Healing the Healers: Who Takes Care of the Caretakers?

This week we continue our dive into the powerful work that the David Lynch Foundation is doing with Kelly Malloy, Director of Heal the Healers Now initiative in New York City.Kelly Malloy learned TM as a child, and after rediscovering TM in college and completing teacher training in 2015, she moved to New York to teach with the David Lynch Foundation. When the pandemic hit in 2020, she pivoted to serve healthcare workers — and hasn't stopped since. In this conversation, Kelly shares what that work looks like, why it matters, and what she's witnessed on hospital floors across the country.In this episode:How the Heal the Healers Now initiative was born during the 2020 pandemic and has grown to 100+ hospitals across 17 statesThe very real toll of burnout, compassion fatigue, and chronic stress on nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workersStories of transformation — including a night-shift nurse who used TM to ease the transition between work and home lifeWhy hospitals are starting to invest in TMResearch from Duke, Harvard, and Georgetown documenting TM's impact on burnout, anxiety, depression, and insomniaWhy meditating isn't selfish — especially for caregivers who give everything to others at work and at homeThe case for ancient practices in modern life, and why the need for stillness is greater than everDive in each week for real talk on meditation, meaning and modern life. And let us know what resonates with you. After all, this podcast was created with you in mind –  to support the human condition by optimizing the human experience.David Lynch Foundation:davidlynchfoundation.orgHeal the Healers Now:healthehealersnow.comWatch, listen, and connect here: tm.org/theinnerwellpodcastWe'd love to hear your thoughts. Email: [email protected] your local TM Teacher: www.tm.orgOriginal Music Composition by Jessica Sharman Bennett