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Have you and/or your loved ones been rattled, disgusted, angered, saddened, and/or scared this past week?
Discomfort is normal.
Itâs possible to find calm, more agency, and approach the current situations with clarity and intention when you expect and accept whatâs happening.
âOf Courseâ you feel rattled, upset, and scared. Of course, this is happening the way it is.
Expect It Should you have expected something different? We may have hoped it would be different, but nothing happening is unexpected. It feels less disconcerting when we "expect it."
Accept It You donât have to agree with it, condone it, or like it but accepting the reality of our current circumstances opens the door to creativity and problem-solving.
Pause and Be Present. Take time to connect to your deeper values. Be patient and purposeful. Take intentional actions that are aligned with your principles of authenticity and compassion, rather than reacting in anger.
Take small, intentional action. Write letters, support causes, or reach out to loved ones.
The political landscape, personal challenges, and societal changes will assuredly continue to test our emotional resilience.
With grounding tools, reflection, and strategic action, we can move forward with purpose, compassion, and clarity.
As we navigate uncertain times, staying calm and intentional can help you respond meaningfully and find ways to contribute to positive change.
If youâre looking for more ways to stay grounded, clear, calm, and present in these unusual times
Join Jessie for Ongoing Presence Small Group Coaching. We start Tuesday, Jan 28th.
The next chance to join will not be until at least August/September 2025.
2025 will also clearly be the best and much-needed opportunity to treat yourself to the benefits of a retreat. *All offer CME
Pause & Nourish Retreats: Coaching, Yoga, Mindfulness, and Culinary Medicine CME Retreats for women physicians, couples, & Sisters/Friends
Connect in Nature Retreat: open to all
Honoring Diastole Retreat: open to all
Now is a great time to move beyond consuming this amazing podcast and choose to engage in the work. Desired meaningful change happens, and sticks, when you engage in the work by working with us.
It is also a great time to share this podcast with family and friends who may also need support to navigate current circumstance with more steadiness and inner calm.
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
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A deep dive into how to navigate the overwhelming uncertainty and change weâre experiencing in the world today. From unprecedented natural disasters to major political transitions, many of us are feeling unsettled, unsafe, and anxious.
How do we move forward with clarity and calm, rather than getting lost in fear and catastrophizing?
Embrace Uncertainty: With so much beyond our control, how do we find a sense of grounding?
The Power of Acceptance: Accepting the present moment, even when itâs uncomfortable. Acceptance doesnât mean liking the situationâit means embracing reality as it is and finding peace in that.
"Let Them" Theory: Mel Robbinsâ concept of "Let them" is a way to release the need to control others or external situations. By letting go of trying to change things beyond our control, we can create space to focus on our own response.
Mindfulness is a Tool: By paying attention to the present moment with curiosity and non-judgment, we can stay grounded, reduce fear, and move through uncertainty with more ease.
Intention and Ease: Set intentions to shift your mindset and find ease in challenging moments. Think of yourself "as a lighthouseânot a zodiac raft" âstanding steady, offering light amidst the storms.
Reflection Questions:What is triggering you right now?
Are fear-based thoughts keeping you stuck in a negative loop?
How are you responding to the uncertainty around you? Are you resisting reality?
How can you show up with compassion for yourself and others during difficult times?
What intention can you set to help you move through this moment with more ease?
TipsConscious Consumption: Limit news and media exposure if itâs negatively impacting your well-being. Be mindful of your triggers and honor your need for self-care.
Let Go of Control: Practice mindfulness by observing when you feel the urge to control situations or others. Use the âLet Themâ theory to let go of the need to control the uncontrollable.
Find Ease: Choosing ease over chaos can be transformative. Ask yourself, "What would love do?" when making decisions in uncertain times.
Patience and Compassion: Respond, donât react. Pause before acting on your feelings or impulses.
Jessieâs "Tip to Set Yourself Up for Success"Prioritize healthy nervous system practices: mindfulness, yoga, rest, and community.
Perform an energy audit: Identify what drains you and what replenishes you. Be intentional about staying replete, not on empty.
Focus on a strategic mindset: Ask yourself how your future self would approach challenges and choose to respond with kindness, patience, and curiosity.
As we navigate challenging times, remember you donât have to have all the answers, but you can choose how you respond.
Embrace uncertainty, cultivate mindfulness, and take care of your mental and emotional well-being.
Connect with Us:
Yoga, Mindfulness, 1:1 and Small Group Coaching, and Retreats: If you're looking for more tools and practices to support your well-being, check out our upcoming retreats, yoga series, and free coaching workshops.
