Validation shows that you’re there, you get it, and you care. It’s not praise, problem-solving, or agreement. Below, Fleck shares five key insights from her new book. Listen to the audio version—read ...

Empathic personal distress stems from what I call "empathy gone awry." It arises from confusion of boundaries—feeling the ...

Empathy sits at the core of every meaningful relationship, yet it's often misunderstood. Most people assume empathy is simply ...

Many people assume empathy is too soft, too subjective, or too deeply personal to quantify. In our own survey, nearly half of the respondents agreed that “it is impossible to measure empathy.” This ...

You may have heard about empaths but what about toxic empaths also known as dark empaths? In the intricate world of human interactions, the interplay between personalities often yields fascinating, ...