The Peaceful Practice

Professional burnout can set fire to every aspect of your life. Dr. Dawn Kulongowski and Dr. Alan Mead want to help you put out the flames. If you’re a professional and dealing with burnout, addiction or just want to know you’re not alone...this podcast. Welcome to the Peaceful Practice Podcast.

Episode 57: Whose Problem Is It? 04/11/2022

Episode 57: Whose Problem Is It? After seeing a meme poking fun at continuing education classes for addiction, Alan and Dawn have a discussion about the role of professional organizations in the management of mental health issues. To contact Alan or Dawn: email us: Join our FB Group: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/22601630

Episode 56: The Giving Tree 01/17/2022

Episode 56: The Giving Tree After the season of giving leaves Dawn feeling drained, Dawn and Alan discuss the book "The Giving Tree" and the importance of setting boundaries in relationships. To contact Dawn and Alan: Or join our FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindfulnessforprofessionals /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/21716267

Episode 55: 20 Years Sober 01/10/2022

Episode 55: 20 Years Sober On the eve of Alan's 20th year of sobriety, Dawn and Alan have a conversation about what this milestone means, what it has been like to get here and how to examine our own habits with drugs and alcohol. To contact Dawn and Alan: Email us Join our Facebook Group: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/21716243

Episode 54: Let go, start again 10/11/2021

Episode 54: Let go, start again In this episode, Alan expresses that he is grieving his pre-COVID life. Dawn and Alan discuss the importance of letting go of the past and accepting reality. You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/20713040

Episode 53: Life is far too important to take seriously! 05/24/2021

Episode 53: Life is far too important to take seriously! Using cat lawyer as inspiration, Alan and Dawn discuss the pitfalls of taking on the identity of 'serious professional.' Russell Brand's viewing of 'Cat Lawyer' can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlP9ebZmyLs You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/19205231

Episode 52: Take A Break! 05/17/2021

Episode 52: Take A Break! Alan and Dawn are back after a 6 month break from recording! In this episode, we discuss the benefits of taking a break. Whether it's 5 minutes or 5 months, there is value in any downtime. Pieces cited are from the Harvard Business Review at hbr.org You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindfulnessforprofessionals/ On the web: http://www.peacefulpractice.com/podcast/ /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/19121945

Episode 51: It's Lonely At The Top 11/16/2020

Episode 51: It's Lonely At The Top After a hard day at the office, Dawn goes home feeling lonely. Turns out, she's not alone. On this episode, Dawn and Alan take on the topic of loneliness in the professions, which is not only common but also a huge factor leading to burnout. You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/16816652

Episode 50: Stop Asking Me! 11/02/2020

Episode 50: Stop Asking Me! Dawn and Alan discuss the phenomenon of decision fatigue and the fact that our ability to make decisions is a measured resource and does go down over the course of a day. You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/16637621

Episode 49: How to Ruin Anything 10/26/2020

Episode 49: How to Ruin Anything Dawn and Alan tackle a list of 11 common thought/cognitive distortions compiled by Cornell University's Allan Filipowicz. These are painfully common and if we can learn to spot them as they arise, we can get off the train of negative thinking and overreactions and correct our thinking to correspond with reality. Here is the list: 1. All or nothing thinking -- 1 mistake means total failure 2. Overgeneralization -- Drawing broad conclusions from one event 3. Magnification -- Exaggerating difficulties and shortcomings 4. Labeling -- Attaching personality tags to behaviors 5. Mental Filters -- Ignoring positive or dissenting information 6. Discounting the positive -- If positive information gets in, it doesn't count 7. Jumping to conclusions -- Going straight to the most negative interpretation of events 8. Mind reading -- Guessing what people are thinking, without asking 9. Crystal ball gazing -- Predicting negative events in the future 10. "Should" statements -- Turning preferences into moral imperatives 11. Personalization -- Feeling responsible for events out of your control, or confusing influence with control. You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/16536707

Episode 48: Suffering is Optional 10/19/2020

Episode 48: Suffering is Optional Episode 48: Suffering is Optional After Alan reviews his texts and realizes that problems that seemed so big a week ago no longer mattered at all, he and Dawn are inspired to discuss the impermanence of all things and how we process our emotions from moment to moment. The Netflix special they refer to is: To contact Dawn or Alan: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/16445165

Episode 47: Time for a change with Dr. Josh Austin 10/05/2020

Episode 47: Time for a change with Dr. Josh Austin Alan and Dawn are joined by their friend and accomplished colleague, Dr. Josh Austin. Josh has recently started lecturing about mental health in dentistry. We talk with him about the moment he knew he had to do something differently in his life, and how he took that important step forward. To contact Alan, Dawn or Josh: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/16257185

Episode 46: Friends and Money 09/28/2020

Episode 46: Friends and Money Alan and Dawn have a frank and mildly painful discussion about the pitfalls of loaning money to friends. You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/16171487

Episode 45: What the World Needs Now... is LOVE 09/21/2020

Episode 45: What the World Needs Now... is LOVE Dawn and Alan discuss the benefits of loving kindness (metta) meditation and how it can serve to lower our stress levels and lessen the difficulties we experience in practice and in life. You can reach Dawn and Alan in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/15990737

Episode 44: "I'm the kind of person who..." 09/14/2020

Episode 44: "I'm the kind of person who..." After an email from a person who was questioning their habit of advice giving, Alan and Dawn discuss the painful but wonderful opportunity that "getting called out" gives us to grow into the people we want to be. Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/15990710

