Thriving in Pandemic Winter
posted in: Blog, COVID-19, Mindfulness, Resilience, Wellbeing
Remember, the pandemic will pass. And winter will come to an end. It always does!
Wellbeing Techniques Help Us Control Body, Mind, and Behaviors
posted in: Blog, Neuroscience, Resilience, Stress
Any stress, both positive stress (excitement) and negative stress (nervousness), involves the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS functions in the background every second of our lives. It regulates the human body’s most basic regulatory processes, including breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion.
What Do We Mean When We Say “Trauma”?
posted in: Blog, Neuroscience, Stress, Trauma
Imagine you and a friend are going down a sidewalk and a dog lunges at both of you. For you, the incident may be forgotten in a matter of minutes. Your friend, however, has heart palpitations and then he stays in a funk for an hour. Why is this?
Organizations must mitigate occupational trauma and its effects
posted in: Blog, Burnout, Organizational Wellbeing, Stress, Trauma
Trauma. We encounter it just about everywhere we look these days. We absorb it through news stories of victims and from witnesses of violent plots, shootings, and cruelty. We feel it through natural disasters, poverty, and homelessness. You don’t have to be someone’s mother to ache with empathy and compassion for those suffering from such horrific experiences.
Reflections on 9/11 and the Suffering of Our Helpers
posted in: Blog, Burnout, Government, Healthcare, Humanitarian, Mindfulness, Stress, Trauma
Although it’s been two weeks since the anniversary and remembrances of 9/11, I find myself still reflecting on how it changed the lives of so many, including my own. The horrors of that day occurred only two months after I started my residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC.
The Gift of Mindful Listening: Creating Connection and Wellbeing For Healthcare Providers And Their Patients
posted in: Blog, Burnout, Healthcare, Mindfulness, Physicians, Wellbeing
Deaf physicians are often credited by their patients as having more apt listening skills than their hearing counterparts. Dr. Philip Zazove, Chairman of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and a champion for deaf and hard of hearing physicians nationally says that patients frequently tell him, “I love the way you look at me and listen to me”.
