Empathy Lessons

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• 4 Ways Empathy Misfires, Breaks Down, Goes Astray – Don’t Let This Happen to You!

  By Lou Agosta on August 22, 2015

  

  Four dimensions of empathy exist – each one has a way of misfiring, breaking down or going astray. The advantage of this definition of empathy is that it shows one where things go “off the rails”. If one knows where and how… Read More ›

• 9 Steps to Recovery From Domestic Violence (DV) – One Picture

  By Lou Agosta on August 15, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  If the survivor can feel safe enough to express what happened into an empathic receptivity in the context of a trusting environment that does not retraumatize by skepticism and cross-examination, then the abuse, the boundary violations, and the perpetrations, begin… Read More ›

• Resistance to Empathy – the Presentation – at the Intl’ Psychoanalytic Assoc., Boston, USA

  By Lou Agosta on July 18, 2015

  

  Resistance to empathy takes many forms. Resistance to empathy includes those factors coming from the therapist, those from the patient, including those emerging in the interaction, and those from the culture at large. Although “the culture” is distinct from “the system delivering… Read More ›

• Empathy is like oxygen for the soul: So if you are experiencing a shortness of breath…

  By Lou Agosta on June 29, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Empathy is like oxygen for the soul (according to a famous statement by Heinz Kohut). So if you are experiencing a shortness of breath in your relationships, career, or commitments, maybe you need expanded empathy. Join me [Lou] for an “on… Read More ›

• 10 Top Tips and Techniques for Expanding Empathy

  By Lou Agosta on June 13, 2015

  

  Join me [Lou] for an on the air conversation on Empathy Radio focusing on top tips and techniques for expanding ones empathy. Click here to play the show: 10 Top Tips and Techniques for Expanding Empathy. The main tip and… Read More ›

• Emerging Adulthood and Empathy

  By Lou Agosta on June 8, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Join Lou Agosta and his special guests Drs. Jesse Viner and Dale Monroe-Cook for an engaging conversation about the emotional, psychological, and human challenges of emerging adulthood. Drs. Viner and Monroe-Cook address these issues with their clients as Medical director and… Read More ›

• Listening and a Rumor of Empathy Out of the Spirit of Music

  By Lou Agosta on June 1, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Join me and my special guest musician, teacher, and composer Mischa Zupko for a conversation about music, the emotions, empathy, and community on Wednesday June 3rd at noon Chicago time on VoiceAmerica Empowerment Radio. Click here for live show or… Read More ›

• Empathy and the Self: An Interview With Joe Palombo, Director, The Center for Neuroscience and Psychoanalytic Social Work

  By Lou Agosta on May 25, 2015

  

  Join Lou for a conversation with Joe Palombo, Founding Dean of the Institute for Clinical Social Work and Director of the Center for Neuroscience and Psychoanalytic Social Work. Joe’s work specializes in connecting the dots between neuroscience and dynamic psychotherapy,… Read More ›

• A Rumor of Empathy in Odessa – and at Yivo

  By Lou Agosta on May 19, 2015

  

  How Things Were Done is Odessa is a humorous – tragic story of the Yiddish mafia (try to get your head around that!) by Isaac Babel about life in Odessa. Jonathan Brent is reportedly working on a biography of Isaac Babel, and Jon has many insights to share about the joys of Yiddish life and his work in the archives. Not to be missed!

• Lessons Learned: Update in the Battle Against Domestic Violence

  By Lou Agosta on May 2, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Three women a day die as the result of domestic violence [DV] (nnedv.org). Join me for an “on the air” conversation with Radhika Sharma, education coordinator at Apha Ghar (Our Home, ApnaGhar.org) on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Internet radio channel (click… Read More ›

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