The Power Of Empathy & Shame In Creating Sustainable Change With Karla McLaren

Leading With Empathy & Allyship

In Episode 85, Karla McLaren, CEO of Emotion Dynamics, dives into a conversation with Melinda about how we can approach empathy and shame as a way to create sustainable change in communities and workplaces. They talk about ways to support ourselves through compassion fatigue, which often comes from doing tremendous amounts of emotional labor, emotion work, and empathy work. Karla also shares what organizations can do to protect the well-being of workers engaged in empathy work, such as setting up 'repair stations' and developing emotionally well-regulated social structures in the workplace.

About Karla McLaren (she/her)
Karla McLaren, M.Ed. is an award-winning author, educator, social science researcher, and empathy expert. Her groundbreaking Six Essential Aspects of Empathy model highlights all of the processes in healthy empathy and makes them understandable, accessible, and attainable.

Karla is the author of many books, online courses, and audio learning programs, and she's the developer of the online learning site EmpathyAcademy.org. Her books include The Power of Emotions at Work, Embracing Anxiety, The Art of Empathy, and The Language of Emotions. She is online at KarlaMcLaren.com.

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Production Team

Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler

Co-Producers: Renzo Santos & Christina Swindlehurst Chan

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