Human Services professionals have a very impactful, as well as tough job. Treating clients with due care, empathy and respect is crucial to building the type of relationship that can help them achieve success. That being said, it can be hard to stay objective and supportive when dealing with challenging behaviors of the relatively few clients and not have that affect how the vast majority of families just trying to make ends meet are treated. This episode discusses the need to stay objective and to have a thought process that aims to "decriminalize" accessing public assistance. Before that, Tiff and Carl share their favorite local eateries in the different areas they travel to, as well as their training attire habits and combating stage fright.

This episode is for all our trainers in the back! You'll hear our hosts share some of what makes them in such high demand, including a breakdown of how they create their class design, develop engaging content and activities, and keep participants involved and energized in both the in-person and virtual classroom.

This episode is for all our trainers in the back! You'll hear our hosts share some of what makes them in such high demand, including a breakdown of how they create their class design, develop engaging content and activities, and keep participants involved and energized in both the in-person and virtual classroom.

But first, You'll hear Tiff and Carl share their Top 5 Topics to teach, their most challenging experiences in creating a training and some of their influences and inspirations that led them to where they are in their careers...along with a few recommendations for sweet red wines!

We all have behaviors that are difficult to others. Be it nervous ticks, to interrupting others to say something before you forget, to chewing with your mouth open. It's important to recognize not only your behaviors, but how other's behaviors affect you.

We all have behaviors that are difficult to others. Be it nervous ticks, to interrupting others to say something before you forget, to chewing with your mouth open. It's important to recognize not only your behaviors, but how other's behaviors affect you. Part one of our episode sees our hosts discuss the challenges of people pleasing, while also listing their Top 5 places to visit for work and their choice of superpower.

Toxic stress is a topic of many discussions and articles. It affects us in ways that we don't always realize until it is too late. In this episode, Tiff and Carl talk about toxic stress and how it challenges our overall wellness. They then discuss stress management best practices, including mindfulness and boundary setting.

Toxic stress is a topic of many discussions and articles. It affects us in ways that we don't always realize until it is too late. In this episode, Tiff and Carl talk about toxic stress and how it challenges our overall wellness. Before that, our hosts catch up and answer the questions, "What did want to be when you grew up?" and " Is intelligence attractive?"

What are the qualities associated with an admired leader? Conversely, what are the traits of toxic leadership? This high-spirited and emotional episode discusses both and asks the question, "how can we break the cycle of toxic leadership in our organizations?"