Mr. Rogers and My Father

To quote probably the most-often quoted opening line in literature: “It was the best of times, it was the worst […]

Shortly after Roe v. Wade went into effect, I was sitting at the kitchen table with my mom and my […]

“Ally.” It’s a buzzword you hear frequently. People who are white, heterosexual, male, Christian, etc. want to be allies to […]

There is a line between laughing at someone and laughing with someone. That line is empathy. Normally I wouldn’t do […]

It is tempting to think that one is expanding one’s empathy for others by, for example, listening to a podcast […]

It feels like people often think about empathy in terms of understanding other people’s pain, suffering or hardships. And that […]

As we come to the end of a very difficult year, 2020 stands out as a time when we lost […]

This essay was first published on the original Empathy Symbol website many years ago. It still applies. Remember the old […]

I have been thinking lately about how empathy goes hand-in-hand with respect. You can’t really say you have empathy for […]

Has the pandemic increased or decreased empathy in our lives and our world? As usual, the answer seems to be, […]