How to Pause and Center Empathy Ft. Misha Safran Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how the “power of the pause" can
transform our relationships - including with ourselves. 





Misha Safran is the founder & CEO of the Center for Empathy
and Emotional Intelligence. She is also the author of How to
Center Empathy & Emotional Wellbeing for Yourself and Your
Students. In this episode, she discusses how CAPE (Compassionate
communication, Assuming positive content, Principles of inclusion
and belonging, and Empathy before accusation) are the four
pillars that help allow us to slow down before we react.





00:00 Preview


00:22 Introduction 


00:41 About Misha Safran


02:29 Misha’s backstory that led her to empathy


03:15 The power of self-acceptance and authenticity


07:56 What is the ‘power of the pause’? 


11:24 Misha’s thoughts on purposeful empathy 


14:37 An excerpt from 'How to Center Empathy & Emotional
Wellbeing for Yourself and Your Students' 


17:35 How does empathy enhance our relationships in families,
schools, and workplaces?


20:42 What does A stand for in D.E.I.A? 


22:11 How to prevent empathy fatigue 


24:19 Four elements of joy: play, dance, music, laughter


28:46 The Inner Development Goals


33:37 How to have empathy for those who have hurt us 


35:45 Misha Safran’s Purposeful Empathy Story 





CONNECT WITH ANITA


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CONNECT WITH MISHA


Email misha@ceeq.org


Website https://www.ceeq.org/


Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mishasafran/


LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/misha-safran/





SHOW NOTES


4 elements of joy 


A Teacher's Companion: How to Center Empathy & Emotional
Well-Being for Yourself and Your Students


The IDGs: https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/





Video edited by David Tsvariani