Institute Overview

Discover the Institute for the Study of Radiant Empathy

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Two Stories. One Compass. Colloquium

The Trail to the Common Table

Follow Ranger Kathy to Mother Nature's farm and discover how belonging grows when people are free to arrive differently, offer what they can, receive what they need, and listen to their Inner Compass.

What You’ll Discover

- Why an offering is not a payment or proof that someone deserves to receive

- How belonging can make room for sensory needs, different timing, and different forms of participation

- Why stepping away may help someone return as their authentic self

- How community is created through ordinary acts of noticing, adjusting, and making room

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The Compass Within - A Short Walk Through Ranger Kathy's Life

Walk through Ranger Kathy’s life and the experiences that shaped the Radiant Empathy Universe. Discover how an inner compass can guide you through uncertainty, loss, and difficult choices.

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Birth of the Radiant Empathy Universe

Trace the path from a curious girl studying maps with her father to Captain KIM taking the helm. Discover how a lifetime of questions, relationships, and courageous choices became a Universe you can explore.

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Finding Your Bearings Colloquium

Wayfinding Trail

Venture beyond familiar shores with the ancient Polynesian navigators, learning to read the stars, wind, and waves. Explore how the Seven Bearings can guide you through life and love when the old maps no longer work.

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The Cassandra Trail

Walk beside Cassandra from the moment her trusted perceptions are dismissed through exile, self-protection, and eventual reconnection—and discover the courage to trust your Inner Compass without remaining alone.

What You’ll Discover

- How repeated dismissal can erode confidence in perception

- Why self-protection can become isolation

- How turning back may be preparation rather than failure

- How compassionate witnesses can transform solitary survival

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The Trail of Resilient Children

Join Phoebe, Bianca, JJ, and a group of young explorers as they discover that resilience grows when different strengths are welcomed, courage is supported, and no one is expected to travel alone.

What You’ll Discover

- How resilience can grow between different neurological worlds

- Why preparation and accurate information build confidence

- How different strengths become team resources

- Why courage may mean moving, pausing, accepting help, or turning back

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University of NeuroDiversity

University of NeuroDiversity Parent Appreciation Day

Explore the University with Mother Nature, Phoebe, JJ, and Bianca, discovering different paths to understanding your NeuorDivergent family. Carry those discoveries into community encounters and conversations where another person’s perspective opens a new view.

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Oregon Disabilities Presentation

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