About Jae’s Thoughts
“Empathy is a special way of coming to know another and ourself, a kind of attuning and understanding. When empathy is extended, it satisfies our needs and wish for intimacy, it rescues us from our feelings of aloneness.” - Carl Rogers (1902 - 1987)
What is compassion?
Like Rogers and others, I wish to teach people about empathy and compassion. Compassion has a long history stemming from psychology and is needed now more than ever in the modern world. But what does it mean to be compassionate or empathetic? Hopefully, this newsletter can shed some light on the subject.
Curiosity
It is important to make space for learning and knowing more. This newsletter seeks to inspire curiosity in other people, their subjective experiences, science, and how to improve society at large.
Human Psychology
I initially fell in love with psychology because I wanted to understand how the human mind operated. I learned through my studies individuals are capable of profound reason as they are blatant ignorance.
I want to explore what makes people think the way that they use what we know from the social sciences. Many of the conclusions we arrive at are not from using empathy, critical thinking, or understanding. We need to challenge and ultimately change this dynamic.
About Jae
My name is Jaebien Rosario but I’m known online as @thoughtsbyjae or simply Jae. I am a mental health advocate with a particular interest in understanding mental health and mental well-being as well as what impacts both but my passion since I was a young boy is science.
I have the following qualifications:
BSc in Psychology (concentration in applied psychology)
BA in philosophy
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Nutrition Coach
Certified Life Coach
My interest include:
Philosophy- specifically ethics, philosophy of science, stoicism, and philosophy of mind.
Psychology- specifically behavior change, motivation, belief, moral psychology, and the psychology of conspiracy theories.
Long-Term Weight Management
Therapeutic approaches to mental health
Science-based Mental Health
Science in general
I LOVE helping people understand themselves better.
