming a forgotten art. Similarly, much has been debated and written about the potential promises listening holds in professional, educational, academic and intellectual domains. What often goes unnoticed is its potential therapeutic impact.
Originally focused on performing tasks efficiently and effectively (pragmatic AI), the field is now advancing towards creating machines that can understand and respond to human emotions (empathetic AI). This shift marks a significant evolution in AI technology, aiming to make machines more relatable and supportive in human interactions.
Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” shares a DM clip of his talk with cohost James Lindsay about Gad Saad telling Joe Rogan how America’s extreme empathy i
Researchers from Cornell University, Olin College, and Stanford University tested this theory by prompting CAs to display empathy while conversing with or about 65 distinct human identities.
Value Judgments and Harmful Ideologies The team found that CAs make value judgments about certain identities – such as gay and Muslim – and can be encouraging of identities related to harmful ideologies, including Nazism.
“I think automated empathy could have tremendous impact and huge potential for positive things – for example, in education or the health care sector,” said lead author Andrea Cuadra, now a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford.
But empathy is different, or so it seems. LLMs may give linguistic responses that appear empathic (such as, ‘I feel sorry’), but they are not equipped with complex, machine versions of the biology and psychology of empathy, which, in humans, involves the integration of internal regulatory mechanisms such as homeostatic processes and the control of neural pathways5. Unlike many instances of cognitive abilities, empathy often involves autonomic signals. Put facetiously, no LLM has shown changes in heart rate or the galvanic skin response when making empathic claims. Yet, although LLMs cannot feel empathy, they can use the language of empathy, and may induce real feelings and emotions within their human users.
The group also sent kindness-to-animals educational materials, including “Empathy Now,” a guide to preventing violence by young people, and its “Share the World” curriculum kit, which includes lessons that aim to foster empathy for animals and are appropriate for even the youngest learners. TeachKind is sending “Challenging Assumptions,” which helps examine discrimination and other social justice issues, for the district’s secondary students, along with a set of anti-bullying posters, too.
Empathy does not divest us of efficiency. Instead, it’s more likely to encourage it," writes Hannah Storm in this excerpt from her new book
I think that at the heart of any solid leadership lies empathy and the ability of leaders to engage with their employees in an empathetic way. And then organisational empathy, that allows people to take the time they need, provides the resources people need, doesn’t stigmatise things.
Our new research shows that parents who express empathy toward their teenagers might give teens a head start in developing the skill themselves. In addition, adolescents who show empathy and support toward their friends are more likely to become supportive parents, which might foster empathy in their own offspring.
The KLIFF/VIDA study at the University of Virginia has tracked 184 adolescents for more than 25 years: from age 13 well into their 30s.
Starting in 1998, teens came to the university every year with their parents and closest friend, and a team of researchers recorded videos of their conversations. Researchers observed how much empathy the mother showed to her 13-year-old when her teen needed help with a problem. We measured empathy by rating how present and engaged mothers were in the conversation, whether they had an accurate understanding of their teen’s problem, and how much help and emotional support they offered.
Above all, what your teens need from you is uninterrupted time together to feel heard and understood. Empathy development doesn’t occur within the context of a single monologue, rather a series of chats over time. When your teens come to you for help or advice, drop everything (especially your devices) and listen.
Objective To describe the literature on connections between empathy and professional identity formation (PIF) in pharmacy and other health professions education.
Methods A PRISMA-Scoping Review (PRISMA-SCr) methodology was used for this study. Searches were conducted in PubMed and CINAHL from 2010-January 12, 2023, with English added as a limiter. Articles had to address both empathy and PIF, whether implicitly or explicitly. “Theory Talk” was modified and utilized with six levels of connectedness to assess article quality.
SOCIETY NEEDS TO undergo an empathic revolution if we are to survive as a species, says Anita Nowak of McGill University speaking at PINC 15 in the Netherlands.
There is a spectrum of empathy, says Nowak, with pity at one end, empathy at the other and compassion and sympathy somewhere in between. Pity, while being an emotional reaction to someone else's pain, also involves an element of looking down on people -- this is where a lot of foreign aid and paternalistic philanthropy has come from.
Evidence shows that shoving data in peoples’ faces doesn’t work to change minds. by PAUL SUTTER
I encounter pseudoscience everywhere I go. And I have to admit, it can be frustrating. But in all my years of working with the public, I’ve found a potential strategy. And that strategy doesn’t involve confronting pseudoscience head-on but rather empathizing with why people have pseudoscientific beliefs and finding ways to get them to understand and appreciate the scientific method.
