Transforming Empathic Distress

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Self Improvement Courses Resilience Courses

Course Description

Overview

This course explores the concept of empathetic distress, and how to keep from being overwhelmed by another’s suffering.

Syllabus

1. Transforming Empathic Distress

Emotion contagion as a natural human instinct
Recognizing empathic distress and pathological altruism
Compassion meditation as a source of strength and courage
Guided practice: Transforming empathic distress

Taught by

Sounds True and Kelly McGonigal

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