We often hear that meditation is part of “self-care,” and while that’s true—it’s also so much more. For healthcare professionals especially, meditation can help us develop the internal steadiness that allows us to meet stress with more skill, clarity, and compassion. And that presence? It benefits our patients, our teams, and our broader healthcare culture.
In this post and video conversation with Liz Korabek- Emerson—a mindfulness teacher and longtime collaborator—we talk about how meditation:
- Supports emotional regulation in high-stress moments
- Offers foundational tools that even seasoned practitioners return to
- Can be a small, realistic daily practice (even a single breath can help!)
- Contributes to safer care and more rewarding work
- Builds toward a larger culture of collective calm
You don’t have to be an expert—or even sit still for long—to begin feeling the benefits.
This conversation was part of an interview I had with Liz to help promote “The Medical Improv Toolkit: 3 Paths into Practice“. As a special feature of the Deeper Dive path, Liz created six customized meditations and you can listen to a sample here.
Other posts with interview segments
Nervous Systems Know First: Mindfulness as Relational Medicine
Meditation That Doesn’t Feel Like Failure
Mindfulness? Meditation? I Wasn’t Interested—Until Something Shifted
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