When you intentionally take a pause to attend to mind, body, and spirit - all at the same time- it’s powerful medicine. Taking time for yourself to experience a fully nurturing immersion experience shifts your perspective. Building in respite for ourselves is a necessity for a happy, healthy human existence. Don't hesitate. You are worth it Health doesn't just come from medicine- it comes from peace of mind, heart, soul, and love, and laughter. Attending to and nourishing all of these all at the...
Jul 18, 2021•31 min
Mindfulness can be a learned way of being that creates spaciousness in a healer’s life. In this episode we share the concept of building a scaffold of mindfulness as taught in Dr. Liang’s Mindful Physician course. From her journey through her own burnout and cancer experience, she could not wait for the system to change. Her suffering became a catalyst for practicing and teaching mindfulness as a way to build her own “mindful scaffold of support.” Reflection Questions offered in this episode: Wh...
Jul 11, 2021•34 min
There is discomfort where you are and where you are going. Resisting it makes it more uncomfortable. Don’t let discomfort get in your way. Don't shy away from it. Accept and allow it, even expect it, so it moves through you more quickly. Use discomfort as a message to be mindful, pause and be present with it, and then move forward with purposeful intention. We usually have no problem noticing discomfort. It's the judgment of it and resistance to it that causes the problem. The stories we tell ou...
Jul 04, 2021•38 min
This special interview with Dr. Yvonne Ator was recorded on Juneteenth. The first time it was recognized as a federal holiday. Dr. Ator shares her story of how her mission-driven work manifested into her heroine’s journey, her poignant thoughts about Juneteenth, and provides some gold nuggets of wisdom from her vast expertise in coaching. She also shares with listeners how she has meditated for over 2200 consecutive days in a row. Dr. Yvonne Ator, is a personal and executive coach for mission-dr...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr
Because we want the best for our children and we have smart brains that are trained specifically to think in certain ways- we often encounter a fair amount of conflict around this topic. “What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it is supposed to be.” Mindfulness and coaching tools can help you traverse the journey of co-parenting more easily and show up with peace, calm, groundedness, and intention. Mindfulness makes this much easier. Noticing, awareness, curiosity, non ...
Jun 20, 2021•44 min
Nourishment is a prerequisite for transformation and a life better lived. There are many ways to nourish yourself beyond food. Today Jessie is joined by a special guest, Dr Anne Kennard. Dr Kennard is Board-Certified in ObGyn, Integrative Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine and is an herbalist and a yoga teacher. We discuss the art of nourishing oneself with unscheduled time and white space. We discuss minimalism, nature, and sunshine as forms of nourishment for all the senses. We touch on coaching, yo...
Jun 13, 2021•42 min
In today's episode we talk about mindful and strategic approaches to emerging from the pandemic. This moment in time is an opportunity to be intentional about where you spend your time and energy, knowing that being busy isn’t better, less can be more. This moment is an opportunity to prune, consume less, and enjoy more stillness, quiet, and time to “be.” Just because something has “come back” doesn't mean you have to partake. It is time to tap into your values and alignment and make decisions w...
Jun 06, 2021•36 min
Experiencing delight is one of life’s joys, and is part of living into a variety of experiences. We can choose to live a light hearted life, and learn and practice experiencing delight while also knowing life won't all be fun and isn't supposed to be. “You need the darkness to see the light, the light to understand the darkness.” Delight is a counter balance to difficulty and part of full spectrum living. Delight is delightful. It is light. It’s lighthearted. It is found by being in the moment. ...
May 30, 2021•38 min
In today's episode, we share our stories of mindful entrepreneurship and the success and pleasure that can come when you apply pause and presence to business and personal growth. Key learnings and wisdom in this episode: It’s ok to do more of what you love and get paid doing it. If it doesn’t feel right, turn inwards and ask yourself why? Curious introspection can help serve as your own authentic internal compass navigating the non-linear path of entrepreneurship. Take time to notice “what makes...
May 23, 2021•49 min
The intention of this episode is to help moms all over the world tap into their innate capacity for mindfulness and intention as a key parenting and personal nourishment tool. We hope to help moms rest in the trust of their instincts and abilities as a mother, and be intentional about how they want to show up for themselves and their children. Mindfulness, by its very definition, leads us to be the perfect mom for our children. It helps us be in the moment, enjoy the process and get out of judgm...
