{"podcast":{"title":"Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving","slug":"flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532","podcast_index_feed_id":6711532,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/20240126_090110_7e5ffb5ac296d289b50f416b3ea3877b.jpg","author":"EmPRO Insurance","episode_count":43,"summary":"Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving explores ways that health professionals- physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, mental health providers, therapists, and others- can truly flourish in the complex and challenging world of health care. The ability for physicians and other health professionals to practice high quality care and attain professional satisfaction and meaning in their work has been under continued challenge. These critically important members of our communities experience ongoing threats to their well-being and hence to the quality of care they deliver. The recent pandemic has only exacerbated changes that have occurred over the preceding years in the practice of medicine, exposing even further the fragility of our imperfect health care systems. This podcast explores the many ways that physicians can and do flourish, including a deeper exploration of what it means to work at the frontier of human frailty and suffering, while applying biomedical science and compassionate care to address the complexities of the human condition. It is the hope that this podcast can help support these health professionals and ultimately translate…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:18:43.222306+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532"},"episode":{"title":"Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving Episode 21 Wellbeing in Healthcare: A Conversation with Dr. Maura Kenny","slug":"flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-episode-21-wellbeing-in-healthcare-a-conversation-with-dr-maura-kenny","published_at":"2025-03-26T21:40:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-episode-21-wellbeing-in-healthcare-a-conversation-with-dr-maura-kenny","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/1959466","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/240596/1959466/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/2025_03_26_18_53_44_19140d87-d1a4-4427-9065-f26dc904dfa1.mp3","summary":"Today, we are joined by Dr. Maura Kenny. Dr. Kenny is a psychiatrist with Southern Australian Health and a mindfulness teacher, trainer and researcher with 20 years of experience teaching mindfulness courses in both clinical and organizational settings. Her special interest is the wellbeing and resilience of healthcare staff, and she's developed a six week mindfulness course that has been delivered for several years in South Australia's public health settings and in other healthcare and university settings around Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Taiwan. Maura is also the inaugural director of Staff Wellbeing at the largest healthcare network of over 17,000 employees in South Australia Health. In the conversation, Dr. Kenny traces her journey from aspiring domestic science teacher to psychiatry, driven by her fascination with biology and a desire to alleviate suffering. We also cover: Her pivotal encounter with Professor Mark Williams that introduced her to mindfulness Adapting mindfulness practices specifically for exhausted healthcare professionals The limitations of individual interventions without system-level changes Her role as Director of Staff Wellbeing and the challenges of connecting different parts of the healthcare system The importance of peer support and camaraderie in medicine Dr. Kenney concludes by reflecting on finding joy amid the inherent challenges of healthcare and the privilege of being present for patients during significant moments in their lives. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (03:00) Dr. Kenny's Path to Medicine (11:40) Introduction to Mindfulness in Practice (15:20) Pivotal Workshop with Professor Mark Williams (19:40) Adapting Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals (24:20) Healthcare Staff Wellbeing in Australia (31:00) Social…","meta_description":"Today, we are joined by Dr. Maura Kenny. 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