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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakIDG Skill: Mobilisation - Ft. Nipun Mehta w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful EmpathyWatch this episode featuring Nipun Mehta, Founder of ServiceSpace, to discover why the IDG skill "Mobilisation" is not just about organizing—it's a key to creating meaningful, transformational change rooted in kindness.In this engaging conversation, Nipun shares his journey from Silicon Valley to founding a global community focused on small acts of generosity. He also highlights the importance of shifting from transactional to relational approaches in social movements.00:00 Preview00:43 Introduction01:20 About Nipun Mehta04:02 Nipun and Anita’s Karma Kitchen experience10:04 Nipun’s big career...2025-05-291h 04
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakIDG Skill: Empathy & Compassion Ft. Carson D. Kelly w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful EmpathyWatch this episode featuring Carson Kelly, Founder of Compassion 2.0, to learn why the IDG skill “Empathy & Compassion” is key to psychological safety- especially for high-performing teams.In this inspiring conversation, Carson shares how a near-death experience at the age of 17 set him on a path to understand the power of “Compassion.” He also discusses why businesses need to move from an extractive paradigm to a generative one, and he explores the “ROI of Care” - which measures the financial benefits of care-based cultures and organizations.00:00 Preview00:28 Introduction 00:28 Ab...2025-04-2456 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakIDGs - Self-Awareness - Ft. Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful EmpathyWatch this episode featuring Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa, author of Inner Mastery, Outer Impact, to learn how the IDG skill “Self-Awareness” can help you discover your “Inner Core” and lead in alignment with your deepest values and purpose.In this profound conversation, Hitendra explains why contemplative practices can lead to self-transcendence. He also emphasizes the power of inner development to foster positive change on a global scale.00:00 Preview00:46 Introduction 01:22 About Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa04:11 Hitendra’s backstory11:21 Grappling with life’s existential questions13:37 Wh...2025-02-1451 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakIDGs - Integrity & Authenticity - Ft. Dr. Patricia Hewlin w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful EmpathyWatch this episode to learn how “Integrity & Authenticity” can strengthen workplace culture and create more inclusive, values-driven leadership.
In this week’s episode, Anita explores ”Integrity & Authenticity” with Dr. Patricia Hewlin, a professor of social-organizational psychology. In this insightful conversation, Patricia sheds light on the pressures many employees feel to suppress their personal values at work, which takes an emotional toll on their level of engagement and mental health. Patricia also emphasizes the importance of fostering psychological safety to facilitate authenticity, and shares actionable strategies to do so, for leaders and employees.
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakIDGs - Inner Compass - Ft. Dr. Mary Gentile w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful EmpathyWatch this episode to learn how to develop your “Inner Compass” and become a leader capable of greater ethical decision-making.
In this week’s episode, Anita explores "Inner Compass" with Dr. Mary Gentile, creator of the innovative Giving Voice to Values (GVV) program. In this compelling conversation, Mary describes how our values and inner compass can inspire ethical decision-making and ethical leadership. Mary also unpacks her seven-pillar GVV framework—values, purpose, choice, normalization, self-knowledge, voice, and reasons and rationalizations—and uses real examples to demonstrate how leaders can effectively act on their values.
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakRadical Empathic Listening Ft. David Sauvage - Part 2 Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear how a Jewish man and a Muslim woman engage in "radical empathy" when discussing the war in Gaza.
David Sauvage is the Founder of Culture of Healing, the designer of an online course called “The Way of the Empath,” and a performance artist best known for his “empathic readings.” In this episode, he shares what he learned about implicit bias and perspective-taking by attending a Trump rally, his personal journey of healing intergenerational trauma, and describes the powerful work he is doing with Kawtar El Alaoui called: "How We Make Pea...2024-07-181h 07
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Way of the Empath Ft. David Sauvage - Part 1 Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to contemplate a culture of healing and empathy vs. our current culture of toxic corporate capitalism.
David Sauvage is the Founder of Culture of Healing, the designer of an online course called “The Way of the Empath,” and a performance artist best known for his “empathic readings.” In this episode (Part I of II), he describes his personal journey of healing, what it means to be present to our true feelings, and the liberation that it brings.
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00:35 Introduction
00:50 About David Sauvage (bio)
03:44 David’s backstory
07:05 About David's course: "The Way of the Empath"
08:48 Why enlightenment thinkers’...2024-07-1153 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Indigenous Knowledge Improves Western Science Ft. Shelly Elverum Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why scientists could benefit from some "shut up and listen” humility.
Shelly Elverum is the supporter of Ikaarvik which is committed to supporting Inuit youth reclaim their roles as the Arctic’s first scientists, capable of managing resources, determining their cultural and economic futures, and adapting to rapid climate and cultural change in the North. In this episode, she discusses the importance of embracing humility – and humour – when combining science and Indigenous Knowledge.
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00:29 Introduction
00:55 About Shelly Elverum
01:48 Shelly’s backstory that led her to Ikaarvik
05:48 Why should non-Indigenous researchers up North "shut up and listen...2024-05-231h 02
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy, Consciousness and Psilocybin, According to a Leading Life Scientist Ft. Dr. Hyder A. Khoja Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear what a life scientist has to say about psychedelics and human consciousness, and the pioneering research he’s doing called "coma resurrection therapy.”
Dr. Hyder Khoja is the Founder & CEO of Transcendent Life Sciences, and Emblem Nutraceuticals. He is a leading voice in the life sciences, with over two decades in drug discovery, development, and policy innovation. In this episode, he explains the positive role psychedelics can play in modern medicine - not only for our mental health, but also for empathy and prosocial behaviour.
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00:30 Introduction
00:57 About Dr. Hyder Khoja
01:51 Dr. Khoja’s career...2024-01-0138 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakFinding Joy Through Purpose and Empathy Ft. Jennifer Lonergan Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to be inspired by a social entrepreneur who is dedicating her life to empowering women.
Jennifer Lonergan is the Founder and Executive Director of Artistri Sud, a non-profit organization that provides micro-entrepreneurship and leadership training to women in low-income countries with the goal of empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and effect social change. In this episode, Jennifer reflects on her professional journey, from museum curator to social impact work. She also describes the benefits of doing work on purpose and offers insight into how others can do the same.
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakNothing is Impossible with Purpose and Empathy Ft. Ray Zahab Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear how purpose turned a pack-a-day smoker into an ultra distance running champion.
Ray Zahab is the Founder of impossible2Possible, a non-profit organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, inclusion and participation in expeditions. In this episode, he shares how he turned his life around at the age of 30, and how his expeditions prepared him mentally to conquer cancer.
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00:21 About Ray Zahab
01:47 An excerpt about Ray from Anita's book Purposeful Empathy
05:47 Ray reflects and describes how he radically changed...2023-04-2732 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakLeading with Purpose and Empathy Ft. John Wood Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear why a former Microsoft executive left his job to become a social entrepreneur.
John Wood is the CEO and founder of U-Go, a non-profit organization that helps young women in low-income countries pursue higher education. He is also the founder of Room to Read, an award-winning NGO that has served over 23 million children in 43,000 communities in 20 low-income countries. In this episode, he shares his journey as a “corporate refugee” and describes the importance of purpose - both in our personal lives and within our organizations. In this episode, Anita also reads an excerpt from her...2023-04-2138 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakAddressing Gender-Based Violence with Purposeful Empathy Ft. ElsaMarie D’Silva Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how a social entrepreneur is leveraging technology to combat sexual violence across the world.
ElsaMarie D’Silva is the Founder of the Red Dot Foundation and creator of SafeCity, a technology platform that crowdsources personal experiences of sexual violence and abuse in public and private spaces globally. In this episode, Anita reads an excerpt from her book, Purposeful Empathy, featuring a story about Elsa. And Elsa describes the impact of #MeToo, how people in power can raise awareness about sexual violence, and what it means to work with purpose.
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakLeading with Purpose and Empathy Ft. John Wood Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear why a former Microsoft executive left his job to become a social entrepreneur.
John Wood is the CEO and founder of U-Go, a non-profit organization that helps young women in low-income countries pursue higher education. He is also the founder of Room to Read, an award-winning NGO that has served over 23 million children in 43,000 communities in 20 low-income countries. In this episode, he shares his journey as a “corporate refugee,” and describes the importance of purpose - both in one’s personal life and within a corporation.
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Story-Time Boosts Empathy in Children Ft. Andrew Newman Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a children’s book author discuss the importance of being present with our children at story-time.
Andrew Newman is an award-winning author and founder of ConsciousStories.com, a series of bedtime stories crafted to support the parent-child connection in the last 20 minutes of the day. In this episode, Andrew discusses the importance of engaging in restorative practices with our kids to foster connection and empathy. He also walks us through a "snuggle breathing" meditation and reads from his book, The Little Brain People.
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWhat Horses Can Teach us About Empathy - Part 2 Ft. Losira Okelo Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn what horses can teach us about self-empathy and becoming better versions of ourselves.
Losira Okelo is the founder of Bocheval, an equine coaching organization for personal and professional growth. In this episode, she shares stories about how horses can help people understand themselves better, heal from trauma, and prevent or recover from burnout. She also explains how horses provide powerful insights into how we work, treat others and lead teams.
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00:26 About Losira Okelo
02:32 Do horses have empathy?
07:24 What the mammalian system can teach...2023-03-1637 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWhat Horses Can Teach us About Empathy - Part 1 Ft. Anouk Lorie Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn what horses can teach us about leadership, team dynamics, and personal growth.
Anouk Lorie is the Founder and President of Wásábi Coaching and Leadership, a training centre that provides equine facilitated learning and coaching. In this episode, she discusses the significance of biomimicry and what we can learn from nature, what brought her to equine coaching, and why today’s organizations must have empathic leadership
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00:26 About Anouk Lorie
02:48 What is biomimicry?
04:55 How horses can teach us about personal and organizational transformation
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakCombatting Workplace Bullying with Empathy Ft. Linda Crockett Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why trauma-informed training is essential to fight the epidemic of workplace harassment and bullying.
Linda Crockett is a social worker-turned workplace harassment and anti-bullying specialist. She is also the founder of the Canadian Institute Of Workplace Bullying Resources. In this episode, she shares her personal story as a victim of workplace bullying, and makes the case for why leaders and organizations must do more to promote psychological safety at work.
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00:26 About Linda Crockett
01:47 What is workplace bullying?
04:46 The injuries of workplace bullying
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakPsychedelics Promote Empathy Ft. Dr. Alex Belser Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakListen to this episode to learn about the therapeutic power of psychedelics.
Dr. Alex Belser is a licensed psychologist who has devoted the past 20 years
to psychedelic research with psilocybin, MDMA, Ketamine, and DMT, especially as a treatment for OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). In this episode, he discusses the renaissance of psychedelics, their treatment potential, and how they promote empathy
and human flourishing.
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00:26 About Dr. Alex Belser
02:00 Alex’s backstory to researching psychedelics
08:58 The science behind using psychedelics to treat mental illnesses
11:50 Leading th...2023-02-2348 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakCan Artificial Intelligence be Empathic, Moral & Spiritual? Ft. Divya Dwivedi Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn what an Advocate of the Supreme Court of India has to say about moral technology & AI.
Divya Dwivedi is an AI Ethics and Cyber Diplomacy Expert, Gender Equality Activist, and social entrepreneur. In this episode, she shares what inspired her fascinating academic journey (from engineering to MBA to law) and why she is passionate about the ethics of artificial intelligence. She believes technology is spiritual (transcending religion), and that moral AI can pave the way towards a more just and equitable society.
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00:26 About Divya Dwivedi
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Yin & Yang of Empathy and Belonging Ft. Kim Samuel Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why belonging and empathy are necessary to combat the epidemic of loneliness.
Kim Samuel is an activist and educator who is driving a global movement for the #RightToBelong. In this episode, she discusses her debut book On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation in which she argues that belonging is a human birthright. She also shares what she learned in a meeting with Nelson Mandela and why she remains hopeful about the future of humanity.
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00:26 About Kim Samuel
02:44 The connection between belonging and e...2023-02-0943 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathic Leadership Needs Masculine and Feminine Energy Ft. Thom Dennis Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a former marine explain why empathy is key to leadership.
Thom Dennis is the founder & CEO of Serenity in Leadership, a culture change consulting firm based in the UK. In this episode, he describes why both masculine and feminine energy are needed for organizational success. He also calls for more feminine energy to heal our personal and collective traumas and change the world.
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00:26 About Thom Dennis
02:34 Why Thom named his podcast ‘Serenity in Leadership’
07:40 About Thom’s first company Phoenix Obsidian
09:39 Unpack...2023-02-0243 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWhy the World Needs More Mindfulness Ft. Dr. Bassam Khoury Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how mindfulness can be harnessed to promote more self-compassion and empathy for others.
Bassam Khoury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology at McGill University and head of the Mindfulness Research Lab. In this episode, as an engineer-turned-psychologist, he describes how mindfulness and compassion could help change the world.
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00:26 About Dr. Bassam Khoury
02:28 The practice of mindfulness
04:40 How mindfulness promotes empathy
08:30 The difference between intra-personal and inter-personal mindfulness
09:58 What is the connection between compassion and...2023-01-2647 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakChanging the World with Empathy and Love Ft. Dr. Ravi Chandra Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a psychiatrist, author, and Buddhist practitioner discuss the benefits of and need for self-compassion.
Dr. Ravi Chandra is a psychiatrist and founder of SF Love Dojo, an organization that promotes love (beyond eros) to improve society. In this episode, he discusses the significance of inter-generational trauma, and how we can leverage love to promote empathy in ourselves, our families, and others around us.
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00:26 About Ravi Chandra
01:28 Ravi’s academic and personal journey to his empathy work
03:31 How Ravi’s thinking about the power of e...2023-01-2034 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakManaging Children’s Pain with Empathy Ft. Dr. Christine Chambers Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a child psychologist discuss strategies for parents to manage children’s pain.