Visit us at Mindful Healers Podcast for more resources.
Note: The content of this podcast is not medical or life advice. Always engage in mindful practices and reflection in a safe, supported environment.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Adults Evolve, Develop, and Grow Too
Growth doesnât stop when we reach a certain age. Just as children grow and change, so do we. But whatâs different now? How do we act, think, and live differently as we age?
What have we intentionally cultivated, and what have we chosen to let go of?
What has life taught us in unexpected ways?
As we navigate different stages of life, we have opportunities to make intentional shifts that enhance our well-being and perspective. At 55, we can learn to make decisions from a place of calm rather than drama and comparison. In our 40s, we may decide to let go of the need to fix everything and embrace the power of acceptance and boundaries. We may choose to lean out, slow down, and step away from the constant hustle, even as we embrace the complexities of the sandwich generation.
In this episode, we invite you to reflect on the changes youâve made over the past yearâboth intentional and unintentional. What lessons have you learned? And, as we approach 2025, what are your intention words for the new year? How do you want to continue evolving, growing, and developing into the next chapter of your life?
Join us as we discuss how beautiful and transformative the process of adult growth can be.
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in person.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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Itâs a celebration! The Mindful Healers Podcast turns 4, and in this special episode, we take a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate how far we've come. As we mark this milestone, we share the lessons we've learned over the past four yearsâboth from the podcasting journey and from the mindfulness practices weâve embedded into our work.
It's easy to focus on what we still have to do, but today, weâre intentionally flipping that narrative to notice and celebrate the wins. Recognizing what weâve done well, both as individuals and as a podcast community, is a practice that can be uncomfortable but so important. In this episode, we model that practice by looking at the growth weâve experienced: the confidence, creativity, and flexibility that have blossomed through this work.
Key Highlights:What Weâve Done Well:
This episode reflects on the growth and evolution of the Mindful Healers Podcast. Here are a few things weâre proud of:
Keeping it fun and engaging for our listeners.
Making it a collaborationâfrom our guests to our audience.
Staying authentic by not following the typical podcast formula.
Trusting our gut and staying true to our vision.
Soliciting and embracing feedback to improve.
Investing in quality audio setups to ensure a smooth listening experience.
Embedding mindful moments throughout the episodes.
Ending every episode with reflection questions to deepen the conversation.
Celebrating Progress Over Perfection:
Itâs natural to focus on whatâs next or whatâs still left to be done, but this episode encourages us to celebrate how far weâve come and acknowledge our successes. Thatâs a big part of mindfulnessâbeing present and appreciating the progress.
What Podcasting Has Taught Us:
Mindful Healers Podcast Birthday Wish List:
From building confidence to overcoming âcompare and despair,â podcasting has been a journey of growth. Itâs also helped us become more vulnerable, flexible, and open to making changes. Our journey reflects the power of mindfulness in action.
To celebrate our fourth anniversary, we have a wish listâand weâd love for you to be part of it!
Share the Podcast: Spread the word by sharing the podcast with at least five peopleâwhether that's friends, family, colleagues, or in online communities like Facebook groups.
Leave Stars & Reviews: If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review and rate us! Your feedback helps others find us.
Become a Guest: If youâre passionate about mindfulness, well-being, or any of the topics we cover, reach out and let us know why you'd like to be on the show!
Suggest Topics and Guests: Have ideas for future episodes or a guest you'd love to hear from? Weâd love your input, especially if you have a personal connection to the recommendation.
Join Us for a Retreat: Weâd love to see you at the Mindful Healers Retreat, happening Labor Day weekend 2025 (or join any of our other retreats or offerings).
Our Gift to You:To thank you for being part of our community, weâre sharing the six most downloaded episodes of 2024âperfect if you missed them the first time around or want to listen again! Hereâs what you can enjoy:
190. Wisdom Learned from a Malpractice Lawsuit: You Donât Know What You Donât Know with Dr. Rachel Bickling
195. How to Make a Big Decision with Liam Mahoney
193. Their Urgency Is Not Your Urgency
189. How to Embody An Abundance Mindset with Dr. Miriam Rhew
176. When Bad Things Happen
226. Focus on Whatâs in Your Control
If you havenât yet listened to these episodes, we highly recommend giving them a listen!
Thank You for Being Part of Our Journey:As we celebrate four years of the Mindful Healers Podcast, we are grateful for you, our listeners, who have made this journey so meaningful. Hereâs to continuing our growth together, embracing the joys and challenges, and supporting each other in this shared mindfulness journey.
