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Secondary Trauma and Mindfulness in the Workplace


Dr. Kelly E. Knight, Ph.D. & Dr. Colter Ellis, Ph.D. at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit.
Secondary trauma is an occupational hazard for those employed in trauma-intensive and high-stress occupations. Learn how to recognize and mitigate the effects of secondary trauma by increasing awareness, practicing mindfulness, and building social support. We will showcase a freely available toolkit, discuss our research, and highlight case studies of our work with …
February Top 5 LinkedIn Recap
By The Mindful Leader Team
This month, as we settled into 2023, we had the opportunity to read many thought-provoking articles about leadership and mindfulness in the workplace, and to then share those articles with our community. And the community spoke—as we approach the end of the month, we want to share some of the most popular articles from the past three weeks with you. We based our picks on our LinkedIn engagement, which includes reactions, shares, clicks, and comments. If you want to jo…
February Neuroscience Round-Up for Mindful Leaders
By The Mindful Leader Team
This month, we look at political polarization from a neurological perspective, examine the benefits of breathing exercises for stress reduction, consider the surprising benefits of forgetting (but also tips for how to remember things!), look at how climate crisis trauma negatively impacts cognitive functioning, and lastly, explore how smells are linked to memory and behavior in mice. We have summarized the main ideas and key takeaways below with links to the full arti…
Permission to Feel: How to Unlock the Power of Emotions

4 Ways ChatGPT Might Help With Mindfulness Facilitation
By Mo Edjlali, Mindful Leader Founder and CEO
I’ve been a bit obsessed with ChatGPT. It’s incredible. We all have heard about AI in the abstract, but this thing is live and you can use it now. At our last CWMF alumni event and in our CWMF course I’ve been talking about the potential impact of AI for the last three years and am thrilled with the advances and usefulness of ChatGPT. It's like having a super smart friend at your fingertips ready to help with almost anything. I have found it to b…
The Power of Love & Connection in a World of Noise & Fear

January Top 5 LinkedIn Recap
By The Mindful Leader Team
As we began the new year, with our shiny resolutions and predictions for 2023, we had the opportunity to read some truly insightful articles and share them with this community. And the community spoke—as we approach the end of the month, we want to share some of the most popular articles from the past three weeks with you. We based our picks on our LinkedIn engagement, which includes reactions, shares, clicks, and comments. If you want to join us on LinkedIn, click he…
January Neuroscience Round-Up for Mindful Leaders
By The Mindful Leader Team
This month, we look at what the science tells us about maximizing mindfulness in the workplace, the role of exercise and mindfulness in the cognition of older adults, and how psilocybin might increase trait mindfulness. Then, we’ll dive into the psychology of our love for villains and how blocking our automatic imitation behaviors can actually increase empathy and understanding of others. We have summarized the main ideas and key takeaways below with links to the full…
Law & Ethics Concerning Religion in Workplace Mindfulness Programs

Workplace Mindfulness & Gartner’s Top 2 2023 HR Trends
By The Mindful Leader Team
As we’re preparing for 2023 at Mindful Leader we’re trying to take a look at trends across HR, business, mindfulness, and mental health. In this article, we’ll take a look at the top two trends in a white paper put out by Gartner, 5 HR Trends and Priorities for 2023, and explore how these trends may affect our work.
“This annual report is derived from the Gartner HR Priorities Survey, which polls chief human resources officers (CHROs) and HR leaders on common challen…





