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Welcome to a special series of Live Well & Thrive - Silver Lining Playbooks, The Beginning. In early 2020, when COVID-19 first hit, there was fear, challenges, confusion, and just overwhelming odds. But then came learning, and hope, and stories we can't forget. We invited a cross-section of our care team to tell us about their first encounter with a COVID-19 patient along with some of the lessons they learned from each other and their patients over the three-plus year pandemic. Over the course of three special episodes, we'll hear what our frontline caregivers experienced from confusion and fear to mutual support and some silver linings. Let's go back to the beginning.
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We're continuing to dig into the show archives and highlighting past episodes that each embody why we launched this program in the first place. When we started this podcast three years ago, we wanted to acknowledge the shared experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and its deep impact on our Kaiser Permanente health care workers. We also set out to explore how to take better care of our community... and ourselves. The episode we are highlighting this week is Soul Snacks. If you're new to Live Well and Thrive, we hope you enjoy your first time listening to these three quintessential episodes. We hope you take the time to listen again -- as we have. Here's a bit of a spoiler, keep checking this feed, we're about to release a three part special that you won't want to miss. You'll hear more about it here and elsewhere at KP. Thank you and enjoy!
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As we mentioned last week we're digging into the show archives and highlighting past episodes that each embody why we launched this program in the first place. When we started this podcast three years ago, we wanted to acknowledge the shared experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and its deep impact on our Kaiser Permanente health care workers. We also set out to explore how to take better care of our community... and ourselves. The episode we are highlighting this week is Frontline Workers in Their Own Words. If you're new to Live Well and Thrive, we hope you enjoy your first time listening to these three quintessential episodes. We hope you take the time to listen again -- as we have. Thank you and enjoy!
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Over the next few weeks, we'll be digging into our show archives. We'll highlight three past episodes that each embody why we launched this program in the first place. When we started this podcast three years ago, we wanted to acknowledge the shared experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and its deep impact on our Kaiser Permanente health care workers. We also set out to explore how to take better care of our community... and ourselves. The first episode we are highlighting is Searching for Hope and features our incredible KP chaplains. If you're new to Live Well and Thrive, we hope you enjoy your first time listening to these three quintessential episodes. We hope you take the time to listen again -- as we have. Thank you and enjoy!
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You don’t have to be a news junkie to know that we are a deeply divided nation when it comes to politics. We’ve become polarized and estranged from one another over issues large and small. As we approach another contentious election season as well as the Thanksgiving holiday, we’re going to explore productive ways to bridge the divides between us. Spoiler alert: it involves something called “courageous listening.” And it doesn’t necessarily involve changing anyone’s mind!
Navigating polarization? We’ve got your back! Join the @Greater Good Science Center’s 7-Day Campaign for Connection Challenge, starting Monday, 10/28, to learn skills that promote understanding and connection across our differences. Reserve your spot today: tinyurl.com/7DayChallenge2024
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For Breast Cancer Awareness month we’re talking with two female leaders on the Kaiser Permanente Northern California team – both with unique perspectives on breast cancer prevention and early detection. Dr. Monica Kendrick, physician-in-chief, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco medical center and an OB-GYN. Dr. Kendrick is also an expert on women’s health and is passionate about supporting women’s life-long health. Debra Flores, Senior Vice President and Area Manager, Kaiser Permanente Greater Southern Alameda area. She is also a registered nurse and a breast cancer survivor.
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We live in a hyperconnected world. So many of us use our phones or other digital devices to access news and information, to stay connected to one another, and to just do our jobs. But at this point, it goes without saying, there is a dark side to digital dependence. To help unravel this conundrum we turn to Dr. Michael Rich, who refers to himself as a Mediatrician. He is also a parent, a pediatrician, a child health researcher, and children's media specialist. Dr. Rich teaches pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. His recent book, The Mediatrician’s Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated World, is a science-backed approach to give parents the confidence they need to raise a child well (and to raise a well child) in the digital age.
