Healing Medicine: Mindfulness, Mindset & Physician Well-Being

What if smaller wasn't a limitation, but a superpower?  We explore the countercultural truth that success doesn't always mean scaling up—it can mean rooting down. Inspired by Bo Burlingham's book Small Giants, we reflect on companies and people who intentionally choose depth, intimacy, and meaning over sheer size.  We discuss how "great instead of big" has led us to more fulfillment, deeper connec...

What if your relationship with the robots—the algorithms, the bots, and the emerging AI tools—could be approached with softness and intention, just like any other relationship in your life? A playful yet grounding episode, exploring the rise of artificial intelligence through a lens of mindful curiosity, wonder, and loving amusement.  Rather than catastrophizing or glorifying AI, we explore how it...

Were you the one who always held it together? The responsible one?  The one who made sure everyone else was okay—sometimes at the cost of your own well-being?  In this episode, we explore what it means to grow up as the eldest daughter—and how the roles we took on early in life may have shaped how we show up as women, physicians, caretakers, and leaders.  Whether or not you're technically the elde...

I am beyond delighted to share this beautiful conversation with Diana May, the yoga teacher who first taught me how to teach yoga.  If you've ever practiced yoga with me, you, too, have been touched by Diana's powerful, nurturing teachings.  In this rich and heartfelt episode, we explore how both of us and the practice of yoga itself have evolved over the years.  Our conversation is a journey thro...

"Aging isn't just about getting older; it's about growing more evolved each day.  More nuanced, more enriched. More beautiful. More ourselves" - Emily Dickinson How do we age with softness?  How do we approach a birthday—or a fertility milestone—with compassion instead of judgment?  In this rich and heart-forward conversation, I join Dr. Erica Bove, my birthday twin, to explore what it means to se...

Have you ever found yourself asking, Why can't they just…? or Why are they doing this to me? These questions often swirl through our minds during frustrating moments on the road, at work, in our relationships, or even in response to news headlines and legislation.  They come with a heavy emotional toll. Today, we explore the actual cost of resisting reality.  We share vulnerable personal stories,...

A real-time invitation to pause, reflect, and integrate. In this special mid-year episode,  we offer you the spaciousness and tools to reconnect with your intentions, acknowledge your growth, and mindfully marinate in what matters most.  We reflect openly on our guiding words for the year—how they've supported us, challenged us, and shaped our journeys so far.  With humor, honesty, and heart, we i...

How many conversations in medicine today focus on how hard and how broken things are? This episode is a hopeful and grounded counterpoint. Enjoy a rich and thoughtful conversation with Dr. Jed Wolpaw, an anesthesiologist, critical care physician, educator, and host of the beloved medical education podcast ACRAC (Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary)  Jed and I first connected at a s...

This episode is an invitation to allow joy, play, and fun to take their rightful place in your life—without guilt, resistance, or apology. Beni Seballos, a family physician, mom, wife, daughter, and radiant soul shares how she went from overwhelmed and over-responsible to energized, creative, and genuinely happy. Beni transformed her from a life of self‑sacrifice and exhaustion to one of trust, fu...

Have ever felt like you had to hide parts of yourself to belong, especially in medicine?  Honoring your truth, even in a high-intensity field like neurosurgery, can lead to deep healing, joy, and a renewed sense of purpose. An intimate and courageous conversation with Dr. Jenny Kang, a neurosurgeon who shares her inspiring story of transformation—one that challenges traditional definitions of succ...

A heartfelt conversation with an ER physician, poet and author.  From a Studio in Oakland, California: 108 Notes on Existence , is a must-read - whether you're an ER physician, a young adult navigating the uncertainty of life, or someone simply seeking meaning and alignment.  I discovered this book serendipitously a few weeks ago. Enia and I connected via her publicist, who reached out asking if I...

This episode is an invitation to explore travel through a different lens—a mindful one.  Whether you're traveling for work, visiting family, or taking a long-awaited vacation, we hope that this conversation helps you bring more intention, presence, and ease. We offer gentle, grounded tips to help you redefine what success looks like when you travel. It isn't about doing the most or chasing the per...