May 16, 2021•36 min
Mindfulness can help guide us and ground us through this most intimate of life's relationships. Love isn't always harmonious and it doesn't always feel good. In this episode, we explore the idea of choice and showing up with mindful intention rather than expectation. We share how it's possible to hold dualities and allow your mom to be who and how she is. It's possible to not necessarily like some aspects of your relationship with her and still be immensely grateful to her. Curiosity can help so...
May 09, 2021•44 min
Mother’s Day is not always rainbows and joy. When you approach the day with mindfulness and intention, it’s possible to experience beauty, connection, love, and a day you will remember with fondness- no matter what transpires. To help you prepare for an enjoyable Mother’s Day, we share several strategies and approaches, all grounded in mindfulness, to help you find joy and presence, whether you are a mother or not. These strategies also help on other significant “life days” such as holidays and ...
May 02, 2021•35 min
Today’s episode is the first in a series on “Mindful Love” “We are not held back by the love we did not receive in the past but by the love we are not extending in the present.” Extend maximal love to both yourself and others by asking yourself “What would love do”? When you are feeling stuck, confused, frustrated, and resentful, ask yourself “What would love do?” Asking what love would do helps you create more connection, peace, and love in your life. Asking what love would do fosters kindness,...
Apr 25, 2021•36 min
In today's episode, Dr. Liang shares her first-hand experience of Anti-Asian racism and microaggressions, helping to bring awareness to the fact that there has been a 149% increase in Asian American Pacific Islander hate crimes reported in 16 major cities in the US over this past year. Dr. Liang shares how mindfulness can be used to choose constructive responses in the face of racism all while honoring and holding space for discomfort and anger. Inspired by the work of Law Professor Rhonda Magee...
Apr 18, 2021•38 min
There is a deep longing in our country to be able to show up differently for our stuff and our lives and to make changes. And it feels very hard to do so. In this episode, we share how mindfulness is a key component to success. And how minimalism is a state of mind, a mindset. Mindful minimalism requires you to pause and be present, notice and be aware, and move forward with intention and without judgment. Mindfulness helps distill your experiences and thoughts into a way that provides a clear l...
Apr 11, 2021•32 min
Allowing yourself to shine is a gift -to yourself and others. We hope this episode inspires those of you who may be “staying small” to show up more fully and bloom. “you too have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine.”- Mary Oliver We share how there is strength in choosing to bloom, right where you are and that leaning into vulnerability helps you grow, shine, and own your strengths, weakness, uniqueness, and your story exactly as they are. When we ea...
Apr 04, 2021•23 min
The more you give the more you receive. In honor of National Physician’s Week and the one-year anniversary of the Mindful Healthcare Collective, this episode is both a celebration and a chance to learn. One year ago, the Mindful Healthcare Collective was formed urgently at the outset of the pandemic to support those working in healthcare through this tragically difficult time. Over the past year, it has blossomed into so much more. The Mindful Healthcare Collective is now a vibrant community of ...
Mar 28, 2021•42 min
In this episode we normalize and call out the idea of pre-anticipatory anxiety and worry-- whether it is “Scanxiety” about an upcoming cancer surveillance scan, stress about what might transpire during a hospital call, or something else. This episode applies to EVERYONE because worry and anxiety are part of life. We share how you have a choice in how you experience uncertainty. You can choose to grow and learn from it or feel stuck and overwhelmed. Learn tips on how you can approach anxiety-prov...
Mar 21, 2021•40 min
Buoyancy is a word and a concept that you can use to change your life experience. In this episode we share how you can use words and language to change and/or color your life experiences in ways that serve you, while staying true to your experience. Buoyancy is a tool that can help you navigate storms and choppy seas. It is different from resilience and it is different from floating. It is a feeling that is spacious, light, and easeful. Buoyant things stay afloat, no matter the seas. Buoyancy re...
Mar 14, 2021•27 min
“Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it is about unbecoming everything that isn’t you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.”- anonymous Learning to unbecome is not a journey with a destination in mind. It is a constant change that we notice over time. Life is not a self-improvement project. It is about being, and sometimes, evolving and growing. "Un-Becoming" requires patience and trust in yourself. It requires that you draw lines in concrete, and ...