Stay Connected with the Mindful Healers Podcast:
Follow us on Instagram: @mindfulhealerspodcast
Visit our website: www.mindfulhealerspodcast.com
Thank you for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review. We appreciate your support and look forward to growing with you in the years to come!
This episode is a reminder to celebrate the journey, the progress, and the winsâno matter how smallâwhile staying present for the next chapter. Letâs continue to grow, together!
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This episode invites you to stop living from a place of inadequacy and instead embrace your inherent worth. By letting go of judgment and stepping into mindfulness, you can make decisions from a place of power, confidence, and authenticity.
Jessie dives into one of the most common challenges many healthcare professionals face: the feeling of being "not enough." Whether itâs feeling unworthy, inadequate, or undeserving, these thoughts can hold us back from living and performing at our highest levels. If youâve ever struggled to accept compliments or gifts, or find yourself questioning your value, this episode is for you.
Key Takeaways:The Power of the "Not Enough" Thought:
Feeling unworthy may have been a driving force that got you to where you are today, but itâs not going to get you to where you want to go. We explore how these limiting beliefs can influence how you show up in the world and the results you achieve. When you feel inadequate, itâs likely that you wonât perform at your best or engage with life as your wisest, most productive self.The Impact of Feeling Unworthy:
How do you feel when you think you're unworthy or inadequate? How do you show up in your personal and professional life when these thoughts dominate? The way you perceive yourself shapes how you interact with the world. It can prevent you from making authentic decisions or fully engaging in opportunities that come your way.Practical Questions to Challenge "Not Enough": In this episode, I encourage you to ask yourself powerful questions to shift your perspective:
Do you want to make decisions from a place of "not enough"? Can you make authentic decisions from this space? What else is true about your worth? Are you average? Above average? Adequate? Can you let go of the black-and-white thinking of "enough vs. not enough" or "worthy vs. unworthy"?Breaking Free from Judgement:
Patience with yourself. Self-compassion in your journey. Kindness toward yourself and others. Trustâletting go and trusting the process. Intention and attention in your decisions. Non-judgment of yourself and others.
The episode challenges the "all-or-nothing" mindset. Could you release the concept of worthiness or adequacy entirely? Instead, consider focusing on being human, practicing mindfulness, and embracing the following qualities:The Role of Community in Moving Beyond "Not Enough":
Overcoming feelings of inadequacy is something we actively work on in Ongoing Presence and Transition Wellâtwo of our small group offerings. These groups provide a safe, supportive space for women in medicine to explore and move beyond these limiting beliefs. The camaraderie and shared experience are transformative, offering time to practice, integrate, and explore new ways of being.Group Format: Both Ongoing Presence and Transition Well are small, intimate groups (limited to 12 women). They meet twice a month in the evening, with flexible scheduling across all time zones. These groups are only open twice a year, in January and late August.
What to Expect: If you want to stop living from a place of "not enough" in 2025, these groups provide the perfect environment to shift your mindset and experience a different way of being. The support of like-minded women will help you integrate this work into your life in meaningful, lasting ways.
Want to Move Beyond "Not Enough"?If youâre ready to start the journey of shifting from feelings of inadequacy to a more compassionate, confident way of being, consider signing up for Ongoing Presence or Transition Well. Your life and your approach to work will be transformed.
Sign Up for 2025Make 2025 your year of transformation. Sign up now for either Ongoing Presence or Transition Well. These groups fill up quickly, and the change you experience will be truly life-altering.
Resources: Ongoing Presence: Learn More & Sign Up Transition Well: Learn More & Sign UpStay Connected with the Mindful Healers Podcast:
Follow us on Instagram: @mindfulhealerspodcast Visit our website: www.mindfulhealerspodcast.comThank you for tuning in! If this episode resonated with you, please consider subscribing, sharing with others, and leaving a review. Together, we can move beyond the belief that we are not enough and create a new reality for ourselves.
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Women and women physicians in particular are so high functioning and capable, we often take on everything as our responsibility and our job.
Other people and larger systems benefit when we do this in the short-term. No one benefits in the long-term.
We end up exhausted and depleted and overwhelmed, overbusy, overcommitted, and overfunctioning.
When you stop holding onto unreasonable expectations of yourself and others and let go of whatâs not yours to hold, the noise quiets and the OVER everything goes away.
Listen to learn about a life changing practice of clarifying what is actually your job in every one of your roles.
Learn how to discern what is your job, what is not your job and the importance of word choice.
What is not your job?
