The Power of Empathy

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The article that I wrote had so many hits worldwide, it apparently had 160,000 hits in the first week or something. So people kind of saw that and I got so many messages saying I've been through something really similar. It's that moment of feeling part of a big human community which I think we glimpse so rarely but often we glimpse that in our moments of intense pain actually.

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

While we take a rest over the summer, we’re sharing some remastered episodes from Season One, chosen by listeners.

In this episode, I speak to journalist and broadcaster Remona Aly about her life-changing decision to call off an engagement, and how it echoed through the years to teach her about forgiveness, faith and empathy.

This is such a special one for me - I went to school with Remona, and I think you can hear our joy at reconnecting after a couple of decades, and feeling so at home in the process. We cover all of human life here: buckle in.

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