We all know that great leaders and mentors lift us and our work up to another level, but in the SP world how do they get there, and what makes a great one? This we talk with Guest Erin Whalen on her journey from SP to SP Trainer, how she developed her leadership style, and how all her experiences eventually aligned that led to the creation of her business. Erin Whalen has been a professional role player since 2006, as well as a Standardized Patient since 2009, primarily at George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She has been offered multiple training and facilitating opportunities at GW over the course of those 13 years, including developing and facilitating Communication Skills Workshops for medical students and training SPs for highly-emotional cases. In 2020, she founded her company, Compassionate Coaching, whose mission is to restore dignity to the grieving and the dying, and to help them feel seen and heard, by filling the cups of, and providing communication skills to, those who serve them.  Instagram | @erin_compassionatecoachingLinkedIn | Erin Whalen Compassionate Coaching Learn more about Erin’s company Compassionate Coaching here Erin & Compassionate Coaching have the following upcoming events!Tu, 4/25 - Presenting Live Education Session “How Have You Have Been Cared For?” at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s IDC 2023 Tu, 5/16 - Featured in Pro Aging Community's Webinar "How Can Role Playing and Playback Theatre Help Senior Living?"