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#144: Self Compassion for Healthcare Workers with Laura Berenstain, MD
09/25/2023
#144: Self Compassion for Healthcare Workers with Laura Berenstain, MD
Dr. Laura Berenstain is a physician, professional leadership coach, author, and speaker. She is a passionate advocate for equity, social justice, and changing culture through both individual and systemic efforts. Laura helps her coaching clients navigate life and career transitions, while improving their emotional agility, communication, and negotiation skills. She guides her clients in identifying their individual definition of success utilizing personal values, increased self-awareness, and principles of positive psychology, mindfulness, and resilience. Laura is also a certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher, enabling her to help clients find and utilize individualized approaches to their well-being. With over three decades of experience as a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist, Laura currently serves on American Society of Anesthesiologists committees for Physician Well-being, Women Anesthesiologists, Professional Development, and chaired the ASA Workgroup for Long-term Mentoring. She is also an Advisory Board member and Coach for the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia’s Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative and Board of Directors member for the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society. Laura also is a Coach for the American Medical Women’s Association ELEVATE program. We discuss topics including: How she became interested in coaching and mindfulness outside of medicine That it is ok to branch out outside of your profession How to make yourself a priority and living your life Understanding the different forms of mindfulness Mindful walks, Mindful Breathing and Mindful Eating all encompass mindfulness SHOW NOTES: ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on , , , and . If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your . , Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the . “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on .
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