2023-11-09
59 分钟When I went deeper into this world of empathy, the biggest game changer is when I realized how much of what was holding me back was my relationship with myself.
By having a greater love for myself, it made it easier to enforce boundaries.
If we don't have a strong relationship with ourselves, it's sometimes hard to know where we need to enforce certain boundaries.
And I'm not talking about, say, someone on a completely different political axis than me.
I'm talking about in my home, you know, my parents.
That's actually the biggest testing ground oftentimes.
So we live in a world where it feels like relationships are just kind of perpetually fraying at the edges.
Loneliness has become an epidemic.
We feel more disconnected than ever before.
And society as a whole is increasingly dominated by othering and dehumanization, and it is causing so much pain.
Question is, what can we do about this?
And where do we even begin?
Well, a great starting point is a powerful tool that we call empathy.
It's like the giant lever that holds within it the capacity to bridge divides, heal relationships, relieve isolation and loneliness, foster openness, and open the door to true human connection.
My guest today, Michael Tennant, has made it his life's work to cultivate and spread empathy.
Michael is the founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab, a purpose driven company focused on creating experiences that teach empathy.
He's also the creator of the empathy card game, actually curious, and the author of the book the power of a 30 day path to personal growth and social change.
And in our conversation, Michael shares his deeply personal journey to understanding empathy and provides practical steps that we can all take to grow.
In empathy, I found that empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, it's this incredibly powerful, yet often equally neglected skill.
We often assume that you either have it or you don't, when in fact, it's something that we can all learn and cultivate and deepen into.