Dr. Christine Chambers is a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Paediatrics at Dalhousie University, whose work focuses on pain management in children. In this episode, she offers parents specific strategies to reduce pain when children are afraid of needles or getting immunized.
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00:23 About Dr. Christine Chambers
01:43 Why newborn surgeries did not include anaesthesia until relatively recently
04:08 Christine's describes the "It Doesn’t Have to Hurt” social media campaign
06:04 How to dec...2022-12-1522 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy in the ER: One Physician’s Journey from Same to Kindness Ft. Dr. Brian Goldman Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a veteran ER physician explore how the culture of medicine often hinders empathy in patient care.
Dr. Brian Goldman is author of The Power of Kindness and The Power of Teamwork. In this episode, he describes how we can promote empathy in healthcare and beyond. Through powerful personal stories, he shares why “toxic shame" is kryptonite within his profession and how he works to transcend it.
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00:23 About Dr. Brian Goldman
02:34 Brian shares a story from the the ER that inspired him to write The Power of K...2022-12-0857 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakMirror Neurons: The Science Behind Empathy Ft. Dr. Marco Iacoboni Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn about the neural mechanisms that underpin our natural capacity to empathize.
Marco Iacoboni, MD, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA who investigates brain systems and mechanisms for higher cognitive functions, in particular social cognition. He is also the author of Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect with Others. In this episode, he explains how humans evolved to be empathic, describes how mirror neurons work, and argues that empathy can help combat our society’ deep-seated divisions.
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00:23 About Dr. Marco Ia...2022-12-0242 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakDo Face Masks Help or Hinder Empathy? Ft. Dr. Jelena Ristic Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn about the importance of visual social cues in cognition and how face-masks impact our ability to connect with one another.
Professor of Psychology, Jelena Ristic, is an expert in human attention and social cognition. In this episode, she discusses how opaque face masks (such as those typically worn throughout COVID-19) impacts our capacity to discern emotions. She also unpacks other fascinating findings from research conducted in her lab about the role facial cues have in human communication.
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00:23 About Dr. Jelena Ristic
01:44 About Jelena’s research on...2022-11-2532 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakBecoming More Empathic through Subjective Listening Ft. Dr. Arthur J. Clark Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a Psychology Today blogger discuss how we can become better friends and listeners using three kinds of empathy.
Dr. Arthur J. Clark is a widely-published researcher in the mental health field and Professor Emeritus at St. Lawrence University. In this episode, he explains the difference between empathy and sympathy and the importance of empathy for cultivating human relationships.
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00:23 About Dr. Arthur J. Clark
01:20 What is "subjective empathy”?
07:08 How studying empathy has transformed Arthur’s life
10:16 Becoming a better listener using empathy
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Art Education Boosts Empathy Ft. Jonathan Juravich Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a "Teacher of the Year"explain how art education promotes empathy and a sense of belonging in children.
Jonathan Juravich is an elementary school teacher in Ohio who is passionate about developing self-awareness and empathy in his students through art and creativity. In this episode, he describes the use of a “mood meter” and discusses how small everyday acts of kindness lead to transformative change in students’ lives and how we all have a role to play in fostering this kind of change.
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00:23 About Jonathan Juravich
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakOpening our Hearts through Empathy and Storytelling Ft. Brenda Keesal Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear how "The Village" promotes love, belonging, and empathy through stories.
Brenda Keesal is the Founder and Creative Director of The Village, a media platform that hosts gatherings for human connection through storytelling. In this episode, Brenda discusses her journey from filmmaking to social innovation, as well as the goal of "Hearts of Ukraine,” The Village's first social impact campaign. She believes opening our hearts to one another is a path to peace and social change.
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00:23 About Brenda Keesal
03:04 What is the power of filmmaking?
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Empathy Can Elevate the Customer Experience Ft. Nadia Therrien Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how to meet the fast-changing needs of customers with empathy.
Nadia “Luna" Therrien is an Empathy Culture Creator dedicated to helping organizations to deliver more empathic experiences to their customers. In this episode, she describes how empathy fosters human connections and unpacks her L.U.S.S.O method of empathy - using hotels as the primary case study.
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00:23 About Nadia Therrien
01:46 Nadia’s backstory to empathy work
06:20 Harnessing empathy to create better customer connections
10:09 Nadia's definition of empathy
13:55 What...2022-10-2835 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Role of Empathy in “Speak-Up” Culture Ft. Stephen Shedletzky Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a leadership coach explain why a speak-up culture is needed in high-performance workplaces.
Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky is author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step up (forthcoming).In this episode, he discusses what he learned working with Simon Sinek for many years and unpacks what he means by "speak-up culture, a term he coined to describe what happens when organizations offer employees psychological safety and agency to fearlessly speak their truth.
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00:23 About Shed Shedletzky
02:01 Why aren’t we more empathic as a society?
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Power of “Social Empathy” For Great Social Policy Ft. Dr. Elizabeth Segal Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how "social empathy" can be used to catalyze positive social change.
Dr. Elizabeth Segal is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University and the author of Social Empathy: The Art of Understanding Others. In this episode, she discusses how social empathy can inform good public policy, how power can diminish a leader’s capacity to empathize, and her surprising thoughts about performative empathy.
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00:23 About Elizabeth Segal
01:29 Elizabeth’s journey
05:15 What is "social empathy?"
07:30 Examples of social policies t...2022-10-1343 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy in an Ecosystem of Healing Ft. Dr. Anoop Kumar Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear an emergency room physician make the case that we should expand our understanding of healing.
Dr. Anoop Kumar is an ER physician, author, and speaker, who advocates for a global ecosystem of healing. In this episode, he explains how the mind-body relationship impacts our capacity to heal and why is calling for a health revolution.
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00:23 About Dr.Anoop Kumar
01:49 Why Anoop started Health Revolution
05:00 Anoop describes Advaita (aka non-duality)
08:21 How did Advaita change Anoop’s practice of medicine?
10:54 Why th...2022-10-0646 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakAffirmations for Empaths (and Everyone Else!) Ft. Dr. Judith Orloff Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear Dr. Judith Orloff describe how affirmations can change our lives and improve our capacity to empathize.
Dr. Judith Orloff is a psychiatrist and the New York Times best-selling author of The Empath’s Survival Guide. She specialises in treating highly sensitive, empathic people in her private practice. In this episode, she delves into her latest book Affirmations for Empaths, and discusses the neuroscientific benefit of using affirmations.
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00:23 About Dr. Judith Orloff
02:00 About Judith's new book Affirmations for Empaths
05:12 Can affirmations help prevent burnout in...2022-09-3045 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy in the Face of Existential Threats ft. Paul R. Ehrlich Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a Stanford Professor Emeritus explain why empathy is necessary to save humanity.
Paul R. Ehrlich is the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford, where he taught for over half a century. He is an expert in evolution, ecology, and human biology and the author of The Population Bomb, considered one of the most influential books of the 20th Century. In this episode, he addresses the most existential problem facing humanity - climate change - and the significant role empathy plays in combating it.
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00:23 About Paul...2022-09-2234 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Magic of Empathy in Ethnography ft. Karen Faith Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how empathy is a practice that is available to everyone, not just the tender-hearted.
