Empathy requires that we allow another person to remain more complicated than our first interpretation of them, but certainty can close off this possibility. Once I am certain that I know who you are, there is nothing left for me to discover about you. You have ceased to be a person I encounter and become an object I classify.
Tag: #reflection
One Hundred Blog Posts Later
I began this blog thinking it would be an academic log, but it has turned into something more layered. Writing here has helped me notice patterns in my learning, observe how my identity as a future counselor is taking shape, and reflect on the kind of therapist I want to become.
Roque Neto 