Best Victoria Yates Podcasts (2024)

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Ivan Yates: 'My children struggle with what I do' 27:06

3h ago27:06

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Ivan Yates is known for his controversial views on all manner of issues, and parenting is no different. The broadcaster admits the number of nappies he has changed in his time are in single digits and that 'learned helplessness' served him well. But Yates shares a more thoughtful side to him in this conversation with Jen Hogan. He speaks about how …

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Victoria Smurfit: 'Micromanaging your kids makes them useless. Same for men.' 40:38

1d ago40:38

40:38

Victoria Smurfit believes to get by in life, "you need kindness, comedy and grit." The Hollywood actor, writer and producer has three children and tells them they must lead with kindness, find the funny in every situation and be prepared to work hard. She tells host Jen Hogan about the huge challenges that have come her way on her parenting journey…

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Maïa Dunphy: 'I was terrified of becoming a single parent' 35:13

8d ago35:13

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Maïa Dunphy had never thought it was the right time to have a baby until, she jokes, her ex-husband told her at nearly 40 "it was time to 'do something' or get off the pot." The writer and TV star speaks to host Jen Hogan about becoming a mum later in life, fearing lone parenthood upon the break-up of her marriage and the conundrum of letting her s…

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Tony Cantwell: 'Since my ADHD diagnosis I’m a more patient dad’ 33:29

15d ago33:29

33:29

Having a son and a daughter has given comedian, Tony Cantwell, the opportunity to explore some of life’s big questions. Things like, is gender just a social construct? What’s it like raising children when you're neurodivergent? How do you gentle parent? And how much time spent pooing is deemed acceptable in the quest for me-time? Host, Jen Hogan, s…

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Brendan O'Connor: 'I keep annoying my kids with teachable moments' 32:00

25d ago32:00

32:00

Brendan O’Connor is used to being the one who asks the questions on his radio show. But in the very first episode of Conversations with Parents, the tables are turned on the RTÉ broadcaster, as host Jen Hogan queries him on all things parenting and discovers he is suffering with a touch of Imposter Syndrome. He's the proud father of Anna and Mary a…

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Conversations with Parents: Guest preview 0:58

30d ago0:58

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Conversations with Parents is coming next week and Jen Hogan has some information about her first few guests. Conversations with Parents is a new podcast from The Irish Times. Host Jen Hogan talks to interesting people about the biggest challenge of their lives: parenthood. What have they learned about how to raise kids and how have they grown them…

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Coming soon: Jen Hogan's Conversations with Parents 0:33

1M ago0:33

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Conversations with Parents is a new podcast from The Irish Times. Host Jen Hogan talks to interesting people about the biggest challenge of their lives: parenthood. What have they learned about how to raise kids and how have they grown themselves from doing it? What are their parenting strategies - or are they making it up as they go along? Episode…

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Explore calling & what nourishes you in medicine with Adele Wang 55:11

1+ y ago55:11

55:11

Pay attention to the personal and organizational factors that erode well-being, drive burnout, and make strategic changes to nourish yourself and your team. “I’ve finally found my passion!” Not every day, my patients walk into my office smiling, but it’s delightful when it happens. I’d been working with this guy for a while, focusing on mindful sel…

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Earn trust by promoting autonomy with Dr. Mayan Bomsztyk 30:33

1+ y ago30:33

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Earn employees' trust by giving them a life-giving workplace. I’d been waiting to catch the attention of my chief of staff all morning. I finally had her on my screen. With my headphones on, I didn’t notice the office door creak open until a glitter-encrusted wand was thrust in my face. I was mortified, but she responded graciously, “I have kids to…

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Use Intuitive Eating to reprioritize yourself with Victoria Yates 48:08

1+ y ago48:08

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If you’re a woman in leadership struggling to prioritize yourself, try Intuitive Eating as a first step to honoring yourself. You can't be the woman in leadership your people need you to be without prioritizing self-care. One of the things that women leaders mention is the difficulty they have prioritizing taking time for themselves, especially whe…

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Maintain your leadership presence in challenging circumstances with Miracle Laurie May 56:32

1+ y ago56:32

56:32

Lead with self-awareness and mindfulness to keep your leadership presence in difficult times. As a psychologist, much of my time is spent teaching people how to regulate their emotions. You could call this skill learning how to manage stress, distress tolerance, or create breathing space under pressure. Leaders need three skills to stay calm and ma…

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Equip the next generation of diverse leaders with Dr. Nicole Torrence 43:54

1+ y ago43:54

43:54

Leaders Are Trained Not Born. It is time to include leadership development as a core component of healthcare training. Our trainees may have innate leadership skills and qualities, but leadership can also be taught. And as we work to create institutions that reflect our communities, we must equip trainees from diverse backgrounds with the leadershi…

