Battling stress and preventing burnout is an active process. If you have a stressful job, like being an Emergency Medicine physician in a pandemic, actively working on yourself is protective. Dr. Tamara Beckford is an Emergency Medicine physician and expert in burnout prevention and wellbeing. She shares her personal steps for managing her wellbeing while working in a stressful environment. You'll want to listen to this one! Dr. Beckford is also a speaker in the wellness space. You can find her ...
Jun 22, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Having a parent with declining cognitive function is one of the most stressful experiences that you will face. It can be hard to know how to approach your parent(s) about the decline. You want to keep them safe, but they may not want your help. It can be a long road, so having a coping plan from the start is important. Here are 8 suggestions for how to cope. Reach out anytime, Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD Need support because you're managing a loved one's dementia or serious illness? Click here f...
Jun 15, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 72
This week I've been on the other side of the palliative care coin with a family member and my family doggie. I noticed five themes that applied in both places and I share them this week. What did I miss? What would you add? Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD P.S. The Conscious Coping program is starting in late July. If you have an ill loved one and you'd like more clarity about how to deal with it all, communication skills to handle the tough conversations, calm in a terribly stressful time and suppor...
Jun 08, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Being in the hospital is hard. It can be overwhelming, exhausting and feel like a completely out of control experience. Whether you are a physician, other clinician or family member of someone who is ill, these six tips will help you improve the wellbeing of people in the hospital. What other tips would you suggest? Send me a message with your suggestions https://integrativepalliative.com/contact-us Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD P.S. Are you feeling stressed because someone you love has an advance...
Jun 01, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Mia Redrick is the real deal. She is a life coach and business coach who has dealt with significant chronic and serious illness in her family. Mia will show you how to show up for yourself in a powerful way, even while living a busy life or caring for someone who is ill. You don't want to miss this episode. Think of two friends who are stressed and send them this episode immediately! If you want to contact Mia you can find her at www.miaredrick.com Keep coming back! Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD w...
May 25, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 69
You will love this week's guest! Cal Cates is a massage therapist as well as the founder and Executive Director of Healwell, a non-profit whose mission is to touch people affected by serious illness, teach massage therapists how to provide that touch, and to advocate for a broader role for those therapists in serious illness care. They have trained thousands of healthcare providers in the skills of resiliency, self-awareness, communication and forgiveness. They have dedicated their career to adv...
May 18, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 68
It is hard to talk to a loved one about their serious illness. And it can be hard to counsel families about how to communicate well. Knowing your own communication style and that of the patient can help make communication easier. This podcast will discuss 6 different communication styles: Direct & open, reserved & private, emotional & expressive, passive or reliant, information-seeking and avoidant or denying. Trying to match communication styles helps connection. Which communication...
May 11, 2023•14 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Anticipatory grief is common and normal but it is rarely talked about, which leaves people to suffer alone. Beginning to grieve for the loss of a loved one before they have died can be hard. In this week's podcast we discuss ten things that a grieving loved one can do with their loved one during this challenging time. I'm glad you're here, Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD P.S. Soon I'll be starting a Conscious Coping program to help people with ailing loved ones go from overwhelmed, depleted, and uns...
May 04, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 66
What is the difference between sympathy, empathy, and compassion? They are each approaches to other people's suffering; however, sympathy is distancing, empathy is supportive, and compassion includes a component of action. How do you tend to respond to other people's suffering? I'm glad you're here, Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD P.S. I'm starting a program for people with ailing loved ones who feel overwhelmed, depleted, and unsure of how to help their loved one. I'm committed to creating an exper...
Apr 27, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Welcome to The Game of Joy! This week Joy Ambassador, Yasmin Nguyen, shares his inspiring story of struggle and exploration that led him to write his book The Game of Joy. There is so much in this episode for everyone. Discover your "joy blockers," what to do when you encounter "unjoy" and how to play the "game of joy." Here's where you'll find Yasmin: https://joyfullivingproject.com/about-yasmin/ Don't miss this one! Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD Stay in Touch! Click the link below: https://train...
