The Empathy Effect

Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences

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Pub Date Nov 27 2018 | Archive Date Mar 10 2020

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Empathy is undergoing a new evolution. In a global and interconnected culture, we can no longer afford to identify only with people who seem to be a part of our “tribe.” As Dr. Helen Riess of Harvard Medical School has learned, our capacity for empathy is not just an innate trait—it is also a skill that we can learn and expand. With The Empathy Effect, the leading researcher presents a groundbreaking teaching book to help us learn essential skills for transforming the way we relate to others in any situation.

 
“Nourishing empathy lets us help not just ourselves,” says Dr. Riess, “but also everyone we interact with, whether for a moment or a lifetime.” Drawing from her empathy training curricula now used internationally in health care, business, and education, she takes us step by step through her EMPATHY program. Here you’ll learn to enhance empathic behavior in yourself and others; recognize and reverse dehumanization and scapegoating tactics; practice empathy at work, home, and in everyday settings; discover ways to build empathy in groups and leadership positions; and much more.

Empathy is undergoing a new evolution. In a global and interconnected culture, we can no longer afford to identify only with people who seem to be a part of our “tribe.” As Dr. Helen Riess of Harvard...


Advance Praise

"This wonderful exploration of a vital topic comes from a world-class scientist and reads like a page-turning novel with heart-touching stories, fascinating research, and tons of practical takeaways. At a time when the fabric of human society seems to be fraying, this book offers hope and help for individuals, couples,  families, organizations, and communities to mend it together."

Rick Hanson, PhDNew York Times bestselling author 

“An important contribution in these challenging times.  Everyone who cares about others will benefit from Dr. Riess’s book.”

Paul EkmanPhD, named one of the most 100 most influential people in the world by TIME 

“A timely gift for humanity…The Empathy Effect offers us a deep dive into one of the most important human capacities—to sense, understand, and care about others…This eloquent guide reveals the science of how empathy and compassion overlap and shows us the key ingredients to cultivating both in our lives.”

Daniel J. Siegel, MDNew York Times bestselling author 

“Empathy has always been a secret strength of the healer’s art. In The Empathy Effect, Dr. Helen Riess, a compassionate physician herself, updates this ancient tool, making it a practical and accessible skill  for anyone in the healing profession—and everyone else, too.”

Daniel GolemanNew York Times bestselling author 

"This wonderful exploration of a vital topic comes from a world-class scientist and reads like a page-turning novel with heart-touching stories, fascinating research, and tons of practical takeaways...


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