The Power of Empathy

I believe that NOTHING IN THE LAW MAKES SENSE EXCEPT IN LIGHT OF EMPATHY.  This is especially true when it comes to sentencing.  A lawyer's ability to understand and connect with a client is essential to their practice.  But it's not an easy concept to understand, it's not always easy to put into practice, and it's even harder to get decision-makers to feel empathy for those that have done something wrong.  This episode is "one from the vault," but it was too good and too important not to share.  I recorded this literally six years ago, when the podcast was still a million miles away from becoming reality.  Audio's a little rough, but hopefully you'll be ok. Dr. Elizabeth Segal is a Ph.D., a social worker, and a professor at Arizona State University.  She is the author of the book "Social Empathy", released in 2018.   I was so grateful to be able to spend some time with Dr. Segal to talk all about empathy - what it is, why it matters, and what it can mean to clients who navigate our dehumanizing legal system. LINKS: Dr. Segel's book, "Social Empathy" is available at Amazon at this link:  https://a.co/d/0bBDANM