Empathy Overdrive Prints

"I'm not angry with you, I'm angry with life!"

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

"I think the most rewarding part of caring for elderly parents is when they call you because they don't want to bother the 9-1-1 people."

"Thanks for walking a mile in my shoe but it's beginning to hurt now."

"I can't decide if we're good people who are bad at communicating, or monsters who communicate perfectly."

"Postwar is hell."

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Prejudice/Empathy

"We hope seeing a marriage counselor maybe could make one of us less stubborn!"

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

'I get the feeling you're wagging your tale on the outside and crying on the inside.'

"You think you're a monster because you have poor self image."

"You can't possibly know how I feel. Everybody likes you."

Can't even hold signs well.

"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."

The Female Brain and The Other One

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

'The good news is that it's not your fault.'

"I know. I miss him, too."

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

'We finally learned to communicate, and he's worse than I thought he was!

"What a sad species humans are!"

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

'This is Martins, the office I was telling you about. She's got a real knack for texting people down from window ledges!'

World Hunger Conference.

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

"We're not laughing at you, sweetie. We're laughing at something you don't understand."

"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.'

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

Wife takes husband's place in the pub

"Cops don't get me. Sure, they got me – but they'll ever get me."

Couple