This clear-eyed vision for a more compassionate world will inspire you to take action in your own community.
In times of despair, Sara Schairer\'s A Case for Compassion offers a compass pointing toward hope and, most importantly, maps out the route to get there..
A bakery that bakes brownies in order to hire people, not the other way around.
A police chief who encourages self-compassion, compassion, and mindfulness among his officers.
A correctional system with a goal of creating good neighbors.
You\'ll read inspiring stories about examples of compassion, including: A neurosurgeon who bucks the system in order to take as much time as necessary with each patient.
Using personal narratives, research, thought-leader interviews, and examples of compassionate institutions, Schairer shows us that compassion can solve many of our society\'s most pressing problems. -Kelly McGonigal, PhD, author of The Willpower Instinct What would happen if the systems within our society focused on care and healing instead of growth and profit? In A Case for Compassion: What Happens When We Prioritize People and the Planet , Sara Schairer-a leader in the compassion field-examines five of our most influential systems: education, health care, corrections, law enforcement, and the workplace.
This clear-eyed vision for a more compassionate world will inspire you to take action in your own community
