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"My goodness, Henry! Take your scarf! You'll catch your death by cold!"

Kiosk in large lobby with sign above it labeled 'Empathy'.

"Be kind"

"Just don’t tell the other vultures. I’ll never hear the end of it."

"I'm in nonprofit work for the money."

Prejudice/Empathy

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

'Why don't you try seeing it from your point of view?'

"Remember, the road to recovery begins with baby steps."

Achiever: An illustration of how many thoughts she can have in a split second, while still listening to him.

"Now that I've swung back to depression, I'm truly sorry for what I did when I was manic."

"I feel your pain level."

"I learned one thing today. Attitude trumps aptitude!"

'Adam seems depressed - He needs camaraderie or something.'

"I know. I miss him, too."

Spoiler alert: most of my presentation is actually a series of trigger warnings.

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

"Pray only for peace, love, strength and forgiveness. Never, ever spam the Lord."

"I'm not asking for a raise. All I'm asking for is a little warmth and human understanding."

Refugee Crisis

'Do you want to reschedule? Normally he has a magnetic personality, but today he seems to have reversed polarity.'

"I pick up on people's pain, Alexander. What's wrong?"

Please Give

"...Everyone you meet on the way up, you'll meet again on the way down."

"Don't judge me until you've walked a mile on my medication."

Social Worker

Burning love

'There you go again - trying to solve my problems. I am not asking you to do that. I just want you to listen to me.'

"If you think this is bad, you should see what they do to themselves"

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

"Whose turn is it to be happy?"

"I'm sure your students understand it was your first day, Tom... besides, seeing a man cry doesn't have the stigma it once did!"

"I feel your pain...At home in Europe I also work 14 hours a day in my factory..."

"Your free-floating anxiety is floating over to me."