Increase Wellness and Decrease Burnout in Medical Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “training in mindfulness – focusing controlled attention on physical sensations, thoughts, and emotions in the present moment – helps students to acknowledge and process the stresses and strains of their work.” – Cathy Kerr Stress is […]
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 […]
Improve the Happiness of Healthcare Workers with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Thanks to the rapidly growing science of mindfulness, we are now understanding the seamless interconnectedness of brain, mind, body, experience, and well-being — to say nothing of the contributions to health and well-being that stem from social interconnectedness and environmental/planetary […]
Reduce Physician Burnout with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For me, the program has been worth everything. It has enabled me to emerge from my depression, change my toxic work situation, improve my home and family life, and allow myself to be happy and realize that I deserve to be happy.” […]
Reduce Medical Resident Burnout with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness meditation introduces a way of cultivating awareness of one’s relationship with the present moment. With practice, it may lead to healthier ways of working with stressful life experiences, including those inherent to residency training.” – Vincent Minichiello Stress is […]
Relieve Medical Professional Burnout with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness programs in the workplace may help employees better deal with stress, and develop the ability to observe negative emotions and automatic thought patterns and behaviors, and remain calm, present, self-aware and alert, rather than succumbing to the slippery slope of […]
Reduce Burnout in Palliative Care Teams with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The fullness of life, tuned-in “being” and focused work that result from mindfulness have significant health and well-being consequences for hospice and palliative care professionals.” – Ellen Langer Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two […]
Reduce General Practitioner Burnout with On-Line Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness practice — the cultivation of a focused awareness on the present moment — can improve physicians’ performance by not only preventing burnout, but also by helping them better connect with their patients.” – Carolyn Gregoire “General Practitioners confront […]
Alleviate General Practitioner Burnout with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Enhancing the already inherent capacity of the physician to experience fully the clinical encounter—not only its pleasant but also its most unpleasant aspects—without judgment but with a sense of curiosity and adventure seems to have had a profound effect on the […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness’s deliberate presence allows for improvement in care of peers and patients even when not directly caring for them in a medical manner. And it is this deliberate presence that can provide individuals with tools to be mentally and emotionally centered in a professional field that demands […]