On episode 262 of You, Me, Empathy, Emi Nietfeld and I explore society’s obsession with resilience, what happened when Emi edited mental illness out of her college applications, the attachments we have to achievement and ambition, and Emi’s wonderful memoir, Acceptance. Join the Feely Human membership community: feelyhuman.co/membership

On episode 261 of You, Me, Empathy, Dr. Jamie Marich (she/they) and I explore why safety is never guaranteed, being cool with Jesus but not cool with what the church has done to Jesus, “I don’t know” as one the most spiritual phrases in our vocabulary, and an in-depth look at Dissociative Identity Disorder and why it’s normal to dissociate. Read the full show notes. Join the Feely Human membership community: feelyhuman.co/membership

On episode 260 of You, Me, Empathy, traci kato-kiriyama (they/she) and I explore the empathy rooted in multidisciplinary art spaces, revitalizing and uplifting of Asian-American community and history, facing death every day and the opportunity within death moments, and what it takes to bring people together. Read the full show notes! Join the feely human membership community at feelyhuman.co/membership!

On episode 259 of You, Me, Empathy, Christina Lynn and I explore the type of self-care that looks like an abandonment of community, how to embrace your heart rather than your head, living open enough to be heartbroken, and the hypervigilance, anxiety, and burden of the caretaker. Read the full show notes. Join the Feely Human membership community at feelyhuman.co/membership!

On episode 258 of You, Me, Empathy, Jake Crawford and I explore life-changing friendships, growing up as a gay kid in a conservative town, what we do when the people who are supposed to love us don’t accept us, and finding a voice on the stage. Read the full show notes here. Join the Feely Human membership community: feelyhuman.co/membership

On episode 257 of You, Me, Empathy, Jane Lui (Surrija) and I explore the grief of having to go outside your family to find the affection and love you need, Jane’s magical experience being the opera voice for Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once, why we’re bound to lose ourselves and find ourselves again and again, and the keys to living porously. Read the full show notes here. Join the membership community: feelyhuman.co/membership

On episode 256 of You, Me, Empathy, Brandi Stanley and I explore the inclination to share the stuff that lights us up, why our aliveness can’t be at the expense of another person’s aliveness, cutting off parts of ourselves in order to belong (and feel safe), and the mysterious, magical, and paradoxical beauty that exists in the space between things. Read the full show notes here. Join the Feely Human membership community at FeelyHuman.co/membership.

On episode 255 of You, Me, Empathy, Traci Medeiros-Bagan (she/they) and I explore developing trust in our resiliency, examining our own proximity to power, how compartmentalization is its own privilege (and necessity), and sparking compassionate revolts in our hearts and in our communities. Read the full show notes here. Join the membership community: feelyhuman.co/membership

On episode 254 of You, Me, Empathy, Susie Boggess and I explore the early (and bumpy) days of sharing our mental health stories, knowing how to have conversations where we feel safe, and Party Freud, the card game for people who probably need therapy. Read the full show notes. Join the membership community: https://feelyhuman.co/membership

On episode 253 of You, Me, Empathy, Lauren Denitzio (they/them) and I gab about shaking the Etch A Sketch of our lives, how Lauren sparks creativity and hope (and snark) in a world that sometimes feels like a hellscape, toxic positivity and the privilege of being disengaged from the stuff that might make us uncomfortable (e.g. politics, racism, our own privilege, bias, and emotions), and why Warm Blanket, the latest album from Lauren’s band, Worriers, is different from all the other records...

On episode 252 of You, Me, Empathy, Calvin Eaton (540 W Main, Just Desserts!) and I explore the hardship of living with a disability in an ableist world, how white supremacy culture (individualism, patriarchy, capitalism, etc.) harms everyone, and building an ecosystem (aka community!) of people who see you and support you. Read the full show notes here. Join the Feely Human membership community: https://feelyhuman.co/membership And make sure to listen to the intro. I share an important...

On episode 251 of You, Me, Empathy, Maggie Smith and I explore making checklists as a way to keep everything in control (and Maggie’s apt childhood nickname, “checky listy”), intellectualizing our feelings vs. feeling our feelings, why looking back at past versions of ourselves requires self-compassion and self-forgiveness, and Maggie’s stunningly and heart-achingly moving new memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Read the full show notes here. Join the Feely Human community at...

On episode 250 of You, Me, Empathy, Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips and I explore encouraging our kids to recognize emotions, protecting our hearts while practicing empathy, our embarrassing LiveJournal days, and Kaitlin’s wonderful book, The Future of Feeling: Building Empathy In a Tech-Obsessed World. Read the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co. Join our membership community at FeelyHuman.co/membership.

