The Differences Between Sympathy, Empathy and Compassion

mind relationships spirit Aug 05, 2022

Do you struggle to differentiate between sympathy, empathy and compassion?

Compassion can help us feel more calm, joyful and loved. Empathy without compassion has been shown to lead to hopelessness. Sympathy and empathy without compassion can lead to burnout. 

Compassion is the key and connection is the answer. Let that be our mantra. 

Watch this video to understand the vital differences between sympathy, empathy and compassion. This will help you avoid burnout, breakups and breakdowns and, most of all, feel more like yourself. 

3 key differences between sympathy, empathy and compassion 

1. Sympathy - 'I'm moved by you' 

2. Empathy - 'I feel you' 

3. Compassion - 'my intention is to heal you'

Resources  

1. Different brain patterns of compassion

Enjoy taking a deeper dive into the video!  

Believe In Growth.  

With compassion,  

Dr Nilesh Satguru  

BM MRCGP DOccMed Dip IBLM  

Certified High-Performance Coach, Speaker and Medical Doctor 

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Dr Nilesh Satguru

Founder of compassion mastery, writer and doctor.

Nilesh is a self-mastery coach, compassion expert and medical doctor. After over a decade of practising medicine, Nilesh now coaches entrepreneurs with powerful missions. His client list includes 7 figure serial entrepreneurs, ex-athletes, authors, executive coaches and award-winning charity founders. He helps them transform by compassionately looking deeply inside themselves to awaken true success and fulfilment that lies within them. Nilesh is the founder of a community called "Compassion Mastery", whose purpose is to create and elevate compassionate entrepreneurs. His work has been featured in multiple magazines, including Entrepreneur, and he was recently named by LA Weekly as "10 Leading Coaches to watch in 2023."

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