Healing Medicine: Mindfulness, Mindset & Physician Well-Being

Nourishing our mind, bodies, and spirits "well" feels amazing!   Why do we talk about it as a task or something that requires discipline? What if we talked about lifestyle medicine and healthy eating as fun, indulgent, and part of a well-lived life?   What if we moved exercise from the chore column to the gift column?  You don't need to exercise. You want to and you get to.  When you feel great yo...

Trees offer tremendous wisdom.  In coaching, I often talk about setting an intention to be like a tree for upcoming difficult meetings or conversations. Being like a tree is a surprisingly effective leadership and life strategy.  At the Connect in Nature Mindful Healers Retreat a few weeks ago, one of my intentions was to encourage others to be more tree . Specifically to : Draw strength from othe...

During times of stress or discomfort old and often maladaptive habits resurface. Many of these habits originate in our childhoods.  This episode sheds light on "reparenting"- what it is and how it can help you meet needs that went unmet in childhood. The intention of reparenting is to move towards healing by creating new healthier patterns. Are there circumstances from your childhood that felt out...

Every parent traverses into the space having an empty nest at some point. We want it to happen and we don't. If it's not happening we worry. If it is happening we worry.   This episode belongs in both the Parenting with Presence and Transition Well series. Jessie shares about her first week transitioning to an empty nest. The first week of a big life change is, "of course", filled with intense and...

Enjoy this Curious About Coaching session and learn about the art of intention setting.  Choosing the tone and energy with which you show up is a life changing way to approach challenging situations.    How a plane lands is determined long before the wheels touch the ground. It takes awareness, attention, focus, and intention to land with safety and grace. If a plane pilot were to not approach a r...

We often think we can't pivot because "what if" …?  What if the job I pick doesn't work out? What if my wife gets cancer? Last year, Dr. Rakesh Jotwani shared his journey leaving a long-time employed hospitalist position to pivot to lifestyle medicine.  Listen to that episode Mindfulness Can Lead You to a Plant-Based Diet and a Fulfilling Career here.   When we take a risk and make a big change, w...

This episode teaches physicians how to recognize, evaluate, and skillfully respond to unreasonable expectations—both their own and others'—through mindfulness, self-compassion, connection to inner knowing, and clear, empowered boundaries.  Dr. Jessie Mahoney teaches you how to discern when something is unreasonable, what you can do about your own unreasonable expectations of yourself, and what you...

Are you frustrated by the constraints that the current healthcare system places on physicians? Is your well-being jeopardized by challenges at work? Would you like to embody practicing whole-hearted medicine? Dr. Michelle Biehl's inspirational story will galvanize you to feel empowered to take steps towards both living and practicing medicine wholeheartedly. Dr. Michelle Biehl is a pulmonary and c...

We don't like to disappoint people or be disappointed and we especially don't like it when our children are disappointed.   Liam Mahoney is back for an encore episode.  Listen to hear Liam's story of navigating a big and unexpected disappointment.  Hear how Jessie, as his mother, navigated his disappointment.  Leave with some gold nuggets of advice to ease the bumps of frustration and anger that a...

Do you find yourself frustrated when others show up late? Do you make it mean that others don't respect you or don't care when their "timing" and way of working through to-do lists, planning, and chores is different than yours? We hope this episode will leave you feeling liberated from chronic frustrations around timing, urgency, and the preferred paces of others.  We all have different inner rhyt...

Do you think you don't practice mindfulness "right?" Are you concerned about not being able to "clear your mind?" Does your inability to practice mindfulness the way you think you should make you feel anxious, guilty, or like a failure? Do you have a list of reasons why you think mindfulness doesn't work for you?    This episode addresses all of these questions and more.   Mindfulness is accessibl...

Do you think you  can't do yoga ? If you've ever struggled with yoga, felt like you weren't "a yogi," or believed that yoga wasn't for your body , this episode is for you. Yoga is not about flexibility, contorting into complex poses, or standing on your head. It's about movement, breath, and nervous system regulation —and with the right approach and teacher, yoga can work for every body, at every...