Mar 07, 2021•34 min
Mindfulness is available to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Mindfulness is a skill that is innately in us as human beings. Mindfulness is oftentimes introduced as a “tool.” In actuality, it is an intentionally created lifestyle that can seep into all the nooks and crannies of your life- if you practice it and if you let it. Choosing to live a mindful life takes practice, learning, AND un-learning. Mindfulness is about being rather than doing. It is a lifestyle. It takes advantage of the power of your...
Feb 28, 2021•39 min
Episode 09: Yoga as Medicine – Healing Your Body and Mind On and Off the Mat Yoga is not about being able to do a headstand. It’s not about achievement, mastering a perfect pose, or even the aesthetics of a beautiful yoga studio. Yoga is about healing, nourishment, learning, compassion, and growth. It is about showing up for yourself, wherever you are, and using movement, breath, and presence to create balance, clarity, and resilience. Yoga Is a Practice – Not Just Exercise Yoga is the integrati...
Feb 21, 2021•40 min
How can you make your marriage more amazing? Decide it’s amazing by approaching it mindfully and learning mindset tools. Mindfulness and intention are powerful tools to help strengthen and grow loving intimate relationships. These tools help whether your relationship is struggling or is feeling good. Connected relationships are a pillar of health. Weak connections and stressful relationships are known to threaten our health and well-being. Being in a marriage requires more than commitment. It re...
Feb 14, 2021•36 min
Our brains are hardwired to pay attention to negative events much more than positive events. Having a way to live with stress is so important. Protecting time to practice mindfulness and having mindset tools are effective ways to manage stress inclusive of COVID-19 related stressors. The pandemic has introduced a new level of stress for so many people. In this episode Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang shares her experience working as a pulmonologist during this pandemic. We discuss stressors specific to COVID-...
Feb 07, 2021•42 min
Down days are part of the tapestry of life. It's a universal part of being human. Oftentimes, we try to ignore or resist the negative feelings we get on these days. Everyone has them. Being mindful- noticing, with curiosity and without judgement, helps you move through a down day with skill. Down days can be opportunities to open our hearts and have compassion for ourselves. In this episode we share how allowing, accepting, naming all the feelings, and showing yourself compassion on the “No Good...
Jan 31, 2021•33 min
We take a hippocratic oath to do no harm as physicians. However, we often forget that this oath also includes doing no harm to ourselves. In this episode, we discuss how self-compassion is key to both reaching our full potential as healers and preventing burnout. We focus so often on not being perfect and many healers beat themselves up for small mistakes. It turns out that this strategy and in particular- shame- gets in the way of learning and growing from our mistakes. Changing our perspective...
Jan 24, 2021•40 min
When you engage in both mindfulness and mindset coaching simultaneously, the effects are magical. The resultant transformation is usually much bigger and faster than with either tool alone. In this episode, we share our experiences with the magic and synergy of using these tools together. The definition of mindfulness is paying attention on purpose to the present moment without judgment. Mindfulness creates space, relaxes the nervous system, and sets your brain up for optimal response to coachin...
Jan 17, 2021•29 min
Jessie Mahoney is a pediatrician, mindful life coach, yoga instructor, physician wellness leader, and co-host of The Mindful Healers Podcast. So many of you are wanting to find peace, calm, contentment, and clarity in your lives. This podcast was created to help you bring more pause and presence into your lives and relationships. Jessie shares her journey finding these tools and how she currently makes it her life’s work as a mindful coach to share them with others. Jessie started medical school...
Jan 10, 2021•29 min
Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang is an adult pulmonologist, mother, wife, and a cancer survivor. She shares her story about how she was given the devastating news. Fear and uncertainty led to learning about mindfulness. She acknowledges that cancer was her teacher. Mindfulness helped anchor herself into the present moment, while accepting and allowing the inevitable unknowns with surviving cancer. Important lessons are shared from her cancer journey. We are currently enrolling for mindfulness courses with Dr....
Jan 07, 2021•27 min
In this introductory episode, we share the story of our meeting during our journey to Bora Bora, and what that journey ultimately led to. After listening to this episode, our hope is that you see how incredible the mindfulness space is, you recognize the power of the pause, the magic of presence, and the possibilities available through mindful and intentional living. Join other physicians and healthcare providers who are embarking on this journey here: https://www.mindfulhealthcarecollective.com...
Jan 03, 2021•24 min
