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Empathy in the love relationship. How does that work?
What do we mean by empathy? The word empathy is derived from the Greek word empatheia, which means to feel. Empathy, then, is the ability to understand another person's feelings by empathizing with them. We now know that people have mirror neurons that give us an idea...
Emotional security within the family
...let's focus on that. Emotional security in the family. It is perhaps the most neglected area of attention in care for parents and children. And that while the impact of emotional insecurity is great. Possibly even greater than the effects of physical insecurity....
What we do, we do more
I wonder something. I wonder how many of the confrontational divorces are resolved if we, as a social worker, do not offer a platform on which they can fight. Perhaps you are indignant now, you think of all the children who are the biggest victims of 2 parents ‘killing’ each other. You are right to feel outrage. I also don’t know if my question is viable. But I do allow myself to ask this question.
Circularity
Opposite me sits a pretty woman, expressive eyes with a worried look in them. She stutters a bit, unsure of how to say what she wants to say. "I feel so alone," she stammers without looking at me. 'I don't know how to break that. I need connection but all I feel is...
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