Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak

By Anita Nowak

Purposeful Empathy is a Youtube channel dedicated to conversations with people spreading more empathy in the world.

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June 15, 2023 Empathic Cities and Environments Ft. Dr. Nimish Biloria Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to learn about human-environment-interaction and how empathy can enhance urban health and wellbeing.
Dr. Nimish Biloria is an Architect, emergent technologies and design specialist and Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). In this episode, he discusses equity in the urban environment, the importance of people-centred design, and how we can advocate for more sustainable, liveable cities. He also critiques neoliberal smart cities and advocates for human-centrism.

00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Dr. Nimish Biloria
02:08 What is Human-Environment-Interaction?
04:30 What is an "Empathic Environment?"
07:43 Why urban design should be purposeful and people-centred
10:33 Nimish’s journey to architecture
16:17 Equity and community in our built environments
20:10 Urban well-being in the age of neoliberalism and smart cities
23:31 Advocating for sustainable, liveable cities
29:07 The importance of connection in urban contexts
34:20 Going from “techno-centrism" to "human-centrism"
38:30 What inclusion in a built environment looks like
40:47 Dr. Nimish Biloria’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. NIMISH BILORIA
✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimishbiloria/

CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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June 09, 2023 Enhancing "Death Literacy” with Empathy Ft. Krittika Sharma Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to learn how we can centre empathy in end-of-life plans and become “death positive."

Krittika Sharma is an End-of-Life Care Educator and Advocator and Founder of Maajhi, an organization committed to enhancing death literacy, and the former director of Death Over Dinner (in India). In this episode, Krittika discusses how to have compassionate conversations about death and prepare for loss with empathy. She is passionate about ensuring that people die well and on their own terms, with the grace and dignity they deserve.

00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Krittika Sharma
02:37 What led Krittika to the end-of-life-care space
06:35 Why we should all be "death positive"
12:18 How talk to kids about death
14:10 Preparing for loss through empathic conversations
18:02 Planning your end-of-life
19:58 Seeing beauty in loss
21:58 What is "Death Over Dinner”?
27:08 Maajhi’s backstory
28:20 What is an "Obituary to Self”?
31:34 Last Dialogue: how to talk about loss, love, and life
33:00 What is a "Death Meditation”?
37:47 The intersection of purposeful empathy and end-of-life-care
42:02 Krittika Sharma’s Purposeful Empathy Story
CONNECT WITH KRITTIKA SHARMA
✩ Website: https://www.maajhi.com
✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krittikasharma

CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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June 01, 2023 Nature’s Cure for Our Empathy Deficit Ft. Kyra Mesich Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to learn what flower essences can teach us about empathy.

Dr. Kyra Mesich is a clinical psychologist and author of The Strength of Sensitivity who has worked at the forefront of holistic emotional wellbeing for more than 2 years using flower essence therapy, yoga, hypnotherapy, and Indigenous healing traditions. In this episode, Kyra discusses how nature can nurture empathy, why fear is the cause of our empathy deficit, and how we can tune into our “Empathic Solar Plexus."

00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Dr. Kyra Mesich
01:45 How Kyra defines empathy
04:11 Embodied Empathy: why Kyra specializes in working with sensitive people
14:08 The importance of holistic health treatments
15:16 What is Flower Essence Therapy?
22:05 Treating depression with flower essences
23:55 Healing our emotional wounds and combating emotional contagion with Yarrow
27:41 Maintaining our energetic hygiene with Yarrow flowers
31:30 How fear is at the root of our empathy deficit
35:13 Empathic Solar Plexus: A guided meditation
39:13 Reconnecting to empathy through nature
40:52 Pausing to recharge our empathy
42:38 Dr. Kyra Mesich’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. KYRA MESICH
✩ Website: https://drkyra.com
✩ Empathic Solar Plexus meditation: https://youtu.be/xZDssIDg0zA

CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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May 25, 2023 How to Engineer Empathy Organizations Ft. Dr. Nicole Price Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to learn how empathic leadership can help bridge ideological divides in the workplace.

Dr. Nicole Price is the author of Spark The Heart: Engineering Empathy In Your Organization and CEO of Lively Paradox, a professional coaching business that focuses on practicing empathy in leadership. In this episode, she explains how people can learn empathy to bring humanity back into the workforce.

