Ingredients of Empathy offers a practical guide to understanding, developing, and sharing empathy. It breaks up a complex topic into easy-to-digest themes and offers real-life examples of what to say and what not to say when helping others through life's most difficult situations.
Authors Ana L cia Correia and Pam Gon alves warn us about the declining empathy index in society and how each one of us can reverse the trend by bringing light to a dark world, one person at a time. Common roadblocks to building empathy and learning how to receive empathy highlight some of the challenges we face.
Since sharing a meal offers a simple way to show empathy, Ingredients of Empathy includes some of our favorite recipes that can serve as a conversation starter, where we do most of the listening. Together, we can increase empathy and make the world a better place, starting with ourselves.