Acceptance & Radical Compassion During Covid with Thad Cummings

On this episode of the Psychology Talk Podcast, Dr. Hoye speaks with Thad Cummings<br />Thad is an emergency department nurse as well as the author of Running from Fear and Radical Compassion. He was recently featured in a Business Insider interview on the state of emergency room settings and the polarization that has affected hospital staff and patients. <br /><br />After spending a decade running social enterprises and a non-profit, Thad founded Changing Company, a non-profit where he shares his passion for bringing new conversations to the landscape where all voices are heard, barriers are broken, and the polarization of our communities is diminished.<br /><br />Thad discusses the intersection of his previous work of speaking and presenting workshops on mental health and how that has evolved to meet the levels of burnout and despair he has found working the past two years in the ICU/ER amongst the Covid pandemic. <br />Topics Include:<br /><br />•The severity of the pandemic’s effect on health worker’s morale<br />•The effect of political polarity in ED/ICU and all hospital staff<br />•Burnout faced by the tsunami of cases with each wave of the Covid<br />•The “no quick fix” to mental health and wellbeing <br />•Thad’s previous work as a workshop leader and his current work with hospital staff<br />•Ways to increase mental health through therapy and conversation<br /><br />Business Insider’s Interview with Thad Cummings: <br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-covid-er-nurse-watch-patients-beg-live-2022-1" rel="noopener">https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-covid-er-nurse-watch-patients-beg-live-2022-1</a><br /><br />Thad Cumming’s Website: <br /><a href="https://changingcompany.org/thad-cummings" rel="noopener">https://changingcompany.org/thad-cummings</a><br /><br />The Psychology Talk Podcast is a unique conversation about psychology around the globe. Your hosts Dr. Scott Hoye and licensed clinical professional counselor Kyle Miller talk about psychology with mental health