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Empathy for Dummies

Published 12 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

Empathy.

It’s the cornerstone of every healthy relationship.

With it we thrive.

Without it we suffer.

We all want to be more empathetic but how?

It wasn’t modeled for us.

And what is empathy anyway?

Is it a feeling? Is it something I manufacture or muster up?

Let’s have the master weigh in.

This 2-minute segment by Brené Brown might be just what your marriage needs to leave the land of “meh.”

Watch or listen here.

Then carve her last line on your forearm:

Rarely can a response make something better. What makes something better is connection.


Put It to Work

  1. Write today’s quote in your journal.
  2. Practice empathy in your marriage. It doesn’t matter if you fully understand your wife’s pain or not. It doesn’t matter if you get it or don’t get it. Be present. Connect with her.


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