Boosting Empathy in Neurodivergent Relationships Ft. Dr. Kathy Marshack Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn about “Empathy Dysfunction” (EMD) and how to increase relational empathy with someone on the EMD spectrum. Dr. Kathy Marshack is a licensed psychologist and author of several books that explore how to understand and improve relationships with people on the Autism spectrum. In this episode, she describes her EMD (Empathy Dysfunction) scale and how to become a “Radiant Empathy Angel." 00:00 Preview 00:26 Introduction 00:44 About Dr. Kathy Marshack 02:36 Kathy’s personal backstory that led her to write When Empathy Fails 04:44 What is “Empathy Dysfunction" (EMD)? 07:04 What’s the difference between affective vs. cognitive empathy? 11:04 How to recognize subtle signals in order to respond empathically 15:12 Going Over the Edge: Life with a Partner or Spouse with Asperger Syndrome 18:27 Exploring the EMD (Empathy Dysfunction) spectrum: EMD 0 or 0+ 19:22 EMD 1 22:59 EMD 2 23:38 EMD 3 24:04 EMD 4 24:45 EMD 5 28:13 How to become a "Radiant Empathy Angel" 31:06 The purpose of radiant empathy is self-transcendence 33:57 Kathy Marshack’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast SHOW NOTES ✩ Buy a copy of Dr. Kathy Marshack’s books https://kmarshack.com/books/ Video Edited by David Tsvariani