Alzheimer’s caregiving

Two essential traits in dementia care
Empathy and reasoning aren’t rivals – new research shows they work together to drive people to help more

Authors: Kyle Fiore Law, Brendan Bo O'Connor, and Stylianos Syropoulos For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too narrowly – focusing on individual stories rather than the broader [...]

2025-12-08T23:50:36-06:00December 8th, 2025|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Creating Community
As His Wife’s Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core

Harvard professor Dr. Arthur Kleinman asks, “How do we strengthen caregiving? How do we do those things that will make it recognized as important as it is? It’s going to take a radical rethinking. Our health care system is focused on entirely the wrong issues. Economics is not the most [...]

2020-06-25T01:50:15-05:00June 25th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
As His Wife’s Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core
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Mindful Presence
Pause Reflect Act

“It may be an important time in human history to voice your truth. A time to dismantle the illusion that only experts get to speak. So do your research, find your voice, and share it without needing anyone to agree with you or even support you. Recognize that it may [...]

2020-06-20T16:33:14-05:00June 2nd, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Mindful Presence
Pause Reflect Act
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