PODCAST · health
Live Well and Thrive
by Kaiser Permanente
This podcast recognizes the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Live Well & Thrive acknowledges our shared struggles we’ve all experienced during these unprecedented two years and finding ways to move forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Silver Lining Playbooks - Hope
Welcome to the third and final special episode of Live Well & Thrive - Silver Lining Playbooks. Listen in for a beautiful tapestry of stories from our Kaiser Permanente Northern California caregivers reflecting on how they learned and grew along with the enduring hope they carried throughout the...
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Silver Lining Playbooks - Strength
Welcome back to a special edition of Live Well and Thrive: Silver Lining Playbooks. I'm your host, Carrie Owen Plietz. In our first special episode, it was incredible to hear caregivers’ stories about the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our teams fought a novel virus which sometimes defied...
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Silver Lining Playbooks - The Beginning
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...
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S3, E20: Soul Snacks *Revisited*
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...
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S3, E19: Frontline Workers in Their Own Words *Revisited*
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...
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S3, E18: Searching for Hope *Revisited*
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…
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S3, E17: Listening Courageously in a Time of Political Polarization
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…
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S3, E16: Breast Health Awareness and Knowing Your Body
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...
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S3, E15: Creating Healthy Relationships with Technology
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...
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S3, E14: Poetry as Therapy
*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...
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S3, E13: Helping KP Employees Thrive Inside and Outside of Work
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...
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S3, E12: Staying Safe on a changing Earth
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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S3, E11: Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to the LGBTQ+ community in real life
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...
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S3, E10: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life
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%...
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S3, E9: Here For You – Kaiser Permanente Employee Assistance Program
*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...
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S3, E8: Nurses Week: Remembering our "Why"
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...
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S3, E7: How Volunteerism Can Feed the Soul
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…
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S3, E6: How to Recognize & Manage Spring Depression
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...
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S3, E5: Black Joy and Happiness
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…
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S3, E4 - Navigating Personal Loss
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…
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S3, E3: Your toughest mental health goal? Being kinder to yourself
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...
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S3, E2: Blue Sky Thinking: Introducing Creative Space to Thrive
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 –...
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S3, E1: Returning Starfish *Live*
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 were going to turn the tables on me, which means I’ll be the person who’s being interviewed. With me here...
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S2, E19: A Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Today we’re here to record our last episode of 2023. We have an incredibly special guest, Dr. Miroslav Volf, a Henry B. Wright Professor of...
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S2, E18: Understanding Health Inequities
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Today our topic is health disparities among certain communities we serve at KP. We will be discussing our Asian, Latin American, and African...
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S2, E17: Gratitude
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. Happiness is such a loaded word. We all say we want to achieve it; we all have different definitions of what it...
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S2, E16 - Understanding Substance Use and Addiction: New support video series
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. We all read the numerous unfortunate headlines in the media about the growing number of people effected by...
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S2, E15 - Third Party Trauma
*Aspects of this conversation may be triggering for some listeners, if you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, a prevention hotline can help. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day at 988. During a crisis, people who are hard of hearing can use their...
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S2, E14: Live Well & Thrive - Highlights
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S2, E13 - Lessons in Leadership
Welcome to Live Well & 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 I have a very special guest joining me, Dr. Maria Ansari. In addition to being my physician partner for Kaiser...
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S2, E12 - Wildfire Preparedness
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 going to wrestle with a difficult topic – wildfire and disaster preparedness. Wildfires have…
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S2, E11 - The power of awakening our senses
Welcome to Live Well & 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 talk about travel. Research shows we sometimes enjoy the lead up to a trip more than we actually...
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S2, E10 - Pride Month
Welcome to Live Well & 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 talk about Pride Month, its history and how it has become a joyful celebration of all the...
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S2, E9 - Friendship & Loneliness
One of the unfortunate outcomes of the pandemic and the many ways we had to remove ourselves from normal, everyday social situations to stay safe and healthy has been loneliness. In fact, the U.S. Surgeon General recently reported we’re suffering from an epidemic of loneliness and isolation as a...
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S2, E8 - Soul Snacks
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. In today's episode, we’ll dive into the world of Soul Snacks, a grassroots program fostering emotional...
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S2, Ep 7 – Nutrition to feed your well-being
Welcome to “Live Well & 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’ll explore the vital role nutrition plays in patient care with Patricia Kaba. Our conversation will…
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S2, Ep 6 – Self-care to be Extraordinary
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. Caring for patients every day is no ordinary task. Providing extraordinary care – as the three nurses we are...
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S2, Ep 5 - A Culture of Health
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. We just marked the three-year anniversary of the pandemic. So, no wonder I’ve been thinking a lot about our...
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S2, Ep 4 - Want to be an Ally?
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. How can we be better allies for one another for our families and in our community? Today, as we celebrate Black...
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S2, Ep 3- Live from Walnut Creek: You Gotta Have Heart
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, coming to you live from our Walnut Creek Medical Center. During the pandemic, we had no choice but to “live in...
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S2, Ep 2 - Managing Stress & Burnout Through Theater
Welcome to Season Two of 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. Ever go to a show or a movie and get lost in the plot? Like you forget you're in the theater and...
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S2, Ep 1- Gratitude to Fuel Your Mental Well-Being
Welcome to Season Two of 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. How are you doing on your New Year's intentions? If you're like me, you know how hard it is to…
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S1, E11 - Tis the Season for Self-Compassion and Care
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. In this episode, we’re joined by: Dr. Susan Birne-Stone, a licensed clinical social worker who has counseled frontline nurses throughout the...
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S1, E10 - KP Family Finds Their Calm
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. In this episode, we’re joined by: Sarah Villarreal, labor and delivery nurse educator at KP Santa Rosa Medical Center and her husband, Justin.…
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S1, E9 - Meet Ginger, Here to Help Navigate Your Busy Life
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. In this episode, we’re joined by: Trina Histon, PhD, Senior Principal Consultant in Prevention, Wellness, and Digital Health at Kaiser…
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S1, Ep 8 – Get Moving to Improve Your Mental Health
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. In this episode, we’re joined by: Sylvia Badon, Research scientist at the Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente and Laura Fraser, a member of...
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S1, E7: Supporting Social Justice
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. In this episode, we have three amazing guests and how their multicultural Business Resource Groups are a valuable resource for their members in...
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S1, E6: Game On! How E-Gaming Provides a Mental Release
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. In this episode, we’re joined by: Gino Mortillaro, MD, youth mental health clinician from KP SCAL, lead clinician advisor for the Presence of…
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S1, Ep 5 - Overcoming Mental Health Stigma
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. In this episode, we’re joined by: Dr. Inderpreet Dhillon, TPMG Regional Director for Mental Health Virtual Care Programs. Dr Dhillon: Talk about...
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S1, E4 - Resiliency with Steve Kerr
Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. In this episode, we’re joined by: Steve Kerr, Head Coach, Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr: I just want to say thank you to everybody in Kaiser...
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This podcast recognizes the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Live Well & Thrive acknowledges our shared struggles we’ve all experienced during these unprecedented two years and finding ways to move forward.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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