Debunking Empathy Myths ft. Dr. Juli Fraga Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how to avoid an empathy burnout from a practising psychologist. Dr. Juli Fraga is Co-founder of the Empathy Bootcamp, a series of on-demand courses that help leaders and educators learn to improve their communication, de-program emotional blocks , and harness the inner strength to show up stronger for people in personal distress. In this episode, she describes their methodology and shares some tips, including how to begin doing “empathy easy lifts.” 00:00 Introduction 00:23 About Dr. Juli Fraga 01:39 What is Empathy Bootcamp? 03:39 The difference between affective and cognitive empathy 05:50 What are some empathy pitfalls? 08:51 Juli’s empathy backstory 12:29 The importance of knowing your “empathy type” 14:20 What is "empathy fatigue”? 15:59 Debunking four empathy myths 19:45 The important habit of asking: “How are you today?” 23:53 What are “easy lifts” to overcome empathy fatigue? 31:35 Dr. Juli Fraga’s Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH Dr. Juli Fraga ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/empathybootcamp/ ✩ Website www.empathybootcamp.com CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩ https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl Video edited by David Tsvariani