A Case for Compassion

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This clear-eyed vision for a more compassionate world will inspire you to take action in your own community. -Kelly McGonigal PhD author of <em>The Willpower Instinct</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What would happen if the systems within our society focused on care and healing instead of growth and profit?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A Case for Compassion: What Happens When We Prioritize People and the Planet</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Sara Schairer-a leader in the compassion field-examines five of our most influential systems: education health care corrections law enforcement and the workplace. Using personal narratives research thought-leader interviews and examples of compassionate institutions Schairer shows us that compassion </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>can</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> solve many of our society's most pressing problems.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>You'll read inspiring stories about examples of compassion including:</span></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A neurosurgeon who bucks the system in order to take as much time as necessary with each patient.</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A correctional system with a goal of creating good neighbors.</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A police chief who encourages self-compassion compassion and mindfulness among his officers.</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A bakery that bakes brownies in order to hire people not the other way around.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In times of despair Sara Schairer's </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A Case for Compassion</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> offers a compass pointing toward hope and most importantly maps out the route to get there.</span></p>