EP. 1: Wellbeing Checkup: Emotional Injury
July 30th 2021
Dr. Michael F. Myers joins Wellbeing Checkup to discuss mental wellbeing for other physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EP. 2: Wellbeing Checkup: Staying Connected
July 29th 2021
Daniel Hernandez, MD and Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD, MPH from the CreakyJoints and Global Healthy Living Foundation discuss staying sane during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EP. 3: Wellbeing Checkup: Staying Sane
July 28th 2021
William Carroll joins Wellbeing Checkup to discuss staying sane during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EP. 4: Wellbeing Checkup: Balancing Motherhood
July 27th 2021
Kailee Marikar joins Wellbeing Checkup to discuss balancing pharmacy school and motherhood during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EP. 5: Wellbeing Checkup: The Gut-Brain Connection
July 26th 2021
Dr. Uma Naidoo is a nutritional psychiatrist and serves as the director of nutritional & lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She is also the author of the acclaimed book, "This is Your Brain on Food", available on amazon. In this segment, Dr. Naidoo briefly explains the connection between the gut and brain, how to slowly adjust our diets to improve our overall mental wellbeing.
EP. 6: Wellbeing Checkup: Avoiding Substance Abuse
July 22nd 2021
Michael Myers, MD, author of the book "Becoming a Doctors' Doctor: A Memoir," discusses alcoholism and gives strategies for physicians to avoid developing substance abuse issues.
EP. 7: Wellbeing Checkup: Take Time for Yourself
July 21st 2021
In this interview, Ariana Matz, MD, who recently graduated from New York Medical College, discusses the importance of recognizing when you should take time for yourself, and also why she chose urology as her specialty
EP. 8: Wellbeing Checkup: Taking Control Over Stress
July 20th 2021
Many health care providers work long hours and deal with the stress of helping maintain their patients’ health, which can cause an overwhelming amount of stress. Dr. Yelena Janjigian, Chief of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, shares some advice for providers on how to take control over their stress and avoid burnout.
EP. 9: Wellbeing Checkup: Gratefulness
July 19th 2021
Dr. Indu Subramanian shares the ways she stays grateful for things in her life, including journaling and making lists, in order to overcome the common feelings of being overwhelmed or overworked, and to remain grounded in our otherwise busy lives.
EP. 10: Wellbeing Checkup: Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Patients
July 16th 2021
Dr. Klint Peebles reveals some tips for maintaining mental health as a person in the LGBTQ+ community and provides several resources physicians can recommend to their patients who may be struggling.
EP. 11: Wellbeing Checkup: Releasing Stress Through Exercise
July 15th 2021
How do healthcare professionals maintain a work life balance and deal with job-related stress? Dr. Angela Nicholas, Chief Medical Officer at Einstein Medical Center, discusses how she uses exercise, meditation and time outdoors to release her stress and uphold her focus on patients.
EP. 12: Wellbeing Checkup: Self-Care Methods
July 14th 2021
Annie Lambert joins Wellbeing Checkup to talk about self-care methods that have helped her during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
EP. 13: Wellbeing Checkup: Good Mental Hygiene in Oncology
July 13th 2021
Emy Smith, NP, discusses the importance of discussing mental wellness for healthcare providers and researchers within the oncology space, managing her personal mental wellness while juggling her career, stress relieving activities and strategies, and how the oncology space can do to foster more mental wellness.
EP. 14: Wellbeing Checkup: Having a Hobby for Mental Health
July 12th 2021
The adage “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone” resonates with Jody Feigle. Feigel loves to play golf. Unfortunately, an injury in 2019 forced her to stop playing, but she hopes to get out on the green again at some point. She talks about her love of the game and what it does for her.
EP. 15: Wellbeing Checkup: Healthy Activities to Stay Active
July 9th 2021
Meg Murray, founding CEO of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans, about what wellbeing activities Murray picked up from the pandemic and how she still utilizes these healthy tools today.
EP. 16: Wellbeing Checkup: Simple Stress Busters
July 8th 2021
Bernadine Peruto is a registered nurse who works for an ambulance company in New Jersey. She joins Wellbeing Checkup to give her simple stress busting tips.
EP. 17: Wellbeing Checkup: Staying Active
July 7th 2021
Exercise is a significant part of maintaining your well-being, especially when you’re busy with patient care during the day. Dr. Rebecca Seidel, chair of the Emory University Radiology Wellness Committee, has figured out some great ways to stay active, and she shares them here.
EP. 18: Wellbeing Checkup: Overall Wellness for Pediatricians
July 6th 2021
Dr. Carl Sorgen joins Wellbeing Checkup to give his best tips for overall wellness for fellow pediatricians.
EP. 19: Wellbeing Checkup: Pathways to Overall Health
July 1st 2021
Faced with a choice, Trina Tsouderos, leader of PwC’s Health Research Institute, discusses the path she decided to take over the past year to stay physically and mentally healthy.
EP. 20: Wellbeing Checkup: Addressing Moral Distress
June 30th 2021
Lara Traeger, PhD, is a psychiatrist who works closely with oncologists and is offering advice on how to cope with decision-making and reduce moral distress.
EP. 21: Wellbeing Checkup: At Home Wellness
June 29th 2021
Thomas Zaleske offers great advice for his fellow lab technicians, but his approach to maintaining physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing is a model that can be adopted by anyone who works alone or from a home office.
EP. 22: Wellbeing Checkup: Mindfulness for Health
June 28th 2021
Dr. Benjamin Nowell discusses the importance of mindfulness in maintaining one's own wellness as a medical professional.
EP. 23: Wellbeing Checkup: Navigating Conference Season
June 25th 2021
After discussing data he will be presenting from ADA 2021, Dr. Peter Rossing discusses his strategies for navigating conference season in a way that is enjoyable and does not overburden him.
EP. 24: Wellbeing Checkup: Overcoming Depression
June 24th 2021
Michael Myers, MD, author of the book "Becoming a Doctors' Doctor: A Memoir," discusses depression and gives tips to help physicians suffering from it.
EP. 25: Wellbeing Checkup: The Importance of Disconnecting
June 23rd 2021
Dr. Brian Lacy talks about how doctors need to disconnect from work at some point in order to care for their own mental health.
EP. 26: Wellbeing Checkup: Impact of Exercise on the Brain
June 22nd 2021
Tiago Reis Marques, MD, PhD, is a senior clinical fellow on the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, an instructor at the Institute of Psychiatry in King’s College, and the CEO of Pasithea Therapeutics.
EP. 27: Wellbeing Checkup: In Sync With Emotions
June 21st 2021
Dr. Indu Subramanian offers her tips on how to remain in sync with the emotions we’re all feeling after more than a year of an ongoing global pandemic and the importance of being able to recognize and connect with our feelings.
EP. 28: Wellbeing Checkup: Pets for Physical and Mental Health
June 18th 2021
Dr. Glenn Levine shared some wellbeing tips on how our pets can benefit our mental and physical health and wellbeing.
EP. 29: Wellbeing Checkup: Self-Care Importance
Niki Parikh, MD, MBA, MSBA, shares how the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the importance of self-care, and how she addresses feelings of burnout.
EP. 30: Wellbeing Checkup: Positive Mindset
June 16th 2021
Caroline Carney discusses how health care professionals can keep a positive mindset while working with patients during the pandemic.
