Jan 9, 2021
Empathy isn’t just a personality trait, it’s a skill. That means being empathetic is something you can improve. I talked to Alyssa Bowman, a family therapist at Banner Health Clinic in Colorado, about:
- How empathy is different from sympathy and pity
- How to be more empathetic even when that means embracing someone’s pain
- How to ask for empathy when you need it from others
Here’s what she shared with me.