Karen Faith is the founder and CEO of Others Unlimited, an empathy training organisation for research, collaboration, and citizenship. In this episode, she explains how her research as an ethnographer has led her to develop a practice she calls “unconditional welcome.”
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00:23 About Karen Faith
01:31 How empathy is a practice available to everyone
03:10 Using ethnography to expand your perspective
05:03 How being an ethnographer changes personal relationships
08:02 What...2022-09-1634 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy as a Tool for Healing Ft. Michael Tennant Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear how one man’s trauma was converted into a tool that sparks empathic conversations.
Michael Tennant is the Founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab. In this episode, he shares how he uncovered his true calling after suffering major losses in his life and is now committed to using empathy to help foster mental health. He describes how the card games created by Curiosity Lab are being used in a variety of contexts to build bridges of understanding and inspire greater vulnerability and psychological safety in the workplace.
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00:23 Ab...2022-09-0837 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakExpanding Empathy with Living Room Conversations ft. Joan Blades Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a passionate progressive political activist make the case for listening to "both sides."
Joan Blades is the co-founder of LivingRoomConversations.org, an open-sourced effort to build respectful connections across ideological, cultural, and party lines while embracing our core shared values. In this episode, she explains why she felt compelled to launch this latest start-up (she also co-founded MomsRising.org & MoveOn.org) and describes the power of dialogue. She also shares how she’s forged many surprising friendships across the divides.
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00:23 About Joan Blades
01:53 What is a...2022-09-0136 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Benefits of “Empathy-Jamming” ft. Dr. Davin Tan Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how to practice “empathic discipline” with kids.
Dr. Davin Tan is a New Zealand based psychologist and founder of the Huddle Wisdom Podcast, a series that aims to help people optimize their mental health through the power of empathy. In this episode, he unpacks the concept of “empathy jamming” and why it’s an important feature of his clinical practice. He also shares some tips about how adults can build more empathic relationships with children to bolster their mental health and diminish their fears and anxiety.
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00:23 About Dr. Davin...2022-08-2542 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakTraumatic Brain Injury & Empathy; A Survivor’s Story ft. Chandra Groves Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a TBI survivor share an incredible story of recovery.
Chandra Groves suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) after a head-on collision. In this episode, she describes how her life was transformed for years after the accident, her long road to recovery, and her new understanding of disabilities. She also shares a message of hope, empathy, and advocacy for driving without distractions.
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00:23 About Chandra Groves
02:06 Chandra shares the harrowing story behind her TBI
05:48 What happened after her accident?
09:14 How Chandra's TBI changed...2022-08-1139 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Neurochemical Basis of Empathy ft Paul Zak Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how empathy is grounded in neuroscience.
Neuroeconomist Dr. Paul Zak researches brain processes related to virtuous behaviours like trustworthiness and generosity. He is also the author of The Moral Molecule. In this episode, he describes the underlying neurochemical processes of prosocial behaviour, including empathy. He also explains why new technology can be a double-edged sword.
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00:23 About Paul Zak
01:45 Paul's research about trust and its real-life implications
05:02 Why we can trust the goodwill of other people
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakDebunking Empathy Myths ft. Dr. Juli Fraga Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how to avoid an empathy burnout from a practising psychologist.
Dr. Juli Fraga is Co-founder of the Empathy Bootcamp, a series of on-demand courses that help leaders and educators learn to improve their communication, de-program emotional blocks , and harness the inner strength to show up stronger for people in personal distress. In this episode, she describes their methodology and shares some tips, including how to begin doing “empathy easy lifts.”
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Dr. Juli Fraga
01:39 What is Empathy Bootcamp?
03:39 The difference between affective and cogn...2022-07-2133 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakApplied Empathy ft. Michael Ventura Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how teams can practice empathy to deepen workplace connections.
Michael Ventura is the author of Applied Empathy. His work focuses on helping leaders and their teams catalyze change. He has worked with Google, Nike, Microsoft, the United Nations, and Obama administration. In this episode, he describes how businesses can measure empathy through KPIs including retention, performance, and profitability.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Michael Ventura
02:25 Why the pursuit of self-knowledge is important to Michael
04:18 Michael's backstory
07:56 Does empathy enhance or inhibit performance?
10:57 How...2022-07-1431 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Empathy Advantage for Children & Youth ft. Lynne Azarchi Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why emotional development is as important as academic development.
Lynne Azarchi is the author of The Empathy Advantage and Executive Director of KidsBridge Youth Center, a non-profit organization that has helped more than 30,000 students and educators improve their social and emotional learning (SEL). In this episode, she shares ways in which parents and educators can help children become more empathic and explains why SEL is correlated to academic success and wellbeing.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Lynne Azarchi
01:37 How Lynne discovered that empathy is teachable
04:53 Lynne discussed...2022-07-0737 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWhy Empathy Builds "Relay-tionships" ft. Musa Bello Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear Nigerian chemist-turned empathy strategist talk about the relationship between chemistry and empathy.
Musa Bello (aka Sodium), founder of the Mubell Empathy Academy, is on a mission to inspire empathic leadership. In this episode, he explains why leaders are responsible for creating a culture of empathy in the workplace and how Google Maps is a good model for leadership. He also shares the backstory of his transition from chemistry to empathy, and what he learned about interpersonal communication in both fields.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Musa Bello
01:55 How Musa...2022-06-3031 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy is Essential to Changemaking ft. Barb Steele & Fabrice Vil Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why Ashoka believes “everyone is a changemaker."
Barb Steele is the Executive Director of Ashoka Canada, a social purpose organization that supports social entrepreneurs. Fabrice, a proud Ashoka Fellow, is the Founder of Pour 3 Points, a non-profit organization that helps transform sports coaches into life-skill coaches. In this episode, Barb describes why empathy is critical to social entrepreneurship, and Fabrice unpacks the importance of empathy in coaching.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Barb Steele
00:55 About Fabrice Vil
02:06 What is Ashoka Canada?
04:17 What is Pour 3 Points?...2022-06-2336 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakLack of Empathy in Toxic Workplaces ft. Debra Kurtz Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear an organizational psychologist explain how conscious empathy can combat toxic workplaces.
Debra Kurtz, Chief Empathy Officer of Conscious Empathy, is committed to leveraging the science of empathy to build more inclusive workplaces. In this episode, she unpacks several academic concepts such as “empathy as a motivated phenomenon” and "emotional acknowledgment” to describe how leaders can become more empathetic.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Debra Kurtz
01:57 The difference between being “empathic" and “empathetic"
05:00 The need for empathy plus action
06:26 Why "emotional acknowledgement" is the basis for creating t...2022-06-1622 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakCollective Empathy for Meta-System Evolution ft. Jeroo Billimoria Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a serial social entrepreneur explain why "collaborative systems evolution" is needed to create a better world.
Jeroo Billimoria is a passionate advocate for children's rights, the founder of several award-winning global impact organizations and the Co-Founder of Catalyst 2030 - an innovator-led movement committed to achieving the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) by 2030. In this episode, she she shares the origin story behind her lifetime commitment to social impact and what she perceives are the key drivers to social transformation.
