empathy

Sad unhappy young woman being consoled by her friend

empathy: it’s all about listening

By Jennifer Safian / March 3, 2020

What is empathy? {3 minutes to read}  The word empathy comes from the Classical Greek word empatheia. Affection and passion comes from en-(in) + pathos, meaning “feeling.” Empathy is the experience of understanding another person’s thoughts, feelings, and conditions from his or her point of view rather than from one’s own; it is the capacity…

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The Quality of Kindness

By Jennifer Safian / July 8, 2019

{4 minutes to read}  Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Affection, gentleness, warmth, concern, and care are words that are associated with kindness. While kindness can have a connotation of meaning someone is naive or weak, that is not the case. Being kind often requires courage and strength. 

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Confessions of a Divorce Mediator

By Jennifer Safian / February 6, 2019

{3:30 minutes to read} As Valentine’s Day approaches, I could not help but remember this article which I wrote a few years ago which still resonates so strongly with me, day in, day out.  So I chose to publish it again. Some of you may choose to share it with others who may be going through…

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