Taking Lessons on Empathy From Dogs Ft. Rona Maynard Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to savour a story of how a dog unlocked empathy in a woman’s life - at the age of 65. Rona Maynard is the former Editor of Chatelaine Magazine and author of Starter Dog: My Path to Joy, Belonging, and Loving This World. In this episode, Rona describes how she found happiness and was inspired towards greater kindness and compassion, thanks to her first dog, Casey. She also looks back on an essay she wrote as a teenager about bullying that is still required reading in many classrooms, and discusses her acclaimed memoir My Mother’s Daughter. 00:00 Preview 00:16 Introduction 00:37 About Rona Maynard 02:04 Rona’s Short Story - The Fan Club 04:38 Rona reads her "Author’s Note" 06:04 What Rona hopes readers will take away from Starter Dog 08:36 Rona’s secret to a healthy, happy marriage 11:08 How focusing on achievement impacts our capacity for kindness 15:17 How animals unlock empathy 19:18 Using a robot dog to build empathy 21:00 How therapy helped Rona 25:10 Rona’s first book - My Mother's Daughter: A Memoir 28:04 Rona’s top tips for practicing empathy 35:00 Rona Maynard’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH RONA MAYNARD ✩ Website: https://ronamaynard.com/ ✩ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronamaynard/?originalSubdomain=ca ✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronamaynard_author/ ✩ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rona.maynard/ ✩ Rona’s First Book: https://www.amazon.ca/My-Mothers-Daughter-Rona-Maynard/dp/0771055552 ✩ Rona’s Second Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Starter-Dog-Belonging-Loving-World/dp/1770417230 ✩ Rona’s Short Story: https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/the-fan-club 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