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





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Video Edited by David Tsvariani