What if empathy could save us? From the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to the borders of war-torn Syria, Belinda Bauman takes readers along her journey to empathy. With cutting-edge neuroscience, biblical parables, and stories of brave women from across the globe, she casts a vision for lives and communities transformed by everyday Christians practicing empathy as a spiritual discipline.

What happens when one child chooses kindness to start the day? It starts a chain reaction! Watch kindness (empathy) ripple through the community... Spreading happiness like sunshine, connecting diverse groups like a footbridge, and lifting hope like a kite string. How can you lift others with kindness?

"Investigates the idea that empathy, often considered the basis for good actions, also motivates a wide range of terrible and cruel actions"--

"This beautifully written guide offers specific and wise advice for confronting another's anguish, as well as a deep understanding of grief." -Judy Tatelbaum, author of The Courage to Grieve Time and again we stumble for words and actions that will reflect our feelings of compassion and our desire to be of comfort during a time of loss. Based on the authors' extensive research, their workshops, and their professional experience, and filled with personal...

"We often think of our capacity to experience the suffering of others as the ultimate source of goodness. Many of our wisest policy-makers, activists, scientists, and philosophers agree that the only problem with empathy is that we don't have enough of it. Nothing could be farther from the truth, argues Yale researcher Paul Bloom. In [this book], Bloom [posits that] empathy [is] one of the leading motivators of inequality and immorality in society....

"Meet Walda the werewolf. She wants to be friends. How can you be a good friend to Walda?"--Back cover.

"Books in the Just Breathe series provide readers with tools on how to practice mindfulness throughout their day. In Stay Engaged: Practicing Empathy, students will learn about empathizing with other people and their different experiences and perspectives. Readers are provided with helpful exercises, tips, and activities to better manage their thoughts and feelings. The book is written with a high-interest level to appeal to a more mature audience...

Author and blogger Lauren Casper shares the key to loving our neighbors well in today's world marked by fear and division: embracing the power of empathy.

"Making time to play, bathe, or dance is good for your health. Early readers can explore ways to care for a themselves in this easily accessible text. Pairs with the fiction book, Cara Takes Time"--

"Meet Milo the merman. He wants to be friends. How can you be a good friend to Milo?"--Back cover.