#377: Can I Show Empathy to Myself and Others? With Bill & Kristi Gaultiere
4:13 Podcast with Jennifer Rothschild
Jennifer Rothschild
5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Empathy is often misunderstood, even maligned. But the truth is—it's one of the most powerful ways to experience healthier emotions and stronger relationships. True empathy isn't about coddling or rescuing; it's about understanding and care that respects God's truth and empowers personal responsibility.
Today on the 4:13, Bill and Kristi Gaultiere share biblical and psychological insights into what empathy really is. You'll discover what Scripture says about empathy, how Jesus models it, and why showing empathy to yourself isn't selfish, but essential. You'll also get practical steps for growing in empathy toward others and learn how receiving empathy can transform your walk with God.
SHOW NOTES: 413Podcast.com/377
Enter to win the GIVEAWAY and read the episode TRANSCRIPT in the show notes.
Get my weekly email, Java with Jennifer, to be notified when a new podcast episode releases. Subscribe HERE.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | In our world, we don't have very many safe places. The neurological studies and brain studies show |
| 0:06.4 | that if I were to be vulnerable with you and tell you about some grief that I'm going through |
| 0:10.6 | right now, and if you didn't respond with empathy for my grief, the shame centers in my brain |
| 0:17.1 | would light up. And I would close up and I would not want to be vulnerable with you anymore |
| 0:22.6 | and I would try to go to surface levels which is why so often our relationships don't go very deep |
| 0:30.3 | in Christ and in discipleship or we get just stuck in our head in a believed due type of Christianity. |
| 0:42.2 | Did you know that empathy is a proven path to healthier emotions and relationships? |
| 0:49.0 | Well, now you do. Empathy is often misunderstood, though, and sometimes it's even maligned. |
| 0:55.0 | Well, I want you to know it's not coddling and it's not rescuing. |
| 0:59.0 | True empathy is understanding and care that respects God's truth and empowers personal responsibility. |
| 1:08.0 | It's what your soul needs, and it's how Jesus relates to you. So on today's |
| 1:13.1 | episode, Dr. Bill and Christy Galtier are going to offer some very compelling insights from |
| 1:19.8 | scripture and from psychology to help you receive empathy from God and show that same empathy |
| 1:26.3 | to yourself and to others. |
| 1:28.5 | So, oh, let the healing begin. |
| 1:32.2 | Casey, come on. |
| 1:33.5 | Welcome to the 413 podcast where practical encouragement and biblical wisdom set you up to live |
| 1:41.3 | the I can life because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. |
| 1:47.5 | Now welcome your host and my soul sister, Jennifer Rothschild. |
| 1:52.5 | Hey everybody. That was Casey Wright, my seeing eye guy. We're two friends shoved here in the closet |
| 1:57.9 | talking about one great topic today with zero stress. And our goal |
| 2:02.4 | is just to help you be and do more than you feel capable of as you are fully relying on Christ |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jennifer Rothschild, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Jennifer Rothschild and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.