00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Dr. Nicole Price
01:50 Why Nicole believes we need an “Empathy Revolution"
03:42 Two ways to become more empathic
06:08 Practicing cognitive empathy through perspective-taking
07:55 Nicole’s path from an engineer to empathy work
13:45 The importance of empathic leadership
15:20 How to bring empathy into any conversation
17:14 How empathy work has changed Nicole’s life
20:25 Nicole discusses her new book Spark the Heart
25:15 Dr. Nicole Price’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH DR. NICOLE PRICE
✩ Twitter: @drnicoleprice
✩ Website: https://drnicoleprice.com

CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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May 18, 2023 How Holistic Medicine is Grounded in Empathy Ft. Dr. Erica Steele Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to learn why holistic medicine can be as powerful as allopathic medicine.
Dr. Erica Steele is a board-certified naturopathic doctor. Her 20 years of experience in holistic medicine has taught her the importance of truly listening to her patients with empathy. In this episode, she shares the healing power of drugless medicine, why emotions are a big part of illness, and why she is determined to put the human back into the practice of medicine.
00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Dr. Erica Steele
01:48 The difference between: a naturopathic doctor; a Doctor of Natural Medicine; and a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner
04:52 The relationship between holistic and allopathic medicine
07:34 How can people take responsibility for their health?
12:31 Why holistic medicine is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ model
14:28 What led Erica to holistic medicine
18:18 The future of holistic medicine
22:45 Bringing feminine energy and cultural diversity into holistic medicine
24:41 Empathy’s impact on patient outcomes and satisfaction
29:53 The important relationship between emotions and pathology
32:55 How Erica has developed empathic practices with her patients
38:36 What is "human ascension”?
40:40 Dr. Erica Steele’s Purposeful Empathy Story
CONNECT WITH DR. ERICA STEELE
✩ Website: https://www.drericasteele.com/
✩ Instagram: @dr_erica_steele
✩ Facebook: @calldrsteele
✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericasteele/

CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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May 11, 2023 The Six Essential Aspects of Empathy Ft. Karla McLaren Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to learn more about empathy from one of the world’s leading human emotion experts.
Karla McLaren is an award-winning author, researcher, empathy expert, and founder of Emotion Dynamics and the Empathy Academy. In this episode, she walks us through her Six Essential Aspects of Empathy. She also describes why she has empathy for those who are often in “empathy exile” - including men, people on the Autism spectrum, narcissists, and even psychopaths.
00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Karla McLaren
03:06 What’s the history of the word empathy?
06:24 The “broccoli-Goldfish study” and early reasoning about desire
10:08 How Karla frames empathy
12:28 Empathizing with folk in “empathy exile”
21:00 Karla’s opinion about those who are "against empathy"
23:03 Karla's "Six Essential Aspects of Empathy"
31:00 About Emotion Dynamics and the Empathy Academy
34:46 Why shame is a precursor to empathy
38:49 Is empathy a necessary skill for leadership?
41:56 Karla McLaren’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH KARLA MCLAREN
✩ Website: https://karlamclaren.com
✩ Empathy Academy Website: https://empathyacademy.org

CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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May 04, 2023 Finding Joy Through Purpose and Empathy Ft. Jennifer Lonergan Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to be inspired by a social entrepreneur who is dedicating her life to empowering women.
Jennifer Lonergan is the Founder and Executive Director of Artistri Sud, a non-profit organization that provides micro-entrepreneurship and leadership training to women in low-income countries with the goal of empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and effect social change. In this episode, Jennifer reflects on her professional journey, from museum curator to social impact work. She also describes the benefits of doing work on purpose and offers insight into how others can do the same.
00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Jennifer Lonergan
01:47 Artistri Sud’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
05:08 Jennifer shares an impact story from Artistri Sud
12:30 How Jennifer addresses concerns about "white saviorism"
17:53 An excerpt about Jennifer from Anita's book Purposeful Empathy
21:44 Jennifer reflects on her professional journey
22:26 Jennifer’s message to others trying to find their purpose
27:05 The role of empathy in taking action
28:15 Artistri Sud’s new direction
32:26 Jennifer Lonergan’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH JENNIFER LONERGAN
✩ Website: http://www.artistrisud.org/
✩TED Talk: https://youtu.be/DbtfYNKYing
✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lonergan-phd-058aaa15/

CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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April 27, 2023 Nothing is Impossible with Purpose and Empathy Ft. Ray Zahab Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to hear how purpose turned a pack-a-day smoker into an ultra distance running champion.
Ray Zahab is the Founder of impossible2Possible, a non-profit organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, inclusion and participation in expeditions. In this episode, he shares how he turned his life around at the age of 30, and how his expeditions prepared him mentally to conquer cancer.
00:00 Introduction
00:21 About Ray Zahab
01:47 An excerpt about Ray from Anita's book Purposeful Empathy
05:47 Ray reflects and describes how he radically changed his lifestyle
07:40 Ray’s message to people who want a more fulfilling life
09:52 Ray’s experience with cancer and cancer treatments
14:32 How Ray’s expeditions have taught him resilience
17:43 Ray’s organization impossible2Possible
21:24 About Kapik1 - an expedition and coffee company
24:46 What motivates Ray to go on extreme expeditions?
26:32 How empathy plays a role in Ray’s work and life
29:50 Ray Zahab’s Purposeful Empathy Story
CONNECT WITH RAY ZAHAB
✩ Website: https://www.rayzahab.com/about/
✩ KAPIK1 Website: https://kapik1.com/
✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-zahab-974a5429/

CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

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April 22, 2023 Addressing Gender-Based Violence with Purposeful Empathy Ft. ElsaMarie D’Silva Purposeful Empathy
Watch this episode to learn how a social impact leader is leveraging technology to combat sexual violence across the world.
ElsaMarie D’Silva is the Founder of the Red Dot Foundation and creator of SafeCity, a technology platform that crowdsources personal experiences of sexual violence and abuse in public and private spaces globally. She also describes how people in power can raise awareness about sexual violence, and what it means to work with purpose. In this episode, Anita also reads an excerpt from her book, featuring a story about Elsa.
00:00 Introduction
00:21 About ElsaMarie D'Silva
02:20 Anita reads an excerpt about Elsa from her book Purposeful Empathy
05:27 Elsa reflects on her work’s original mission
06:43 The role empathy has played in Elsa’s life and work
07:31 How allies can use their privilege and relative power to address sexual violence
08:45 How #MeToo intersects with SafeCity
12:21 How Elsa practices self-empathy
14:03 Elsa’s thoughts about working with purpose
16:39 The technology behind SafeCity
19:15 How people and corporations can use SafeCity
21:36 Empathy’s place in solving global issues
22:47 ElsaMarie D’Silva’s Purposeful Empathy Story
CONNECT WITH ELSAMARIE D’SILVA
✩ Twitter: @elsamariedsilva, @TheSafeCityApp
✩ Instagram: @elsamarie_ds @TheSafeCityApp
✩ Facebook: @elsa.dsilva @Safecity.in
✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elsadsilva/ / https://www.linkedin.com/company/safecity/
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...
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April 21, 2023 Leading with Purpose and Empathy Ft. John Wood Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak
Watch this episode to hear why a former Microsoft executive left his job to become a social entrepreneur.
John Wood is the CEO and founder of U-Go, a non-profit organization that helps young women in low-income countries pursue higher education. He is also the founder of Room to Read, an award-winning NGO that has served over 23 million children in 43,000 communities in 20 low-income countries. In this episode, he shares his journey as a “corporate refugee” and describes the importance of purpose - both in our personal lives and within our organizations. In this episode, Anita also reads an excerpt from her book, featuring a story about John.
00:00 Introduction
00:21 About John Wood
02:38 What is U-Go?
04:51 Impact stories from U-Go
05:31 John’s lessons as an entrepreneur turned social entrepreneur
08:54 An excerpt about John from Anita's book Purposeful Empathy
14:14 Why John left Room to Read to found U-Go
18:52 The business case for leading with purpose
24:21 How purpose can improve our personal lives
31:04 Empathy’s role in John’s life and work
33:43 John Wood’s Purposeful Empathy Story
CONNECT WITH JOHN WOOD
✩ U-Go Website: https://ugouniversity.org/
✩ Room to Read Website: https://www.roomtoread.org/
✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwoodrtr/
✩ Purpose, Incorporated on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/PurposeIncorporated
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email [email protected]
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/
✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Twitter / anitanowak21
✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...
✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathy...
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The podcast currently has 278 episodes available.