{"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":"Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and the Future of Healthcare in Singapore with Dr. Virginia Lien | Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving #36","slug":"mindfulness-self-compassion-and-the-future-of-healthcare-in-singapore-with-dr-virginia-lien-flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-36","published_at":"2026-02-11T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532/mindfulness-self-compassion-and-the-future-of-healthcare-in-singapore-with-dr-virginia-lien-flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-36","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/2540222","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/240596/2540222/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/2026_02_10_19_46_07_6ebfd86e-b7f6-4f4d-9c23-c7b9b225491c.mp3","summary":"Today, we are joined by Dr. Virginia Lien, a physician, psychotherapist, and mindfulness teacher from Singapore who has been caring for others for four decades. Dr. Virginia Lien is a physician, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher caring for others for four decades in Singapore. Since retiring from clinical medicine after a serious accident 12 years ago, she has recovered to start The Mindful Compassion Project in 2017. This is a not-for-profit partnership offering mindful compassion programs and retreats to promote well-being and flourishing among local professional caregivers in medicine and healthcare. Working with many gifted clinicians and medical educators locally and internationally, she is passionate about promoting Mindfulness and Compassion in Medicine to effect holistic changes both at the personal and the organizational leadership level. She believes that, together, we can bring healing back to healthcare, beginning by caring for ourselves and our dedicated colleagues. In the conversation, Dr. Lien shares how a traumatic burn injury transformed her understanding of both patient and caregiver experience, leading her to create circles of connection that ripple outward to influence healthcare culture in Singapore and beyond. We also cover: The rapid evolution of Singapore's healthcare system and the escalating pressures on students and clinicians Three key programs: Mindful Self-Care, Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities, and Mindful Practice in Medicine How small circles of practitioners create ripple effects of kindness and humanity in healthcare systems Dr. Lien concludes by emphasizing the importance of bringing mindfulness and compassion to leadership levels, noting that compassionate leadership actually strengthens resilience and connection rat…","meta_description":"Today, we are joined by Dr. Virginia Lien, a physician, psychotherapist, and mindfulness teacher from Singapore who has been caring for others for four de…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2236,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532/episodes/mindfulness-self-compassion-and-the-future-of-healthcare-in-singapore-with-dr-virginia-lien-flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-36/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532/mindfulness-self-compassion-and-the-future-of-healthcare-in-singapore-with-dr-virginia-lien-flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-36.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}