You, Me, Empathy

On episode 257 of You, Me, Empathy , Jane Lui ( Surrija ) and I explore the grief of having to go outside your family to find the affection and love you need, Jane’s magical experience being the opera voice for Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once , why we’re bound to lose ourselves and find ourselves again and again, and the keys to living porously. Read the full show notes here . S...

On episode 256 of You, Me, Empathy , Brandi Stanley and I explore the inclination to share the stuff that lights us up, why our aliveness can’t be at the expense of another person’s aliveness, cutting off parts of ourselves in order to belong (and feel safe), and the mysterious, magical, and paradoxical beauty that exists in the space between things. Read the full show notes here . SUPPORT NŌN: Le...

On episode 255 of You, Me, Empathy , Traci Medeiros-Bagan (she/they) and I explore developing trust in our resiliency, examining our own proximity to power, how compartmentalization is its own privilege (and necessity), and sparking compassionate revolts in our hearts and in our communities. Read the full show notes here . SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Ca...

On episode 254 of You, Me, Empathy , Susie Boggess and I explore the early (and bumpy) days of sharing our mental health stories, knowing how to have conversations where we feel safe, and Party Freud , the card game for people who probably need therapy. Read the full show notes . SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It Alone

On episode 253 of You, Me, Empathy , Lauren Denitzio (they/them) and I gab about shaking the Etch A Sketch of our lives, how Lauren sparks creativity and hope (and snark) in a world that sometimes feels like a hellscape, toxic positivity and the privilege of being disengaged from the stuff that might make us uncomfortable (e.g. politics, racism, our own privilege, bias, and emotions), and why Warm...

On episode 252 of You, Me, Empathy , Calvin Eaton ( 540 W Main , Just Desserts! ) and I explore the hardship of living with a disability in an ableist world, how white supremacy culture (individualism, patriarchy, capitalism, etc.) harms everyone , and building an ecosystem (aka community!) of people who see you and support you. Read the full show notes here . SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Or...

On episode 251 of You, Me, Empathy , Maggie Smith and I explore making checklists as a way to keep everything in control (and Maggie’s apt childhood nickname, “checky listy”), intellectualizing our feelings vs. feeling our feelings, why looking back at past versions of ourselves requires self-compassion and self-forgiveness, and Maggie’s stunningly and heart-achingly moving new memoir, You Could M...

On episode 250 of You, Me, Empathy , Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips and I explore encouraging our kids to recognize emotions, protecting our hearts while practicing empathy, our embarrassing LiveJournal days, and Kaitlin’s wonderful book, The Future of Feeling: Building Empathy In a Tech-Obsessed World . Read the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co . SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards...

On episode 249 of You, Me, Empathy , Cathleen Clerkin, PhD and I explore the myth of the heroic leader, the importance of perspective taking, being idealistic and realistic all at once, and Cathleen’s resilience research, my resilience skepticism, and her book, Resilience That Works . Read the the full podcast show notes here . SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to...

On episode 248 of You, Me, Empathy , Rahimeh Ramezany (she/her) and I explore why we’re not going to kindness our way out of injustice, the dangers of being stuck in our desire to be right , and how Rahimeh is advocating for Muslim inclusion and equitable access, and incorporating considerations of religious identity into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work. Read the full show notes, inclu...

On episode 247 of You, Me, Empathy , V Spehar (they/them) and I explore why asking for help is courageous, the importance of seeing beyond what people are saying, creating boundaries for the information we take in, and recognizing our humanity in the news. Read the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co . SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It Alone Disclaim...

On episode 246 of You, Me, Empathy , Kim Johnson and I explore the yearning for connection with peers outside of work, the intersection of community and loneliness, how Kim is making community building more accessible with Geneva, and the vulnerability of building community. SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It Alone Read the full show notes at Feely...

