Name: How compassion could save your strained relationships
Uploaded: 2021-03-02T15:56:27Z
Duration: 10 min 53 s
Description: When personal relationships and ideological differences collide, the result can lead to strained relations -- or even years of silence and distance. Actor Betty Hart offers an alternative to cold shoulders and haughty hellos: compassion, and a chance for growth and change instead of losing important time with loved ones.

When personal relationships and ideological differences collide, the result can lead to strained relations -- or even years of silence and distance. Actor Betty Hart offers an alternative to cold shoulders and haughty hellos: compassion, and a chance for growth and change instead of losing important time with loved ones.

How compassion could save your strained relationships

Choosing compassion over canceling loved ones can save years of connection lost to ideological rifts. After a decade of silence with her father over a fundamental disagreement, one woman rebuilt their bond just before he developed Alzheimer's. Compassion means suffering alongside those we love, valuing the entire person more than their beliefs. Letting empathy and curiosity guide us opens the door for growth, even when differences remain.