0:00 Introduction
00:23 About Jeroo Billimoria
02:50 What propelled Jeroo...2022-06-0929 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakBi-Directional Empathy in Healthcare ft. Christine Bechtel Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how patient-clinician relationships can be improved through an innovative practice called 3rd Conversation.
Co-founder of X4-Health, Christine Bechtel is a nationally recognized patient advocate and expert in digital health and quality healthcare. In this episode, she describes how "bi-directional empathy” is a powerful communication tool that positively impacts both patients and physicians.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Christine Bechtel
01:29 Why has the the patient-clinician relationship eroded?
04:39 Christine describes 3rd Conversation and the reason it was developed
06:47 The importance of non-violent communication in healthcare
...2022-06-0232 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakReflections on what it means to “Realize Empathy” ft. Seung Chan Lim Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how an engineer became more empathic after going to art school
Seung Chan Lim (Slim) is an Executive Performance Coach and author of Realizing Empathy. In this episode, he explains why we have to take responsibility for developing empathy, while also surrendering to the process. He also shares what his personal relationships taught him about him empathy.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Slim
02:05 Why Slim used to negatively judge artists
04:02 What it means to “realize empathy”
07:30 Surrendering to empathy
09:00 Why taking responsibility is crit...2022-05-2742 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakMoving from "Bankrupt Empathy" to "Transformative Empathy" Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn about deep listening, empathic interviewing and creating a human-centered culture in the workplace.
Dr. Crystal Clarke is a social psychologist and executive coach who studies human connection, how to foster it, and what gets in the way. In this episode, she describes why workplaces need to adopt a more human-centred approach. She also shares a story about how an “empathic interview” with a boy changed her perspective about motherhood.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Crystal Clarke
01:46 What is “bankrupt empathy”?
06:00 The role of empathy in Crystal’s work
08...2022-05-0531 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Therapeutic Clowns Make Sick Children and Seniors Smile ft. Melissa Holland Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakHow Therapeutic Clowns Make Sick Children and Seniors Smile
Watch this episode to be moved and inspired by a professional therapeutic clown discuss her work.
Melissa Holland is the co-founder of the Dr. Clown Foundation. She and her team of therapeutic clowns work with children and seniors in hospitals and other healthcare settings. In this episode, she shares touching anecdotes about the impact clowns have on patients’ wellbeing and describes how clowning has changed her perspective of life.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Melissa Holland
01:52 What is a therapeutic clown?
02:44 Wh...2022-04-2845 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakUsing "Two-Way Empathy" For Difficult Conversations ft. Dr. Nethra Samarawickrema Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why an anthropologist thinks ethnography is a wonderful lens for empathy.
Stanford educator, Dr. Nethra Samarawickrema, is an anthropologist, coach, and Co-Creator of the Lab for Listening. Her work combines ethnography, non-violent communication (NVC), and design thinking to harness the transformative potential of empathy. In this episode, she shares how NVC changes the dynamics of relationships by focusing on unmet needs.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Nethra Samarawickrema
01:52 Nethra describes the connection between anthropology and empathy
04:17 How Nethra defines empathy
06:00 The importance of humility
2022-04-2135 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Narrative Video Games Can Promote Empathy ft. Amy Noel Green Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why a game creator believes video games are a new form of art that can cultivate empathy.
Amy Noel Green is a writer, speaker and video game designer whose Ted Talk has been seen over one million times. In this episode, she describes how she and her husband processed their son’s illness and death by co-creating a narrative video game called “That Dragon, Cancer.” She also explains how the next generation of games will be more interactive and inclusive.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Amy Noel Green
02:42 Amy describe...2022-04-1436 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWhy Regenerative Workplaces Need Empathy ft. Dr. Gautham Pallapa Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear about the importance of empathy in organizations, leadership, and technology.
Dr. Gautham Pallapa is the author of Leading with Empathy and founder of Transformity, an organization devoted to “transforming humanity through empathy and technology.” In this episode, he describes how a burnout early in his career changed the way he approaches work and leadership. He also explains the difference between organizations that are pathological, bureaucratic and regenerative.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Gautham Pallapa
2:19 What inspired Gautham to reconsider productivity?
5:10 COVID’s silver lining, according to Gautham
...2022-04-0732 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWhat is “Empathic Intelligence”? ft. Christy Vines Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why practicing empathy is a powerful way to build bridges.
Christy Vines is the president and CEO of the Ideos Institute, a research and practice organization focused on engaging empathy and empathic intelligence in spaces of conflict, division, and polarization. In this episode, she talks about their newly released documentary film "Dialogue Lab: America" and the path towards healing the growing political and ideological divide in America.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Christy Vines
02:28 How does Christy define empathy?
04:58 What work...2022-03-3133 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy’s Role in the Crisis of Human Connection ft. Jon Gruber Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why we should all prioritize human connection.
Jon Gruber is the Strategy Lead at Einhorn Collaborative, a foundation that advances the science and practice of empathy, mutual understanding, and relationship building. In this episode, Jon shares how the organization addresses what they call the "crisis of connection" through their Bonding, Bridging, and Building strategies. He also shares what called him to this work and how it has changed him as a father.
00:00 Introduction
00:22 About Jon Gruber
1:28 Why Jon’s work resonates with him
5:07 The bac...2022-03-2435 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThe Need for Empathy in Mental Health Law ft. Anita Szigeti Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear a lawyer describe why empathy is such a profoundly important part of her profession and how moved she is when her clients extend empathy to her.
Anita Szigeti is a practising lawyer, mental health law expert, and President of the Law and Mental Disorder Association. In this episode, she explains why lawyers must cultivate empathy, especially when working with clients with serious mental health and addiction issues. She also shares tips for fostering empathy in others and within ourselves.
00:00 Introduction
00:22 About Anita...2022-03-1739 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakInsights About Empathy from an Indigenous Perspective ft. Sandi Boucher Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how non-Indigenous people can practice empathy as allies.
Sandi Boucher is an Ojibwe leader, author of The Path and a motivational speaker whose work advances Reconciliation in Canada. In this episode, she shares how non-Indigenous people can be allies. She also describes Anishnaabe teachings on humility and empathy.
00:00 – Introduction
00:23 – About Sandi Boucher
01:33 – What Canadians need to know about Reconciliation
03:18 – How the discovery of unmarked graves changed the urgency and discourse of Reconciliation
05:53 – What non-Indigenous people should be conscious of when trying to educate th...2022-01-2743 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakA Neuroscientist’s Take on Empathy, Robotics, Psychedelics and Spirituality ft. Dr. Christian Keysers Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn what neuroscience reveals about empathy.
In this far-reaching conversation with neuroscientist Dr. Christian Keysers (who served as part of the team that discovered mirror neurons), this episode explores how even though our brains are biologically predisposed to empathy, on a daily basis, we are responsible for responding empathically or not. The implications of this - for relationships and society - are incredibly significant.
