Vet Mind Works Podcast
This podcast is for veterinary professionals who are looking for better ways of working and living. We discuss mind-sets, mind skills, behaviours and habits, which support sustainable performance and wellbeing in a challenging profession, and allow us to develop our own 'best veterinary self'. Podcast hosts Petra Agthe and Alison Collings (two vets with a long-standing interest in psychology and related disciplines) interview interesting guests, ranging from veterinary colleagues to psychologists, who share their knowledge, experiences and insights on specific subjects. Occasionally, we also schedule a 'rest and digest' episode in which we discuss and reflect on previous topics. This is a podcast for the whole veterinary community and we encourage listeners to provide feedback and enter the discussion! You can do this by sending us an email to vetmindworks@gmail.com. We are happily funding this podcast ourselves to keep it independent. However, you can show your support by donating towards a fundraising campaign in aid of a mental health project for Ukrainian veterinary colleagues: https://galaxyvets.foundation/campaigns/mental-health-support-for-ukrainian-veterinary-professionals/
Vet Mind Works Podcast
12. Mindful Awareness - with Dr Carter Lebares
How can we stay human when we work in a challenging profession? And how can mindful awareness (= noticing our present moment experiences with curiosity and acceptance) help us in this process? How can we become better in emotion regulation and what has situation awareness (aka de-centring or reframing) to do with it? Join us for a deep dive into the answers to these and other questions in this week's episode. Our guest Dr Carter Lebares, MD FACS is a pioneer in the research of surgeon wellbeing in human health care and she has many facts and insights to offer in this truly fascinating conversation with host Petra Agthe.
Timestamps:
00:58 Introduction to episode and Dr Carter Lebares
03:08 About our partner VIN Europe
04:00 About Carter's work and research, and how she came to explore the role of mindful awareness in surgery
07:48 Effects of mindful awareness in health care settings
12:49 How mindfulness awareness can change mindsets, perspectives and culture
18:23 How situation awareness (or de-centring) is associated with emotion regulation and how it can help with after-work recovery
22:25 About the importance of recovery, rest and intentional recharge
25:20 How mindfulness practices help to train the mind (even though they do not always feel relaxing!)
27:21 Mindful awareness and emotion regulation when dealing with mistakes and other stressful events
31:17 Carter shares personal stories about how to stay human in a demanding profession and the importance of acknowledging and processing our emotions
37:00 About the importance of trauma awareness in mindfulness training
39:34 Carter's most favourite resources on the topic of mindful awareness
44:13 How to find out more about Carter's work and ESRT courses
46:13 Goodbye
Where to find more information about Carter and her work:
https://mindfulsurgeon.ucsf.edu
https://carterlebares.org
Carters most favourite book authors on the topic:
Thich Nhat Hanh: https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/key-books
Ram Dass: https://www.ramdass.org/ram-dass-books-timeline/
You may also be interested in:
More about Jon Kabat-Zinn
Previous episodes with related topics
1. Attention - with Steph Sorrell
5. Self-Awareness - with Clive Elwood
This podcast is in partnership with the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). More about VIN here.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-agthe-562bb65b
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Credits:
Music- Deep Ambience by Coma-Media, Pixabay; Images for Artwork- OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay
