Transforming Othering Through Empathy

Empathy is the commitment and ability to engage from a place of understanding towards greater mutual understanding. It starts with the self and extends to the other. In this session participants learn about the pillars of empathy: self-awareness, Peer awareness and ism awareness and they get to practice some new skills towards greater empathetic engagements.

Objectives:

• Understand the neuroscience of Empathy and the pillars to empathetic engagement

• Learn and practice some self-awareness, peer-awareness strategies to build better connections.