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The creator of the viral hit "Empathy Cards" teams up with a compassion expert to produce a visually stunning and groundbreaking illustrated guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence and learn how to offer comfort and support when someone you know is in pain.
When someone you know is hurting, you want to let her know that you care. But many people don’t know what words to use—or are afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. This thoughtful, instructive guide, from empathy expert Dr. Kelsey Crowe and greeting card maverick Emily McDowell, blends well-researched, actionable advice with the no-nonsense humor and the signature illustration style of McDowell's immensely popular Empathy Cards, to help you feel confident in connecting with anyone experiencing grief, loss, illness, or any other difficult situation.
Written in a how-to, relatable, we’ve-all-been-that-deer-in-the-headlights kind of way, There Is No Good Card for This isn’t a spiritual treatise on how to make you a better person or a scientific argument about why compassion matters. It is a helpful illustrated guide to effective compassion that takes you, step by step by step, past the paralysis of thinking about someone in a difficult time to actually doing something (or nothing) with good judgment instead of fear.
There Is No Good Card for This features workbook exercises, sample dialogs, and real-life examples from Dr. Crowe’s research, including her popular "Empathy Bootcamps" that give people tools for building relationships when it really counts. Whether it’s a coworker whose mother has died, a neighbor whose husband has been in a car accident, or a friend who is seriously ill, There Is No Good Card for This teaches you how to be the best friend you can be to someone in need.
“This book has fundamentally changed how I approach helping and caring for others. Compassion and creativity literally leap off the page. It’s full of sage advice on how to be a better friend, colleague, family member, and partner to those who are suffering.” — Professor Adam Grant, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
“One of my students’ all-time favorites, I assign this book again and again. It teaches skills for a lifetime. It’s a terrific resource for us faculty, too.” — Colter Ray, Professor of Communication Studies, Louisiana State University
This life-changing instructive guide from empathy expert Dr. Kelsey Crowe and illustrator Emily McDowell blends well-researched, actionable advice with no-nonsense humor and illustrations to help students feel confident in connecting with anyone experiencing a difficult situation.
Entering freshmen are both excited and stressed. They have mental health challenges, and everyday insecurities about grades, fitting in, identity changes, roommate conflicts, and relationship struggles. Students, peer mentors, and faculty often don't know what to do or say to be supportive when times get tough.
Based on Dr. Crowe’s research and on her popular "Empathy Bootcamps" taught on university campuses nationwide, There Is No Good Card for This features workbook exercises, sample dialogues, and real-life examples that give people tools for building relationships when it really counts. Written in a how-to, relatable, we’ve-all-been-that-deer-in-the-headlights kind of way, There Is No Good Card for This is an takes students, step by step by step, towards practicing empathy for others. Whether it’s a student who has a roommate with depression, a hall advisor consoling a student who lost a loved one, or a faculty member trying to respond to students stressed about their workload,, There Is No Good Card for This is a life manual that teaches everyone on campus how to be there for someone in need.
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