Watch this episode to learn why one tech professional is passionate about empathic workplaces.

Kevin Shah is the Founder and CEO of Jaago - aka the Empathy Gym. In this episode, he shares why he gave up a multi-million compensation package with a tech company to pursue empathy work. He also explains how his start-up’s app cultivates empathy in organizations through authentic storytelling.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 About Kevin Shah

04:27 What does a non-toxic, empathic workplace look like?

06:30 Kevin’s moment of reckoning in response to police brutality and BLM

09:03 What is the Empathy Gym app?

12:18 What does Jaago mean?

13:12 What powerful stories from Jaago have deeply touched Kevin?

16:22 Kevin’s vision for Jaago

19:17 How can companies grow empathy within their organizations?

24:50 Kevin’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH KEVIN

✩ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/shahkevin

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn why empathy is a superpower in the face of the opioid crisis.

Melissa Larkin-Skinner is CEO of Centerstone Florida, a leading a not-for-profit specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments. In this episode, she explains how to empathize with people battling addiction - even when their behaviour is destructive. She also shares self-care tools and practices for healthcare workers and primary care-givers.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 About Melissa Larkin-Skinner

01:23 About the opioid epidemic

03:50 Responding to people who minimize the severity of addiction

06:13 Melissa’s advice for those with loved ones battling addiction

08:24 The role of empathy in addiction counselling

10:48 Self-care tools and practices for healthcare workers

13:21 How can we have more empathy for people living with mental illness or addiction?

18:35 How leaders can better support their talent to avoid burnout

23:42 The building blocks of resilience

26:25 Extending empathy to healthcare workers

29:41 Melissa’s Purposeful Empathy story

Listen to the audio version here: https://anchor.fm/anita-nowak

CONNECT WITH MELISSA

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-larkin-skinner-b1392589

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

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✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode if you believe empathy has an important role to play in business.

Minter Dial is the author of Heartificial Empathy, a book that explores AI, business, and "empathic machines." In this episode, he describes four personal empathy practices and explains how to operationalize empathy in the workplace. He also shares a vivid story about empathic communication with his team in New York City, on the heels of 9/11.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 About Minter Dial

01:17 Minter's definition of empathy

02:28 Minter's four empathy practices

05:52 Why is it important to practice self-empathy?

10:16 Why Minter loves "Green Conversations”

12:48 Why and how to promote empathy in the workplace

16:25 How does Minter help workplaces operationalize empathy?

20:00 Minter describes how empathy played out on 9/11 in New York

23:38 Minter’s thoughts about empathic machines and AI

26:33 Is Minter hopeful about the future of empathy?

28:44 Minter’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH MINTER

✩ Website https://minterdial.com/

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/minterdial/

✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mdial/

✩ Twitter https://www.twitter.com/mdial/

✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/minterdial

✩ Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/MinterDial/

✩ Speaker reel https://youtu.be/JFQNpBsrgjw

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email [email protected]

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn how to cultivate empathy in your kids by reading to them.

Asha Dixit is the Executive Director of the Fraser-Hickson Institute and leader of their flagship mini-biblio-PLUS project, which aims to instil a life-long love of reading in children. In this episode, she explains why reading to children when they are young fosters Social Emotional Literacy (SEL) skills. She also shares book recommendations that celebrate diversity and inclusion and tips for parents interested in raising compassionate kids.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 About Asha Dixit

01:03 How Asha’s father instilled a love of reading in her

01:57 Why Asha has devoted her career to helping children grow into kind adults

03:54 The impact of books on children’s lives

07:27 Asha recalls her favourite childhood story about a monkey and a crocodile

08:56 How reading to children helps them develop empathy and other SEL (Social Emotional Literacy) skills

15:28 Why does diversity and representation in children's books matter?

18:10 What age is it appropriate to discuss anti-racism with kids?

26:41 Asha’s empathy-building book recommendations

29:07 Asha’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH ASHA

✩ minibiblioPLUS: https://www.facebook.com/minibiblioPLUS-109530934505357

✩ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsashadixit

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email [email protected]

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn why empathy is a relational currency.

