Emotions are the most underrated, and least appreciated factors in our professional, as well as personal lives. They are connected to our subconscious and often show up in our first reactions to things unannounced and without our permission. Denying our emotions means not recognizing how we, and others around us, are are responding to and making decisions about situations, which is the definition of empathy. This episode discusses being empathetic, the differences between empathy and compassion, and attempts to understand the opposite of empathy