Jan Hutton has served as a community organizer,
social worker in hospice and hospital settings, meditation teacher, group
facilitator in the Quaker community and, she hopes, a ‘kind’ person. The
guiding principle for Jan’s work as a facilitator is, “How do we look at
those who differ from us and see our shared humanity?”
She offers Compassionate Listening Training with the
strong belief that implementing peacemaking in the public sector makes it
vital that we practice, heart to heart, that very same peacemaking in our
personal lives.
"To build a
culture of empathy we each take responsibility for acknowledging the
fear that our own hearts might break when empathizing with someone
else's pain?"
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How can we build a culture of empathy?
How do we each take responsibility for acknowledging
the fear that our own hearts might break when empathizing with someone
else's pain?
Using burgeoning research on altruistic practices
to build empathic bridges to others
Thinking we're empathic doesn't do the job, but
continually practicing empathy inwardly does - building brain synapses
for new practices.