New York City, New York May 11, 2024 (Issuewire.com) - Judith Orloff MD is a psychiatrist, an empath and intuitive healer, and a New York Times Bestselling Author. Her book 'The Genius of Empathy, The Empath's Survival Guide, Thriving as an Empath, and Emotional Freedom' has helped several people feel better about who they are as persons and protect themselves from other emotionally manipulative people. Now Judith Orloff is advising what would be the ideal way for empaths to survive in this world. At first, she talks about the person who would be the ideal match for empaths. She says that it depends on the empaths' needs and temperaments and it is their responsibility to decide what type of a partner will be the most compatible over time. Giving details on 'The Empath's Survival Guide', Orloff says each type can be either extroverted or introverted.
A seminal study from 2011 led by Professor Sara Konrath, Ph.D., a social psychologist specializing in empathy and altruism at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, found that empathy among Americans had taken a nosedive, with U.S. college students in 2009 scoring 40% lower than students in the late-1970s.
These early findings led to media headlines proclaiming “the end of empathy.” The original study posited multiple theories – including changes in media and technology, changing parenting and family practices, and increasing expectations of success – as possible explanations for what appeared to be a general decline in American compassion and kindness.
LEADING WITH EMPATHY IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR by Marie Benz MD
In the fast-paced world of healthcare, where clinical skills and knowledge are paramount, the power of empathy in leadership can sometimes be overlooked. However, leading with empathy in the healthcare sector is not just a nice-to-have quality; it’s a pivotal trait that can shape patient outcomes, staff satisfaction, and the overall healthcare environment. This article delves into why empathy is crucial in healthcare leadership, supported by real-world insights and strategies to foster a culture of empathy.
by Jessica A. Stern Joseph P. Allen Our new research shows that parents who express empathy toward their teenagers may give teens a head start in developing the skill themselves. In addition, adolescents who show empathy and support toward their friends are more likely to become supportive parents, which may foster empathy in their own offspring.
How we did our work The KLIFF/VIDA study at the University of Virginia has tracked 184 adolescents for more than 25 years: from age 13 well into their 30s.
Starting in 1998, teens came to the university every year with their parents and closest friend, and a team of researchers recorded videos of their conversations. Researchers observed how much empathy the mother showed to her 13-year-old when her teen needed help with a problem. We measured empathy by rating how present and engaged mothers were in the conversation, whether they had an accurate understanding of their teen’s problem, and how much help and emotional support they offered.
Empathy has long been seen as an important attribute for leaders, one that came even more to the fore during the pandemic. A September 2021 article by Tracy Bower for Forbes named this the ‘most important leadership skill’, citing research by Catalyst, which found empathy contributed to improvements in innovation, engagement, retention, inclusivity and work-life. It also said, according to another study by Qualtrics, that ‘when leaders were perceived as more empathetic, people reported greater levels of mental health’.
As the former editor-in-chief of Reuters, David Schlesinger said he found it harder to establish empathetic connections in large newsrooms or bureaus:
Also, why did the writers assume that the lack of empathy on the part of the robot makes it more efficient? Why not believe that having no emotions would lead to more mistakes? The writers made this very point themselves earlier in the film. When the machines used in the army were first introduced, one of the larger robots, the ED-209, shot an innocent boy with a butcher knife because it was unable to tell the difference between the terrorists and a teenager who couldn’t hurt it. So, while the writers make clear that emotions are one of Murphy’s greatest assets, we are still asked to assume that a machine would be faster because of its lack of feelings, not because of its physical construction.
BY LIDIA PERSKA The Empathetic Potential of Artificial Intelligence In a fast-paced world where emotional support may be scarce, a significant discovery has been made by researchers at the USC Marshall School of Business. They have unveiled that artificial intelligence (AI) could be more adept at providing the feeling of support and empathy to individuals than human-written communication.
Revolutionizing Emotional Support with AI
AI technology, particularly AI that is designed to parse language and identify emotional cues, has demonstrated an unexpected edge over humans when it comes to providing emotional support and understanding. AI’s capacity to listen without bias or distraction endows it with an almost surgical precision in detecting and responding to human feelings.
Listening To Understand Patient engagement centers on the idea that patients and researchers must work together to create studies and programs that achieve the best outcomes. There are many different ways to engage patients in research, such as patient advisory committees, co-creating patient-facing materials, and involving patients when setting strategy, but I will not explore all of these now. However, the one thing they all have in common is they all start with listening to the patient.
Active listening is the first step in building trust because it indicates to the other person that you value their experience and that their effort is worth your time and attention. A quick internet search will show several different listening styles, and each style has pros and cons
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