Blog
This blog celebrates empathy, compassion, altruism, generosity and kindness
in support of
positive, sustainable social change. It’s also meant to remind you
of our innate goodness and eternal oneness.
The Role of Self-Care in Activism
Trigger warning: This blog includes a description of a harrowing lived experience. Trigger warning: This blog includes a description of a harrowing lived experience. Social progress is fiercely contested and moves at glacial speed. No wonder activists on the...
The Art of Empathy
I know it’s gauche to admit this, but I don’t love museums. First, I don’t know enough about art to appreciate the experience. Second, I dislike the idea that a small group of art critics and curators get to decide what has aesthetic value. Third, I’ve been tainted by...
Social Media’s Drag on Empathy
Remember back in the spring when everyone was glued to their phones as COVID spread across the world? Even though the news was grim, we felt compelled to keep swiping through our social media feeds. There’s a new term for that called doomscrolling. It’s as awful as it...
November’s Referendum on Empathy
In a matter of weeks, the US electorate will have the opportunity to exercise one of its most sacred privileges: the right to vote. For America – and the rest of the world – it will be the most consequential election of our lifetime. A referendum on Donald Trump as...
I’m still learning to be an anti-oppression educator
Note: This blog was written as an act of anti-racism. That said, I recognize that the most important voices in this crisis are BIPOC voices. I have also intentionally used lowercase for white and capital for Black. You can learn more about this here....
5 Ways to Bolster Children’s Mental Health
It hasn’t been an easy spring and summer for anyone, but I have an extra dose of empathy for parents working from home. My daughter went back to daycare full-time in June and it was our family’s saving grace. For eight weeks, my husband and I played a punishing game...
The World Needs More Empathy
Over the past few months, our society’s empathy deficit has been laid bare – and it’s staggering. The only silver lining is that Spring 2020 unleashed unprecedented introspection about important issues like systemic racism, food insecurity and social determinants of...
What Motherhood Taught Me about Empathy that My PhD Didn’t
It took me a while to figure out. What had I learned about empathy from my baby that I didn’t already know from years of research on the topic? But a few days ago it hit me. First, some context. Two months ago, I was a guest speaker at The Corporate State Toronto, a...
Lily scored with Carey Price – can she do it again with Ellen DeGeneres?
John Wood is a long-time empathic action hero of mine. Oprah loves him too. He’s the founder of Room to Read, an organization that “seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.”...