| View Larger Image | The Power of Empathy : A Practical Guide to Creating Intimacy, Self-Understanding and Lasting Love | Paperbackby Arthur P. Ciaramicoli (Author), Katherine Ketcham (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Plume | | Page Count: | 288 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 626,774th |
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Product Description
Empathy, an innate human capacity that gives us the ability to understand the unique experiences of another person, is the most overlooked component of relationships. By allowing us to connect with one another on a meaningful and fulfilling level, it "can help and heal us all. This excellent book shows you how" (Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Connect). Using a practical and inspiring plan for making empathy a vital part of your everyday life, discover: • Why empathy is crucial to finding love• How to be an empathic listener• How empathy can improve sex and create lasting intimacy• How empathy differs from sympathy• 10 steps to avoiding the pitfalls of negative empathy• How empathy can help rebuild a relationship and restore confidence, trust, and faithPrescriptive and provocative, The Power of Empathy shows us how we can transform our lives-and the lives of those we love. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 15 reviews)
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If you want to change your story and change your life, read this book! by John Allen Mollenhauer (Maplewood, NJ USA)  5 Stars
October 14, 2009
Empathy and genuine relating with other significant people in our lives is essential to a resilient sense of self. A lack of empathy can lead to an unsupportive internal story that can drive us a little crazy. If we don't have empathy in your lives we are left to create stories in our own world with limited feedback, insight and evidence that don't reflect a more accurate reality or reinforce resiliency.
Often times those stories are unsupportive of the types of outcomes we are seeking. I realized this initially by reading Dr C's book Performance Addiction which is born of an unsupportive story driving you to seek love and respect from achievement, status and looks... something that achievement alone does not really provide.
Of course there is more to this pervasive and therefore often overlooked addiction. But, the Power of Empathy, is surely the mechanism by which we can escape this addiction and the inaccurate story that is driving us non stop unable to face what we've covered up.
Beware to give the power of empathy it's due, as it's right up there with oxygen and energy when it comes to functioning, performing well and living a quality life.
John Allen Mollenhauer
Co author "The Curse of the Capable" by Arthur P Ciaramicoli PhD.
The Curse of the Capable: The Hidden Challenges to a Balanced, Healthy, High-Achieving Life
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An introductions of Empathy...!! by Siaw Fook Onn (Malaysia, Johore Bahru,Johore.) 5 Stars
April 01, 2003
The Power of Empathy : A Practical Guide to Creating Intimacy, Self-Understandingm and Lasting Loveby Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Katherine Ketcham This particular book does given my lots of understandings of it while i am using the simply powerful of the Empathy that we are facing or using while in this world that is full of things that happenning towards our life..!!As this book can let me know what is an Introductions of it while carefully explaining waht is Empathy ? and What is the Bright or dark side of it? While also let us know what is happenning towards of society of life in this world by giving us some life sample within this book by making us to be more convinced that what is the Power of Empahty. From the first few chapters i still do remember that Childrens do also know how to used the Power of Empathy to please the parents especially a daddy while after his working day...by trying the power of empathy to make the daddy to bring her out of the house..!! goodness, this is a real factual one that i had used once when i was a kid.Well, this book is well written and as a layman people we shall be easily understand caused we are actually know what is the real feelings of the Empathy...while i do strongly believed that all of us here does have the abilities of Giving or recieving Love here...while we are reading this book...searching what is the Power of Empathy....!! Before i got this book i have not feel the real power or real understanding of being Empathy. As after sucessufully reading the whole book while during the last few chapters they do teach use how to be..step by step teaching us how to overcomes those setbacks...teaching us how to determine a person behaviours, how to know he is making used of us by using the power of Empathy that shall be given them a lots of advantages.While I do also learn what is the real power of it while you must read it with a learning mode.....while try to understand what is the book teaching here....read it with a slow motions..while this book i will surely will be using as a reference book for a methodologhyy to teach myself to be fully understand what is the real power of Being empathy so it will effects the real life of me especially i am a not a fully awared of it of being empathy ....to forgive people..understand people feelings...to see what people thinking...and so on...!! I will not say to much here...the rest is up to you to read on...while i am just wamt to add on before i will stop here....!! This book is a good book for layman as me, i can easily understand what is all about being Empathy, the plus and negative side....while also the true stories to convinced you to believed it while this world is full of factual one...and off-course those stories does gave me a real teaching for me..while i do understand what is the real effect of being one of the good societies that practised the power of the Empathy at the good side...!! So I do also would like to introduced to all of those people whom does not fully why he or she can't easily forgive or understands people feelings...!! A marvelloues book that shall be keep for the next generations...!!
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good , interesting ,i liked it !2  4 Stars
August 20, 2001
Hello ! i have just have read the first chapter of the book till now but i already can understand what emathy is all about. the style is simple and readble. interesting. i undersatnd how to be more empath than in the past. now i see how i wasnt empath in the past and apreciate the people that empathy are their natural whey of understanding people. a good book. this is the first book that i have bought about empathy so i cant compare it to other books on theat subject. i wish i have read it before.
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The Benchmark Guide on Empathy! by Mike Sivilli (Bayonne, New Jersey) 5 Stars
February 24, 2001
The Power of Empathy is a marvelous and comforting book about a topic that many people experience on a day-to-day basis, yet unaware that they are doing so. In others, empathy is an aspect of human nature that actually needs to be developed, whether from scratch or through enhancement. Whichever category you belong to, Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli's book will help bring you to a point of understanding the concept of empathy, which, in turn will help you help yourself and others. I found myself constantly nodding my head as I read, reacting to stories and explanations in the book of things that I seemingly experienced in my own life in one way or another. It is fascinating to see how empathy is an ongoing part of our lives, yet most of us remain non-cognizant to it, however satisfied that a result was achieved. But it is important to comprehend the means for reaching our goals of understanding, feeling, and sympathizing. The Power of Empathy is the benchmark tool for guiding one in accomplishing this. Dr. Ciaramicoli's personal love, understanding, and empathy are poured out in these pages, as he sensitively yet passionately supplies the readers with the wisdom and knowledge needed for developing love, understanding, and empathy for ourselves and others.
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The Power of Empathy- a Brief Review by Rudy Rudner (Needham, MA) 5 Stars
November 29, 2000
This book vividly explains how empathy can have a profound effect on your relationships. These can be business, personal, marriage, or any relationship. Getting to understand and appreciate the perspective and background of the "other side" can lead to a more productive means of communication. Most relationships break down because of a lack of communication. The Power of Empathy gives one a road map on how to direct your thoughts, actions, and emotions in dealing with anyone that matters. The implications of this approach are enormous. If spouses can learn to truly empathize with each other, their bond will strenghten. Business people can use empathy to learn how to better serve their clients. Politicians can use empathy to effectively provide for the needs of their constituents. Teachers can be more effective; doctors more responsive to patients needs. Even lawyers would be more in tune with their client's needs. The Power of Empathy is very readable. You don't have to have a background in psychology to understand and appreciate this book. Dr. Ciaramicoli gives real life examples of the uses of empathy with references to the literature. His message is documented by many authoritative sources in science and the arts. Everyone- and I mean everyone- can profit from this masterwork. It is highly recommended! The gospel of The Power of Empathy must be spread throughout the world.
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