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Strengthen leadership capacity by reducing bias with Dr. Chamarlyn Fairley 55:14

1+ y ago55:14

55:14

Address structural bias to elevate underrepresented employees as leaders within healthcare organizations. There is a representation gap in healthcare leadership. People with diverse identities and historically marginalized tend to be underrepresented in the pool of applicants presenting for executive positions in healthcare organizations. Many thin…

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Engage your employees & improve your bottom line with Michele Thomson 58:22

1+ y ago58:22

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Invest in employee engagement. You don’t have to compromise your bottom line to create a healthy workplace. You can create change in your healthcare organization when your employees have disengaged. It takes persistent effort, but it’s possible. And the time and energy you invest in employee engagement won’t negatively impact your bottom line. Not …

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Use mindful leadership to address moral injury with Colleen Camenisch 48:03

1+ y ago48:03

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Mindful leaders know that forcing mindfulness on their employees won’t solve burnout in healthcare. There is a common misconception about mindfulness popular with healthcare clinicians and leadership. We have gotten caught up in believing that mindfulness will help us be calmer, nicer, handle stress better, and recover from burnout faster. Mindfuln…

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Create employee engagement using internal messaging with Carley Trotman 50:14

1+ y ago50:14

50:14

Engage your Employees by Prioritizing Internal Communication. Carley Trotman is the founder of The CarTam Project. She’s a communication strategist, a cake lover, expat in the South of France. She brings a wealth of experience working with healthcare organizations on organizational communication and internal messaging to promote employee engagement…

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Reduce physician workload by prioritizing administrative professionals with Amanda Forrester 50:50

1+ y ago50:50

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Becoming a Voice for Change. Highly trained administrative leaders are becoming more challenging to find. But suppose you're lucky enough to hire someone like Amanda Forrester. In that case, you'll be able to transform your healthcare system by learning to prioritize the well-being of administrative professionals within your healthcare system. It i…

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Leadership and the Volume to Value challenge with Dr. Letitia Anderson 1:01:31

1+ y ago1:01:31

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Transitioning care from volume to value challenges us to completely transform how we think about financial incentives in healthcare. If you're struggling with transitioning from being a clinician to a healthcare executive leader, this episode is for you! Dr. Letitia Anderson, MD, is a practicing cardiologist and a Chief of Staff. She's been in your…

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Align your actions with your values for DEI with Sarah Bettman 53:39

1+ y ago53:39

53:39

Aligning Your Actions with Your Values for DEI & Inclusive Leadership If you’ve been wondering how to put your core values into practice and help your healthcare organization transition away from old habits and towards inclusive leadership values. Look no further. Sarah Bettman shares practical ideas about how to align your healthcare system with d…

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Follow the map to reclaim your courage with Dr. Lucy Houghton 56:32

1+ y ago56:32

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You can reclaim your courage, all you need is a map. Courage shows up in places of pain, transition, challenge, and uncertainty! And while women are not socialized to be courageous, we are born into spaces that demand courage and leadership. Did you know that boys keep a steady level of courage as they age, but girls don't? Girls lose their courage…

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Leverage your brain to build your professional network with Dr. Mary Rensel 43:29

2y ago43:29

43:29

Neuroscience and Networking Go Hand in Hand for Women Leaders. Neuroscience sounds complex, and it is, but the fundamentals of neuroscience come down to caring for your brain in the simplest ways. Have you ever stopped to think about how your brain health impacts your ability to do your job as a leader in healthcare? Maybe you have, maybe you haven…

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Lead as a whole person with Dr. Sahana D'Silva 47:54

2y ago47:54

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Lead with Your Whole Life as a Whole Person and as a Woman. Self-awareness is the core of effective leadership. And I'm talking about leadership that goes beyond any particular role you may hold. You are a leader in your life as much as you are a leader in your healthcare system. Women who are aware of their need for boundaries and self-care are be…

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Leadership takes courage with Natalie Lamberton 43:22

2y ago43:22

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Leadership takes courage. Being a young healthcare CEO is a tough job. But it can be even more challenging (and isolating) for young BIPOC women. Natalie Lamberton shares the lessons she learned through this experience as a young black female CEO. She found mentors and models who inspired and empowered her to take ownership of this role. And she us…

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Model self-care to empower your team with Karla Cauldwell 49:09

2y ago49:09

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Take Small Steps to Model Self Care & Sustain Your Team. Your sustainability as a leader or manager is critical to the well-being and resilience of your team. Don't think your well-being, health behaviors, or self-care routine matters to your team? Think again. Your people are watching you and taking your lead. When leaders model health boundaries …

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S2:E12. Client Spotlight: Real-world application of the "how to" with Dr. Lauren Beste 26:45

