Music Therapy and Hospice

Episode 39: Music and Hospice with Rory Bolton, Part One

End of life care is a truly difficult and emotional experience that often leaves us feeling disconnected from our loved ones. Our guest, Rory Bolton, uses music to bridge that connection and encourage emotions to flow during a time when it’s needed most. In this episode of OnTopic with Empathia, Rory shares his beautiful singing…

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Episode 38: Empathy in Communication with Deborah Needham, Part Two

Deborah Needham returns to continue emphasizing the importance of empathy in healthy communication. This time we dive deeper into the tools you can use to help others through traumatic experiences, as well as regulate ourselves. We learn more about why we react to others the way we do and how we can use that information…

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Episode 37: Empathy in Communication with Deborah Needham, Part One

Knowing how to use and control empathy is a powerful tool in both your professional and personal life. Empathy holds our relationships together and helps us better understand others, as well as ourselves. Founder of Crisis Optimist Coaching and Consulting, Deborah Needham, expands on all the ways empathy can help others and the importance on…

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Episode 36: Self-Confidence in Leadership with Erin Petersen, Part Two

Leadership can often be an isolating position – as the sole decision maker, you don’t often have all the variables in front of you to make the best decision for you and your team. Kelly sits down with Erin Peterson for Part Two of their conversation about finding self-confidence in leadership by diving into methods…

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Episode 35: Self-Confidence in Leadership with Erin Petersen, Part One

Being a confident leader is a difficult task. It’s not always clear which direction is the right way to go, and many leaders tend to struggle with balancing the expectations of success against the passion of their employees. Professional Leadership Coach Erin Petersen joins the podcast to talk about the value of self-confidence in leadership,…