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.
In all honesty, I have struggled this week during this empathy intervention. I tried throughout the week to find moments, interactions where I got frustrated, confused by the actions of others, and worked to see from their perspective. I looked … Continue reading “Empathy with the Pittsburgh shooting” →
I decided to do my empathy intervention on someone that has always caught my attention, yet I never reflected on why she does. I work at a state-funded preschool downtown SLO, where only one of the students comes from a … Continue reading “Empathy at work- Megan Handley” →
Up until yesterday I was having a difficult time trying to figure out what to say for my empathy intervention. I rarely dislike people and I could not think about an interaction in my daily life that could use more … Continue reading “Empathy Intervention- Brenna Eikenbary” →
I had my empathy intervention moment at an Apple Store. A friend of mine had dropped and broken my phone so I needed to get the screen replaced. Getting an appointment was a hassle and spending my day waiting around … Continue reading “Sawyer Koelsch – An Apple Store Intervention” →
By Katie Hoagland Last fall, all at around the same time, multiple people I love dearly went through some extremely difficult seasons of mental illness. While those months forced me to empathize with myself and those people, what I find … Continue reading “Family Empathy” →
-Jin Ai Jones It’s was after high school, during my 3rd year at junior college was when I learned to true meaning of empathy. Fast forward to years of meeting many different people, hearing about their stories, how they got … Continue reading ““Empathy, empathy, Put yourself in the place of me!”” →
As I sat here brainstorming ideas for my empathy intervention, I asked myself a simple question: Who have I been most frustrated with this week? Upon reflection, I realized that the answer is myself. When this thought first came to … Continue reading “Self Empathy (?) – Cailyn Wolberg” →
By, Haley Rositano Recently, one of my roommates has been particularly moody and controlling. If something is not done her way or to her specific liking, she will blow up on my other roommates and I. This weekend, I had … Continue reading “Roommate Empathy- Haley Rositano” →
This title might seem stupid to people who don’t know me well; obviously you should have empathy for your friends and usually I do. recently, however, I have faced a communication issue with a close friend, let’s call him Anthony. … Continue reading “Friendship Empathy, Camille Kelem” →
tw: depression, sexual assault By Marianne Miranda I woke up today feeling depressed. To start off, I live with major depressive disorder. I’d say that I’ve learned how to cope with my mental health pretty well as my life … Continue reading “Barriers from Trauma: How I Cope with Anger” →