Episode 43: Toxic Positivity 08/31/2020

Episode 43: Toxic Positivity Dawn and Alan discuss the downside of "positivity," toxic positivity, and the value of being more authentic and compassionate to ourselves and others. You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/15807722

Episode 42: Get Out!! 08/24/2020

Episode 42: Get Out!! Dawn and Alan discuss the benefits of being in nature and with animals, and what lessons we can draw from the natural world. You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/15719942

Episode 41: COVID Coping, The Bad and The Good 08/10/2020

Episode 41: COVID Coping, The Bad and The Good Dawn is joined once again by her friends and colleagues Dr. Tammy Bailey, Dr. Frank Clayton and Dr. Rich Rosenblatt for an update on how they are managing all of the changes in their lives and practices that COVID has brought about. We share the hard stuff and how we are coping with that and the good stuff too! Watch Rich's COVID Protocol video here: https://youtu.be/eTGe-y05vHY You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB Page: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/14899547

Episode 40: Alan got hit by a truck, no seriously... He did! 08/03/2020

Episode 40: Alan got hit by a truck, no seriously... He did! Alan and Dawn haven't recorded for a month, largely because Alan was hit by a truck. In this episode, they discuss his accident and the issues that arise when dealing with trauma. The podcast about resiliency referenced can be found here: You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/15355583

Episode 39: #MedBikini 07/27/2020

Episode 39: #MedBikini Dawn and Alan discuss the recent "study" in the Journal of Vascular Surgery shaming doctors over the content of their social media accounts. You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/15355532

Episode 38 People Pleasers: You Are People Too! 06/15/2020

Episode 38 People Pleasers: You Are People Too! Dawn and Alan break down the habit of people pleasing, highlighting that it really pleases no one and that there is a way out. The piece Dawn references can be found here: To contact Dawn and Alan: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/14808974

Episode 37: A Million Little Fires 06/08/2020

Episode 37: A Million Little Fires Dawn and Alan discuss their first week back in practice after the COVID shutdown. "A Million Little Fires" is borrowed with permission and gratitude from Dr. Josh Austin. Thank you Josh! To get in touch with Suzanne Robinson for coaching: www.issuesexplored.com You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: [email protected] Our FB Page: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/14721140

Episode 36: Lessons From the Flood 06/01/2020

Episode 36: Lessons From the Flood After Alan's farm survives a flood unscathed, he is haunted by guilt. Dawn and Alan discuss self compassion, self loathing and the struggle to be kind to ourselves. Email us at: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/14635817

Episode 35: COVID Coping, the Alcohol Edition 05/25/2020

Episode 35: COVID Coping, the Alcohol Edition Alan and Dawn have a frank conversation about the use of alcohol during the COVID shutdown. The article they reference for tips on evaluating your alcohol consumption without judgment is: You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/14546018

Episode 34: Real People Meditate Too! 05/18/2020

Episode 34: Real People Meditate Too! Alan and Dawn discuss misconceptions that keep people from meditating, the benefits of meditation practice and a simple technique to get started. Email us at: Our FB Page: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/14387687

Episode 33: Career Mom Confessions 05/11/2020

Episode 33: Career Mom Confessions Taped live at Voices of Dentistry: Dawn sits down with Dr. Tammy Bailey and Dr. Tiffany Lee for a frank discussion of the stresses and strategies of being mothers and having successful and time consuming careers. Email us at: Our FB Page: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/13461776

Episode 32: "Bad" Days 05/04/2020

Episode 32: "Bad" Days Taped live at Voices of Dentistry: Dawn is joined by Dr. Frank Clayton, Dr. Tammy Bailey and Dr. Tiffany Lee for a discussion of how we cope with "bad" days. Email us at: Our FB Page: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/13461878

Episode 31: davidji on Living With Uncertainty 04/27/2020

Episode 31: davidji on Living With Uncertainty Dawn and Alan are joined by special guest, award winning author and stress expert davidji. He shares invaluable wisdom on coping in uncertain times and the value of the pattern interrupt. Many of the techniques davidji talks about are in his book, "destressifying" which is available on Amazon and Audible. You can reach davidji in the following places: His Facebook page: Instagram: @davidjimeditation You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/14131922

Episode 30: Stop the "What If" Thinking, with Suzanne Robinson 04/20/2020

Episode 30: Stop the "What If" Thinking, with Suzanne Robinson Dawn and Alan discuss "what if" thinking and "awful-izing" with Suzanne Robinson of Issues Explored. Suzanne is a certified executive, behavioral and life coach with a lot of expertise in coaching people through difficult times. You can reach Suzanne Robinson: On her website or via email You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: Our FB Page: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/14015774

Episode 29: Lessons From the Bench with Kimarie Stratos 04/13/2020

Episode 29: Lessons From the Bench with Kimarie Stratos Dawn is joined by attorney and fellow meditation teacher Kimarie Stratos for a discussion on the emotions being experienced and helpful lessons to manage while so many professionals are "benched" during the COVID crisis. You can reach Dawn and Kimarie in the following places: Email us at: Our FB Page: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/13938404

Episode 28: All Hands On Deck! 04/06/2020

Episode 28: All Hands On Deck! Dawn is joined by her dear friends/colleagues Dr. Rich Rosenblatt, Dr. Frank Clayton and Dr. Tammy Bailey for a candid discussion about coping, leaning on each other, staying positive, dealing with debt, the future of our practices, and making the most of this downtime due to the COVID outbreak. Suzanne Robinson can be reached at: https://practicewithhonor.com You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places: Email us at: Our FB Page: Our FB group: On the web: /episode/index/show/peacefulpractice/id/13835804

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