“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” – Mohsin Hamid
We believe empathy is one of the most important ingredients enabling effectiveness and so we connected with some amazing folks to ask them about the conditions that allowed them to develop into such empathic leaders.
Angelic Ingram
I was spiralling down the hole of self sabotage until one day I woke up and couldn’t get myself out of bed. I physically couldn’t move my body, I couldn’t lift my arms, shower myself or get up from a chair without assistance. Read more>>
Treasure Crocker
I believe I was born an empath. Not to dive deep into astrology but I’m a Cancer sun with a Pisces moon and for those that don’t understand what that means, haha let’s just say…I feel…everything! Not only do I feel my emotions but I also can connect and be in tune with others’ emotions. Read more>>
Shelby Castile, LMFT
I love this question. I’d say that my empathy developed through a combination of personal experiences, formal education, clinical practice, and ongoing self-reflection. Primarily growing up in a supportive and emotionally expressive family (my mom was also a therapist) is what laid the groundwork for understanding and valuing my emotions. Read more>>
Tamara Anderson
My empathy comes from my life experience and come out of the other side of a lot of difficult situations. I was raised to try and see every situation from both my own perspective and others. You can attend an event with a room full of people and each one of them will describe it differently. Read more>>
Hailey Mauk
I’ve always been a very empathetic person and deeply feel what is going on in the lives of the people around me and in this world. I think a big part of where that comes from is the work that my parents do which exposed me to the harsh reality of the world from a very early age. Read more>>
Ufuoma Oyibo
Empathy is a complex ability that develops over time and is influenced by a combination of factors. For me, exposure to diverse experiences, open communication and active listening helped my development of empathy. Read more>>
