Episodios

  • Is Medicine Built on Adult Development?

    Is Medicine Built on Adult Development?
    Jul 29 2025
    Is Medicine Built on Adult Development? with Dr. Sasha Heinz 🔥 Episode Summary What if the root of suffering in healthcare isn’t just the system—but our own resistance to growth? In this insightful conversation, Dr. Sasha Heinz, developmental psychologist and pioneer in positive psychology, unpacks why transformation in medicine starts with how we develop as humans. You’ll learn how shifting from “fixing dysfunction” to “facilitating growth” could redefine healing—for patients and providers. 🎙️ Guest Information Dr. Sasha Heinz Sasha Heinz, Ph.D., MAPP, is a developmental psychologist, coach, and expert in positive psychology, adult development, and transformational change. With a rare ability to blend scientific insight and practical wisdom, Dr. Heinz helps individuals move beyond self-sabotage and into self-authorship. She is the host of The Change Lab Podcast, where she explores why personal growth isn’t a luxury—but a critical part of healthy human development. In her private practice, she works with a select group of individuals and groups committed to meaningful change. Dr. Heinz holds degrees from some of the world’s top institutions: a B.A. from Harvard University, a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University, and a Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania—where she’s also served on faculty. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Psychology Today, Forbes, Goop, InStyle Magazine, and more. Website: drsashaheinz.com 🧠 Episode Highlights & Key Takeaways 🔹 Main Talking Points: Why medicine still operates in a legacy culture of pathology and dysfunction How positive psychology rebalances the focus on “what’s right with us” The difference between technical fixes and adaptive healing How adult development stages directly affect patient decision-making and provider communication Why providers often feel stuck in imposter syndrome or emotional distance—and how to shift The transformative power of authenticity, presence, and curiosity in clinical care What it means to lead patients from their “socialized” selves into self-authorship 💬 Memorable Quotes: “Being human is not a diagnosis—it’s a developmental journey.” — [00:55:21] “The system is designed to heal—but the being in the room is missing.” — [01:12:48] “We’re asking patients to grow while doctors aren’t given room to grow themselves.” — [01:18:10] ✅ Key Takeaways: Mind-body unity: The mind is the body—healing isn’t neck-up vs. neck-down Systemic inertia: Without intentional change, systems regress by default Human growth is messy: Authentic healing includes discomfort, uncertainty, and loss Patient development matters: 60% of adults are developmentally “stuck,” impacting treatment outcomes Language shapes experience: How we label illness can prolong or liberate healing Curiosity > Authority: Expertise must leave space for inquiry to avoid clinical detachment 🔗 Additional Resources Sasha’s Website: drsashaheinz.com Book Recommendation: The Mindful Body by Ellen Langer Book in Progress: Dr. Heinz’s forthcoming title on adult development (stay tuned!) 📣 Call to Action 👉 Subscribe to Being in Medicine for more conversations that explore human potential in healthcare💬 Share your growth edge: What part of this episode challenged your thinking the most? Drop a comment or DM us. 📲 Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify
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  • Preventing Alzheimer's Starts Now - Eric Collett

    Preventing Alzheimer's Starts Now - Eric Collett
    Jul 22 2025

    🌟 Discover how brain health and personal presence intersect in this inspiring episode of Being in Medicine. We’re joined by Eric Collett, CEO of A Mind for All Seasons, to explore how being fully present and shifting our mindset can deeply impact cognitive health.

    🧠 Eric shares powerful insights from decades of work in dementia care, cognitive optimization, and mental wellness. We dive into what it means to "have a mind for all seasons" and how clinicians and individuals alike can take proactive steps to prevent cognitive decline.

    🔹 What You'll Learn:
    ✔ How presence and mindfulness affect brain health
    ✔ Why neurodegeneration begins decades before symptoms
    ✔ The Enhanced Protocol for cognitive improvement
    ✔ The difference between what we feel and who we are
    ✔ Practical steps for shifting being and creating healing spaces

    📌 Timestamps:
    0:00 – Welcome & Introduction
    3:12 – What is A Mind for All Seasons?
    8:37 – Presence & Brain Health Connection
    16:45 – Music, Emotion & Experience
    24:30 – Coaching for Cognitive Wellness
    32:12 – Who Am I Becoming?
    41:55 – Cold Sores, Brain Health & a Powerful Recovery Story
    52:00 – Long-Term Care Culture & The Task Trap
    1:01:05 – Preventing Alzheimer's: Why Wait?
    1:09:33 – Closing Reflections

    📬 Contact Eric:
    Visit: https://amindforallseasons.com
    Take the Free Brain Health Assessment: amindforallseasons.com/energy

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    #BeingInMedicine #BrainHealth #EricCollett #CognitiveHealing #HolisticMedicine #MindBodySpirit #AlzheimersPrevention
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  • From ICU to Inner Peace: A Doctor's Awakening

    From ICU to Inner Peace: A Doctor's Awakening
    Jul 15 2025

    🌟 Discover how true transformation in medicine starts from within.

