Learning to Listen

In this episode Jeremiah and E discuss how to more intentionally listen through the backronym  E.M.P.A.T.H.Y.  Empathy is the ability or practice of imagining or trying to deeply understand what someone else is feeling or what it’s like to be in their situation.  Empathy is often described as the ability to feel what others are feeling as if you are feeling it yourself.  Listening well requires:
E: Emotional Engagement
M: Mirror
P: Pause, Paraphrase, Label, and Summarize
A: Avoid Judgement
T: Tone and Body Language
H: How and What
Y: Your Ideas and Opinions