Exploring Degrees of Empathy Ft. Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn about the empathy bell curve from one of the world’s leading empathy experts. Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen is a Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. He is also the Director of their Autism Research Centre. In this episode, he discusses the importance of empathy in our relationships and society, how to overcome empathy deficits, and why attachment theory is such a powerful parenting style. 00:00 Preview 00:36 Introduction 00:54 About Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen 02:33 What inspires Simon’s empathy research 06:50 The necessity for empathy in the workforce 09:49 The empathy bell curve 12:36 The difference between affective and cognitive empathy - and its significance 15:43 Practices for people with autism to overcome a cognitive empathy gap 18:30 Practices for people with antisocial personality disorder to increase their affective empathy 21:16 The challenges and value of being an empath 24:12 Redefining evil in terms of empathy - An excerpt from Simon’s book, Zero Degrees of Empathy 29:25 The importance of attachment theory as a parenting style 31:37 Empathy and gender - Are there differences? 34:17 How to self-protect in relationships with antisocial personality disorder 36:02 Simon Baron-Cohen’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast CONNECT WITH SIMON ✩ Website https://www.autismresearchcentre.com/ SHOW NOTES ✩ Zero Degrees of Empathy https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0713997915?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_CQ9BEXXJH48M251NH5TF ✩ The Science of Evil https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B072M56BDQ?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_2B1YAWFP34ZPW8NRD1AD Video Edited by David Tsvariani