Elizabeth Power - EPower & Associates – It’s the People Stuff

In this episode, Power discusses “the people stuff”:
- How to deal with the increased levels of adversity brought forth in the COVID-19 pandemic by breathing, reframing, and embracing the principles of emotional intelligence;
- How to develop emotional flexibility and why it matters;
- The techniques to overcome tool fatigue;
- The importance of mental hygiene in creativity;
- The central role of leaders in modeling mental safety;
- The positive impact of a diverse approach to diversity;
- And more!


Elizabeth Power, M. Ed. is the CEO of EPower & Associates, Inc. She is a speaker, facilitator, teacher, and consultant via the EPower Change Institute and The Trauma Informed Academy. She is a subject matter expert on trauma-informed care, trauma- responsive systems, change and resilience and is also an Adjunct Instructor in Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center. Power develops cross-cultural adaptations of models of care for the mental health community.  Her current projects include helping Japan create a culturally appropriate model of trauma- informed care, supporting several NHS trusts that are addressing how to help frontline workers develop hope in the face of chronic moral injury, and finishing her Healer series of books. Power’s Trauma Responsive System focuses on mastering 9 elements akin to applied emotional intelligence. She was recently published as third author of an article in Family Medicine about the outcomes of the NIMH research project assessing the effectiveness of the use of the core principles of Risking Connection by Primary Care Providers in their clinical settings. She received her M.Ed. in HR Development from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody School of Education in 1997 has multiple coaching, educational, and facilitation certifications.