EFR's Podcast about all things related to emotional wellness. Listen to learn about the different experiences people face and how to enhance emotional well-being!
In this episode of Emotion Well, our host, Johanna Dunlevy talks with Mia Escobar, ICF certified Life and Performance Coach and Life and Leadership Coach with EFR. In this conversation, Mia shares the experiences that shaped her approach to coaching. With a background in human resources and education, Mia spent many years teaching English as a second language and saw firsthand the challenges people faced as they left behind familiar careers, communities, and identities to build new lives in a new country.
Those experiences ultimately led Mia from teaching to coaching and helped shape a philosophy she still uses today: coach the person, not the problem. Mia shares why coaching isn’t about giving advice or telling someone what to do, but instead creating a judgment-free space where people can better understand their circumstances, recognize the tools they already have, and determine their own next steps.
Listen as Mia and Johanna talk about the differences between coaching, teaching, mentoring and therapy, why asking the right questions can be more powerful than providing the answers, and how life and leadership coaching can help people move from awareness to action.
EFR's Leadership Coaching (https://efr.org/employee-assistance-program/leadership-coaching/)
EFR's Life Coaching (https://efr.org/employee-assistance-program/life-coaching/)
Yale - The Science of Well-Being Course (https://online.yale.edu/courses/science-well-being)
1 Sept 2026
Coaching Through Life
In this episode of Emotion Well, Johanna Dunlevy talks with Kirk Trow, experienced leadership trainer and executive coach, as he shares his non-linear career path that has taken him from education to human resources and coaching, to entrepreneurship and, most recently, to life coaching and training with EFR. These may seem like very different roles, but listen as he shares the common thread in all these undertakings: understanding people, building relationships, and helping others perform at their best. From his lessons learned as a small business owner to the principles of Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," Kirk reflects on his career and his goal of always helping people grow.
You can watch the podcast here on YouTube. (https://youtu.be/7Exgxc26hF4?si=4IgoEFtIVHz2HcyC)
Read "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey (https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519)
Explore EFR's different benefits:
Wellness Benefits (https://efr.org/how-we-help/wellness-benefits/)
Life Coaching (https://efr.org/employee-assistance-program/life-coaching/) and Meet Our Coaches (https://efr.org/meet-our-coaches/)
Training Catalog (https://efr.org/employee-assistance-program/workplace-training/)
4 Aug 2026
Family, Leadership, and Service
In this episode of Emotion Well, our host, Johanna Dunlevy speaks with her colleague, Raichel Burnett, EFR's Community-Based Services Manager. Raichel discusses becoming the legal guardian of her younger sister, preparing for motherhood, and how her life experiences have influenced her approach to leadership. She also shares how EFR's Community-Based Services team is making a difference through prevention, behavioral health promotion, and juvenile diversion programs that strengthen individuals, families, and communities.
Learn more about GiGi’s Playhouse (https://gigisplayhouse.org/desmoines/).
Discover how EFR’s Community-Based Services (https://efr.org/community-based-services/) help people and communities in the Central Iowa area.
Listen to a past Emotion Well podcast, Beyond the EAP: How EFR’s Community Programs Create Lasting Impact (https://efr.org/podcast/beyond-the-eap-how-efrs-community-programs-create-lasting-impact/).
If you have EFR’s Employee Assistance Program benefits, learn more about Legal Consultation (https://efr.org/employee-assistance-program/legal-consultation/) services.
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