CLOSER THAN EMPATHY

CLOSER THAN EMPATHY

    We wisely avoid sociopaths, because they can abuse, injure, and kill people without feeling bad.  They have no empathy, no desire or ability to understand or feel where another person is coming from and to respond appropriately.  This is a hugely important...
CLOSER THAN EMPATHY

New Couples’ Equity Communicating

My new book, Dismantling Racism One On One highlights the power of each person’s uniqueness to transform racist interactions.  The key, as I explain there, is for conversation partners to co-construct uniquenesses.  I re-tell three true stories of racist...
DISMANTLING RACISM ONE ON ONE

DISMANTLING RACISM ONE ON ONE

Buy Now on Amazon.com My new book was just published by Strategic Book Publishing!  Unlike most books about dismantling racism, this one focuses on two person and small group conversations. Systemic racism in employment, education, and law enforcement is hugely...
SAYING, DOING, BEING

SAYING, DOING, BEING

Whether they work from home or alongside colleagues, employees continue to spend time fuming over unresolved conflicts, coping with hurt feelings, resenting how women are treated–or men, and wondering when their boss will ever apply best practices for...
INTIMACY BEYOND EMPATHY

INTIMACY BEYOND EMPATHY

Two articles I recently published clarify what we’re doing when we really connect with somebody else–when we recognize something about them as an individual AND know that they see something about our uniqueness.  I had to make up a label for this process,...