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The Permission to Feel Dr. Marc Brackett has dedicated his life to studying emotions and to teaching us what he’s learning. In this episode, we talk about how emotional literacy - being able to recognize, name, and understand our feelings - affects everything from learning, decision making, and creativity, to relationships, health, and performance.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJuly 29, 2020Topics: Bias / Perspective / ReactionKeywords: acceptance / emotion / reaction / relationship

Narrative Humility Narrative humility is a philosophy of listening which holds potential beyond health care as well, in any situation where more powerful individuals engage with stories of those who are socially, culturally or politically less powerful. It acknowledges that the listener -- be that a clinician, reporter, policy maker, or teacher -- must willingly place herself in a position of some transparency. The witness must not only see, but be seen, and by doing so, enable herself to see even more clearly.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJuly 29, 2020Topics: Bias / Communication / Perspective / ReactionKeywords: implications / narrative medicine / reaction / story

In on the (Racist) Joke Two soldiers discuss their reactions to and feelings about being complicit with racist joking in their military careers, and what to do next.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJuly 24, 2020Topics: Bias / Racism / ReactionKeywords: racism

If ...then.... Rituals to make you more reflective in the moment We all have important things we want to accomplish, but there are so many distractions and stumbling blocks that may get in our way. Here, writer Bina Venkataraman shares a startlingly easy strategy to use to defeat future challenges.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoNovember 12, 2019Topics: Background info / Reaction

People Like Us: How Our Identities Shape Health And Educational Success (35min) A Hidden Brain podcast (35 min) looking at how we scan every patient situation - both as a the physician and the patient - looking for safety and connection. Race turns out to be an important factor in how these are established.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoSeptember 30, 2019Topics: Racism / ReactionKeywords: race. doctor-patient relationship / safety

The murderer in the mirror (2 min read) A surgeon's reflection on the death of his patient.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoNovember 26, 2018Topics: Death&Dying / Mistakes / Perspective / Provider-Patient Relationship / ReactionKeywords: death / mistake / reaction / resilience / suffering

What happens when a patient says, "Doc, help me die." Mercy, compassion - does this fade at the end of life? Does ending a life conflict with our values as physicians? Read for one physician's perspective.