GROK = To Deeply Understand

Practicing Peace: The Language of Liberation

Sitting on my cushion before sunrise, I listen to the Pacific Ocean breaking against the shore and seals barking the day awake. The seashore is a constant reminder of the...

Practicing Peace: The Language of Liberation

Sitting on my cushion before sunrise, I listen to the Pacific Ocean breaking against the shore and seals barking the day awake. The seashore is a constant reminder of the...

The Jackal Train to Freedom

Several days ago, I emailed my sister to let her know I’d be in town and asked if we could get together. Today I received her reply: she would be...

The Jackal Train to Freedom

Several days ago, I emailed my sister to let her know I’d be in town and asked if we could get together. Today I received her reply: she would be...

Empathy the Hard Way

I work in a minimum-security women’s facility that feels more like a college dormitory than a jail. The women take classes in life skills, parenting, substance abuse recovery, knitting, and...

Empathy the Hard Way

I work in a minimum-security women’s facility that feels more like a college dormitory than a jail. The women take classes in life skills, parenting, substance abuse recovery, knitting, and...

FREE GROK Starter Kit

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Share the fundamentals of empathy—playfully—with free, printable Feelings and Needs cards + games.

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