Keeping everyone happy and comfortable
Make people feel a certain way
Protecting people
Fixing all broken things
Judging others
Owning other peoples challenges or outcomes
Changing anyone's behavior
Convincing people
What is your job?
Loving
Modeling
Showing
Supporting
Partnering
Listening
Being aware
Facilitating
Advising
Connecting
Inspiring
Teaching
Knowing
Our jobs as leaders and physicians add additional nuances to the discussion.
Awareness
Knowledge
Diagnosing
Educating
Recommending
Being present
Come to mind immediately. Defending, fixing, and changing the behavior of others is not our job. Neither is meeting the expectations of our patients or healthcare systems. Even though filling in for all the gaps in the system would be an impossible job, many of us take this on as our job as well.
Join me for a live Curious About Coaching Workshops on January 7th 530 pacific to dive into this exercise more fully.
If you struggle with issues such as over responsibility, overwhelmed, over functioning and over committing, you must join me in Ongoing Presence or Transition Well for Small Group Coaching in Spring 2025.
Both programs start in January and they are a not to be missed opportunity to live a life of clarity and meaning without all overwhelm, busy, overresponsibility and overfunctioning. You can earn up to 12 units of CME as well.
Find Peace presence and Purpose where you are - https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/ongoing-presence
Move Forward in Alignment - https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/transition-well
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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Our annual episode on the value and process of choosing intention words.
In it, we share a tremendously valuable process we both now use every fall. We choose three words for the upcoming year.Setting intentions is science-based. Simply setting an intention gives your brain something to filter your experiences through. Itâs like setting your GPS.
Without a focus, our brains naturally go to the negative.
We have shared three previous episodes on this same topic.
169. Setting Yourself Up for Success with Words
110. Why Intentions Are Better than Goals
111. Setting Intentions is a Powerful Practice
We have refined the process further each year.
Take a listen to this year's episode to learn about our current process, what our chosen words for 2025 are, and why we choose them.
We would love to hear what your words turn out to be and if, as mentioned in the episode, you want help with the process, coaching makes the process much more impactful and precise.
We encourage you to move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you engage with the work and work with us.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats. It is scheduled for Labor Day weekend Aug 29-31st, 2025 and is now open for registration.
You can also hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness and coaching workshops for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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Today we share helpful lessons to help you navigate family gatherings with less stress.
Are you feeling a bit of anxiety and/or nervous anticipatory energy, maybe even unease, or dread?Are there potential or recurrent disagreements or points of contention that often arise when spending time with loved ones?
Do you sometimes feel like an outsider or disconnected at family gatherings?
Are holidays much better now than they ever have been?
Are you often still somewhat disappointed after family gatherings?
We encourage you to allow whatever feelings arise including potentially disappointment, disconnection, and a sense of not belonging.
What may make it harder for you to enjoy holiday gatherings?
High expectations, manuals, compare and despair, generally being givers and not receivers, and challenges having fun and relaxing.
Listen to hear about the practices of intention setting, making generous assumptions, looking for how they are just like you.
In this episode, we share many other mindful mindset practices to help you focus on fun, joy, connection and ease. We also discuss what may get in your way on your journey.
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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Gratitude is much more complex than looking on the bright side.
Gratitude and mindfulness often feel overused in wellness conversations. They are often thrown out as the answer to just about everything.
Synonyms for gratitude include appreciation, thankfulness, acknowledgment, recognition, credit, regard, and respect.
Interestingly gratitude is also listed as a synonym for a sense of obligation and indebtedness. For many practicing gratitude leads to feelings of guilt. There are many things many of us think we should be grateful for.
In the face of the recent bomb cyclone atmospheric river, I felt a sense of true deep gratitude. A feeling that was very different than what I have previously felt when keeping a gratitude list or when gratitudes were shared at huddles or before a meal. This gratitude felt like a deep sense of peace. It was not a feeling that could be practiced.
When you feel truly grateful, you feel a deep sense of wellness, connection, and healing.
Your brain releases positive neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, which contribute to the feeling of contentment- even amidst a storm.
Science shows gratitude can help to counteract negative thinking patterns and reduce rumination on negative experiences. It also enhances your ability to cope with stress and challenges by providing a more optimistic perspective. Grateful people tend to be more empathetic and express appreciation towards others, which leads to stronger and more positive relationships. Studies show that practicing gratitude can also improve sleep quality.
Beyond gratitude, mindfulness offered many helpful tools for navigating through a historic storm with more grace and ease.
Listen to hear what, why, and how attention, intention, self compassion and kindness, and acceptance can help.
What are you grateful for? What are you appreciative of? Do you have any âshould be gratefulâ thoughts?
