11. DR. KRISTEN DONNELLY - Understanding Empathy, Otherness and Diversity

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Dr. Kristen Donnelly is a TEDx speaker, international empathy educator, and researcher with two decades of experience in helping people understand the beauty in diversity. She is an exceptionally dynamic and thoughtful speaker. She is one of The Good Doctors of Abbey Research, COO of their parent company, and an unapologetic nerd for stories of change.

On today’s episode, Dr. Kristen Donnelly defines the term empathy and touches on a few other amazing topics like understanding the differences between guilt and accountability and redefining work culture. She also shares beautiful insights on sensitive issues of white privilege and what whiteness means to different individuals.

KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE EPISODE

• 04:31 Impacting people’s lives
• 05:55 Belief systems can affect people’s living habits
• 08:37 Empathy is not just the knowledge of how someone is feeling
• 10:11 Difference between guilt and accountability
• 15:51 Being a human
• 19:01 The concept of Othering
• 22:25 What my whiteness means
• 32:08 Redefining work culture

GOLDEN NUGGET FROM TODAY’S SHOW

Dr. Kristen says, “Empathy is understanding ourselves and others. It is the consistent discipline of building awareness that enablesrich human connections"

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