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On Jim Manske’s Radical Compassion blog, Rick Hanson writes that “it takes heart to live in even ordinary times,” and goes on to describe simple practices that can help you become “more able to deal with challenges like aging, illness, trauma, or conflicts with others.”

This past weekend, Jim and Jori Manske put on a playshop on Restorative Solutions and Nonviolent Communication. That was December 9, 10 and 11th. It was a great experience and I furthered my knowledge and depth of empathy practice. We had a wonderful mock restorative justice circle on Sunday to end, and it was great […]

Greetings, friends, We are excited to announce Empathy Stories, edited by Mary Goyer, has been released just in time for the holidays. This inspiring book of “real life” empathy written by NVC trainers and others, includes 3 stories by Jim. Please enjoy a copy and give one as a gift AND Amazon donates through Amazon […]

Children in Denmark learn empathy in school, beginning in kindergarten. What could we learn from their practices? Anyone anywhere who has children learns quickly this inalienable truth about humans: We are inherently, naturally and spectacularly selfish creatures. From first cry to last breath, our needs blot out everything else in what is perhaps an evolutionary […]

Even very young children can learn empathy, and their lives, and the lives of their families and peers, will be better for it. In “The importance of teaching empathy to preschoolers, why all parents and teachers should do it”, Alexa Erickson cites studies and examples. “The sooner we understand what empathy means, and the importance […]