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Brené Brown on Empathy

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Dr. Brené Brown explains the difference between empathy and sympathy, highlighting how genuine connection helps ease human suffering.

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities. Voice: Dr Brené Brown Animation: Katy Davis (AKA Gobblynne) www.gobblynne.com Production and Editing: Al Francis-Sears and Abi Stephenson Watch Dr Brené Brown's full talk 'The Power of Vulnerability' here: youtube.com/watch?v=sXSjc-pbXk4 Dr Brené Brown is a research professor and best-selling author of "Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead" (Penguin Portfolio, 2013). She has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. Become an RSA Events sponsor: utm.guru/ueemb Follow RSA Events on Instagram: instagram.com/thersaorg/ Follow the RSA on Twitter: twitter.com/theRSAorg Donate to the RSA: thersa.co/3ZyPOEa Like RSA Events on Facebook: facebook.com/theRSAorg/ Listen to RSA Events podcasts: bit.ly/35EyQYU Join our Fellowship: thersa.org/fellowship/join

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3 people recommend this

What people say. Recommended as a helpful and concise explanation of empathy and how to support others in pain.

neilkin Hacker News • Recommends

On “Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2013?”

…rks by Brené Brown. Lately this is being promoted by Oprah, which isn't usually a good sign. I think it stands apart because it's not theory or poetry; it's based on some solid research on what people living more productive and satisfying lives are actually doing. If nothing else, her books have made me a better friend when my friends are in pain. link to this video…
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andrewtbhamin Hacker News • Recommends

On “Is it the Wealth Gap that's bad or the Empathy Gap that comes with it?”

I'm unsure how this anecdote proves anything about a correlation between empathy and wealth. Whether you are rich or poor, you can have empathy. If you're interested in empathy, I suggest you watch this brenee brown video. The video may seem anecdotal but she has done a lot of research about shame and vulnerability and... having read her books, money is not something that comes up in the research. link to this video
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rpdillonin Hacker News • Recommends

On “How to deal with extreme physical pain”

My employer had me go through training that had this video as part of the curriculum. Though I already understood the ideas, the video was still useful for me. It's less than 3 minutes long. link to this video In short, sometimes people need connection to others; problem-solving mode isn't always the most useful path.
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justanothertain Hacker News • Mentions

On “On Getting Wasted”

…heir behavior and actions more than understanding it from an outside perspective. If the goal is to simply enforce external standards this empathy is a waste of resources. But if preserving their emotional well being is a concern empathy can be a useful tool to both understand their perspective and guide you in your interactions with the sufferer. link to this video At the very least I think it would have been nice if the hoarder in this story was taken away to alternate accommodations for the duration of the clean up. Terrible that she had to witness the event.…
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snthdin Hacker News • Mentions

On “My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through Wag”

The problem is not that the comparison is valid or invalid, but that someone supporting you shouldn't be making it about them . Brené Brown on Empathy - The RSA link to this video
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