08. Types of Empathy Circles

1. Empathy Circles

2. Empathy Support Circles For Trainers

3. Empathy Circle Design Team

Types of Empathy Circles

1. Sharing circle.

2. Talking -stick circle

3. Facilitator circle

4. Refection circle

5. Family Empathy Circle.

6. Theme Empathy Circle

• • depression

  • anxiety

  • conflict in the family

  • Death

12 Lessons Introduction to Empathy

1 hr reading, 2 hour EC

View online reading and video material and discuss using empathic listening

• 1. Definition: What is empathy?

• 2. Relational empathy

• 3. Blocks to empathy

• etc

12 Week Book Club

• UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World by Michele Borba - 13ch,

• The Stress Solution: Using Empathy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Develop Resilience by Arthur Ciaramicoli - 9ch

  • Read a chapter

  • Feeling Into Empathy Circles

Personal Support Empathy Circle

• how am I today

Stress, Anxiety, Fear Empathy Circle

• what is a stress

• share a personal stress your are dealing with

Theme Empathy Circles

• Addiction

• Narcissism

• Family Issues

• etc

Practicing Skills and Mindset

• Learn empathic listening. Reflection of Understanding.

• Practice feeling into. (Focusing)

• Role Playing

• Conflict resolution

• Empathic Creativity (HCD)

• Empathic Action (HCD)

Informational Empathy Circle 0

This causal circle is for just meeting and greeting to learn more about the circle and test out the technology.

Drop-in Empathy Circles

Drop-in Empathy Circles are for people that can not make every week but just drop in as they can.

Empathy Circles

Most Empathy Circles are committed ongoing weekly meetings of 4 to 5 people, which allows everyone to have more of a chance to speak and be heard more often and deeply and for more of a personal connection to be developed.

Restorative Empathy Circles

We hold Restorative Empathy Circles for individuals and groups that are in conflict. These groups can support a wide variety of conflicts. An example is the Restorative Empathy Circles with Democrats and Republicans. Bringing the different political parties and political movements together to foster empathic connection, understanding and action.

Empathy Circles Book Clubs

We’ve just started a 12 week series with the the Board of Directors of the Compassion Action Network International to use Karen Armstrong’s - 12 steps for Compassion. We will be using a different chapter of the book as an entry into each Empathy Circle.

Many More Empathy Circle Formats to Come

We will be developing many formats for the Empathy Circles; Family Empathy Circles, Workplace Empathy Circles, School Empathy Circles, etc, etc. Join us and help develop this Culture of Empathy.

Notes

intention is to take the empathy skills into your community, Friends, Family, work, religious organization, etc.