Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy | 
so-soLike most self help books it overstates a lot of claims and promotes compassionate communication as a silver bullet. There are some great tips and strategies, but it seems like at least a quarter of the book are testimonials. Worth a read but see if you can find a condensed version.
"As recent brain-scan research shows, the more deeply we listen, the more our brain will mirror the activity in the other person's brain. This is what allows us to truly understand another person and to empathize with their sorrows and joys."