00:00 Introduction
00:22 About Christian Keysers and his work
01:38 A moving passage from Keysers’ book about the empathy he felt on his wedding day
...2022-01-2152 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakAn Educator’s Take on Empathy ft. Naomi Toland Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to understand why empathy is so important to educators.
Naomi Toland is the Head Teacher at Honeybees Preschool, a Google Innovator, and the creator of Empathetic Educators. In this episode, she explains why empathy in teaching is so important—both for students and teachers. She also shares why in order to walk in someone else’s shoes, you have to look at your own shoes first.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Naomi Toland
01:31 The vision of Empathetic Educators
05:09 Why our mindset matters for empat...2021-12-2125 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakSaving Newborns With AI and Applied Empathy ft. Charles Onu Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how empathy inspired the creation of an AI-powered health startup.
Charles Onu is Co-founder of Ubenwa Health, a start-up that uses AI for reliable, low-cost diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia - which impacts 2 million babies globally per year. In this episode, he shares his inspiring journey as a social entrepreneur passionate about saving babies’ lives.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Charles Onu and his professional journey
05:58 What motivated Charles to leverage his empathy for others?
08:07 What inspired Charles to focus on perinatal asphyxia?
11:33 Th...2021-12-1031 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEpisode 10: Why Leaders Must Cultivate an Empathic Mindset If they Want their Organizations to Thrive ft. Maria Ross Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to understand the business case for empathy.
Maria Ross is the author of The Empathy Edge, a book that explores why businesses should cultivate empathy and how empathic leadership foster more productivity and loyalty. In this episode, she discusses the advantages of running an empathic business and why organizations must avoid "empathy-washing."
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Maria Ross
01:07 What led Maria to empathy?
04:20 The business case for empathy
07:44 How can companies become more empathic?
10:09 Why empathy is a m...2021-12-0333 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow an "Abundance Mindset" Positively Impacts Empathy ft. Toni Blumeris Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how empathy inspires people to find their voice as Changemakers.
Toni Blumeris is a South African Empathy Coach who sees empathy as a tool for social change. In this episode, she discusses the butterfly effect of empathy and compassion, as well as the importance of shifting from a “scarcity mindset" to an "abundance mindset."
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Toni Blumeris
01:25 Toni’s epiphany about our life purpose
03:34 Toni's professional journey
05:32 Toni's 5-A Empathy Model
07:09 How does Toni...2021-11-2735 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakA Behavioral Scientist’s View of Perspective-Taking with (Including with Robots!) ft. Dr. Xuan Zhao Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how people systematically misunderstand each other, otherwise known as empathy gaps.
Dr. Xuan Zhao is a research scientist at Stanford University, who studies how to help people connect, appreciate different perspectives, foster meaningful conversations and positive interactions, and create inclusive environments. In this episode, Xuan describes some of the research she is doing at SPARQ, a “do tank” that partners with industry leaders and changemakers to reduce societal disparities and bridge social divides using insights from behavioral science.
00:00 Introduction
00:28 About Xuan Zhao
2021-11-2235 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakA Psychiatrist’s Take On Narcissism, PTSD and Empathy ft. Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how empathy can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder and narcissism.
Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya is a psychiatrist who specializes in treating people with PTSD. He is the Founder of The Empathy Clinic and the author of CAKE: A Guide to Reciprocal Empathy for Couples. In this episode, he describes why empathy requires that we get out of our own heads to really hear what others are sharing or experiencing.
00:00 Introduction
00:28 About Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya
01:59 How does Ashok define empathy?
03:22...2021-11-1939 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakAn Organ Donor’s Story of Empathic Action ft. Sarah Bezanson Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn what prompted an organ donor and customer care expert in Toronto to stay on the line for an hour with a call centre rep. in Delhi.
Sarah Bezanson is a seasoned professional in training, coaching and client care and believes that empathy must always be a part of any customer care conversation. In this episode, she shares how a story she wrote about a customer care agent in India experiencing multiple devastating COVID losses went viral. She also shares a poignant story about her decision to become a kidney...2021-11-0542 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakDo Men Deserve Empathy? ft. Paul Simard Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why demonizing masculinity hurts us all and what the parents of young boys can do to support their mental health and well-being.
Paul is a trained "men’s work” facilitator and Founder of huMENity, an organization that invites “boys and men to discover and uncover their true selves, and to embrace what they find." In this tribute episode to Stéphane Leblanc, Paul describes how the current paradigm for men in our society inhibits them from being vulnerable and fully authentic, and shares ways in which everyone would all benefit...2021-10-2841 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak5 Steps to Empathy that Foster Connection ft. Rob Volpe Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn a 5-step method to empathy that helps foster a sense of belonging and inclusion.
Rob Volpe is the CEO of Ignite 360, a consumer insight and strategy firm, an empathy activist and author of Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time, a book that argues a decline in empathy is hurting our society. In this episode, he describes his five steps to empathy that allow us to better understand one another.
00:00 Introduction
00:28 About Rob Volpe
01:26 Rob's five...2021-10-2137 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakDeploying Empathy as a Strategy for Success ft. Ajit Dodani Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to understand why empathy is the essential work skill of the future.
Ajit Dodani is the Founder and CEO of EmpathifyU. In this episode, he explains how empathic strategies are critical for organizational growth and prosperity – especially in the post-pandemic world. He also shares his experience using empathy to fuel innovation and productivity within organizations.
00:00 Introduction
00:28 About Ajit Dodani
01:33 Why should organizations consider an empathy strategy?
03:55 How Ajit leveraged empathy as a business strategy
08:50 Can empathy be taught?
10:00 How do...2021-10-2036 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak“In Your Shoes” With Empathy ft. Ijeoma Njaka Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how arts-based practices and pedagogy cultivate empathy.
Ijeoma Njaka is an artist, writer and educator specialized in equity-centred design and inclusive pedagogy, currently based at Georgetown University. In this episode, she describes an innovative program called “In Your Shoes” that builds empathy and community among students with different lived experiences and political and ideological perspectives.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Ijeoma Njaka
01:25 About “In Your Shoes” at Georgetown University
03:31 A student’s reflection after participating in the “In Your Shoes” program
07:14 What is dialogicial pedagogy?
07:34 Wh...2021-10-0925 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy’s Place in Diplomacy ft. Dr. Claire Yorke Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn about the power of empathy in politics.
Dr. Claire Yorke is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Southern Denmark whose research explores the role and limitations of empathy in international affairs, diplomacy, and policy-making. In this episode, she explains the increasing need for empathy in politics, and how politicians or diplomats can build their empathy. She also shares a couple of examples of unexpected empathic behaviour in notorious politicians.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Claire Yorke
02:08 Why is empathy so important to politics?2021-10-0733 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy as a Determinant of Health ft. Charles-Antoine Barbeau-Meunier Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why empathy is critical to facing the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and within all patient-physician relationships.
Charles-Antoine Barbeau-Meunier, a resident physician and empathy scholar, believes the self-care conversation needs to shift. Instead of leaving the burden of self-care to healthcare providers at the individual level, it should be become a systemic priority. In this episode, he also shares how societal inequities are tied to health outcomes and why medical students often experience a decline in empathy.
