On today’s episode, I sit down with Emotional Wellness Coach, Barbara Erochina, about creating a compassionate workplace. The issue of compassion has risen to the forefront as new research suggests that compassionate workplaces increase employee satisfaction and loyalty. We discuss ways to be a compassionate leader and how to create an office environment where compassion encourages high performance and innovation.  

Barbara combines psychiatric studies with life-coaching techniques to help people using her own approach to emotional well-being. Barbara also created the BeWith Self-Care Cards for her client’s as a tool to help them live a more compassion live towards themselves and others.  

Topics:  

• Why compassion and self-care has been rising to the forefront 
• Benefits of being a compassionate leader 
• How compassion encourages risk-taking and innovation 
• Compassion vs. Sympathy 
• The rewards of compassionate leadership 
• Managing the fear of failure at work 
• How compassion breeds empathy for others 
• How the process of change affects workers 
• The power hierarchy and how it affects office atmosphere 
• Encouraging a healthy office environment  

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Links and Resources:  

BeWith Homepage 

Barbara Erochina Coaching 

BeWith Cards 

BeWith on Facebook 

BeWith on Instagram 

Pitching PR Mainpage 

Pitch Graphic Design on Instagram  

Quotes:  

“Self-compassion is just that first step of acknowledging something is hard.” -Barbara Erochina   

“She wrote herself a letter of forgiveness…and it offered her the comfort that she needed to think about the next steps without that kind of harsh self-judgement.”-Barbara Erochina   

“One of the beautiful things about self-compassion…is that self-compassion automatically builds empathy for others.” -Barbara Erochina