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*This conversation will contain reference to substance abuse and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling, you can call the national suicide prevention hotline, 988.*
Have you ever felt moved – or even healed – by coming across a particular poem, song lyrics, or story at a specific time in your life? Or maybe you’ve written some lines in a journal as a way to process difficult emotions or experiences? Today we are talking about the healing power of poetry. Some mental health providers even prescribe it to their patients. It’s a practice called poetry therapy. This episode's guests both work at the intersection of poetry and mental health.
Organizations discussed in the episode:
National Association for Poetry TherapyInternational Expressive Arts Therapy AssociationHawaii Girls CourtSonoma County Juvenile HallHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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At KP we are continually innovating to create new tools and resources to support employee well-being, including programs addressing personal burnout. Today we’ll learn about the Thrive Series, a set of workshops and resources specially designed for our KP team to minimize burnout and to improve their physical health and mental well-being – both inside and outside of work. Check out the Thrive Series for you or your team.
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Today we’re looking at the important work Kaiser Permanente is doing around environmental stewardship; how climate change is impacting people’s health; and how we can contribute to slow the pace of a warming planet. Joining us is Seema Wadhwa, KP’s Executive Director of Environmental Stewardship.
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Hear two heartwarming stories about sexuality and gender identity from leaders in Kaiser Permanente, both of whom experienced the profound supportiveness of the organizational culture and are thriving in their leadership roles while supporting others on their teams. This episode’s guests include Grace Firtch, Physician in Chief, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center and Jeff Collins, President, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region.
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Today we’re talking all things curiosity and how continually seeking new knowledge and understanding can reshape your perspective and, in fact, your life with Scott Shigeoka, author, Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World.”
Kaiser Permanente employees will receive a 20% discount on purchasing Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World between June 6 – 13, 2024 using the discount code “LiveWellThrive.” Follow this link to purchase the book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/scott-shigeoka/seek/9781538740804/?lens=balance
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*Kaiser Permanente Northern California employees who want to speak with an EAP counselor immediately, please call the 24/7 line at 877-801-5751*
In recognition of May being National Mental Health month, we’re highlighting KP’s most valuable resource for employee mental health – the Employee and Physician Assistance Program or EAP. We have three KP employees here with me to explore our EAP from different vantage points: Jerry, O’Keefe, National Director, Employee and Physician Assistance Services, Kaiser Permanente; Tanya Fernandez, Emergency Dept Manager; Huyen Friedlander, LMFT, EAP Consultant.
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Today I have the special privilege of speaking with two of our KP Northern California Extraordinary Nurses: Rachel Wyatt and Bernice Yale. They have both been recognized with 2024 Extraordinary Nurse Leader of the Year awards. I’m delighted to have them with me today to learn about their “North Stars” or their “why,” and how having a strong sense of purpose keeps them centered in both their professional nursing practice and personal growth.
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If you have been listening regularly, this year, we’ve been on a bit of a journey together, where we’re exploring happiness and mental well-being from a number of vantage points. Today we’ll continue this journey exploring how volunteerism, something we can do individually and as organized groups, can help add significantly to our sense of well-being. To discuss this important topic is Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Science Director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley and Lanie Tranchina, Staff Nurse, KP South Sacramento Medical Center.
A note for our listeners: April is U.S. National Volunteer Month. Visit KPCares.org today for an easy way to find, share, and participate in volunteer activities in the communities where you work and live. And thank you for giving back!
To learn more about the Greater Good Science Center and view their free online, self paced courses and events please visit: https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/events
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A warning to podcast listeners: This episode contains discussion of severe depression and suicide which some people may find triggering or disturbing. Remember, for anyone having thoughts about self-harm or suicide, please call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline immediately for help.
While thoughts of Spring often bring to mind longer days, warm sunshine, and blooming flowers, seasonal depression is also a very real part of the change in season for many of us. Today we’re here to talk about the realities of Spring depression and explore its causes and triggers. We are joined by Supria Gill, PhD, Behavioral Medicine Psychologist, Vacaville Medical Center and Assistant Director, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Mental Health Training Program and Counseling Centers.
