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We are now almost five months into the COVID-19 global pandemic and the virus is still very real and very present. As a wife and daughter of healthcare workers, someone who has worked in healthcare for a decade, and New Yorker, I’m elated to know that we’ve flattened the curve, but I am wholly aware that we must remain diligent to stop the spread. Many states are seeing record-number increases in virus cases and hospitals and staff continue to be taxed by the influx of patients. If we’re honest, the last four months have looked rather bleak in terms of eradicating the virus.
COVID-19 swiftly and abruptly took over our daily lives as we once knew it. The more people I speak to, the more I realize that none of us were truly prepared for this reality we’re now living in. People are scared and unnerved by the unknowns of the virus and what the future will look like. People have lost and continue to lose loved ones to COVID-19 and are grieving. Essential workers, including our healthcare workers, feel stretched thin and are emotionally drained. Employees are fearfully trickling back into physical workplaces instead of the safety of their homes, while others have lost employment because of the pandemic. And even with some re-openings, many events we hold dear are being postponed or canceled altogether. There is a lot of loss, anxiety, confusion, fear, and instability that everyone can identify with at some level. Knowing this, consider the following question: “How can I make the load lighter for someone and be a light for them given the times we’re in?” One way we can do so is with empathy. It is free, and it is powerful.
Placing ourselves in the proverbial shoes of another can be difficult to do for some. However, research shows the benefits of doing so. Cherry (2020) explains that:
“Listening to others, engaging in acts of service, observing the empathetic actions of others, and imagining yourself in another person’s situation are all strategies that can help build empathy” (para. 6).
In these challenging times, people want to be heard and know that someone else simply cares.
Consider the following five ways we can practice empathy (Cherry, 2020):
When you finish reading this, contemplate ways in which you can practice empathy with your colleagues, loved ones, and even yourself. Displaying empathy is something that is bound to brighten even the most uncertain times we’re living in. It could be the positive shift you and someone else need while continuing to navigate the road ahead.
Cherry, K. (2020). How to practice empathy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-practice-empathy-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-4800924
Metter, R. (2020, April 24). Email with Metter.
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