Wellness: Compassion

Empathy has become a gaping fault line in American culture. This book is a cogent, gorgeous examination of empathy, illuminating the myths, the science, and the power behind this transformative emotion.

In Love and Compassion, John P. Miller explores different forms of love, including self-love, love of others, love of beauty, and love of learning, and how they can be nurtured in an educational setting to improve teaching and learning.

Our ability to understand others and help others understand us is essential to our individual and collective well-being.

This helpful illustrated guide to effective compassion that takes you, step by step by step, past the paralysis of thinking about someone in a difficult time to actually doing something (or nothing) with good judgment instead of fear.

Nonviolent Communication is the integration of four things: Consciousness: a set of principles that support living a life of compassion, collaboration, courage, and authenticity; Language: understanding how words contribute to connection or distance; Communication: knowing how to ask for what we want, how to hear others even in disagreement, and how to move toward solutions that work for all; Means of influence: sharing "power with others" rather than using "power over others."

Armstrong argues that compassion is inseparable from humanity, and by transcending the limitations of selfishness on a daily basis we will not only make a difference in the world but also lead happier, more fulfilled, lives.

Giving and receiving affection is the key to happiness, and compassion is the key that opens our hearts to affection.

This book outlines the foundations of new economics, where justice, human dignity, compassion, and reverence for life are the guiding values.

Leading depression authority Paul Gilbert presents The Compassionate Mind, a breakthrough book integrating evolutionary psychology, new insights from neuroscience, and mindfulness practice.

With unfailing curiosity, Barasch poses vital questions: What can we learn from exceptionally empathic people? Can we increase our compassion quotient? How do we open our hearts to those who do us harm?