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 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 […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Medical professionals are burdened daily with the pain and suffering of patients. Many work long hours, and regularly face stressful situations. This burden does not come without consequence: 60 percent of physicians report having experienced burnout at some point in their careers.” – Emily Nauman Stress […]
Reduce Stress and Improve Well-Being in Nursing Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness meditation has a positive impact on nurses’ and nursing students’ stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, sense of well-being and empathy.” – Pamela van der Riet Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds […]
Improve Teachers’ Physiological and Psychological Well-Being with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness-based training can effectively reduce stress and burnout as well as symptoms of anxiety and depression at follow-up; it also shows promise in improving emotional regulation among teachers.” – Xiaolan Song Stress is epidemic in the workplace with […]
Improve Counselor Self-Efficacy and Reduce Compassion Fatigue with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness training may be beneficial as a prophylactic for stress and burnout for psychotherapists, counselors, and other mental health care workers.” – Tasha Felton In occupations, like counseling, burnout is all too prevalent. Burnout is the fatigue, […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Most teacher training focuses primarily on content and pedagogy, overlooking the very real social, emotional, and cognitive demands of teaching itself. Luckily, learning and cultivating skills of mindfulness. . . can help us to promote the calm, relaxed, but enlivened classroom environment that children need to learn.” – […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Medical Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Medical students are being trained to have 100 things on their mind at all times. It’s harder and harder to focus on one thing explicitly. [Mindfulness] gives you that skill to know that you can focus on everything […]
A Supportive Environment is Necessary for Mindfulness to Lower Stress and Increase Well-Being at Work By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is not about living life in slow motion. It’s about enhancing focus and awareness both in work and in life. It’s about stripping away distractions and staying on track with individual, […]
Reduce Stress and Improve Healthcare Worker Well-Being with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The therapeutic applications of mindfulness are considerable and its impact on clinical practice itself appears to be profound. Indeed, several commentators characterize mindfulness as inciting nothing short of a revolution in the way we conduct our mental lives […]