Why Empathy Isn’t Toxic, Part 1 of 2

I remember the first time I learned that some view empathy as a dirty word; it was also the first time I began to learn how its meaning can be distorted and misunderstood. It was 2020, that dumpster fire of a year, and I was extolling the importance of the virtue in a conversation with a friend. Surprisingly, he pushed … Read More