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Sometimes it can be challenging to show compassion to ourselves and others. Psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Olga Klimecki will help you understand some of the barriers to compassion and ways you can strengthen this important relational aspect of kindness and care.
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Vic Strecher, Ph.D., MPH, is a pioneer in digital health and purpose science. A professor at the University of Michigan and founder of Kumanu, he’s known for advancing the science of behavior change and helping individuals and organizations lead more purposeful, thriving lives.
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Senior Researcher, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences at the University of Geneva, Switzerland
Olga is a psychologist and neuroscientist interested in understanding the neural mechanisms that shape our social emotions in adaptive ways. Her doctoral research investigated neural, behavioral and emotional plasticity induced by training social emotions like compassion and empathy. The results of these longitudinal studies in adults provided evidence for the plasticity of social emotions spanning the levels of neural function, emotional resilience and helping behavior.