00:00: Introduction
00:27: About Charles-Antoine Barbeau-Meunier
01:31: The role o...2021-09-3035 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakExpanding Empathy for Asylum Seekers ft. Monica Khant Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear an immigration attorney make the case for more empathy.
Monica Khant has devoted her career to human rights, including wielding her legal skills to help immigrants and asylum seekers. In this episode, she explains why we shouldn’t judge or fear people seeking asylum. Instead, she makes a compelling case for why they deserve our empathy. She also shares leadership strategies for creating a culture of empathy within a team.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Monica Khant
01:53 Monica’s love/hate relationship with empa...2021-09-2134 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakCreating Cultures of Community, Relationality and Solidarity ft. Brooke Lavelle Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how communities can change the world.
Brooke Lavelle, PhD is the Co-Founder and President of the Courage of Care Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to facilitating the co-creation of a more just, compassionate world. In this episode, she shares how we can’t meditate ourselves out of the multiple crises we face, nor can we legislate ourselves out of them. Instead, she makes the case for communities as the site in which powerful social change can occur.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Brooke Lavelle
01:33 What does Brooke means by “we need...2021-09-1430 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathizing With Your Child During A Meltdown & “Back to School” ft. Nino Margvelashvili Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn from a neuropsychologist how to manage a meltdown using the method of "self-regulation."
Nino Margvelashvili, a neuropsychologist and learning support specialist, is a proponent of the “self-reg” approach to parenting. In this episode, she unpacks the 5-step process, as well as the neuropsychology behind it (including the Triune Brain). She also shares how parents can support their children during a “meltdown” and during the transition days and weeks of "back to school.”
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Nino Margvelashvili
01:16 What is self-regulation?
09:11 Wh...2021-09-0552 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWhy Every Organizations Needs an “Empathy Gym” ft. Kevin Shah Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why one tech professional is passionate about empathic workplaces.
Kevin Shah is the Founder and CEO of Jaago - aka the Empathy Gym. In this episode, he shares why he gave up a multi-million compensation package with a tech company to pursue empathy work. He also explains how his start-up’s app cultivates empathy in organizations through authentic storytelling.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Kevin Shah
04:27 What does a non-toxic, empathic workplace look like?
06:30 Kevin’s moment of reckoning in response to police brutality and...2021-08-2830 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy in the Era of an Opioid Epidemic ft. Melissa Larkin-Skinner Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why empathy is a superpower in the face of the opioid crisis.
Melissa Larkin-Skinner is CEO of Centerstone Florida, a leading a not-for-profit specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments. In this episode, she explains how to empathize with people battling addiction - even when their behaviour is destructive. She also shares self-care tools and practices for healthcare workers and primary care-givers.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Melissa Larkin-Skinner
01:23 About the opioid epidemic
03:50 Responding to people who minimize the...2021-08-1934 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow to “Operationalize” Empathy in the Workplace ft. Minter Dial Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode if you believe empathy has an important role to play in business.
Minter Dial is the author of Heartificial Empathy, a book that explores AI, business, and "empathic machines." In this episode, he describes four personal empathy practices and explains how to operationalize empathy in the workplace. He also shares a vivid story about empathic communication with his team in New York City, on the heels of 9/11.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Minter Dial
01:17 Minter's definition of empathy
02:28 Minter's four empathy practices
2021-08-1234 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Reading to Kids Nurtures Empathy ft. Asha Dixit Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how to cultivate empathy in your kids by reading to them.
Asha Dixit is the Executive Director of the Fraser-Hickson Institute and leader of their flagship mini-biblio-PLUS project, which aims to instil a life-long love of reading in children. In this episode, she explains why reading to children when they are young fosters Social Emotional Literacy (SEL) skills. She also shares book recommendations that celebrate diversity and inclusion and tips for parents interested in raising compassionate kids.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Asha Dixit
2021-08-0533 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakA Journey of Healing Through Compassion ft. Sara Jamil Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how one mother transcended a family crisis by leveraging the power of compassion.
Sara Jamil is the founder of Compassion First. A few years ago, she and her family endured significant hardship. That led to her taking charge of her wellbeing and mastering self-compassion. In this episode, she describes the crisis that changed her family’s life, as well as the lessons that came from it. She also explains why she believes women can lead the way to a more peaceful world.
00:00 Introduction
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Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Post-Traumatic Growth Can Inspire Empathy ft. Mark Cavallo Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how a father's lived experiences of trauma translated into more empathy.
Mark Cavallo is a professional empathy leadership coach. Four years ago, he experienced a series of traumatic events in short succession which catalyzed deep inner work. In this episode, Mark describes how post-traumatic growth changed the direction of his life and career, inspiring self-empathy, empathy for others, and empathic leadership in the process.
00:00 Introduction
00:26 About Mark Cavallo
01:00 Why is empathy so important for professional leadership coaching?
15:20 How Mark’s relationship with h...2021-07-1536 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakOn a Mission to Create Compassionate Care Systems ft. Dr. Helen Riess Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how empathy training can revolutionize organizational culture - including in healthcare and law enforcement.
Dr. Helen Riess is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Empathy Research and Training in Psychotherapy Research group in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this episode, she describes her research devoted to improving empathy in the patient-physician relationship and why she founded Empathetics to transform organizational systems into compassionate care systems.
00:00 Introduction
00:26 About Helen Riess
01:32 What called Helen to...2021-07-1034 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakJEDI @ Work ft. Julie Savaria Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to understand why Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) training allows everyone in an organization to thrive.
Julie Savaria helps organizations launch or deepen their JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) strategy and programming. In this episode, she explains why JEDI is a human conversation first and foremost, but also good for business.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Julie Savaria
01:48 Why is EDI work so important today?
05:40 Why EDI work is personally significant to Julie
09:17 Reframing and understanding privilege
11:58 Why is JEDI...2021-07-0135 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakErotic Empathy ft. Amanda Luterman Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn why practicing erotic empathy has a positive impact on your sex life and overall wellbeing
Amanda Luterman is a licensed psychotherapist and pioneer of “Erotic Empathy.” In this episode, she explains how erotic empathy encourages more gratifying sexual experiences, more deeply fulfilling relationships, and address an often neglected area of mental health.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Amanda Luterman
01:48 How Amanda understands empathy
02:37 What is erotic empathy?
03:57 The taboo of sex
04:55 The backstory behind Amanda’s work
08:25 What Amanda has learned about...2021-06-2445 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak“Quantum Empathy” ft. Dr. Kathryn Pavlovich Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how quantum physics + empathy can raise our collective consciousness.
Kathryn Pavlovich, a Professor of Strategic Management in New Zealand is passionate about global systems change. In this episode, she explains how principles of quantum physics can be leveraged to address the world’s empathy deficit. She also offers her thoughts on capitalism and how a new set of values and practices are needed more than ever.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 About Kathryn Pavlovich
01:46 An excerpt from Kathryn’s article
03:18 A critique of capitalism
06:31 Why is mind...2021-06-1734 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathy is Key to Ending Mental Health Stigma ft. Jason Finucan Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how empathy can help end the stigma of mental illness.
