Empathy in the Era of an Opioid Epidemic ft. Melissa Larkin-Skinner Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn why empathy is a superpower in the face of the opioid crisis. Melissa Larkin-Skinner is CEO of Centerstone Florida, a leading a not-for-profit specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments. In this episode, she explains how to empathize with people battling addiction - even when their behaviour is destructive. She also shares self-care tools and practices for healthcare workers and primary care-givers. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 About Melissa Larkin-Skinner 01:23 About the opioid epidemic 03:50 Responding to people who minimize the severity of addiction 06:13 Melissa’s advice for those with loved ones battling addiction 08:24 The role of empathy in addiction counselling 10:48 Self-care tools and practices for healthcare workers 13:21 How can we have more empathy for people living with mental illness or addiction? 18:35 How leaders can better support their talent to avoid burnout 23:42 The building blocks of resilience 26:25 Extending empathy to healthcare workers 29:41 Melissa’s Purposeful Empathy story Listen to the audio version here: https://anchor.fm/anita-nowak CONNECT WITH MELISSA ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-larkin-skinner-b1392589 CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.coachingonsite.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩  https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl To watch the video with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78vaeHVmoxebZCYtqsKe0A Video Edited by David Tsvariani