The Empathy & Attunement Studio

Where Emotional Awareness Becomes Purposeful Action

Welcome to the Emotional Attunement Studio where you are invited to experiment and create the outcome, experience, and impact you want to have in life! We’re glad you’re here!

This is a collaborative space to explore emotions and the information they hold. Here, we approach emotions with curiosity—experimenting, learning, and discovering what is within our control. The Studio is designed to help you understand, embrace, and leverage your emotional landscape so you can create the experiences, relationships, and outcomes you truly desire.

Within this space, you’ll find a supportive container for growth through coaching, workshops, and events that deepen emotional awareness and accelerate meaningful change. You’ll also find insights, resources, and reflections to support your ongoing emotional development.

Understand your brain.
Interpret your emotions.
Act with clarity.

At the Emotional Attunement Studio, we meet you where you are and work alongside you to build the skills and awareness needed to move forward intentionally. Whether through customized workshops for teams, individual or group coaching, or shared learning through podcasts, blog posts, and articles, our goal is to co-create experiences that both support and stretch you, so you can show up fully and become the best version of yourself.

We help individuals and organizations translate emotional insight into aligned action and meaningful impact.

Who We Are:

About Joan:

Dr. Joan Flora, PCC, helps leaders and coaches stay grounded during conflict and emotional intensity without losing themselves. Shaped by early experiences with too-loose boundaries and over-functioning, she now supports professionals in creating life-serving boundaries that sustain connection and self-trust. With four decades in education and coaching, Joan guides leaders to care deeply, remain steady, and lead in ways that honor both self and relationship.

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About Desiree:

Desiree Briel Rodi is an ACC-certified coach who harnesses the power of Emotional Intelligence to drive awareness, action, and accountability. She has worked in higher education administration, non-profit management, and people & business strategy. Desiree holds a B.A. in Art and American Studies from Yale University; an MBA from Seattle University, where she has assisted with graduate leadership courses; a Certificate in Evidence-Based Coaching; and a PhD in Organizational Development and Change from Fielding Graduate University. She is committed to pursuing her own authentic path of growth, meaning and purpose, and to supporting and guiding others to harness their power and authentic purpose to illuminate their unique path.

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