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The meaning of empathy

Sep 19, 2021

See the world as others see it
Understand the other’s feelings
Suspend judgement
Communicate the understanding

These are the four attributes of empathy according to nursing scholar Theresa Wiseman, and nursing tops the chart of professions I’d take lessons on empathy from.