Welcome to OnTopic by Empathia, a podcast dedicated to overcoming challenges in times of uncertainty. We’ll be talking to industry experts from a wide variety of fields to explore the issues of the day and steps individuals and organizations can take to become more resilient.
Whether it is delivering a high-value employee assistance program or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, Empathia brings competence, compassion and commitment to those who need it most.
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You may have heard of swatting before – the act of calling high-level police forces on others with false accusations of impending violence – but where did it come from, and how did it start? Is it dangerous? And most importantly, what can be done about it? Rick Hoaglund sits down with Jill Sanchez, an…
Last time on OnTopic, Trauma-Informed Care Coordinator Scott Webb talked to Rick about the Six Principles of Trauma-Informed Care, a new approach to professional engagement that involves peering into a complete picture of any individual’s entire life and the traumas that have shaped their behavior since. But how does an organization start to implement trauma-informed…
Does adversity in childhood affect a person’s health long-term? Organizations across the United States have developed a new way of understanding and managing employees – trauma-informed care – but does it really work? Rick Hoaglund sits down with Scott Webb, trauma-informed care coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to talk about the six principles of…
If so many Young Adults suffer mental health issues, what’s the solution? Is there a ‘fix’ for such a widespread problem? How do individuals start to tackle an unseen issue in their communities? Professional counselor and psychotherapist Bill Mulcahy returns to talk about developing twelve key coping strategies to help any adult, young or old,…
Over 48% of Young Adults say that they experience mental health issues in their daily lives, but what exactly does this mean? Are new adults today more deeply affected by the world around them? What are the causes for the hopelessness and despair many feel? And how does the newer generation’s deeper connection to technology…
Compassion Fatigue affects millions of caretakers around the world, but what can be done about it? Philip Chard digs into the solutions that have proven effective in organizations around the country, for both the personal and the professional, to reveal how activities as simple as singing in the car can help to bolster emotion and…
What is Compassion Fatigue? This week on OnTopic with Empathia, host Kelly Parbs introduces herself and her guest, psychotherapist and author Philip Chard, to explain just how Compassion Fatigue begins to affect caregivers in all walks of life, both personal and professional, and reveal a few ways you can identify susceptibility and avoid what he…
It seems like there’s more violence portrayed in our entertainment consumption than ever before – but is that really true? Rick continues his conversation with Crisis Management expert Bob VandePol to talk about the influence that movies, television, video games, and the almighty internet have on children’s development in regards to portrayed violence, from both…
How do you talk to kids about violence? In this inaugural episode of OnTopic with Empathia, Rick Hoaglund introduces himself and his guest, Crisis Management expert Bob VandePol, to talk about one of the most difficult challenges of parenting – having honest conversations with your kids about just how dangerous the world around them can…
