Tune into this episode as returning special guests Kristine Talamante and Joycelyn Jones discuss how they have taken the opportunity (with a new year, 2021) to reflect on their lives and career and see what adjustments they will be making to advance themselves and restart their careers this new year!

For a deeper dive into conversations with Kristine and Joycelyn, tune in to their previous episodes on the eLABorate Topics podcast!

· Episode 7, “The Secret” featuring Joycelyn Jones

· Episode 11, “When Compassion Hurts; Hope for the 2nd Victim” featuring Kristine Talamante

· Episode 16, “The Power in Being an Essential Worker”

Returning Special Guest Bios:

Kristine Talamante is currently working as an Assistant Director of a Palliative Care team for a large hospital. Kristine is a strong advocate in Self-care, team morale and ensuring that staff feels safe. She has focused her passion on working with healthcare professionals and teams about compassion fatigue and burnout, moral distress, and most recently, Trauma Informed Care. Listeners can reach out to Kristine at kristinetalamante@att.net.

Joycelyn Jones, MSHRM, PHR, SHRM-CP is a Certified Human Resource Professional with over 15 years of HR Management experience. She serves as an expert in consulting, executive coaching, employee relations, and conflict management with advanced knowledge of HR policies and employment laws. Listeners can reach out to Ms. Jones using Facebook at “Joyce Jones” or Instagram at “1ladyjones”. She also has a Facebook Group entitled “Virtuous Women”.

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