    In this heartfelt episode of *Being in Medicine*, Dr. Carla Rotering shares her extraordinary journey from burnout and overwork to compassion, clarity, and leadership. A former Chief of Staff turned transformational coach, Dr. Rotering opens up about the pivotal ICU moment that changed everything—and how she now helps healthcare professionals rediscover their humanity and purpose.

    🔹 **What You'll Learn:**
    ✔️ Why overwork leads to disconnection—and what to do about it
    ✔️ How self-awareness and compassion change patient care
    ✔️ The power of presence and emotional safety in medical leadership
    ✔️ Tools for physicians to heal from within and thrive
    ✔️ How to create supportive, heart-centered medical teams

    📌 **Timestamps:**
    0:00 – Welcome & Introduction
    2:35 – Dr. Rotering's background and transformation
    15:20 – The ICU moment that changed everything
    26:50 – Coaching, healing, and the road to Santa Monica
    38:10 – Impact of compassion in clinical leadership
    50:00 – Building safe, authentic teams in healthcare
    1:06:45 – Advice for new providers and future physicians
    1:14:00 – Where to connect with Dr. Rotering

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    🌐 Explore More: www.beinginmedicine.com


    📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeingInMedicine


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    🎵 Spotify: [Follow on Spotify] https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMaMHLPUoWXJXSs0ridIp?si=6a5c91642b8e4a89

    📬 **Connect with Dr. Carla Rotering:**
    🔹 Website: https://drcarlarotering.com

    💌 Email: [available on her site]

    📘 Stay tuned for her upcoming book: *Bartering for Belonging*
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  • Becky Robbins: Healing Beyond Medicine, Art & Spirit

    Becky Robbins: Healing Beyond Medicine, Art & Spirit
    Jul 8 2025

    🌟 From nursing to lunar art to personal transformation—Becky Robbins’ journey will leave you inspired!

    In this unforgettable episode of *Being in Medicine*, we welcome Becky Robbins—a former nurse turned visionary artist, global speaker, and transformational mentor. With decades of experience at the forefront of personal development, Becky shares how her patient journey, medical challenges, and artistic mission all intertwine to reveal the deeper truth of healing: that it begins within.

    You’ll hear about her rare neurological condition, the surgeon who showed true compassion, and how she found her strength in the most vulnerable moments. Becky also offers powerful reflections on empathy in medicine, the miracle of the human body, and how creativity can be a profound tool for healing.

    Whether you're a healthcare professional, a patient, or simply someone on a path of personal growth—this conversation will move you, challenge you, and light a fire in your soul.


    🔹 **What You'll Learn:**
    ✔ Becky’s powerful story of self-advocacy in navigating a rare medical condition
    ✔ How compassion and connection transformed her patient experience
    ✔ The role of art, creativity, and consciousness in healing
    ✔ What “being in medicine” truly means

    📌 **Timestamps:**
    0:00 – Episode Welcome
    2:31 – Becky Robbins’ incredible introduction
    5:12 – Personal story: From vaccine injury to healing
    18:03 – What makes a healing doctor-patient connection
    30:20 – Compassion, resilience, and the ICU experience
    44:00 – Participating in your own rescue
    55:16 – Certainty in the unknown: Art, surgery & spirit
    1:12:08 – Final reflections on divinity in medicine
    1:17:55 – What’s next for Becky Robbins

    📬 **Contact Becky Robbins**
    📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beckyrobbinsart

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    👥 Connect with Us: www.youtube.com/@BeingInMedicine

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  • Leaning into Curves: The Healing Power of Intuition

    Leaning into Curves: The Healing Power of Intuition
    Jul 1 2025

    🌟 What does it truly mean to *be* in medicine?

    In this extraordinary episode, we’re joined by Dr. Linda Sandel Pettit—psychologist, author, and spiritual mentor with over four decades of experience—who shares her powerful journey of healing, intuition, and divine wisdom. From catatonic patients to heartfelt awakenings, Dr. Linda explores how being rooted in love and spiritual consciousness transforms the therapeutic process.