Jackie Acho is the Founder and President of the Acho Group, a consulting firm focused on empathy-centered cultural transformation in unexpected places - including the Cleveland Police. In this episode, she explains what called her to empathy work after a career in management consulting. She also shares what her battle with cancer has taught her about the healing power of empathy.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 About Jacqueline Acho

01:54 Why did Jacqueline become a corporate refugee?

08:36 The inspiration behind Currency of Empathy

15:40 What does Jacqueline mean when she says  “shifting business practices to support empathy and humanity”?

16:15 Jacqueline describes her work doing empathy training with the Cleveland Police Force

21:46 How has Jacqueline's experience battling cancer informed how she understands empathy?

25:56 What is Jacqueline’s advice about holding space for someone going through a tough time?

31:17 Jacqueline Acho’s Purposeful Empathy Story

Currency of $ vs Currency of Empathy: https://www.jackieacho.com/uncategorized/currency-of-vs-currency-of-empathy/

CONNECT WITH JACQUELINE

✩ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-acho-a4a68b8/

✩ Website: https://www.jackieacho.com/

✩ TEDx Talk: A Good’s Day Work Requires Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6dyrmHIjao

✩ The Currency of Empathy: https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empathy-Secret-Thriving-Business/dp/173243641X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1581003440&sr=8-1

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email [email protected]

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✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn how one mother transcended a family crisis by leveraging the power of compassion.

Sara Jamil is the founder of Compassion First. A few years ago, she and her family endured significant hardship. That led to her taking charge of her wellbeing and mastering self-compassion. In this episode, she describes the crisis that changed her family’s life, as well as the lessons that came from it. She also explains why she believes women can lead the way to a more peaceful world.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 About Sara Jamil

01:24 Why is “a better world starts with me” so important?

03:23 Sara’s story of her son’s battle with drug addiction and how it informs her compassion work

10:53 Why the episode of Super Soul Sunday featuring Karen Armstrong resonated with Sara

15:48 What does it mean to study compassion, as a subject?

19:46 Why Sara believes that women can lead the way to a more peaceful world

22:34 Sara’s Purposeful Empathy Story

Compassionate Integrity Training: https://www.compassionateintegrity.org/

CONNECT WITH SARA

✩ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sara-jamil-a9214a98

✩ Website: www.charterforcompassion.org

✩ Instagram: @_compassionfirst

✩ Dreams Unleashed: https://www.amazon.ca/Dreams-Unleashed-You-Hold-Key-ebook/dp/B074HFD3TD

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email [email protected]

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

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✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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Watch this episode to learn how a father's lived experiences of trauma translated into more empathy. 

Mark Cavallo is a professional empathy leadership coach. Four years ago, he experienced a series of traumatic events in short succession which catalyzed deep inner work. In this episode, Mark describes how post-traumatic growth changed the direction of his life and career, inspiring self-empathy, empathy for others, and empathic leadership in the process. 

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Mark Cavallo 

01:00 Why is empathy so important for professional leadership coaching? 

15:20 How Mark’s relationship with his daughter changed once he gained more self-awareness

 21:12 How does Mark’s lived experience inform the work he does as a coach? 

25:06 Why empathy and compassion are critical to leadership 

27:05 Mark Cavallo’s Purposeful Empathy Story 

CONNECT WITH MARK 

✩ Website: www.markcavallocaoching.com 

✩ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcavallo-coaching/ 

CONNECT WITH ANITA 

✩ Email [email protected] 

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ 

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak 

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook 

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity 

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International 

REACH THEM AT 

✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.coachingonsite.ca; www.ghi.coach 

✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ 

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✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International 

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To watch the video with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78vaeHVmoxebZCYtqsKe0A 

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Watch this episode to learn how empathy training can revolutionize organizational culture - including in healthcare and law enforcement.