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us virtually and/or in-person. Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com There are retreats at Nicasio Creek Farm every month between March and November 2025. www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreat-nicasio-creek-farm
Connect in Nature will be Labor Day Weekend, Friday August 29th to Sunday August 31st. We ho[e you will join us.
To learn more about what we are up to join the Mindful Healthcare Collective Facebook group or email list @ mindfulhealthcarecollective.com
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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There is no recipe or rule book to start your dream practice.
Dr. Anna Dowling, an ObGyn, joins us for a second time. In this episode, she shares her journey building a dream solo practice called Birth Story Obstetrics.
Her first podcast episode was 155. Become Your Future Self.
In today's episode, she shares what she found helpful in manifesting a practice that is fun and meaningful. Key to her success was setting up a team of supporters and helpers - a coach, her spouse, and friends who believed in her.
What else was essential to setting up a successful private practice?
A healthy mindset.
She shares how her physician mindset made starting a dream practice even harder. The pre-work she did to learn to notice and begin to let go of catastrophizing, the desire for control, her scarcity mindset, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism were essential to her success. Learning to accept and not like uncertainty and to embrace unsettledness was also crucial. We also talk about the importance of optimizing your physiology and the power of both fun and âyet.â
Listen to hear some of the other powerful and unlikely tools she found critical to setting up her dream practice.
If you are thinking you might want to make a transition in your career, join Transition Well Small Group Coaching for Women Physicians.
If you arenât sure what you want yet or simply have a gnawing sense you were meant for more, Transition Well small group coaching brings clarity, courage, confidence, and commitment. You can add 1:1 coaching sessions to your group if you want time for just you. You can get CME for all of it.
Dr. Dowling participated in both Transition Well and Ongoing Presence. She also did 1:1 coaching. Her words: âYou gave me the permission and the courage to dream, innovate, and create something I never thought was possible. I've reached the tipping point and it's a place I never ever imagined landing in. Thank youâ
Find out more about Transition Well. Itâs very small group coaching - max group size is twelve so donât delay in signing up. We start in mid-January 2025. https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/transition-well
If growing Ongoing Presence and cleaning up your mindset before you jump feels more like where you are, Ongoing Presence Group Coaching is another great option. It also starts in late January and is open for sign-up now. https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/ongoing-presence
If doing the work in person sounds more appealing, join me for a retreat intensive. There are retreats almost every month in 2025.
https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreat-nicasio-creek-farm
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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An episode about what to do in challenging and disappointing moments.
You may have noticed that we did not record a new episode last week. We opted to model self compassion and kindness in the face of laryngitis, back to back retreats, and a volleyball championship. After 225 weekly episodes we decided to give ourselves grace.
The election was a pivotal moment of seeing what is. It was a clarifying moment.
Mindfulness is a key component to moving forward with grace and ease. It is essential in difficult circumstances such as this.
Listen to hear tips for choosing your language thoughtfully, asking helpful questions, and how to tell generous and helpful stories.
This moment is an abundant opportunity to practice noticing your thoughts and feeling your feelings.
Feel to heal and name to tame.
It is also a great moment to accept and be disappointed, accept and be angry, accept and not like, and to accept and allow.
Resisting reality is very costly.
Optimizing your neurochemical soup is in your control at this moment and it can help.
Practicing mindful self-care is also in your control and also helps.
You might find being alone helpful or community may be what you need.
Support yourself with healthy food, nature, and sleep to give yourself the most capacity to respond intentionally rather than create.
Consider practicing tons of hand to heart and self compassion. Oxytocin increases creativity, curiosity, and problem solving
Disappointment and challenges often lead to our biggest growth â personally and collectively. Let this moment in time be the nudge you need to engage in mindfulness and mindset coaching. Working with us is much more powerful than simply listening to a podcast.
Set yourself up for a smoother ride through the next four years by reaching out for 1:1 or small group coaching or signing up for a 2025 retreat.
https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/coaching
https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/ongoing-presence
https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreat-nicasio-creek-farm
Start practicing yoga with me on YouTube.
Listen to other episodes of the Mindful Healers Podcast. Itâs Ok to Not Be Ok and When Bad Things Happen are a great place to start.
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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Being off kilter is a normal part of the human experience at least some of the time.
Mindfulness and self-compassion offer opportunities to notice, show yourself compassion, and re-align.
Getting help helps.
