Episode description
Empathy is walking in someone’s shoes. Compassion puts your empathy into action.
[00:21] What is compassion?
[05:07] Empathy vs Compassion
[07:45] Compassion can make you happier
[09:50] Compassion can reduce anxiety
[11:50] Loving kindness meditation
References
- Singer, T., & Klimecki, O. M. (2014). Empathy and compassion. Current Biology, 24(1), 875–878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.054
- Mongrain, M., Chin, J. M., & Shapira, L. B. (2011). Practicing Compassion Increases Happiness and Self-Esteem, Journal of Happiness Studies, 12(6), 963–981. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-010-9239-1
- Demorest, A. P. (2019). Happiness , love , and compassion as antidotes for anxiety Happiness , love , and compassion as antidotes for anxiety. The Journal of Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1627399
- Fredrickson, B.L., Cohn, M.A., Coffey, K.A., Pek, J., and Finkel, S.M. (2008). Open hearts build lives: positive emotions, induced through loving- kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 95, 1045–1062.