Facing fear and finding joy - how I put empathy to work

"To see others more clearly, set aside your opinions, advice, and judgment, and put their truth above your own." Greg McKeown

In this episode, as an opener for Cyber Empathy's fourth season, I'll take you through some updates on the show and my personal life and share the topics we will be exploring this season. I’ll share how my loved ones’ unconditional love supported me through the taxing situations I had to deal with in the last year, and how our community granted me the honor of two awards at the 2023 European Cyber Security Blogger Awards, making Cyber Empathy the Most Educational Podcast, and the Best New Cybersecurity Podcast!

Today's episode is also a reminder of why Dave and I embarked on this podcasting adventure that brought us nothing but joy; you'll hear about the most significant lessons podcasting taught us, my favorite reads for this year, and more. 

In this episode, you will learn:

• A bit about how challenging last year was for me (2:20)
• Not everything has to be as hard as we think (6:10)
• A refresher on why this podcast exists and how I hope to serve you (9:40)
• The key topics we’ll dig into in season 4 (13:20)

Resources:

• The art of listening - Cyber Empathy season 2, episode 9 
• Book: Greg McKeown - Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
• Book: Cixin Liu - Remembrance of Earth's Past: The Three-Body Trilogy
• Dave’s latest work

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