Apr 20, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Have you said any of these things to your patients? "Unfortunately,..." "Your MRI is one of the worst I've even seen." "Your knee is bone on bone" If so, you may have elicited the nocebo response. The nocebo response is the opposite of the placebo response and it can increase your patients' pain, nausea, fatigue, anxiety and more. Words are powerful. They can make your patients better or worse, so choosing your words carefully when you counsel your patients is important. Come listen, review and ...
Apr 13, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Do you have a ton of open charts? Are you charting at night in your PJs? Do you feel overwhelmed by work tasks? Are you also intuitive and a connector? Do you get totally engaged in the things that you enjoy? If that sounds like you, you might have ADHD. Many high functioning people have ADHD (often inattentive type) but they just don't know it. Come learn from Dr. Diana Mercado Marmarosh, a family physician and expert in physician ADHD. Dr. Marmarosh is not only an expert - she lives this herse...
Apr 06, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 62
The healthcare system is rough on everyone. Physicians and patients are both frustrated and everyone has a point. This week we talk about three big topics that come up in the hospital: information, emotions and decisions. We discuss them from the clinicians' perspective and then from the patients' perspective so that we can better understand each other. The system is frustrating for everyone, but my hope is that patients and clinicians can turn towards each other instead of away from each other....
Mar 30, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Dr. Rashmi Schramm is a meditation & life coach, and a generally sage and wonderful human being. She offers tons of practical tools to help us feel better, stress less and find joy in day to day life. She will teach you to spend a little less time DOING and a little more time BEING. You'll leave this episode with techniques that you can use to make your life better, starting today. If you'd like to work with Dr. Schramm you can find her here: www.optimalwellnessmd.org @dr.rashmischramm She a...
Mar 23, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Pets are like family and it can be terribly painful and difficult when they get sick. Should you take them for surgery? Do the intensive testing? How do you know when it's time to think about euthanasia? This week's episode is all about pets and palliative care. You'll learn about the pet palliative care that is going on in my home, and if you listen closely you can hear my sick doggie coughing in the background! Sending well wishes to all the sick pets! Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD www.integrati...
Mar 16, 2023•16 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Dr. Kara Wada is an allergist, immunologist and lifestyle medicine physician. She had years of vague and unexplained symptoms that ultimately resulted in a diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome. This diagnosis spurred her to explore ways to control her symptoms and improve her health. This week Dr. Wada shares her journey and offers many tips for reducing inflammation and managing rheumatologic diseases, such as Sjögren's. Here's how to find Dr. Wada: www.drkarawada.com instagram.com/crunchyallergist ...
Mar 09, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Compassion fatigue is the negative impact that caring for patients can have on caring clinicians over time. It can happen when we are witness to repeated suffering, when we don't get time to replenish ourselves or when we see multiple micro-injustices (like patients getting sicker because they can't afford their medications) over time. With these three important steps we can prevent compassion fatigue and preserve our ability to empathetically care for our patients. I'm glad you're here! Dr. C D...
Mar 02, 2023•16 min•Season 2Ep. 57
How many of these hospice myths did you believe? Hospice is kind but misunderstood! If everyone truly understood what hospice is, how it helps, when you should have it, and when you want it but can't get it, the world would be a better place. There would be less suffering and I am all about helping people suffer less. Listen and see how many hospice myths we can bust. I'm glad you're here! Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD Expanding the treatment toolbox for people with serious illness Coping Courageo...
Feb 23, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Unfortunately our world has a lot of tragedies and people may reach out to you for help when they are dealing with hard things. Or you may be dealing with hard things in your own life. It can feel overwhelming and you may be unsure of exactly what to do to help. This week we discuss a 8-step plan for coping successfully when something really tough has rocked your world. As always, use this info for your patients and also for yourself. We are all human and on this journey together. Healing oursel...
Feb 16, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 55
There are a lot of questions and myths on the topic of aromatherapy. Is it safe? Is there evidence of benefit? How exactly should we be using it? Dr. Ann Huntington, internist and expert in essential oils, will answer all those questions for us, and more. She also offers a course on the science of aromatherapy for physicians and has generously offered a discount to my listeners. You can find info at www.givemorenaturally.com/course . To get the discount use the code PODCAST at checkout. Reach ou...
