“This book has fundamentally changed how I approach helping and caring for others. Compassion and creativity literally leap off the page. It’s full of sage advice on how to be a better friend, colleague, family member, and partner to those who are suffering.” — Professor Adam Grant, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
“One of my students’ all-time favorites, I assign this book again and again. It teaches skills for a lifetime. It’s a terrific resource for us faculty, too.” — Colter Ray, Professor of Communication Studies, Louisiana State University
This life-changing instructive guide from empathy expert Dr. Kelsey Crowe and illustrator Emily McDowell blends well-researched, actionable advice with no-nonsense humor and illustrations to help students feel confident in connecting with anyone experiencing a difficult situation.
Entering freshmen are both excited and stressed. They have mental health challenges, and everyday insecurities about grades, fitting in, identity changes, roommate conflicts, and relationship struggles. Students, peer mentors, and faculty often don't know what to do or say to be supportive when times get tough.
Based on Dr. Crowe’s research and on her popular "Empathy Bootcamps" taught on university campuses nationwide, There Is No Good Card for This features workbook exercises, sample dialogues, and real-life examples that give people tools for building relationships when it really counts. Written in a how-to, relatable, we’ve-all-been-that-deer-in-the-headlights kind of way, There Is No Good Card for This is an takes students, step by step by step, towards practicing empathy for others. Whether it’s a student who has a roommate with depression, a hall advisor consoling a student who lost a loved one, or a faculty member trying to respond to students stressed about their workload,, There Is No Good Card for This is a life manual that teaches everyone on campus how to be there for someone in need.
