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175. Helen Riess (psychiatrist) – Empathy in the brain and the world
175. Helen Riess (psychiatrist) – Empathy in the brain and the world
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46 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2018
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Podcast episode
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Empathy is the basic stuff of human connection. It’s how we hear and are heard by one another. It’s how we deal with one another as people rather than objects. But with massive, relentless trouble in the world, the 24 hour news cycle, the pressure to choose political and social sides, and the struggles of our everyday lives, empathy is sometimes in short supply. My guest today is the psychiatrist and research scientist Helen Riess. She’s an associate clinical professor at Harvard and runs the relational science program at Massachusetts General Hospital as well as the company Empathetics, Inc. Her new book, THE EMPATHY EFFECT: 7 Neuroscience-based keys for transforming the way we live, love, work, and connect across differences, is all about empathy: where it comes from, what its effects are, and how we can develop more of it. That breathtaking song I mention in the intro: "Compassion" by Lucinda WilliamsSurprise conversation starter clips in this episode: Leland Melvin on hands on learning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Dec 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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