Outsider Empathy Pillows

"You're not from around here...are you?"

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."

"Ed's tree hugging was out of control."

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

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

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Prejudice/Empathy

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

Can't even hold signs well.

"I feel your pain level."

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

The Female Brain and The Other One

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

"I know. I miss him, too."

"What a sad species humans are!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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.'

"Matt, you look like you just saw a ghost who fired you!"

Couple

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

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

Please Give

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

Wife takes husband's place in the pub