Empathy is feeling with someone – absorbing their pain, mirroring their distress. It’s powerful and connecting, but it can also be overwhelming and paralyzing. Compassion adds something crucial: it holds awareness of suffering and the desire to alleviate it, but with enough emotional equilibrium to actually be useful. It’s empathy plus wisdom and action. How do we move from empathy to compassion? How do we create the space to offer what is helpful, to recognize our limits, and to help others connect to their resilience?