How to Pause and Center Empathy Ft. Misha Safran Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how the “power of the pause" can transform our relationships - including with ourselves.  Misha Safran is the founder & CEO of the Center for Empathy and Emotional Intelligence. She is also the author of How to Center Empathy & Emotional Wellbeing for Yourself and Your Students. In this episode, she discusses how CAPE (Compassionate communication, Assuming positive content, Principles of inclusion and belonging, and Empathy before accusation) are the four pillars that help allow us to slow down before we react. 00:00 Preview 00:22 Introduction  00:41 About Misha Safran 02:29 Misha’s backstory that led her to empathy 03:15 The power of self-acceptance and authenticity 07:56 What is the ‘power of the pause’?  11:24 Misha’s thoughts on purposeful empathy  14:37 An excerpt from 'How to Center Empathy & Emotional Wellbeing for Yourself and Your Students'  17:35 How does empathy enhance our relationships in families, schools, and workplaces? 20:42 What does A stand for in D.E.I.A?  22:11 How to prevent empathy fatigue  24:19 Four elements of joy: play, dance, music, laughter 28:46 The Inner Development Goals 33:37 How to have empathy for those who have hurt us  35:45 Misha Safran’s Purposeful Empathy Story  CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected]  ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com ✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast CONNECT WITH MISHA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.ceeq.org/ ✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mishasafran/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/misha-safran/ SHOW NOTES ✩ 4 elements of joy  ✩ A Teacher's Companion: How to Center Empathy & Emotional Well-Being for Yourself and Your Students ✩ The IDGs: https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ Video edited by David Tsvariani