A deeply personal and inspiring episode that invites you to gently explore a question many of us were never taught to ask: What are you proud of—about yourself?  In this heart-opening conversation, we share honest reflections on identity, humility, and the discomfort so many of us feel around owning our success.  You'll hear personal stories about pride, parenting, professional pivots, and the qui...

In this reflective solocast, Dr. Ni-Cheng invites you to join her on a journey into the lives of two very special Bald Eagles—Jackie and Shadow—and their eaglets, high above Big Bear Lake, California.  She shares both the magic of nature and powerful life lessons that resonate far beyond the treetops. This episode is for anyone who: Loves wildlife or is fascinated by eagles Enjoys learning from re...

In this episode of Healing Medicine, we explore the powerful metaphor of cleaning windows as a way to gain clarity in our minds and lives. Inspired by a real-life experience of hiring professionals to clean her skylights, Dr. Jessie Mahoney and Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang reflects on mindfulness, yoga, and coaching as intentional practices to clear the metaphorical grime from our perspective and lens of aw...

This episode honors the many facets of mothering—through every season, from being a mom of young children to mothering teens, adult children, and even grandchildren.  Whether you're a new mom or an empty nester, this episode is for you. Previous Healing Medicine Mother's Day Episodes include: 196. Stop Apologizing when you haven't done anything wrong  197. Do you feel Underappreciated? 134. Mindfu...

Welcome to Healing Medicine , formerly known as the Mindful Healers Podcast.  This episode is a heartfelt thank you, an intentional pause, and a meaningful unveiling. After 250 episodes and over 150,000 downloads, we are stepping more fully into who we've always been—with clarity, purpose, and love.  Our rebrand is not a departure, but a deepening.  Healing Medicine reflects the essence of what we...

What if rebuilding strength isn't about pushing harder—but trusting yourself more?  After decades of practicing medicine with a mindset of pushing through exhaustion, injury, and disconnection, Jessie reflects on how partnering with a personal trainer helped her rebuild something she hadn't even realized she had lost: trust in her own body. Jessie shares how mindful movement, compassion, and curio...

In honor of Earth Day, we invite you into a nurturing and grounding conversation about the wisdom of the Earth—and how it offers profound guidance for sustainable living, healing, growth, and leadership.  In this episode, we explore the essential, often overlooked parallels between medicine, healing, and the rhythms of the natural world.  Through stories, we share how nature reminds us what it tru...

A powerful and deeply inspiring conversation with Dr. Dawn Baker—an anesthesiologist, author, yoga teacher, coach, homesteader, and fellow mindful healer. Dawn shares her journey of pivoting from a conventional medical path to a multi-passionate, deeply aligned life grounded in freedom, purpose, and self-awareness. Her story is extraordinary and relatable, offering a roadmap for anyone longing to...

This special pop-up episode is a heartfelt offering recorded the day before Tax Day. In it, I share a deeply personal and transformative journey—one that has taken me from anxiety and overwhelm to peace and even empowerment around something many of us dread: taxes. This isn't a conversation about deductions or spreadsheets. It's an invitation to explore how your experience with taxes may actually...

This milestone episode is a powerful and heartfelt exploration of one of the most tender and transformative topics: self-worth.  So many physicians struggle with valuing themselves, charging fairly for their services, and letting go of guilt rooted in self-sacrifice. This episode is inspired by real conversations with courageous clients and a vulnerable moment of my own It is is a call to unlearn...

Embracing business and marketing doesn't dilute the heart of practicing medicine—it strengthens it. Business and marketing are ultimately about human connection and trust. Medicine is too. As physicians, we were trained to heal—but not to advocate for ourselves, run a practice, or communicate our value effectively. The skills we need for a fulfilling and sustainable medical career aren't just clin...

This episode is deeply personal and profoundly urgent. In it, we share our lived experiences of life-threatening illnesses during training and early practice—--stories that are more common than many of us realize, but are rarely spoken aloud.  Through vulnerability and truth-telling, we illuminate the unseen and unacknowledged toll that medicine takes on women. This episode is being released on Na...

In this inspiring and practical episode, I share how I made a long-time dream come true: leading fully funded, grant-supported wellness retreats for physicians—programs paid for by departments, organizations, and grants. I share with you how I helped make it happen and how you can too. This episode is a roadmap for those who want to bring truly impactful wellness programming to healthcare settings...