2y ago26:45

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Client Spotlight: An Example of How To Create Organizational Well-Being. Whatever the size or complexity of your organization, I hope that you feel empowered to make small changes to start the process of cultural transformation. The most effective and lasting changes start with the smallest actions. Take the time to consider what tiny action you ca…

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S2.E11. Now what? How to create a responsive feedback cycle to sustain culture change 19:10

2y ago19:10

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Create a Responsive Feedback Cycle. Congratulations! You've taken the time to engage, listen, and respond to your employees. Now it is time to ensure that your changes to promote well-being continue making an impact over the long term. The good news is that your policy changes will pay dividends in employee engagement and workplace satisfaction as …

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S2.E10. How to empower your frontline to be a problem solving force for good 15:52

2y ago15:52

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Empower Your Frontline Employees To Create Change. It is tempting to push the responsibility for organizational change into employees. And, while they play a vital role in this process, employees can only create change when you lead the way. So how do you get this right? Take the time to invest in a systemic response. And then empower your employee…

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S2.E9. How to align your policies with employee well-being 16:10

2y ago16:10

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Align Organizational Policies with Employee Needs & Well-Being. Okay, you've invested time and energy in listening to your employees. And you're asking, "now what?" Good news, now it's time for action! It's time to evaluate your organizational policies and realign them with your employees' needs. All that listening helped you rebuild relationships …

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S2.E8. How to validate what you hear to build trust 17:11

2y ago17:11

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Validate Distress & Desires. Listening is easy, right? You know it's more complicated. Especially when you listen to the perspectives of many people who see things differently. Taking the time to validate the emotions beneath what you hear will help you to build trust. It also helps establish safety within your team and organizational community. Yo…

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S2.E7. How to commit to a consistent listening rhythm to boost engagement 16:26

2y ago16:26

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Commit to a Consistent Listening Rhythm. Guess what? Communication is tricky. We probably can't get our messaging right every time. But when we show up consistently for our teams ready to listen and provide information, we create a robust communication pathway. Showing up at regularly scheduled intervals and in consistent ways allows us to build tr…

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S2.E6. How to build a diverse listening toolkit to connect with all your people 15:30

2y ago15:30

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Develop a Diverse Listening Toolkit. Learning to listen to your whole team requires you to create many opportunities for your team to share their experiences and provide feedback. Don't mistake an annual survey for an adequate communication plan. Build redundancy into your communication with all of your people by creating many different opportuniti…

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S2.E5. How to elevate diverse employees to build safety and resilience 21:17

2y ago21:17

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Elevate Employees with Diverse Perspectives & Backgrounds. Teams with more psychological safety make fewer errors and have better communication! And coming to work is a lot more fun and engaging when you feel safe. So how do we create psychological safety? I recommend you identify the team members who have historically had less power and elevate th…

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S2.E4. How to cultivate community engagement through shared values 19:01

2y ago19:01

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Cultivate Community Engagement. Creating meaningful community engagement starts with building shared values in your interactions. Getting your people to listen to you and invest in your community is much easier when you have a shared foundation. It is worth taking the time to build engagement before you introduce big changes. The secret of employee…

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S2.E3. How to maximize leadership buy-in to create systemic change 15:21

2y ago15:21

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Maximize Leadership Buy-in. You know you've got a relationship problem when you're motivated to create positive changes by you get stuck trying to convince your team (or your boss) that change is a good thing. "What, a relationship problem?" You ask, "I thought this was about how to manage up?" Well, that's true. But the reality is that building re…

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S2.E2. How to sustain your momentum as a leader 16:40

2y ago16:40

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Sustain Your Momentum. When you learn to value your basic needs as a human, it will supercharge your sustainability as a leader. Your sustainability as a leader is critical to keeping your team afloat. Your team can't do it without you. If you're struggling to make the impact you'd hope to create as a healthcare leader. Stop. Listen to your body. A…

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S2.E1. Connect with your why 22:18

2y ago22:18

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Connect with Your Why. If workplace burnout is getting the better of you and you're wondering why you can't seem to get yourself and your team out of the endless cycle of productivity and fatigue, it may be time to reconnect with your why. And it may also be time to make some systemic changes. Take a moment to ask yourself. Why am I doing this work…

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S2.E0. What's Up Next: A Quick Introduction to Menders Seasons 2 & 3 8:15

2y ago8:15

8:15

If you've been enjoying Menders season one, get excited, because seasons 2 and 3 are on their way! Take a quick listen to hear a preview of what you can expect! Season 2: How to create cultural transformation in your organization - you'll hear my personal stories and challenges creating change - you'll get bite-sized ideas about what you can do to …

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31. BONUS Meditation on Gratitude & Joy 7:32

