At the heart of our friendship was empathy. Empathy is what allows us to cross boundaries, whether between “self’ and “other” or “us” and “them.” Empathy is about understanding how READ ON
Empathy Does Not Discriminate
When This Day Comes: A Poem by Beth Levine
imagine a time When we humans Live in harmony With other living beings A time when
Why Compassion Should Be Species-Blind
As a psychotherapist, I occasionally come across professionals who and organizations that research and promote empathy, compassion altruism. I eagerly read about their efforts in the hope that their work READ ON
Please Don’t Turn Away: A Poem about the Will to Live
From our guest poet and writer, Beth Levine, another powerful piece of work that connects the human will to live with that of non human animals, challenging us to make READ ON
How a Book about Animals Changed My Life
Imagine aliens visit our planet and decide to stay. They are bigger, stronger, smarter and faster than we are in every way. If they aren’t naturally more advanced, their technology READ ON
Heartbeat: A Poem about Reconnecting with Other Animals
Beth Levine shared this wonderful poem of hers with Free from Harm about reconnecting with animals and rediscovering our empathy for others.
A Tribute to Motherhood
On Mother’s Day, we honor mothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. Attachment Theory, a theory of child development, recognizes the importance of the relationship between READ ON