Enjoy Jessie modeling how getting help helps. Listen as Ni-Cheng demonstrates mindful inquiry and how to explore body sensations, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
What might be helpful when you next find yourself off-balance
Sunshine
Yoga
Exercise/movement
Nature
Music
Human connection
Name it to tame it
Feel it to heal it
Patience
Being not doing
Self-compassion
Be like a tree
We encourage you to move beyond consuming this podcast and engage in the work. Having a full toolbox at the ready when the off-kilter day arrives is priceless.
Practice these tools in person at a retreat in 2025. www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Blending mindfulness, yoga, farm-to-table food as medicine, and mindset work together make change possible that otherwise wouldnât be. When you are physiologically and neurochemically in an optimal state opens up a world of creativity and opportunity.
You can also choose to respect the moment and start your journey to better right away by signing up for online mindful coaching with Jessie.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups. Transition Well and Ongoing Presence start again in January 2025. People are signing up already.
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
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What does non-striving in mindfulness mean? What is the invitation of non-striving? Why might you want to try it?
Non-striving isn't about giving up aspirations and goals, it is about letting go. Letting go of control, of needing things to be a certain way, and/or to get a certain outcome.
Non Striving is about patience, peace, presence, joy and transformation.
Instead of constantly doing, non-striving is about focusing on being.
Non-striving is allowing yourself to experience the moment without judgment.
It creates space to simply be rather than always reacting to try to change things.
We are human BEINGS, not human DOINGS.
âBeing is where the magic and healing happen.â - Dr. Holly MacKennaNon-striving involves accepting yourself as you are and others as they are. It is about being content where you are, without the need to be anyone else or anywhere else.
Non-striving increases the richness in your life. It helps you find the extraordinary in the ordinary.
The space opened up in non-striving opens portals to clarity, curiosity, creativity, and connection.Where are some areas of life that you would like to adopt a non-striving attitude? What are some ways you might try non-striving? What could you commit to not doing? What would more âbeingâ look like?
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
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Are you sitting on a nail and not changing due to the fear of the discomfort of removing that nail?
Discomfort, pain, and struggle feel familiar to most of us. We may not notice we are sitting on a nail. If we do, we are often so accustomed to discomfort we stay on the nail anyway. Transition and pivots, ie gettign of the nail are even more uncomfortable, even when they ultimately offer more freedom and space.
Things often have to get SO bad before we are willing âgive inâ and change. What if we arenât "giving in" or giving up when we decide to get off a nail. What if we are giving ourselves permission to finally act in alignment with our core values.
Who would you be, could you be, if you stopped sitting on so many nails?
Some common thought patterns and beliefs that keep you sitting on nails:
Scarcity mindset
Not valuing yourself or your happiness. The belief that you don't deserve to have a comfortable pain-free life.
The belief that being uncomfortable is a badge of honor
Lack of boundaries
Fear of change, the what if, or making a mistake
Fear of judgment or being seen as " - "
So used to discomfort and pain we donât notice the discomfort of the nail
Believing that struggling and suffering and hard are valuable
Listen to the episode to learn more. And then sign up to work with us. Consuming this podcast helps but the big shifts happen when you work with us.
Personal mindset coaching and experiencing and practicing mindfulness are what actually help you see where you are sitting on nails and grow the courage and belief to finally get off those nails even when getting off is scary.
Make 2025 the year you stop sitting on nails.
*Many thanks to Dr. Sonal Haerter for sharing the concept of sitting on nails during her talk at Brave Enough 2024.
Join Jessie for 1:1 coaching or a retreat. Now is the time to jump in if you want to use 2024 CME time or funds. Itâs also the time to secure yourself a spot at Nicasio Creek Farm or Sagrada in 2025. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
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Do you feel like you are growing faster than your organization has space for?
Are your roots trying to grow out the bottom of your pot?
Dr. Holly MacKenna is the Founder of Dara Wellness an Integrative Psychiatry practice in New Orleans. She is Board Certified in Integrative Medicine and Psychiatry. She also has additional certifications in Helms auricular acupuncture and non-touch and distance Reiki.
Dr. MacKenna shares the story of starting her integrative practice right before the Covid pandemic. She embraced the journey because she felt like she had grown beyond what her organization had space for. Her roots were trying to grow out the bottom of a pot.
She shares the importance of coaching and leaning into a community of support when building something new. She recommends if you donât have a community, find one or create one. Coaching helped Dr. MacKenna give herself permission to let go of the unspoken rules in her head and make her own rules for the practice and life she was building.
Holly attended the Connect in Nature Mindful Healers Retreat six weeks ago. She recently shared in a Facebook group that she had learned so much at the retreat âwithout realizing it.â
In todayâs podcast, we discuss why and how this happened and the power of nature, especially trees and experiential learning.