2y ago7:32

7:32

Connecting with loved ones over the holidays can be a beautiful way to sustain and nourish ourselves. But these times can also be challenging and bring up difficulties related to past losses, interpersonal conflict with family and colleagues, overworking, and exhaustion. Taking a moment to connect with gratitude and joy during beautiful and challen…

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30. Healing burnout & moral injury through radical community with Dr. Dave Kopacz 49:02

2y ago49:02

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Healing burnout & moral injury through radical community. How do we put care back in healthcare? How do we stop taking advantage of clinicians’ professionalism? These are just two of the essential questions raised by David Kopacz, MD. We’re all talking about well-being and how to address burnout more effectively. And if you’ve ever found yourself m…

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29. Leadership is simple with Michele Thomson 54:24

2y ago54:24

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Leadership is Simple, when you use a PERSON centered approach I know you’ve read all the books about what to do differently to become a better leader, but Michele Thomson is here to tell us why we already have what it takes to be the leaders our teams and healthcare systems need. Our teams need leaders who are willing to engage in the tough busines…

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28. Take personal responsibility without burning out with Erin Gibb 55:35

2y ago55:35

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Act responsibly without taking on others' responsibility. Erin Gibb shares her philosophy of caring for and nourishing her healthcare organization as a living organism, before turning her attention to the well-being of the clinicians working in her organization, and, finally, to the well-being of the people who receive care in her clinic. While her…

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27. How to master anxiety under pressure with Ramses Rodriguez 49:07

2y ago49:07

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For Menders episode 27, I had the privilege to sit down and talk with Ramses Rodriguez, an anxiety master coach, who shared how we can learn to use anxiety as a tool when we allow ourselves to be 100% honest about how it’s serving us in our lives. In this episode, Ramses shares his journey from nurse’s assistant to master coach and the life lessons…

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26. Lead and innovate with your values with Dr. Dan Drozd 55:35

2y ago55:35

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For Menders episode 26, I had the opportunity to explore values-based innovation and team leadership with Dr. Dan Drozd, the Chief Medical Officer of Picnic Health. In this episode, Dan shares his non-linear career journey from English major to software engineer, infectious disease physician, and now to CMO. And he shares the leadership lessons he’…

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25. Use caregiving as a model for team development with Jennifer O'Brien 53:48

2y ago53:48

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I recently had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Jennifer O’Brien. It was a pleasure and a personally moving experience for me. I hope you enjoy listening! After spending her career in healthcare as a changemaker and traveling executive, Jennifer became a family caregiver to her late husband Bob, a palliative care physician. Now Jennifer i…

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24. Build nurses' resilience and well-being with Jenn Cochran 54:19

2y ago54:19

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For Menders episode 24, I had the opportunity to chat with Jenn Cochran, a Nurse Coach and the founder of Happy Whole Life. Jenn shared some of the lessons she’s learned from her years as a nurse and how she’s grown past some of the less helpful elements of the self-sacrificing nursing culture as she’s learned to care for her whole self. Jenn share…

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23. Slow down to create lasting change with Daniel Hoang 51:09

2y ago51:09

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For Menders episode 23, I had the opportunity to sit down with Daniel Hoang, a man of many talents who was willing to do a deep dive on change management, parenting, self-care, and how we can bring love into healthcare relationships to promote change on a human scale. Daniel spent much of his career as a change management consultant working for hea…

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22. Explore burnout as a functional medicine challenge with Dr. Khara Jefferson 56:29

2y ago56:29

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For Menders’ episode 22, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Khara Jefferson, a functional wellness consultant and the owner of KAJ Wellness. I found this conversation fun and joyful, and I hope you feel the same way! Khara brought her functional medicine perspective and her history as an emergency medicine practitioner to our conversation. …

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21. Exploring calling and what nourishes us with Adele Wang 53:20

2y ago53:20

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Menders episode 21 is out now, and it is a treat! I sat down with Adele Wang, and while we had intended to think through the mind-body impacts of stress and burnout, we found ourselves deep in conversation about calling and what nourishes us as humans and healers. I loved this conversation and am still reverberating with Adele’s ideas. Adele shared…

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20. Integrating well-being into medical education with Dr. Liz Dykhouse 46:55

2y ago46:55

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Menders episode 20 is gracing the airwaves! In this episode, Dr. Liz Dykhouse highlights the differences between wellness and well-being. She shares how she has integrated well-being into the core curriculum of her family medicine residency. And she provides a framework for how well-being naturally leads to systemic advocacy in healthcare. Liz and …

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19. Reclaiming interdependence with Dr. Julia Mackaronis 58:11

2y ago58:11

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In this episode of Menders, Dr. Julia Mackaronis, a licensed clinical psychologist and the lead mental health clinician for the Quinault Indian Nation, shares her experiences learning to acknowledge the reality of the blind spots inherent within her cultural frame as a white Western psychologist. We explore the process of learning to be in a good r…

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