The world needs physician voices. Enjoy a fun conversation with Hilary Blair, founder of Articulate Real & Clear, about how mindfulness, intention, and most of all presence can help anyone, especially doctors, give a great talk. The way we are trained to think as physicians makes public speaking more of a challenge than it should be for most physicians.  We are trained to: worry what others will t...

What is forest bathing?  How does forest bathing impact mental health? How does it impact physical health?  Nature is medicine. Forest = For Rest There have been many studies to show that forest bathing and simply being in nature is a way to decrease stress and improve well-being. It improves mental and physical health conditions. It impacts both our vital signs and our outlook. Dr. Suzanne Bartle...

If you struggle with public speaking or you want to share your message more succinctly and more powerfully, listen to this episode. Diana Dresser, Jessie's speaking coach this past winter, is our special guest. Diana is a self-described theater nerd and actress. We offer helpful tools and a new understanding of how working with a coach on speaking, and everything else in life, helps. What makes a...

Have you been ill and thought "I can tough this out" or "I don't want to bother anyone?" When you seek care, do you apologize for the inconvenience and/or feel the need to justify why?  In this episode, we normalize that it is hard for physicians to seek timely medical attention. We name some of the potential causes and share ideas about how you might take sooner action when it comes to addressing...

I LOVE helping physicians get back to loving what they trained for so long and so hard to do. Coaching and retreats are amazing tools to accomplish this outcome. It's possible even in medicine today. Even if you are in primary care. And even if you have been practicing for a long time and are exhausted. Lara shares how embracing authenticity and a positive mindset helped her get back to both joy-f...

Do you want to know how to create vitality through simple daily choices? What does a sustainable life with vitality mean?  How do you actually make a sustainable lifestyle happen?   Dr. Siri Chand Khalsa, MD, MS, founder and CEO of Chandrima is a pioneering force in the realm of integrative, Ayurvedic, and lifestyle medicine. With over three decades of education, training, and clinical experience,...

This episode answers a question I get often- Do I coach men? The answer is yes! I am a mom of three young adult men, the sister of two brothers, and a wife. I am surrounded by men.  As an institutional wellness leader for over twenty years, I worked with all comers.  In honor of Father's Day, Dr. Adam Was, joins me to chat about how coaching, which he came to primarily for help with career decisio...

Do you struggle with family dinners? Would you like to enjoy drama-free mealtimes?  Are your children picky eaters?   Find more peace and presence around the dinner table. Listen to this discussion about how families can gather, cook, and eat healthier together.  Dr. Jaclyn Albin, a med-peds physician at UT Southwestern joins us today. She is the director of the culinary medicine program, an Assoc...

Wishing is not indulgent or fluff. Wishing is powerful, strategic, and fun.  Alexa Fisher is the founder of Wishbeads "the original intention-setting jewelry."  Her Wishbead bracelets are an integral part of my retreat business. My personal Wishbead bracelets are partly responsible for my big wish (dream) coming to fruition recently.   Wishing is a form of intention setting. As such it releases mo...

Dreams are available to all of us but they don't just happen by wishing, hoping, or luck.  In this episode, Jessie shares how she manifested her dream of owning her own retreat space. She was inspired by others fulfilling their dreams. They helped her know that fulfilling one's dreams is possible. In sharing her journey she hopes to be the person who inspires you to pursue your dreams. How do you...

"What do you think is the biggest waste of time?" "Comparing yourself to others," said the mole." ―  Charlie Mackesy,  The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Do you compare yourself to others? Feel like you don't belong or are lesser than?   In groups, do you feel like you are behind or don't measure up?  In this episode, we discuss the compare and despair mentality and its costs. We hope to hel...

When you decide to make a pivot as big as leaving your medical practice after 20 years expect scary. It takes time and courage. And, it just might turn out better than you expect.  Even if your husband has an unexpected cancer diagnosis right in the middle of your transition. Coaching, mindfulness, and taking a pause helped Dr. Wazeka leave her employed pediatric pulmonary job, navigate her husban...

  Do you feel under-appreciated for your efforts on behalf of your family, your patients, and/or your institutions? Have your expectations of others in expressing their love, thanks, and appreciation been mismatched with what you perceive is "right" or deserved? Listen for tools, strategies, and a framework of understanding to help you move forward with mindfulness and compassion. Feeling not appr...