Hi Ami,

As Hami said, kudos to you for recognizing this and wanting to work on it. We all have our strengths and weaknesses but only few of us are willing to be vulnerable enough to admit to and try to work on our weaknesses. You’ve already won half the battle!

I’m a psychiatrist and so I have trained on how to truly listen and be empathic as its essential to my work. I’ve written a post abut this which I think you might find helpful.

http://talk-doctor.com/14-ways-to-have-an-effective-conversation/

What helps me is to challenge myself to see if I can come away from a conversation feeling like I have GIVEN something to the other person. That intention helps me stay empathic.

Sending you warm thoughts,
Kavetha