Physician Wellness

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3 Steps to Using Ritual to Heal After Patient Deaths

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3 Steps to Using Ritual to Heal After Patient Deaths

Physicians and nurses are feeling enormous grief in relation to patients’ losses right now. I’ve long been interested in grief as it shows up in us and how those feelings reflect what our patients and our work means to us. Now I’d like to explore what we can do to get through it. Many use a moment of silence to allow the medical team to process a patient death. I believe we could do so much more for ourselves, though. For today, let’s ask, how can physicians and nurses use ritual to process their grief, especially in the midst of a pandemic?


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Managing Emotion in a Lawsuit - First Steps

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Managing Emotion in a Lawsuit - First Steps

Most physicians and other healers experience a dramatic array of powerful, often difficult emotions, in response to a lawsuit. Sometimes it feels as if those emotions will overwhelm or even crush us. Today, let’s explore a first step toward navigating those emotions in a way that serves us in the lawsuit and in life.

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Mental Health Under Stress: Interview with Dr. Melissa Welby

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Mental Health Under Stress: Interview with Dr. Melissa Welby

As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, it is slowly morphing from an acute, high-intensity stressor in our lives to a chronic one. This is remarkably similar to the experience many physicians have after an adverse outcome or in the midst of a medical malpractice lawsuit.

Join me today for a wonderful interview with Dr. Melissa Welby, psychiatrist and blogger, where we discuss anxiety under stress and how to manage it in ourselves.

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Nourish the Body: Dr. Roxanne Sukol's 3rd Pillar of Well-Being

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Nourish the Body: Dr. Roxanne Sukol's 3rd Pillar of Well-Being

Today, I bring you the final segment of my interview with Dr. Roxanne Sukol, an internationally recognized expert in preventive medicine and wellness. Over the last few blog posts, we’ve explored ways to preserve our health in the midst of deep stress. Today, Dr. Sukol illuminates the way we nourish our bodies. Explore the role of various foods in supporting your well-being, the foods that are Food and the “foods” that are Not, and fun ways to know the difference.

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Activity and Well-being: Interview with Dr. Roxanne Sukol

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Activity and Well-being: Interview with Dr. Roxanne Sukol

Today we continue our conversation regarding preserving our well-being in the midst of any major stressor through our patterns of activity. Join me to continue our conversation with internationally recognized preventive medicine expert, Dr. Roxanne Sukol.

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3 Pillars of Well-Being: Interview with Dr. Roxanne Sukol

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3 Pillars of Well-Being: Interview with Dr. Roxanne Sukol

In my last post, we talked about the four domains of health — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — we want to attend to in times of significant stress. Join me today for the first in a series of conversations with internationally recognized expert in preventive medicine, Dr. Roxanne Sukol, as we explore 3 pillars supporting well-being, the power of vagal tone, and concrete strategies you can use NOW to improve your well-being in this time of stress.

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Caring for Ourselves In Times of Deep Stress

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Caring for Ourselves In Times of Deep Stress

Physicians and other healthcare workers are under extraordinary stress right now. Unfortunately, chronic stress is not good for our health in so many ways. Let’s start right now to explore ways to care for ourselves in the face of deep stress.