Empathy as a Tool for Healing Ft. Michael Tennant Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to hear how one man’s trauma was converted into a tool that sparks empathic conversations. Michael Tennant is the Founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab. In this episode, he shares how he uncovered his true calling after suffering major losses in his life and is now committed to using empathy to help foster mental health. He describes how the card games created by Curiosity Lab are being used in a variety of contexts to build bridges of understanding and inspire greater vulnerability and psychological safety in the workplace. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 About Michael Tennant 01:43 Why Curiosity Lab was created 03:37 How the Curiosity Lab card games are played 08:03 Who stands to benefit from playing the game? 10:58 Michael’s "catalyst of change" 18:19 How the Curiosity Lab card games are tools for healing 22:35 Curiosity Lab’s workshops 24:22 Michael discusses his upcoming book 25:14 Michael describes the "five phases of empathy" 29:21 How Michael became an ‘Empathy Expert’ 32:03 Michael Tennant’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH MICHAEL TENNANT ✩Website https://www.actuallycurious.com/ ✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/michaeltennantnyc ✩ Actually Curious Instagram https://www.instagram.com/actuallyc_rious/ ✩ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-tennant/ ✩ Curiosity Lab Website https://www.curiositylab.io/ 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