01/24/2020
I am so in love with this video on empathy from Brené Brown. I think that we can do so much better in this area. I wonder if our discomfort with other people’s emotions get in the way of us being able to connect with others who are in pain. So instead of connecting, we try to rescue them. We do this by being an “at least friend” or a “silver lining'' friend. We do this by being friends who try to hurry and change the subject if something emotional and painful comes up or simply avoid the subject altogether. This leaves the ones in pain feeling alone, unseen, and maybe even ashamed of their feelings.
I don’t want to be this type of friend, this type of counselor, this type of person. I want to be someone who allows space for those people in my life to talk, to grieve, to cry, to yell and scream. I want to validate them in their feelings instead of ignoring them or trying to make it better. I want them to feel heard, seen, and understood in their feelings.
Let’s try to do better!
What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuin...
