Finding Empathy in the "Awkward Zone” Ft. Jen Marr Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how to close the empathy gap. Jen Marr is Founder and CEO of Inspiring Comfort, a social good company founded on the belief that today’s isolated, socially disconnected and hurting world demands that we do a better job of caring for one another. In this episode, Jen shares how powerful life experiences - including her work with the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting - led her to empathy work. She also shares a daily ritual of reaching out to loved ones to offer the reciprocal warm glow of empathy.  00:00 Introduction 00:21 About Jen Marr 01:32 Jen’s back story to empathy work 06:38 Jen’s experience working with survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting 10:02 Why supportive care is so important 12:22 How to cross the empathy gap through the "Awkward Zone" 16:38 Strategies for showing up through the Awkward Zone 19:47 The science of human care 22:55 How Jen’s work has shaped her personal life  28:46 Jen Marr’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH JEN MARR ✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenmarr/  ✩ Website: https://www.inspiringcomfort.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 Video edited by David Tsvariani