Dr. Helen Riess is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Empathy Research and Training in Psychotherapy Research group in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this episode, she describes her research devoted to improving empathy in the patient-physician relationship and why she founded Empathetics to transform organizational systems into compassionate care systems.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Helen Riess

01:32 What called Helen to study empathy?

03:40 What Helen learned while researching empathy

08:04 Are nurses more compassionate than physicians?

15:03 Empathy training with law enforcement

17:34 What are the results of Helen's empathy training sessions?

19:00 How Helen has evolved personally thanks to her empathy research

20:49 What is a compassionate care system?

23:33 Responding to the skeptics re: the importance of empathy for leadership

25:28 What can we do to foster more empathy and compassion worldwide?

29:01 Helen’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH HELEN

✩ The Empathy Effect: https://www.amazon.ca/Empathy-Effect-Neuroscience-Based-Transforming-Differences/dp/1683640284

✩  TEDx Talk: The Power of Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHrcC8B4WM

✩ Empathetics: https://empathetics.com/

✩ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HelenRiessMD

✩ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-riess

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email [email protected]

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

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✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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To watch the video with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78vaeHVmoxebZCYtqsKe0A

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Watch this episode to understand why Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) training allows everyone in an organization to thrive. 

Julie Savaria helps organizations launch or deepen their JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) strategy and programming. In this episode, she explains why JEDI is a human conversation first and foremost, but also good for business.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 About Julie Savaria

01:48 Why is EDI work so important today? 

05:40 Why EDI work is personally significant to Julie

09:17 Reframing and understanding privilege 

11:58 Why is JEDI a human conversation? 

15:40 Millennials and GenZ expectations in the workplace

18:39 How to operationalize JEDI at work 

23:55 Why did Julie create JEDI Kids? 

28:16 How to start your JEDI journey 

30:33 Julie’s Purposeful Empathy Story 

34:01 Conclusion

CONNECT WITH JULIE

✩ Website  www.bindiasavaria.com

✩ LinkedIn Bindia Savaria Consulting

✩ Instagram @JEDI_kid

✩ Facebook JEDI Kids (@kidsjedi)

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email [email protected]  

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/  

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This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International 

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Watch this episode to learn why practicing erotic empathy has a positive impact on your sex life and overall wellbeing

Amanda Luterman is a licensed psychotherapist and pioneer of “Erotic Empathy.” In this episode, she explains how erotic empathy encourages more gratifying sexual experiences, more deeply fulfilling relationships, and address an often neglected area of mental health.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 About Amanda Luterman

01:48 How Amanda understands empathy

02:37 What is erotic empathy?

03:57 The taboo of sex

04:55 The backstory behind Amanda’s work

08:25 What Amanda has learned about empathy as a result of her work

11:10 What led Amanda to develop her approach to sex therapy

14:16 Some examples of erotic empathy at-play

21:00 Facilitating safe conversations in her sessions

27:18 Having erotic empathy for oneself

30:29 Are there any limits to erotic empathy?

34:44 The connection between sex and mental health

37:47 Reciprocity and erotic empathy

40:34 Amanda’s Purposeful Empathy Story

44:31 Conclusion

I am carrot cake: https://amandaluterman.medium.com/i-am-carrot-cake-a-lesson-in-erotic-empathy-a33cebe33c14

Facilitating Erotic Connection: The Relationship Shared Values Primer (RSVP) to Sex and Relationship Therapy in the Context of Sexual Trauma History: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0092623X.2020.1716906

3 Common Erotic Fantasies Mentioned in Therapy since Covid: https://rb.gy/svq73b

CONNECT WITH AMANDA

✩ Website www.eroticempathy.ca

✩ Instagram @eroticempathy

✩ Twitter @amandaluterman

CONNECT WITH ANITA

✩ Email [email protected]

✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/

✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak

✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook

✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity

This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International

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✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.coachingonsite.ca; www.ghi.coach

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✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International

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To watch the video with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78vaeHVmoxebZCYtqsKe0A

Video Edited by David Tsvariani