Empathy: feeling with people
- a vulnerable choice because in order to connect with someone, I have to connect something in myself that knows that feeling
- NOT with "at least" sentence: I don't even know what to say right now. I'm just so glad that you told me.
- What makes something better is connection
4 components:
- Perspective taking: the ability to take the perspective of another person / recognize their perspective as their truth
- Staying out judgment:
- Recognizing emotion and other people
- Communicating