Hollyâs two most powerful learnings at the retreat:
1. Lean into curiosity
2. Being is where the magic and healing happen.
Dr. MacKenna also shares her thoughts as a psychiatrist on the controversies and benefits of coaching and the importance of choosing a qualified coach.
You can find Dr. MacKenna @ www.darawellnessnola.com or www.hollymackennamd.com
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.
The date of next year's Connect in Nature Retreat will be released soon. We are leaning into curiosity and will be holding it in a new location and at a new time of year.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
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Nourishing our mind, bodies, and spirits âwellâ 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 donât need to exercise. You want to and you get to.
When you feel great you make better decisions, you are more productive and happier as well as healthier.
Great cooks make healthy food a delight to eat. You get to taste with your eyes and treat your taste buds. As health care providers we can make eating healthy about a feast and delight for the eyes, body, spirit, and soul.
Dr. Rak and I hope you will join us for this fun conversation about the power of âmarketingâ a healthy lifestyle to ourselves and others.
Join a Pause & Presence Retreat to taste with your eyes and nourish every cell in your body in delightful ways.
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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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 others.
Ask for help when you need it.
Be authentic.
Attend to your core.
Don't be afraid to branch out.
Get plenty of rest.
Stand tall.
Be open to change.
These lessons come from an inspirational book called How To Be More Tree by Liz Marvin. Enjoy todayâs mindful moment to hear many more lessons from this book.
At the Connect in Nature Mindful Healers Retreat we share many lessons from the trees we stand amidst.
Trees have roots and they use âtheir resourcesâ creatively.
Their roots are embedded in soil which provides nutrients and microorganisms.
Why not âfertilize your own soilâ with the essential nutrients for a healthy, happy, and aligned life?
Redwood trees drink fog and live and grow in community. Their roots are one foot deep and football fields wide creating an extensive network of support. We are stronger together.
Trees grow towards the sun and stand tall and proud. They donât hide. The branches and leaves grow in the direction of sunlight reminding us to point in the direction of getting what we need and setting ourselves up for success.
Many trees live through extreme temperatures, lack of water, too much water, and fires. They have scars and other marks but the trees remain as they are through it all leaning into their support systems and utilizing the resources they do have.
Trees are calm and grounded. They are graceful and elegant despite irregularities, lumps, and bumps.
Trees sway in storms and rarely fall except in extreme storms. Their wood is strong and flexible.
There are all different kinds of trees but the inner anatomy of every tree is largely the same- roots, trunk, branches, leaves. Trees just like humans have more in common than different.
How might you âbe more treeâ?
Join us for the next Mindful Healers Connect in Nature Retreat in SPRING 2025.
We will enjoy a different season, and different, but still amazing, natural wonders from a different home base - Nicasio Creek Farm.
We will enjoy creeks, mountain tops, wildflowers, esteros, bays, and the wildlife of West Marin and Point Reyes National Seashore. We will explore food as nature and hands on experiences of mindful harvesting, preparing, and eating food.
Sign up for Jessieâs email list to be notified when registration is open.
Today's Mindful Moment is entitled Invitations from Trees. It includes some of my favorite excerpts from How to Be More Tree- Essential Life Lessons for Perennial Happiness, by Liz Marvin
âThis beautifully illustrated book celebrates the wisdom of trees and what they can teach us about everyday life, from basking in the sun to weathering the storm. As you learn about dozens of trees, from the Acai palm to the Yoshino cherry, you'll find that their means of survival are not so different from ours.
The juniper tree proves that it's possible to flourish anywhere as long as we put down strong roots.
A mountain hemlock finds strength basking in the sun while a black walnut's sturdiness comes from its thick, steely core.
The hawthorn demonstrates resilience as it adapts to strong winds and storms by finding balance in its roots.
Trees have many more lessons to offer, from letting go of the past, to branching out, to resisting the urge to overstretch ourselves.
Trees have wisdom to offer parents, children, colleagues, leaders, physicians, spouses, and every person as an individual.
How to Be More Tree is an essential companion for all those moments when we're having trouble seeing the forest for the trees.â
- How to Be More Tree - Essential Life Lessons for Perennial Happiness, Liz Marvin
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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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 âreparentingâ- 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 of your control and like they harmed you? Might they be influencing your behavior as an adult?
âReparenting is when an adult meets their own needs that went unmet in their childhood. This is often affection, security, routines and structure, emotional regulation, and compassion." - www.verywellmind.com/reparenting-in-therapy-5226096
Many of us in medicine took on the responsible âcarerâ role in our childhoods.
