Recognize when you “otherize” someone – when you [erroneously] see them as some completely not connected to you. Then cast the world through their eyes. What are they experiencing? Log the entire experience on the dedicated website. What you think, what you feel, what you learn. Students often have a difficult time with this. Empathizing with someone doesn’t mean you agree with them, or think that they are right. It just means you see things (at least for a moment) how you think they are seeing them.
This was actually not as hard as I thought it was going to be. At first, I was a bit confused because I didn’t know exactly what this was all about, but I think I got it, so here we … Continue reading “Get in their shoes (Empathy Self Intervention) by Mariel Bernal” →
The topic of my empathy self intervention became clear to me on walk home from my organic chemistry lab this past Tuesday. Although my lab begins at 8am, I usually leave Baker in a pretty positive mood as that lab … Continue reading “A Lesson in Empathy – Colin Borchardt” →
As a child development major, I have learned quite a bit about empathy and why it is important. I have learned different theories on how it develops, and different strategies of teaching empathy to young children. I am a student … Continue reading “Empathy Intervention–– Kalie Oku” →
This week I tried to find a good instance to write this intervention about but had a hard time finding one that I felt comfortable sharing. The people I needed to empathize with this week were close friends and family … Continue reading “An Extent to Empathy – Brianna Sasao” →
At first I had a hard time trying to think of where to intervene in my own life. Rarely am I ever very outwardly angry, but in the past month there was one occasion that infuriated me. After coming back … Continue reading “Empathy Intervention: Dog “Bite” – Tyler Hentges” →
My empathy intervention was a helpful experience in recognizing that my views aren’t always the only ones. I usually consider myself a pretty empathetic person with the ability to understand that others can see things differently or that they might … Continue reading “Empathy Intervention – Lara Haller” →
The empathy intervention was very challenging for me. First of all, I had a rough start with finding situations in which I could reflect what the other person might feel. I assumed that it must be a negative experience in … Continue reading “Gabriela Niggemann – Where to find Empathy?” →
I’ve done things like the empathy intervention on multiple occasions, not through school, sometimes after watching or reading a thought-provoking piece on all of the constant judgement that surrounds who we are and what we do and consequently we tend … Continue reading “Empathy Intervention Elle Derby” →
This week there were two main instances where I used empathy to reflect and understand what there other person was feeling. The first was last Sunday when, after I had asked two club members to work together to complete a … Continue reading “Everyday Empathy – Nicholas Latz” →
This week I had a few moments that led to a time of reflection. One specific time was at work when a customer called three minutes before we close. It had been a crazy day, and we all wanted to … Continue reading “Empathy Intervention- Kaylee O’Brien” →