Media

Media & Speaking

For interviews, podcasts, keynote invitations, media requests, and speaking engagements on leadership, healthcare culture, conflict, and professional well-being.

Speaker Bio

About Alana.

Alana Epstein, LCSW, PCC, CEAP is a psychotherapist, executive coach, and healthcare leader with more than twenty years of experience at the intersection of behavioral health and leadership. She most recently led Emotional Support Services at Children's Hospital Los Angeles for eight years, directing an embedded behavioral health program supporting physicians, senior leaders, and multidisciplinary care teams across one of the largest pediatric academic medical centers in the United States.

A frequent national and international speaker, Alana has delivered invited presentations at institutions including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the American Conference on Physician Health. Her work spans healthcare, legal, and academic audiences throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, addressing conflict engagement, leadership communication, psychological safety, and professional well-being in high-stakes, complex systems.

Speaking Topics

Keynotes & workshops.

Signature themes shaped for healthcare systems, leadership teams, legal partnerships, and professional associations.

Conflict as a Leadership Competency

Why leaders who cannot hold conflict cannot hold trust — and how the skill is built.

The Courage to Repair

Rupture, accountability, and the leadership practice of coming back after it goes wrong.

Psychological Safety in High-Stakes Teams

Building teams where people can bring their full clinical, ethical, and human judgment to work.

Moral Distress & Professional Well-Being

Naming what clinicians and mission-driven professionals carry — and what leaders can actually do about it.

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Practical frameworks for staying regulated, direct, and humane under interpersonal pressure.

Leadership Communication in Complex Systems

Language, presence, and clarity for leaders operating inside healthcare, legal, and academic institutions.

Publications

Articles, essays & journals.

A running index of articles, essays, LinkedIn publications, professional journals, and guest contributions.

  • Article

    Article title

    Publication · Forthcoming
  • Essay

    Essay title

    Publication · Forthcoming
  • LinkedIn

    LinkedIn publication

    LinkedIn · Forthcoming
  • Journal

    Professional journal contribution

    Journal · Forthcoming
  • Guest

    Guest contribution

    Publication · Forthcoming

Podcasts & Interviews

Conversations.

Podcast appearances, interviews, and long-form conversations will appear here as they publish.

Podcast

Podcast interview

Conversations on healthcare culture, moral distress, and the human side of leadership.

Coming soon

Interview

Feature interview

Long-form interview on executive presence, conflict, and rebuilding after burnout.

Coming soon

Media

Media appearance

Commentary on clinician well-being and the systems that shape it.

Coming soon

Get in touch

Media & Speaking Inquiries

For keynote invitations, podcast interviews, media requests, workshops, or organizational consulting, please get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you.

alana@alanaepstein.com