A few tips to remember while reparenting. All are themes woven into almost every Mindful Healers. Podcast episode. They are also foundations of mindfulness.
Stay curious.
Self-compassion
Patience
Intention
Presence
Presence can be the ultimate present.
Learn more about reparenting in this article: www.verywellmind.com/reparenting-in-therapy-5226096
This podcast is not medical or psychoanalytical advice. Please seek guidance from your own healthcare team regarding whether or not reparenting is something that might be helpful for you.
We encourage you to listen to other episodes in our Parenting with Presence series.
26. What to Do When You Parent Differently
42. Parent with Presence Instead of Worry
45. What to do When Parenting is A Lot
61. Savor All the Moments of Parenthood
63. Cultivating Mindful Families
65. Stop Trying to FIx Your Kids
67. Teen Mental Health
71. How to Be An Even Better Mom
78. Parent from Abundance: Step Out of The Rat Race
93. Coaching in Action - Helping A Mama Bear Find Relief From Anxiety
124. Great Parenting is Often Messy
134. Mindful Wisdom from a New Grandmother
142. Navigating Transitions Tips from a New Dad
150. Parenting Your Athlete with Presence
151. Tips to Launch Your Young Adult Children with Love
167. The Invitation of the College Application Process
187. Opting Out of Toxic Achievement Culture
202. Finding Peace at the Family Dinner Table with Dr. Jaclyn Albin
203. Coaching Can Help you Be a Better Dad with Dr. Adam Was
218. How to Navigate the Early Acute Phase of Empty Nesting with Grace and Compassion
We hope you will join us for coaching or a retreat to practice mindful awareness of your thought patterns and tendencies so you can begin to live an intentional, responsive and more fulfilling life.
We strongly recommend that you move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats.
Information about the location and dates of the 2025 Connect in Nature Retreat will be available in the next few weeks.
In the meantime, hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. Have. us create a team retreat, teach yoga, and/or offer experiential mindfulness for your team, group, grand rounds, institution, or conference.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
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Every parent traverses into the space having an empty nest at some point. We want it to happen and we donât. 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, âof courseâ, filled with intense and often conflicting emotions.
It was a bit like landing in a foreign country. How you feel may be unexpected. It may be different than you think you should feel.
I thought I would be excitedâŠbut I wasnât. As I headed home, I felt chest pressure and was anxious. It was totally unexpected. And it continued to come and go unexpectedly for a week or so.
Below are a few of the mindful tips shared in this episode. I hope they will help you handle the grief, anxiety, sadness or whatever else you might feel in the moment
Pause and breathe and remember to trust and believe in yourself and them. You did the best you could in the moment with the resources, skills and experience that you had in the moment.
Whatever you feel doesnât have to go away or be controlled. Feel it. When we donât strive to change it, it passes through more quickly.
Somatic work really helps. Join me for a retreat to learn more about this.
Be kind to yourself. Hand to heart.
Be patient. Give yourself time to adjust.
Try to show up âhands wide openâ for the next phase. Be willing to accept the discomfort of uncertainty. Ask yourself âgoodâ questions. What if itâs fun? What if itâs better than you expect? What if you arenât lonely? What if itâs amazing?
Donât quarterback the past. Did you do a good enough job? Should you have spent more time doingâŠ?
Mindfulness and coaching help tremendously to navigate parenthood and big life and work transitions with buoyancy and grace.
Consider joining me for Transition Well. You can join the fall group until October 1st.
If you happen to be a new empty nester or about to be an empty nester, it is also a great time to enjoy a life reset at a Pause & Presence Retreat at Nicasio Creek Farm or Sagrada. Your next chapter will be much more fantastic if you do.
Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.
Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com
Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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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 runway with care and planning, the outcome would likely not be optimal.
What if you determined âyour approachâ before you landed at home after work?
Or before a vacation? Or before an important meeting? Or before a date with your partner?
Or before morning rush or bedtime struggles? Even before a clinic day, an exercise session or dinner.
Listen to learn how to approach your life with intention and enjoy much smoother landings ahead.
Learn how and why you should set yourself up for success with mindfulness practices. Learn the art of choosing guiding words to optimize your results and experience.
Choosing your approach is especially helpful in transitions. Join me to learn all the ins and outs of this and many other tools in Transition Well which starts tomorrow! www.jessiemahoneymd.com/transition-well
If you prefer to learn in person, join me at Nicasio Creek Farm or Sagrada for a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats
Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast
www.awakenbreath.org
www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking
*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.
#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach
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