Empathy, Compassion, and Blowfish with Katelyn Carey - Episode 133
To Mom is To Love with Valerie Probstfeld, NPShow Notes
Katelyn Carey is an acute care nurse and clinical educator who has spent over 20 years helping people survive and recover from physical and emotional trauma. Her background includes community, pre-hospital and hospital care where she has served as a clinical educator, a director, and a program coordinator for award-winning healthcare systems. For two decades Katelyn has been responsible for designing, building, and teaching programs that support caregivers in everything from community crisis nurseries to nurse and physician residency programs. Along the way she began to dive into the research behind effective communication and care in high-stress spaces. Now, as a TEDx and keynote conference speaker, Katelyn teaches others to increase their compassion and their effectiveness through the principles of trauma-informed learning, holistic wellness, and cognitive science. The tools and resources she has created have been utilized by cancer care organizations around the world.
In this must-listen episode, Katelyn shares with us what it means to be in the “blowfish” zone as well as the differences between compassion and empathy.
Learn more: https://www.katelyncarey.com/
Take a listen to Katelyn’s TED talks:
The Problem with Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=987xaGgb2XQ&t=6s
The Secret to De-Escalating Angry People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQJ-_Zjj0SU
Check out Katelyn’s incredible book: Beauty After Breast Cancer: https://www.katelyncarey.com/purchase-book
Connect with Katelyn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyn-carey-0000/
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