Feb 09, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 54
When a parent gets seriously ill or has a significant decline in function, the care often falls on the children unevenly. This can create significant family conflict and fracture important sibling relationships. This week I talk about 5 things to suggest to your patient to help solve this sticky problem. Reach out anytime! Dr. C. Delia Chiaramonte, MD www.integrativepalliative.com Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is availabl...
Feb 02, 2023•11 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Welcome to The Integrative Palliative Podcast where we talk about integrative symptom management and physician wellbeing, because every physician deserves to have satisfying work and every patient deserves an effective and joyful physician! This week we are talking about what to do when the patient doesn't want to talk about their diagnosis. Should you force the issue? Let it go? There are times that we should be pushy and times that we should back off. Come learn the 5 key questions to ask when...
Jan 26, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 53
If you're a physician, or other clinician, you spend a lot of time supporting family members of seriously ill people. But what about when the family member is you? Everyone suffers when their family member is ill, but physicians (and other clinicians) may carry an extra burden when someone they love is sick. Listen this week for 8 things to do if you are a physician and someone that you love is seriously ill. If you know a physician in this situation, please share this episode with them. Reach o...
Jan 19, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Physicians and other healthcare clinicians get freaked out when they have to talk to a patient about hospice. If your general approach is "well... nothing seems to be helping so I guess it's time for hospice," this episode is for you! You'll learn the 7 things to say to make a discussion about hospice feel more supportive and less heavy. Please share this episode with your network if you think others would benefit! Reach out anytime, Dr. C Delia Chiaramonte, MD P.S. Come learn with me! Sign up a...
Jan 12, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 51
I'm not a big fan of resolutions. Success, contentment and "happiness" aren't really about one big annual push, they are about repeated practice of concepts that are small but mighty! This week we'll chat about a 3-step path to living a contented life. If you practice this plan, you will change. I promise. And you don't even have to give up sugar! Reach out anytime Dr. Chiaramonte www.integrativepalliative.com Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Witho...
Jan 05, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 50
You will love Dr Mary Leung. She is a medical oncologist and hematologist who has a busy outpatient clinical practice. After too many nights getting home after 7:00pm with more charts to do at home, she got burned out and stopped loving her job. Join us to learn what she did to change her work life dramatically. She now loves her work again and leaves the office, charts completed, by 5:30pm so she can enjoy her family and have some time for herself. Learn more about her at www.shiningwithgratitu...
Dec 29, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Maybe you mostly talk to your mom on the phone and you haven't seen your aging parents in almost a year. Or maybe your dad just ended up in the hospital and you realize that mom might not be safe to stay at home alone. If this hasn't happened to you, it has almost certainly happened to some of your patients. People tend to feel totally overwhelmed and unsure how to proceed. This week's episode will give you a practical approach for helping your loved one while keeping your sanity. Reach out any ...
Dec 22, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 48
This basic introduction to practical aromatherapy will give you one more safe and easy to use tool to help your patients manage stress and anxiety. You'll learn the down and dirty way to counsel your patients about WHAT aromatherapy is, WHY you should add it to your tool box and HOW exactly it can be incorporated into a stress management routine. Reach out anytime! Dr. Chiaramonte www.integrativepalliative.com Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Witho...
Dec 15, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Life is BUSY! There is so much to do and I know you wish that you had just a few more hours in every day. The surprising truth is that you may be inadvertently making your time issues worse than they need to be. In this week's episode of the integrative palliative podcast, we'll discuss three of those ways - I know you'll see yourself in at least one of them. We can only fix what we know is there. If you have a friend or colleague who struggles with time, be sure to forward this episode to them....
Dec 08, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Can you be empathetic and also have badass boundaries? Yes! Loose boundaries lead to overwhelm and burnout and they drain the empathy right out of you. This week I will give you the 3 steps that you need to gain control of your schedule so you can keep your cup full. Reach out any time! - Dr Chiaramonte P.S. Would you do me a favor? Please go to Apple podcasts and leave a review. It helps me reach more people. Thanks so much! Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One...
Dec 01, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 45
