Relieve Burnout in Practicing Psychologists with Mindful Self-Compassion Training

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Relieve Burnout in Practicing Psychologists with Mindful Self-Compassion Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness interventions in the workplace target workplace functioning: reducing stress and improving decision-making, productivity, resilience, interpersonal communication, organizational relationships, perspective-taking, and self-care,”– M. Janssen Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers […]

Reduce Burnout and Increase Resilience in Healthcare Workers with Mindfulness

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Reduce Burnout and Increase Resilience in Healthcare Workers with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness practices and perspectives are profoundly beneficial at all levels of healthcare—from the personal to the professional to the patients.” – Mindful Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers reporting […]

Decrease Burnout in Parents During Covid-19 Lockdown with Mindfulness

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Decrease Burnout in Parents During Covid-19 Lockdown with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness can lower stress and anxiety, help with sleep and increase wellbeing. There are also specific benefits of mindfulness for anyone providing care to others.” – Naomi Stoll Parenting can be difficult in the best of times […]

Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Caregivers with Self-Compassion and Mindfulness

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Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Caregivers with Self-Compassion and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Being more aware of our present moment experience also helps with self-care, something that caregivers often overlook. With a mindfulness practice you can notice sooner when you feel tired, or are having an emotional experience, and make […]

Novelty Seeking Lowers the Ability of Mindfulness Training to Increase Self-Compassion.

November 25, 2020 psyjdc Leave a comment

Novelty Seeking Lowers the Ability of Mindfulness Training to Increase Self-Compassion. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is the foundation of self-compassion insofar as we can only respond self-compassionately when we know we are struggling.” – Pittman McGehee One of the more remarkable aspects of Western culture is that in general […]

Improve Compassion and Self-Compassion in Health Care Professionals with Mindfulness

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Improve Compassion and Self-Compassion in Health Care Professionals with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Burgeoning research is showing that self-compassion skills can be of particular benefit to health care professionals, allowing them to experience greater satisfaction in their caregiving roles, less stress, and more emotional resilience.” – CMSC Stress is […]

Improve Health Care Professional Self-Compassion with Mindfulness

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Improve Health Care Professional Self-Compassion with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is especially suited to physicians, because it can help counteract the worrying, perfectionism and self-judgment that are so common among doctors.” – WellMD Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers reporting high […]

Reduce Stress and Increase Self-Compassion in Medical Students with Online Mindfulness Training

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Reduce Stress and Increase Self-Compassion in Medical Students with Online Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “What we found should encourage even the busiest medical students and physicians. There are shorter, sustainable ways to bring meditation into your life, and they can help you reduce stress and depression and improve your […]

Reduce Burnout in Medical Residents with Mindfulness

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Reduce Burnout in Medical Residents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “while they appreciate the great meaning in their work, clinicians’ ability to disconnect and recharge may be even more critical than it is for others when it comes to how they view work environments and feel as employees.” – David […]

Relieve Stress and Burnout in Primary Care Physicians with Mindfulness

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Relieve Stress and Burnout in Primary Care Physicians with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Dealing with sick, scared, suffering and dying patients is draining all by itself. Throw in distraction by negative emotions like worry, anger, frustration, righteous indignation … and you can easily double the energy drain. . . With […]

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