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empathy

How Hard is Empathy?

August 4, 2016February 17, 2014 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock explains how, even if we may be imperfect in our efforts, cultivating empathy is worth it…

Categories Compassion, Free Tags community, compassion, coping, empathy, race, sympathy, yoga 2 Comments

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