Jason Finucan, founder of StigmaZero, helps organizations manage mental health in the workplace. In this episode, he shares how he transitioned from battling his own mental illness to becoming a mental health advocate. He also offers practical advice to managers who want to create a zero-stigma workplace culture, especially post-pandemic.
00:00 Introduction
00:28 About Jason Finucan
01:11 How and why Jason transitioned from battling his own mental illness to becoming a mental health advocate and “Stigma fighter”
06:05 How...2021-06-1030 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakThriving Organizations Espouse Empathy ft. Michelle Holliday Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how organizations are dynamic, self-organizing living systems.
Michelle Holliday, author of The Age of Thrivability, helps organizations and the people who work in them thrive, by borrowing lessons from the natural world. In this episode, she describes the connection between thrivability and purposeful empathy and shares the potential that’s unleashed when leaders allow life to thrive within their teams.
00:00 Introduction
00:28 About Michelle Holliday
02:05 What is thrivability and why is it important?
05:17 What happens when we view things mechanistically?
08:05 What are the de...2021-06-0333 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakHow Public Pedagogy Promotes Pluralism ft. Dr. Vivek Venkatesh Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how social pedagogy can help counter hate and the epidemic of “othering."
Dr. Vivek Venkatesh is the UNESCO Co-Chair in Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism at Concordia University. In this episode, he speaks about losing his cousin, Sukumar, to an act of terrorism, and how that event catalyzed some of deep inner work and continues to fuel his current passion as a filmmaker, musician, multimedia artist, curator, and applied learning scientist working at the intersection of public pedagogy and critical digital literacy.
0:30 About Vivek Venkatesh
...2021-05-2729 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakDoes Social Tech Elevate or Destroy Empathy ft. Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how to cultivate and practice empathy on social technology platforms.
Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips is a journalist and the author of The Future of Feeling: Building Empathy in a Tech-Obsessed World. In this episode, she describes the challenges to empathy perpetuated by social technology and offers advice to users, creators, and managers of these platforms on how to imbue them with greater empathy.
Equity Centered Design Framework:
https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources/equity-centered-design-framework
CONNECT WITH KAITLIN
✩ Website: http://www.ka...2021-05-2032 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakWhy Empathy is Central to Creativity ft. Mimi Nicklin Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to understand why empathy is fundamental to creativity.
Mimi Nicklin is the host of a popular weekly podcast called Empathy for Breakfast and author of Softening the Edge, a book that argues empathy is humanity’s oldest leadership skill. In this episode, she describes what’s at stake in the face of our global empathy deficit and how empathy has the power to unlock our creativity and kindness.
Listen to the audio version here: https://anchor.fm/anita-nowak
CONNECT WITH MIMI
✩ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadership
✩ Li...2021-05-1323 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakImagine If All CEOs were Chief Empathy Officers ft Kim Smiley Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to be inspired by a fashion designer’s commitment to empathy.
Kim Smiley is unapologetic about leveraging her fashion business to promote empathy. In this episode, Kim describes how an empathy experiment she conducted a few years ago went viral and shares how she’s woven together her two great passions - empathy and jewellery design - into her business.
CONNECT WITH KIM:
✩ Website www.kimsmiley.com
✩ Instagram — @kimsmiley
✩ Twitter & Pinterest — @sapphobykim
✩ About The Empathy Effect & Empathy Pledge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gr2K3jq...2021-04-2930 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakDialogue as an Antidote to Hate ft. Özlem Cekic Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to be inspired by the power of dialogue.
One of the first women with a Muslim immigrant background to be elected to the Danish Parliament, Özlem Sara Cekic, is now General Secretary for Bridge Builders - Centre for Dialogue Coffee. In this episode, she recounts how she turned xenophobia on its head as an elected official by meeting her racist haters over coffee in their homes. After thousands of dialogues, she speaks with authority - and humility - about the power and potential of empathic listening.
CONNECT WITH ÖZLEM:
✩ Website https...2021-04-2231 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakBecoming a “Solutionary” ft. Zoe Weil Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to be inspired by an educator who believes it’s possible to create a world where all humans, animals, and nature can thrive.
Zoe Weil is the Co-Founder and President of the Institute for Humane Education. In this episode, she describes the difference between being a solutionary, activist and problem-solver. She also shares her vision for educating a generation of solutionaries.
Listen to the audio version here: https://anchor.fm/anita-nowak
CONNECT WITH ZOE:
✩ Website https://humaneeducation.org/
✩ TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5HEV96...2021-04-0833 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakSelf-Compassion Increases Resilience ft. Kyla Brophy Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn how to turn inward with self-compassion to boost motivation and productivity.
Many believe self-compassion is selfish or soft. Psychology researcher, Kyla Brophy, debunks those myths and describes how tuning into our thoughts and feelings increases our effectiveness. In this episode, she also shares a powerful process for self-compassion and describes two ways in which parents can help their children learn to practice self-compassion.
CONNECT WITH KYLA:
✩ LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kylabrophy
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com
✩ Website https://www.an...2021-03-2329 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak3 Simple Skills to Give Great Advice with Empathy ft. Dr. Grin Lord Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to learn simple but powerful techniques for empathic listening.
As a licensed psychologist, Co-Founder of Empathy Rocks, and AI researcher, Dr. Grin Lord is on a mission to bring humans closer together by training artificial intelligence to be more empathic. In this episode, she describes the positive impact of empathic listening on relationships.
CONNECT WITH DR LORD:
✩ Websites - https://www.empathy.rocks/ and www.mpathic.ai
✩ Blog - https://grintherapy.medium.com/twenty-ways-to-give-advice-so-people-listen-ae9b27ea38c6
✩Instagram - empathy.rocks
✩Twitter - empathy_rocks2021-03-1827 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakUnderstanding Empaths (aka Highly Sensitive People) ft. Meritxell Garcia Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to understand how “empaths” experience the world.
Based in Spain near Barcelona, Empathy Coach Meritxell Garcia describes the need for self-empathy - especially for highly sensitive people who have fewer filters to process sensory information and get easily overwhelmed by emotions. In this episode, she describes practices that help empaths navigate stimulus-overload and describes why empathy is so important to authenticity.
Listen to the audio version here: https://anchor.fm/anita-nowak
CONNECT WITH MERITXELL:
✩ Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/MeritxellGarciaR
✩ Instagram-www.instagram.com/MeritxellGarciaR
✩ Link...2021-03-1122 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakBuilding the Empathy Generation ft. Ed Kirwan Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode if you believe films can build the #EmpathyGeneration.
Ed Kirwan is high school teacher-turned-filmmaker and founder of Empathy Week. In this episode, he talks about his vision to empower a generation of young people to become empathic leaders through the power of films. This is a must-watch for educators everywhere.
Listen to the audio version here: https://anchor.fm/anita-nowak
CONNECT WITH ED
✩ @EdKirwan - on all social media
✩ @TheEmpathyWeek - Twitter
✩ @EmpathyWeek - Facebook and Instagram
✩ www.empathy-week.com
✩ www.youtub...2021-02-1130 min