Learn about the differences between empathy and sympathy. This article also looks at some frequently asked questions.

Thinking about other people's emotions vs. actually feeling them Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS We generally think of empathy as the capacity to imagine ourselves in another person's shoes.

Empathy is the ability to see things from another’s perspective and feel their emotions. Putting yourself in another person’s shoes might lead you to act with compassion and do what you can to improve ...

Improve your marketing and sales writing with this five-minute cognitive empathy tool that reveals reader needs, removes ...

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We all want to be emotionally safe, especially at home with the people that we love. Instead of lecturing or fixing, we can listen and understand. Providing advice to someone upset doesn’t usually ...

Let’s try an experiment. Let me start by telling you my name, and then I’ll ask you a question or two. My name is Bill Murphy Jr. Most people call me “Bill,” although some people who knew me in ...

If you can’t muster enough empathy to support the immigrant community in Lancaster, at least consider the price that you, your family, your community and your business will have to pay for the ...

Source: Juliet, Oil on Canvas, Copyright Candace Charlton, 2015, used with permission In our previous post, "The Light and Dark Side of Empathy," we wrote about how ...

Now, with the economy still giving most Americans the jitters, the anti-empathy crowd is gearing up to take that win a step ...

Holiday gatherings can come with the invisible stress of potential arguments and conflict. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Tapping into empathy skills can help prepare you to face conflict head-on ...

Emotionally immature parents are different, but all share some key characteristics. They can struggle to empathize with their kids, admit fault, or listen to other people. Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson, a ...