When Jason and I last recorded an episode, the COVID-19 pandemic was still the biggest topic affecting society. However, a few weeks ago, things changed. The police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked a revival of the #BlackLivesMatter movement and an awareness of racial disparity and oppression throughout our country. As healthcare provi…

Andrew and Jason discuss the latest revolving around the COVID-19 pandemic including why it seems that some people are resistant to wearing a mask, surprisingly within a healthcare facility.

Andrew and Jason check in and see how each other has been doing over the past week handling the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges we face with physical isolation and what we can do with the sudden amount of free time we have available. We also discuss the uncertainties we face as physical therapists in private practice regarding whether …

Andrew and Jason discuss the current global pandemic from COVID-19 and how we can apply several principles of Stoicism into our response. Those principles include understanding what is in our control and what isn't; sympatheia - that we're all in this together; momento-mori - we're all eventually going to die, so let that determine what we say and …

We know that effective treatment is dependent upon building a good relationship with our patients. However, we're going to encounter patients and colleagues who share a world view that differs from our own. Sometimes, our patients might express their beliefs to us. How would you handle this situation? Andrew and Jason discuss encounters they've had…

Memento Mori literally means "remember you will die." However, it is not meant in a negative or morbid way, rather, it is a reminder that death is inevitable for us all. Therefore, we should focus on really living, and enjoying the present moment. The untimely death of Kobe Bryant, along with one of his daughters and several members of other famili…

Andrew and Jason discuss whether or not practicing Stoicism can sometimes be selfish, due to the idea that we should focus on things we can control, and not worry about things we can't. However, this may be a misinterpretation as one of the over-arching values is that of Sympathea- that we are all in this together. While we may feel helpless in the…

Jason and Andrew discuss the concept of Gratitude: why it's important, what the Stoics thought about it, and how we can incorporate it into our own lives and clinical practice

Sympatheia is the ancient Stoic word meaning affinity of parts to the organic whole, mutual interdependence. It basically means that we are all connected as human beings, even though we often divide ourselves into tribes, which serve our multiple identities. This is no more evident than within the mass media, which consistently portrays things in a…

Jason and Andrew discuss visualization and how it can help prepare us for people and events we may encounter during any given day

Social media can be a wonderful place- it enables us to interact and share ideas with people from all around the world with many who we might never be able to otherwise meet. However, it can also be a place filled with negativity and contentiousness. Andrew and Jason discuss some strategies that the Stoics used to deal with negativity that we can u…

Andrew and Jason discuss one of the main concepts of stoicism that Jason mentioned in the pilot episode- control; more specifically, what's within our control and what isn't. We highlight examples from clinical practice and present strategies that clinicians can incorporate into their own practice.

Andrew and Jason discuss a basic tenet of Stoicism and outline their ideas for the podcast