138. Mindfulness Creates Autonomy with Dr. Gail Gazelle

Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang is joined by special guest Dr. Gail Gazelle, Master Coach, certified mindfulness teacher, faculty at Harvard, and author of her new book Mindful MD. We discuss the synergistic relationship of coaching with mindfulness and how she considers coaching as mindfulness in action. She highlights the importance that we are not our thoughts and that our thoughts are not necessarily true. We discuss the impermanence of thoughts, emotions, and body sensations, and how important it is to recognize this, using mindfulness, as a key to our autonomy as healers.    Download a free chapter of her book here: https://gailgazelle.com/mindfulmd Get additional resources for physician well-being on her website at https://gailgazelle.com   Come practice all of the wisdom and insights shared in this episode in the great outdoors with me and Dr. Jessie Mahoney at our second Mindful Healers Connect in Nature retreat at magical Muir Beach and Muir Woods in July 2023.  We still have some openings, but hotel rooms in the area are more limited now, so please decide soon! We would love to have you join us! www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreat-connect-in-nature If you want to find calm, contentment, and a clear and meaningful path forward, coach  with Dr. Mahoney www.jessiemahoneymd.com If you want to develop a mindfulness practice, reach out to Dr. Liang www.awakenbreath.org *Nothing in this episode should be considered medical advice.