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Mindfulness only takes a moment – but that moment is a beautiful space to create balance, peace, and compassion. Erin Iwanusa, LCSW, CDWF, is a psychotherapist and social worker. She is the owner and founder of Taproot Therapy, LCSW, PLLC in New York City. Her practice focuses on mindfulness-based therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is also a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator, a highly experiential methodology based on the work of Dr. Brené Brown. Mindfulness is a core component to any therapeutic practice, and this podcast is designed to support your own practice, by offering mindfulness and meditation exercises, lessons in mindfulness and our mental health, as well as interviews and talks with other experts in the mental health and wellness field.


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How to Practice Empathy

Jul 8, 2021

Empathy is a skill and a choice we make. Empathy is not something we do naturally, and we have to practice it. In this episode, we talk about the steps to practice empathy, and why practicing empathy is one of the most vulnerable things we do. 
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On the episode, I reference Brené Brown speaking on empathy. You can watch it here: https://brenebrown.com/videos/rsa-short-empathy/