Erin Whalen, founder of Compassionate Coaching, is working to help end of life and grief professionals love their work again.  Using her unique gifts, Erin and the Compassionate Coaching theater troop employ “playback theater” to develop engaging programming that centers around giving and receiving empathy.  They work with end of life teams to mitigate burnout, enabling the teams to continue providing care for those who are dying.

Erin understands grief, loss, and the importance of caring for ourselves as we care for others.  Erin lived her whole life in a state of anticipatory grief for the loss of her older sister, Gina.  Gina was born with severe cerebral palsy, and died in 2016.  Grief milestones are very familiar to Erin.  Now she uses her work at Compassionate Coaching to support those who work to care for the dying. 

You can connect with Compassionate Coaching at compassionatecoaching.org.

If you’re interested in playback theater to support your hospice team, click here. 

If you’re an end of life worker and want to participate in a Storytelling Workshop, click here. 

Find Erin Whalen on LinkedIn here.

Find all the resources that Barbara Karnes has to offer at bkbooks.com.

Purchase the End of Life Guideline Series Bundle here.

Find Barbara’s new booklet Always Offer, Never Force:  Food at the End of Life here. 

Read Barbara’s blog here. 

Connect with Barbara Karnes on social media:    Facebook    Insta     LinkedIn   Twitter   Pinterest  YouTube   

Order your copies of The Hospice Care Plan: A Path to Comfort here, now available in English and Spanish!  

Check out the free library of video tutorials from the creators of The Hospice Care Plan hospice nurses Nancy Heyerman and Brenda Kizzire here.  

Read more about Nancy and Brenda and their mission to improve hospice care here.

 Find Odonata Care on social media:  Facebook   YouTube  IG   TikTok   

Hospice Navigation Services is here for you.  If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.  

Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to [email protected].

Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)