Gratitude is a key trait for a thriving medical career. Discover blog posts about the science behind gratitude.
More than a Moment: Making Gratitude Stick. Gratitude feels great in the moment. You pause, you notice something good, you feel your shoulders drop a little. That short-term effect matters. It can decrease stress, calm your nervous system, and pull you out of the free fall of a rough day. But there’s a deeper version […]
Beyond the Buzzword Gratitude. It’s a concept we all know, often tossed around as a cure-all for stress, unhappiness, and burnout. For many of us in medicine, it sounds hollow. A nice idea, but not a fix for a broken healthcare system. But what if we’ve misunderstood gratitude all along? What if it’s not supposed […]
“I want you to try something different this week.” I sat in the chair and nodded my head in response. At this point, I’d tried therapy, medications, meditation, exercise, and taking time off. Although all of them had some degree of benefit, if I’m being honest, nothing really significantly changed how I felt. Both my […]
Does Practicing Gratitude in Medicine help? Physicians work in an increasingly challenging environment. Consider the following recent headlines: “The tripledemic has brought back peak COVID fears and social tension.” “Congressional budget will cut Medicare reimbursement for physicians.” “Report: Hospitals face worst year financially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, jeopardizing access to patient […]
