Episode 187 - Discussion of a culture of empathy

I was a guest on http://cultureofempathy.com with host Edwin Rutsch. Edwin has been seeking to build a culture of empathy, one that encompasses all human systems, starting with oneself and one's family.Wesley Bertrand and Edwin Rutsch: How to Build a Culture of Empathyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFkcZCB09h0Our conversation with other notes: http://j.mp/1366vQShttp://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Empathy-Tent/index.htmhttp://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Empathy-Movement/Restorative-Empathy-Circle/Index.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/user/EdwinRutsch/videosThe Six Pillars of Self-Esteemhttp://www.nathanielbranden.com/product-category/self-esteem/Breaking Free by Nathaniel Brandenhttp://books.google.com/books/about/Breaking_free.html?id=2U8dAQAAMAAJPunished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribeshttp://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htmUnconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohnhttp://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life by Marshall Rosenberghttp://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/http://en.nvcwiki.com/index.php/Restorative_justicehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoluntaryismFundamentals of Voluntaryism (nod to Carl Watner)http://voluntaryist.com/fundamentals/Sudbury Valley School that fosters intrinsic motivationhttp://www.sudval.org/http://www.guywinch.com/the-book/http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheelHuman Centered Designhttp://dschool.stanford.edu/http://abc.go.com/watch/wife-swap/SH5539547/VDKA0_lgk9v6h5/avery-lamb--martinhttp://schoolsucksproject.com/208-whole-parents-with-dayna-martin/Dayna Martin: What is Radical Unschooling?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHyzS26N0YUnschooling: What is Deschooling? (Dayna Martin)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9meP3a64MzYDayna Martin: Common Unschooling Questions Answeredhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NheCjqDMMhttp://dirtywars.org/jeremy-scahillhttp://reason.com/reasontv/2013/06/13/jeremy-scahill-dirty-wars[154] Dirty Wars: Terror Begets Terror | Jeremy Scahill Breaks the Sethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_fq-20h5SwThe Stream : Uncovering America's 'dirty wars'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCRMDBk13PINVC teleconference - http://a-path-with-heart.net/level1/Dominic Barter's site - http://www.restorativecircles.org/Google Personal Growth Series The New Science of Mindsight by Dan Siegelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr4Od7kqDT8bumper music "Empathy" by Jayswayshttp://jayswaysmusic.com/