Empowerment Through Help

Today’s episode explores the long-standing tension between empowerment and direct help in social work. Host Samaksh questions why helping is often dismissed, argues for a return to compassion-driven action, and envisions a model where empathy and empowerment go hand in hand.

Published OnNovember 8, 2025

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Questions about why empowerment sometimes feels distant. Why, even with so many programs, people still feel unseen. And why helping directly — simply being there for someone — is often dismissed as charity rather than change.

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