How to Train Your Empathy Muscles

Discover how to enhance your empathy skills in this 15-minute TEDx talk by Dr. Alison Jane Martingano, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Challenge the common misconception that empathy is a fixed trait and explore practical strategies to expand your empathic capacity. Learn about cutting-edge empathy research, including studies using virtual reality, from the head of the Social Research Lab at UWGB. Gain valuable insights from Dr. Martingano's extensive research, which has been published in academic journals and shared through her Psychology Today blog and Psychology & Stuff podcast. Explore the concept of empathy as a muscle that can be trained and strengthened, offering hope for personal growth and improved social connections.