#89 - Empathy | A Guide To Happier Relationships

This is a deep guide to happier relationships and the skill of empathy. Learning this skill will make you important in other people's lives. You will be able to know what to say in difficult situations and solve almost any conflict.

In this episode we will dive into six different topics.

Topic 1 - Why empathy is important  Empathy is a complicated word. In our first topic we will explain what it means and how it feels. We used to be bad at empathy ourselves, without even knowing, so here we will also dive into how to know if you are good or bad at empathy.

Topic 2 - 4 Stages of empathy  This topic is about the 4 stages of empathy that you will climb on your way to mastering this skill. You will learn which stage you are currently at, and what the next step is for moving forward. 

Topic 3 - Behaviours that block empathy  This topic covers the main goal of empathy - and 3 common misunderstandings that makes most of us fail at this goal. Becoming aware of these common misunderstandings is the first step to moving up the empathy ladder. You will learn all the behaviours that block empathy - so you can stop doing them, and spot them in others.

Topic 4 - How to give more empathy  This topic will deepen your understanding of what state of mind you need to be in to give empathy to others. You will learn useful techniques that will allow you to build trust and have deeper conversations with anyone you meet. 

Topic 5 - How to receive more empathy  This topic is all about getting other people to give us more empathy and understand our emotional experiences. When we get good at this we will have many more friends, feel less lonely and have other people genuinely want to be there for us and help us out when we are in pain. You will learn how to get other people to understand and care about us

Topic 6 - When empathy is your superpower  This topic is all about how you can use the skill of empathy to turn difficult relationship experiences like anger, conflict and frustration into positive experiences. When empathy is your superpower, it will be your number one tool for happy relationships. You will learn practical techniques that you can use each time you feel angry or there is conflict in your relationships.  --

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