Andrea Hollingsworth

Yeah.

Yeah. Well, that's the question, isn't it? You know, my my stepfather, who had such an influence on me, used to talk about. the burn in the belly. What's the burn in the belly? And that has stuck with me. And so I try to keep sight of that. For so long, for several decades, I have had this burn in the belly question in me of what is it that makes people transform for the better?

Yeah. Well, that's the question, isn't it? You know, my my stepfather, who had such an influence on me, used to talk about. the burn in the belly. What's the burn in the belly? And that has stuck with me. And so I try to keep sight of that. For so long, for several decades, I have had this burn in the belly question in me of what is it that makes people transform for the better?

Yeah. Well, that's the question, isn't it? You know, my my stepfather, who had such an influence on me, used to talk about. the burn in the belly. What's the burn in the belly? And that has stuck with me. And so I try to keep sight of that. For so long, for several decades, I have had this burn in the belly question in me of what is it that makes people transform for the better?

What is it that fuels positive healing and change in human lives? And I know that's a huge question. But I first started thinking about it in my master's program in my early 20s. My whole career has been really a winding road of exploring that question of healing from different angles.

What is it that fuels positive healing and change in human lives? And I know that's a huge question. But I first started thinking about it in my master's program in my early 20s. My whole career has been really a winding road of exploring that question of healing from different angles.

What is it that fuels positive healing and change in human lives? And I know that's a huge question. But I first started thinking about it in my master's program in my early 20s. My whole career has been really a winding road of exploring that question of healing from different angles.

And really early on, what I landed on was that the power of human empathy, of human care, human compassion, and trusting connection is absolutely at the core of positive transformation and healing in human life in pretty much every domain.

And really early on, what I landed on was that the power of human empathy, of human care, human compassion, and trusting connection is absolutely at the core of positive transformation and healing in human life in pretty much every domain.

And really early on, what I landed on was that the power of human empathy, of human care, human compassion, and trusting connection is absolutely at the core of positive transformation and healing in human life in pretty much every domain.

And so for many years, I've been studying various aspects of human relationships, healthy human relationships, relationships that foster wholeness and inclusion and people feeling seen, safe and supported because that really is the spot where folks learn to live into the best of themselves, whether they're a business leader,

And so for many years, I've been studying various aspects of human relationships, healthy human relationships, relationships that foster wholeness and inclusion and people feeling seen, safe and supported because that really is the spot where folks learn to live into the best of themselves, whether they're a business leader,

And so for many years, I've been studying various aspects of human relationships, healthy human relationships, relationships that foster wholeness and inclusion and people feeling seen, safe and supported because that really is the spot where folks learn to live into the best of themselves, whether they're a business leader,

whether they're a parent or whether they're just a human being trying to get by in this extremely wounding and confusing and conflicted world that we're all navigating. So that's the high level, I would say.

whether they're a parent or whether they're just a human being trying to get by in this extremely wounding and confusing and conflicted world that we're all navigating. So that's the high level, I would say.

whether they're a parent or whether they're just a human being trying to get by in this extremely wounding and confusing and conflicted world that we're all navigating. So that's the high level, I would say.

Absolutely. Yeah, he's actually a lot of the reason why I talk about compassionate leadership, because compassionate leadership is made a big difference in his life. And then he became a compassionate leader to many people. I call it compassion contagion. So back in the 60s, so he passed away in 2016. And so he's been gone for a while.

Absolutely. Yeah, he's actually a lot of the reason why I talk about compassionate leadership, because compassionate leadership is made a big difference in his life. And then he became a compassionate leader to many people. I call it compassion contagion. So back in the 60s, so he passed away in 2016. And so he's been gone for a while.

Absolutely. Yeah, he's actually a lot of the reason why I talk about compassionate leadership, because compassionate leadership is made a big difference in his life. And then he became a compassionate leader to many people. I call it compassion contagion. So back in the 60s, so he passed away in 2016. And so he's been gone for a while.

But back in the 1960s, he was a young man navigating his way in the world. He grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota, and he kind of tried college, but that wasn't for him. And around the age of 20, he got a job working at a manufacturing plant in Anoka, Minnesota, which is where I'm from. And at the time, he was dating a girl named Tess. And Tess got pregnant unexpectedly.