On episode 249 of You, Me, Empathy, Cathleen Clerkin, PhD and I explore the myth of the heroic leader, the importance of perspective taking, being idealistic and realistic all at once, and Cathleen’s resilience research, my resilience skepticism, and her book, Resilience That Works. Read the the full podcast show notes here. Join the feely human membership at feelyhuman.co/membership. Disclaimer: You, Me, Empathy is not a substitute for therapy, medical advice or diagnosis. Please seek...

On episode 248 of You, Me, Empathy, Rahimeh Ramezany (she/her) and I explore why we’re not going to kindness our way out of injustice, the dangers of being stuck in our desire to be right, and how Rahimeh is advocating for Muslim inclusion and equitable access, and incorporating considerations of religious identity into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work. Read the full show notes, including where to connect with Rahimeh, at FeelyHuman.co. Join the Feely Human membership community...

On episode 247 of You, Me, Empathy, V Spehar (they/them) and I explore why asking for help is courageous, the importance of seeing beyond what people are saying, creating boundaries for the information we take in, and recognizing our humanity in the news. Read the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co. Join the feely human membership at feelyhuman.co/membership. Disclaimer: You, Me, Empathy is not a substitute for therapy, medical advice or diagnosis. Please seek help with a professional if...

On episode 246 of You, Me, Empathy, Kim Johnson and I explore the yearning for connection with peers outside of work, the intersection of community and loneliness, how Kim is making community building more accessible with Geneva, and the vulnerability of building community. Join the feely human community: feelyhuman.co/membership Read the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co.

On episode 245 of You, Me, Empathy, Timothy Goodman (artist and author of I Always Think It’s Forever) and I explore heartbreak and the heightened romanticism of new relationships, the vulnerability of opening ourselves up to love, why "service” is Timothy’s word of 2023, and the isolating, dividing, and bypassing power of toxic masculinity. Check out the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co! Join the Feely Human Membership Community at FeelyHuman.co/membership! Disclaimer: You, Me, Empathy...

On episode 244 of You, Me, Empathy, Silke Herwald and I explore the subconscious and grief, how grief intersects with empathy, ways that we can feel more connected to those we’ve lost, and what it means to go from Grief to Love. Join the Feely Human membership community before February 11 as a founding member: FeelyHuman.co/membership Full show notes at FeelyHuman.co Disclaimer: You, Me, Empathy is not a substitute for therapy, medical advice or diagnosis. Please seek help with a...

On episode 243, Nōn announces the new Feely Human membership community that’s coming January 11, 2023—a space to be witness the whole of each other! Sign up for the waitlist now, or join the membership community on January 11 at FeelyHuman.co/membership.

On episode 242 of You, Me, Empathy, Rory Scovel (Babylon, Physical, Pen Pals) and I explore how taking care of ourselves helps us better take care of others, confronting the fear of not making the “right” choices, psilocybin as an experience of profound empathy, and using our imaginations to break humans free of the boxes we want to put them in. For the full show notes, head to FeelyHuman.co. The feely human membership community launches January 11! Join the waitlist at...

On episode 241 of You, Me, Empathy, Jeffrey Jay (he/him) and I explore comedy as a way to process feelings, the little moments of gratitude before we continue our fight for progress, why Jeffrey felt safe enough to talk about being trans (and the privilege and intersectionality wrapped up in that), and the hit podcast, Being Trans, and how Jeffrey’s experience on that show led to a vulnerability he didn’t see coming. Read the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co. The feely human membership...

On episode 240 of You, Me, Empathy, Liz Kleinrock (she/her) and I explore why bias is one of the things we humans all have in common, why unlearning is often harder than learning, and what anti-bias and anti-racist work looks like in the classroom. Read the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co. Disclaimer: You, Me, Empathy is not a substitute for therapy, medical advice or diagnosis. Please seek help with a professional if you need it. You are worthy of the care and nourishment of that journey.

On episode 239 of You, Me, Empathy, Hannah and Kelty (founders of Upbringing.co) and I explore their codependence as twins growing up, how parenting is like improv, shifting our focus from how children are behaving to how they are feeling, and why kids are the original feely humans. Read the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co. Content warning: A brief mention of animal abuse mentioned. Disclaimer: You, Me, Empathy is not a substitute for therapy, medical advice or diagnosis. Please seek...