Emotion Focused Podcast

Series 1 Ep #2 Can we learn empathy?

Emotion Focused Podcast

Show Notes

How can we learn to 'feel into' others better to enrich our relationships? What might we have to unlearn in this process? Robert Elliott shares his tips as well as what he calls 'empathy traps'. Turns out there is a lot we can do to help us develop empathy and to be with others when they are in pain.

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