Empathy is perhaps the most important relational skill and fosters connection, rapport-building and is the foundation of friendship, Joyce Marter, LCPC, licensed psychotherapist and author of The Financial Mindset Fix: A Mental Fitness Program for an Abundant Life states. Empathy involves putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and reflecting on how they might feel in a given situation. It helps them feel heard, understood, and connected to us. Compassionate empathy is not only understanding a person’s experience and feeling with them but being moved to help if needed and welcomed. This is the level of empathy that can really foster deeper friendships.
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