Finding healing through empathy: Personal stories of overcoming trauma
Finding Healing Through Empathy
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Do you know the difference between sympathy and empathy? Why do we need empathy anyway? In this episode our guests share how they've experienced the power of empathy in their own lives and why they think it's such an important skill in our society today.
Listen in as family therapist and Heartlines representative, Merrishia Singh-Naicker, Wesley van Graan who is also a Heartlines representative, and What’s Your Story? programme manager, Simone Gregor talk about finding healing through empathy with host Andile Maposa.
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