The Yin & Yang of Empathy and Belonging Ft. Kim Samuel Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn why belonging and empathy are necessary to combat the epidemic of loneliness.

Kim Samuel is an activist and educator who is driving a global movement for the #RightToBelong. In this episode, she discusses her debut book On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation  in which she argues that belonging is a human birthright. She also shares what she learned in a meeting with Nelson Mandela and why she remains hopeful about the future of humanity.

00:00 Introduction

00:26 About Kim Samuel

02:44 The connection between belonging and empathy

07:15 What drives Kim’s passion for belonging

09:03 Kim’s meeting with Nelson Mandela

12:02 What belonging means to Kim (aka the 4 P’s)

13:25 What teaching has taught Kim about belonging and purpose

16:43 The political and spiritual nature of belonging

24:08 Unpacking Kim’s Globe & Mail op-ed about the rise in authoritarianism and rise in loneliness

29:01 Why Kim is hopeful about the future

31:47 Kim explains the "hermeneutic of generosity”

35:15 How we benefit by extending a sense of belonging to others

37:32 Kim Samuel’s Purposeful Empathy Story

CONNECT WITH KIM SAMUEL

✩Website: https://onbelongingbook.com/

✩Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-samuel-816ba7103/

CONNECT WITH ANITA

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Video edited by David Tsvariani