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What does it take to flourish? We started Flourish FM to share cutting edge research from world experts on how to thrive, so you can take away big ideas and practical steps to enhance your life, the lives of others, and, ultimately, make the world a better place.
Flourish FM is hosted by Dr. Jon Beale and Dr. Nick Holton, and in collaboration with the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, and The Shipley School.
Episode #72: How empathy helps you flourish, with Dr. Alison Jane Martingano
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46 minutes
4 months ago
Episode #72: How empathy helps you flourish, with Dr. Alison Jane Martingano
Dr. Alison Jane Martingano is a social psychologist at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, where she leads the Social Research Lab dedicated to investigating empathy and perspective-taking. She has published her research in leading academic journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Social Psychological and Personality Science, and Popular Media.
Alison hosts the fortnightly Psychology & Stuff podcast, chatting with psychologists and Green Bay locals about topics ranging from sports to false confessions. In addition, she blogs for Psychology Today, translating cutting-edge psychology research into clear, relatable insights.
As an immigrant and military wife, Alison appreciates the difficulties and opportunities that communicating with those dissimilar from ourselves can bring. She is a passionate educator and TEDx speaker and hopes to inspire her students, and others, to nurture empathy in a changing world.
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Timestamps:
00:01:51 - Defining Empathy and Perspective Taking00:03:08 - Types of Empathy and Research Disagreements00:07:07 - Negative Effects of Mirroring Negative Emotions00:11:01 - Empathy Without Negative Emotional Mirroring00:15:10 - Is Empathy Always Good?00:17:47 - The Paradox of Empathy and Helping Behavior00:18:42 - Compassion as a Buffer Against Burnout00:20:41 - The Warm Glow of Helping Others00:25:25 - Chosen Suffering and Antifragility00:26:15 - The Upper Limit of Compassion00:27:21 - Empathy and Burnout: Positive and Negative Connections00:30:27 - Practical Strategies for Developing Empathy00:32:29 - Recommended Books for Building Empathy00:34:06 - Summary of Empathy Types and Benefits00:35:03 - Practical Strategies to Avoid Burnout While Building Empathy00:35:36 - Controversial Tip: Eavesdropping to Build Empathy00:36:46 - Children Learning Empathy Through Observation00:37:14 - Safe Settings for Practicing Perspective Taking00:42:09 - Role-Playing and Social Networks in Empathy Development00:42:55 - “Toxic Empathy”: Misunderstandings and Clarifications
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What does it take to flourish? We started Flourish FM to share cutting edge research from world experts on how to thrive, so you can take away big ideas and practical steps to enhance your life, the lives of others, and, ultimately, make the world a better place.
Flourish FM is hosted by Dr. Jon Beale and Dr. Nick Holton, and in collaboration with the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, and The Shipley School.
