"mutual empathy" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. For example, "The key to a successful relationship is mutual empathy between both partners."
It was no surprise to discover that Mahler struck an instant, mutual empathy with Sigmund Freud.
In a 1960 Observer column Ken Tynan wrote that "their act is an unnerving display of mutual empathy".
The evening calls for mutual empathy — a comparison of poor records and poor chemistry, of misfortune and missteps and lottery positioning.
But when Maryam's deceased son is learned to have frequented a mosque attended by a radical Muslim, and becomes the bombing's prime suspect, hostility and defensiveness swiftly eradicate the women's mutual empathy.
Hopes for a negotiated two-state solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians are fading after the collapse of the latest US-brokered effort, and mutual empathy and understanding are in short supply.
Aside from anger, some Israelis noted that the exhibit shows how many strands of mutual empathy have been cut, as the warring sides here mark the first anniversary, this Thursday, of renewed fighting between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers.
There are just too many of us on earth today, with rapidly declining resources that can only result in out of control acts of self-destruction unless we immediately change our ways to achieve world peace and cooperation, mutual respect, empathy, education, innovation, sharing, integrity, ethics and morality with the required sense of urgency all over the world.
Or, to put it another way, Will We Allow Ourselves to Complete the Evolutionary Process from ape to man, from irrational impulses to higher values such as world peace and cooperation, mutual respect, empathy, education, knowledge, innovation, sharing, integrity, ethics and morality at last?
We think in terms of vision, an abundance mentality, mutual benefit, empathy and synergy -- terms we never learned in business school.
Hindu Americans must take a greater role in forging partnerships, based on mutual interest, empathy, a desire to learn from others, and a shared vision for a just community.
Expect a support group to offer 1 practical advice from your peers, 2 a non-judgmental environment, a leader trained in the model, but also trained not to give advice, 4 a sense of empathy, mutual aid, and mutuality, and 5 a chnace to help others (the "helper therapy" effect).