Resource links:
Calm (calm.com): The number one app for sleep and meditation — designed to help lower stress, anxiety, and more.Headspace Care (headspace.com): Text one-on-one with an emotional support coach anytime, anywhere. Support is just a text message away. myStrength (https://mystrength.com/): Build a personalized plan to strengthen your emotional health whenever, wherever you need to.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. While happiness is a seemingly simple concept, personal well-being and contentment takes different shapes and forms for each of us – so not always so straight forward, yet an important topic to explore as we look to support each other’s well-being and life journeys. Today we are joined by Demond Hill, a PhD candidate in the Department of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley to discuss black joy and happiness – and his research behind mental health and emotional well-being of Black youth, their families, and communities. As always, I invite you to share what’s on your mind, ask a question or suggest a topic or guest. Send it to LiveWell&[email protected]. And whether you’re listening on your commute or during a down moment, keep those comments coming.
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Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Grief binds us together as human beings; it’s something we all experience, and, in healthcare, encounter both professionally and personally in the work we do to serve others. Unfortunately, left unacknowledged and unsupported, grief can lead to addiction, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and poor physical and mental health. Today I’m happy to be joined by Leah Hellerstein, LCSW, MPH Hospice Social Services Manager, Volunteer and Bereavement Services Coordinator and Carley Rencher Chen, LCSW, Hospice Social Worker for a conversation on grief. They will help us unpack what grief is and why it is important to acknowledge. They’ll also give us a better understanding of the grieving process and how it can help a person’s well-being. Additionally, we’ll learn about the valuable Kaiser Permanente resources available to help support our team when it comes to managing and overcoming grief.
See the important work of our guests below:
https://hospice-ncal.kaiserpermanente.org/support/after-your-loss/sf/
Kaiser Permanente NorCal Hospice: DROP-IN ONLINE GRIEF SUPPORT SERIES
January – April 2024
All Classes offered at No Charge
Open to Kaiser Permanente Members and the Community at Large
Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Hospices of Northern CA
THURSDAYS AT 12:00-1:00
TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE- Links for both shared in weekly invites, No RSVP needed, may join either group when desired.
OPTION 1: Educational Information, optional sharing in the chat
OPTION 2: Small group discussion and sharing on the same topic
For Questions or Invitation to the Teams Meetings, Contact:
Jessica Lawrence: 925-229-7817 or [email protected]
Rina Breakstone: 510-752-4076 or [email protected]
Carley Rencher Chen: [email protected]
Leigh-Ann Santillanes-Delgado at: [email protected]
Attend one or more- as desired- NO registration needed.
Bereavement Support Education Groups are held both online by video or call in, and in person. To register for any of these groups, or for further information about Kaiser Permanente Bereavement Services, please email [email protected] or call (415) 833-3173.
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Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. I’m your host Carrie Owen Plietz. Today we’re here to learn about self-compassion or the art of being kind to ourselves. This episode focuses on being more gracious to ourselves as we go about our daily lives. I have been thinking about this concept a lot and I was struck by a recent article in the Washington Post by Christopher W.T. Miller, MD. His article emphasizes cultivating self-compassion as a key mental health goal. I’m delighted to have the article’s author with us on Live Well & Thrive. Christopher W.T. Miller, MD, is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst practicing at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. As always, I invite you to share what’s on your mind, ask a question or suggest a topic or guest. Send it to LiveWell&[email protected]. And whether you’re listening on your commute or during a down moment, keep those comments coming.
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Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. I’m your host Carrie Owen Plietz. I challenge all of our listeners to consider how bringing a little “blue sky” thinking can help you to thrive – both inside and outside of work. Thinking differently can be hard though…it’s challenging to break out of routines and look at our work and the world with fresh eyes. Today we’re here to learn about a concept called “Blue Sky Thinking,” what it is, how it works, and how you can apply it with your team. Our guest is KP’s own, Gayle Chin, Creative Director for the Northern California Multimedia Communications Group. As always, I invite you to share what’s on your mind, ask a question or suggest a topic or guest. Send it to LiveWell&[email protected]. And whether you’re listening on your commute or during a down moment, keep those comments coming.
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