Shermin Kruse: When empathy becomes a strategy
About this episode
Shermin Kruse discusses her mother's use of empathy in a dangerous situation and introduces the concept of stoic empathy.
Her mother’s skillful use of empathy to defuse a potentially dangerous encounter on the streets of Tehran when she was nine has stayed with her ever since. It led to her developing the concept of stoic empathy as a way to navigate challenges.
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