Based on the work of nursing scholar Theresa Wiseman, Brown outlines four core qualities required to practice empathy: Brené Brown on Empathy
Dr. Brené Brown defines empathy as a tool that fuels connection, famously contrasting it with sympathy, which she argues drives disconnection. Her research, often highlighted in the widely viewed RSA Short animation , identifies empathy as a vulnerable choice that requires connecting with a similar feeling within oneself to truly understand another's experience. The Four Attributes of Empathy