American English at State - Sympathy and empathy are two words that are often used interchangeably. However, there's a distinction. While sympathy involves understanding the pain someone else is going through, empathy
McGill Media - In order to empathize with someone's experience, you must be willing to believe them as they see it, and not how you imagine their experience to be. — Brené
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