The Magic of Letting Empathy Unfold Ft. Dr. Maria Keckler Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn why storytelling is such a powerful
way to develop empathy.





Dr. Maria Keckler is the Director of International Affairs
Strategy & Communications at San Diego State University. Her
research is at the intersection of story, neuroscience,
psychology, and education, and aims to improve empathy,
leadership, human connection, and our collective ability to
tackle complex challenges. In this episode, she shares her
personal empathy awakening, discusses how bridge-building can
guide empathy research, and the importance of flexing our empathy
muscles across every facet of our lives.





00:00 Introduction


00:21 About Dr. Maria Keckler


02:42 Maria’s empathy awakening


08:16 Bridge-Building as a guiding framework in Maria’s research


13:32 How can storytelling help us become better communicators?


16:59 The power of narrative medicine


18:40 How systems aren’t designed to be empathetic


19:22 A dive into complexity theory


21:52 Common misconceptions about empathy 


25:11 How Maria’s empathy research has impacted her personal life


31:31 Dr. Maria Keckler’s Purposeful Empathy Story





CONNECT WITH MARIA KECKLER


Twitter: http://twitter.com/mariakeckler 


Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/mariakeckler 


Instagram: http://instagram.com/mariakeckler 





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Video edited by David Tsvariani