Empathy, Compassion, and Trying To Read the News with Megan Devine

There is a lot to grieve in the world right now. We can look to
the horrific events in the Middle East. We can look to other hot
spots around the world where there is no shortage of death and
suffering. We can look closer to home at the pandemic that took
over a million American lives. Do we take it on with full deep
empathy? Do we get overwhelmed by the magnitude and tune out
entirely? Megan Devine, a therapist, author, and podcast host,
says the human mind wasn’t designed to deal with all that our
modern world sometimes demands of it. But she says we can respond
with compassion and recognize the grief that is upon us.


Megan Devine’s website - https://refugeingrief.com/


Megan’s podcast - https://refugeingrief.com/meganspodcasts/


Megan’s book - https://refugeingrief.com/book/


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