A case study of Valparaiso University embedding Showing Up programming across campus over the course of three years, transforming campus into a culture of supportive care.
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On Monday, August 15th, Inspiring Comfort trained 82 peer leaders and 12 faculty/staff at Concordia University-Wisconsin in the critical skills of long-term supportive care and showing up.
TMJ4 News was present to capture the critical training and aired a feature at the top of the hour on Milwaukee 6 o’clock news.
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A leader of culture change, brand strategy, and corporate communications whose career highlights include VP of Executive and Internal Communications at Starwood Hotels and VP of Corporate Communications at Coors Brewing Company, CT Eve Dreher has led and witnessed the transformation of organizations from the inside out.
Inspiring Comfort’s Kelly Shannon sat down with her for a conversation on connectedness, culture, and leading with heart.
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Jen Marr, author of Showing Up and Founder & CEO of Inspiring Comfort, was featured twice this month in Chicago Tribune as a key player in developing communities and organizations of care that show up for one another.
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After two years of uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic, Valparaiso was looking for ways to bring a caring culture to their students, faculty and staff, peer mentors, and sports teams.
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Inspiring Comfort announced this week that they have certified over 50 trainers and trained over 10,000 people across the country.
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Inspiring Comfort is happy to announce the recent certification of fifteen new Certified Organizational Trainers (COT’s) from Valley Central School District.
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Deb Knupp, Managing Director of GrowthPlay, interviewed Jen Marr, CEO & Founder of Inspiring Comfort and author of Showing Up, for an article published Friday in The Magazine of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA).
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Results from self-report measures demonstrated a significant decrease in depression and loneliness symptoms in students from pre and post intervention, and a significant increase in compassion for others and self. According to the feedback survey from the program, 100% of students who participated in the program said that they would recommend this program to a peer.
“This program and study really speak to this reciprocal dynamic between compassion for others and compassion for self,” says Taylor Walls, M.A. and Montclair State University researcher, “It imparts in youth skills and strategies to increase their feelings of belonging.”