Dr. Helen Riess, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, speaks with Ellie Knaus about her new book The Empathy Effect: Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences. We discuss the straightforward steps Dr. Riess uses to teach empathy and what up to date scientific research reveals about empathy. In a Legally Blonde inspired moment, Ellie pitches her own empathy-related research study idea and is expecting a call from Harvard any minute now. In the meantime, Dr. Riess suggests how empathy can diffuse stressful situations and decrease caregiver burn out and shares why ‘optimal frustration’ is good for our kids. Lastly, she offers a quick tool for calming our nervous system this holiday season.Dr. Riess is the founder and chief scientist of Empathetics, Inc. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, TIME, NPR, and HuffPost. For more show notes, go to atomicmoms.com! x Ellie KnausSubscribe, PLEASE LEAVE A WRITTEN REVIEW + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | StitcherJoin our Instagram, Facebook, and FB closed community.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.