May 11, 2025
148 Exploring Compassionate Coaching
and the Power of Grief Improv Theater with Erin Whalen
In this episode of Hospice
Explained, host Marie Betcher RN interviews Erin Whalen, founder of
Compassionate Coaching. Erin shares her unique approach to
supporting grieving individuals and end-of-life professionals
through her workshops, trainings, and interactive programs that
blend acting, facilitation, and playback theater. Erin discusses
her inspiration drawn from her personal experiences with grief and
her background as a professional actress and role player in medical
education. The conversation delves into the significance of
effective communication in healthcare, the impact of Erin's work on
grieving individuals, and the unique healing processes provided by
grief improv theater. Listeners also learn how Erin's various
projects and performances have transformed lives by bringing
empathy, connection, and healing to those navigating
grief.
00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer
00:29 About the Host and Podcast
00:48 Cloud9 Care System
01:44 Interview with Erin Whalen Begins
02:19 Erin's Background and Compassionate
Coaching
03:45 Erin's Acting Career and Role in Medical
Education
04:55 Grief Improv Theater
06:30 Helping Doctors with Hard Conversations
10:02 Erin's Passion for Grief Improv Theater
13:56 Playback Theater Process
19:26 Virtual Playback Theater and Location
24:43 Impactful Stories and Testimonials
32:11 Conclusion and Contact Information
Contact
Erin: Interested in our Grief Improv
Theatre? Check out Compassionate
Coaching
Connect
with me on LinkedIn
Join
the waitlist for my book!
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Maire
introduces a partnership with Suzanne Mayer RN inventor of
the
cloud9caresystem.com,
When patients remain in the same position for extended periods,
they are at high risk of developing pressure injuries, commonly
known as bedsores. One of the biggest challenges caregivers face is
the tendency for pillows and repositioning inserts to easily
dislodge during care.(Suzanne is a former guest on Episode
#119)
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