On episode 245 of You, Me, Empathy , Timothy Goodman (artist and author of I Always Think It’s Forever ) and I explore heartbreak and the heightened romanticism of new relationships, the vulnerability of opening ourselves up to love, why "service” is Timothy’s word of 2023, and the isolating, dividing, and bypassing power of toxic masculinity. Check out the full show notes at FeelyHuman.co ! SUPPO...

On episode 244 of You, Me, Empathy , Silke Herwald and I explore the subconscious and grief, how grief intersects with empathy, ways that we can feel more connected to those we’ve lost, and what it means to go from Grief to Love. SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It Alone Disclaimer: You, Me, Empathy is not a substitute for therapy, medical advice or...

On episode 243, Nōn announces the new Feely Human membership community that’s coming January 11, 2023 —a space to be witness the whole of each other! Update: The Feely Human community has come to an end. Thanks for the journey! (April 2025) SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It Alone

On episode 242 of You, Me, Empathy , Rory Scovel ( Babylon , Physical , Pen Pals ) and I explore how taking care of ourselves helps us better take care of others, confronting the fear of not making the “right” choices, psilocybin as an experience of profound empathy, and using our imaginations to break humans free of the boxes we want to put them in. SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Fe...

On episode 241 of You, Me, Empathy , Jeffrey Jay (he/him) and I explore comedy as a way to process feelings, the little moments of gratitude before we continue our fight for progress, why Jeffrey felt safe enough to talk about being trans (and the privilege and intersectionality wrapped up in that), and the hit podcast, Being Trans , and how Jeffrey’s experience on that show led to a vulnerability...

On episode 240 of You, Me, Empathy , Liz Kleinrock (she/her) and I explore why bias is one of the things we humans all have in common, why unlearning is often harder than learning, and what anti-bias and anti-racist work looks like in the classroom. SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It Alone

On episode 239 of You, Me, Empathy , Hannah and Kelty (founders of Upbringing.co ) and I explore their codependence as twins growing up, how parenting is like improv, shifting our focus from how children are behaving to how they are feeling, and why kids are the original feely humans. SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It Alone Content warning: A brie...

On episode 238 of You, Me, Empathy , Becca Rea-Tucker ( @thesweetfeminist ) and I explore the journey of being seen for who we are, destigmatizing abortion (sometimes with cakes) to reduce shame and help others feel less alone, and baking as a way to process feelings with the help of Becca’s magical new cookbook, Baking By Feel . SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe t...

On episode 237 of You, Me, Empathy , Nora McInerny and I explore why nothing matters and everything matters all at once, the tension between your personal value and what you create, the loneliness of being an adult, how Nora’s grief has impacted her empathy, and Nora’s hilarious and heartwarming new book, Bad Vibes Only . SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can...

On episode 236 of You, Me, Empathy , Mansi Choksi (author of The Newlyweds ) and I explore arranged marriage in India, love as a revolutionary act, the emotional, cultural, and familial consequences of marrying against tradition, and what we are willing to risk for love. SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It Alone

On episode 235 of You, Me, Empathy , Jessica Weissbuch and I explore the healing that happens in spaces where we’re seen and heard, the wisdom and beauty in listening to kids, the life-changing moment in childhood when Jessica found a swastika on her driveway, and the truly life-saving magic that is Brave Trails. SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review Order The Feely Cards Subscribe to We Can't Do It...

On episode 234 of You, Me, Empathy , Dr. Jennifer Mullan and I explore staying open enough to be overwhelmed, why burnout is understandable but not natural, what happens when there isn’t space to have big feelings (especially for BIPOC, queer, non-binary, marginalized humans), and decolonizing therapy and capitalism’s toxic influence on the mental health field. SUPPORT NŌN: Leave a 5-star review O...

On Episode 233 of You, Me, Empathy , Madison Thorn and I explore why fixing all the problems of others doesn’t lead to being seen and loved, the near-death experience of being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 27 years old, and how a sign that said “sacrifice the weak” inspired Madison to create the High Risk Humans photography series—sharing the stories of those the CDC classified as “high risk”...