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Shermin Kruse: When empathy becomes a strategy

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Her mother’s skillful use of empathy to defuse a potentially dangerous encounter on the streets of Tehran when she was nine has stayed with her ever since. It led to her developing the concept of stoic empathy as a way to navigate challenges. 


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Shermin Kruse: When empathy becomes a strategy

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