The Influence of Empathy; Meet Debi Steven

Trigger Warning:This episode contains content that may be alarming to some listeners. Discussion around rape, abuse, mental health, suicide has been used between 04:48-04:53, 14:04-14:37, 16:16-17:51. Listener discretion is advised. Please take care of yourself, and if you need to, don’t be afraid to reach out and ask for help.Episode Show Notes:In this episode, I am thrilled to be joined by Debi Steven, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Action Breaks Silence, an educational charity organisation based in South Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. This organisation aims to create a world where women and girls can live their lives free from the fear of gender-based violence.Our conversation uncovers the pivotal role empathy plays in helping to reduce gender-based violence and how empathy work with young men can change communities. Do tune in and hear what Debi has to say. She is part of the change our world so desperately needs. Connect with Debi Steven:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debi-steven-76a261b/Connect with Action Breaks Silence:Website: https://www.actionbreakssilence.org/Facebook: @actionbreakssilenceInstagram: @actionbreakssilenceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/action-breaks-silence-org/Twitter: @ActBreakSilenceDonate to Action Breaks Silence: https://www.actionbreakssilence.org/donateConnect with Mimi NicklinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/A special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com for sponsoring our podcast

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The Empathy for Breakfast Show is hosted by empathy advocate, global leader and international bestselling author and Executive Creative Director Mimi Nicklin. Mimi believes we need to talk more, and hear more, about empathy if we are to fill the 30 year empathy gap hurting our world. In the show, Mimi meets thought provoking and creative opinions leaders, experts and professionals from all over the globe to talk about empathy, connectivity, our mutual humanity and the deficit in empathy impacting our world. Candid, charming and captivating in equal measure, the show reached over 80,000 people in 2020. These are twenty minute conversations, over breakfast, to start your day with the inspiration to reconnect, reverse our loneliness endemic and overcome the mental and workplace crises facing our world. Want to understand the benefits of empathetic leadership & culture, build cohesion in your community or imbue empathy into your work week? Join us. The only decision you need to make is, will you bring tea or coffee? See you there!