Andrea Hollingsworth

Give leaders, you know, everyone from frontline managers to the very top, you know, the C-suite leaders, the tools and the skills, because compassion is a skill. There's a lot of research out there showing that, you know, it's not that you're either born compassionate or not.

Everybody has the capacity to develop skills, interpersonal skills, to be more aware, to be more empathetic and to be more action oriented for others. And so to go in and just give leaders those skills that will make people feel seen, feel safe and supported at work. Because I believe work should be a place where at least we're not re-traumatized, you know.

Everybody has the capacity to develop skills, interpersonal skills, to be more aware, to be more empathetic and to be more action oriented for others. And so to go in and just give leaders those skills that will make people feel seen, feel safe and supported at work. Because I believe work should be a place where at least we're not re-traumatized, you know.

Everybody has the capacity to develop skills, interpersonal skills, to be more aware, to be more empathetic and to be more action oriented for others. And so to go in and just give leaders those skills that will make people feel seen, feel safe and supported at work. Because I believe work should be a place where at least we're not re-traumatized, you know.

And, you know, I've also had many years of experience as a psychotherapist. And you would be amazed at the number of clients I have had who have come in and said, I have experienced verbal abuse by my manager, you know, outright yelling. A lot of times it's more insidious, you know, those microaggressions.

And, you know, I've also had many years of experience as a psychotherapist. And you would be amazed at the number of clients I have had who have come in and said, I have experienced verbal abuse by my manager, you know, outright yelling. A lot of times it's more insidious, you know, those microaggressions.

And, you know, I've also had many years of experience as a psychotherapist. And you would be amazed at the number of clients I have had who have come in and said, I have experienced verbal abuse by my manager, you know, outright yelling. A lot of times it's more insidious, you know, those microaggressions.

that wear on you day after day after day, assuming that you don't know something, or you can't do something, or, you know, you're not included in this conversation or whatnot, because of some aspect of your identity. And that's there too. And that's just as destructive. But there's also this outright, you know, like verbal abuse that can happen in the workplace too. And

that wear on you day after day after day, assuming that you don't know something, or you can't do something, or, you know, you're not included in this conversation or whatnot, because of some aspect of your identity. And that's there too. And that's just as destructive. But there's also this outright, you know, like verbal abuse that can happen in the workplace too. And

that wear on you day after day after day, assuming that you don't know something, or you can't do something, or, you know, you're not included in this conversation or whatnot, because of some aspect of your identity. And that's there too. And that's just as destructive. But there's also this outright, you know, like verbal abuse that can happen in the workplace too. And

I think it's evidence of human pain. It's evidence that we all need reminders and we need helps for how can we care for one another. We're built to care for one another. We are created to care. It's in our DNA and we all need that permission to care and we need the skills to care.

I think it's evidence of human pain. It's evidence that we all need reminders and we need helps for how can we care for one another. We're built to care for one another. We are created to care. It's in our DNA and we all need that permission to care and we need the skills to care.

I think it's evidence of human pain. It's evidence that we all need reminders and we need helps for how can we care for one another. We're built to care for one another. We are created to care. It's in our DNA and we all need that permission to care and we need the skills to care.

to do it in ways that are, you know, that certainly are professional and you have boundaries at work, but that really do build those humanizing connections that are going to help people heal and show up and do their best work.

to do it in ways that are, you know, that certainly are professional and you have boundaries at work, but that really do build those humanizing connections that are going to help people heal and show up and do their best work.

to do it in ways that are, you know, that certainly are professional and you have boundaries at work, but that really do build those humanizing connections that are going to help people heal and show up and do their best work.

I love it. My favorite people call me Annie.

I love it. My favorite people call me Annie.

I love it. My favorite people call me Annie.

There we go. Yeah.