    🔹 **What You'll Learn:**
    ✔ The role of intuition in healthcare
    ✔ How spiritual consciousness shapes healing
    ✔ Why every patient interaction is a sacred opportunity
    ✔ Personal stories of divine resonance in therapy

    📌 **Timestamps:**
    0:00 – Welcome & Introduction to Dr. Linda
    3:15 – Defining “Being” in Medicine
    12:42 – Spiritual Wisdom and the Role of Intuition
    21:50 – Transformative Stories from Clinical Practice
    39:30 – Lessons from “Leaning Into Curves”
    52:10 – Final Wisdom for Healthcare Professionals

    💌 Connect with Dr. Linda Pettit
    🌐 Website: lindasandelpettit.com
    📬 Contact: Use the form on her website—she replies to every email!
    📚 Book: Leaning Into Curves: Trusting the Wild Intuitive Way of Love

    🎧 **Join the Conversation:**
    📖 Learn More: www.beinginmedicine.com

    💬 Comment Below: What does “being” mean to *you* in your practice?

    📣 Share this episode with a healer in your life!
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  • Music As Medicine

    Music As Medicine
    Jun 24 2025

    🌟 Discover the Healing Power of Sound and Spirit

    In this transformative episode of Being in Medicine, we welcome Sundance Robson — a transformational facilitator, sound creation artist, and Indigenous storyteller — to explore how music becomes medicine when spirit, sound, and story align.

    Through powerful stories like White Feather, Sundance shares his healing journey from trauma and addiction to global leadership and ancestral connection. You'll hear how music and sound offer deep somatic healing, especially when rooted in ceremony, and how they can be applied in everything from sweat lodges to corporate boardrooms.

    🔹 What You'll Learn:
    ✔ How intergenerational trauma is healed through storytelling and music
    ✔ Why music grounds us in the present moment and becomes sacred medicine
    ✔ The role of sound in emotional, spiritual, and community healing
    ✔ How Sundance bridges traditional Indigenous practices with modern leadership

    📌 Timestamps:
    0:00 – Episode Introduction
    2:15 – Sundance’s background and purpose
    9:47 – The story of White Feather and spiritual significance
    22:30 – Trauma, healing, and ancestral wisdom
    34:12 – Authenticity, alignment, and embodiment
    50:08 – Music, ceremony, and sweat lodge teachings
    1:03:45 – Using sound as medicine in professional settings
    1:16:22 – Final reflections on healing and presence

    📬 Contact Sundance Robson:
    🔗 www.spiritwealth.ca

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    📖 Learn more: https://systemofcreation.com/
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  • Rewire Your Mind for Healing | Tom Lipinski

    Rewire Your Mind for Healing | Tom Lipinski
    Jun 17 2025

    🧠💓 Ready to transform from the inside out?

    In this episode of *Being in Medicine*, we welcome transformation coach and HeartMath trainer Tom Lipinski to explore the science and soul of healing. With certifications in HeartMath’s Resilience Advantage and Dr. Joe Dispenza’s NeuroChangeSolutions, Tom shares how rewiring the brain and regulating the heart can create measurable breakthroughs in personal well-being and performance.

    🔹 **What You'll Learn:**
    ✔ How heart-brain coherence supports healing and resilience
    ✔ The power of mindset to reshape your reality
    ✔ Why emotional regulation is key to unlocking potential
    ✔ Real-life applications of neuroscience and heart-centered practices

    🌟 **Explore More with Tom Lipinski:**
    👉 Schedule a free consultation: https://everestperformancecoaching.com/page/booking-page

    🎧 **Join the Community:**
    🌐 Website: https://systemofcreation.com
    📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeingInMedicine
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    ❤️ iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-being-in-medicine-with-jef-276428148/

    #BeingInMedicine #HeartMath #NeuroChange #PersonalTransformation #HealingJourney #JoeDispenza #MindBodyConnection #EmotionalResilience
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  • Healing the Healers: Burnout, Bullying & Better Care | Dr. Elisabeth Adams

    Healing the Healers: Burnout, Bullying & Better Care | Dr. Elisabeth Adams
    Jun 10 2025

    🔥 Discover the power of compassionate leadership in medicine!

    In this inspiring episode of *Being in Medicine*, we sit down with Dr. Elisabeth Adams — a gynecological surgeon, medical leader, and fierce advocate for healthcare reform. With over 32 years of experience, Dr. Adams shares her powerful vision for eradicating burnout, bullying, and poor outcomes in medicine through compassionate, competent leadership.

    💡 **What You'll Learn:**
    ✔ Why burnout and bullying persist in medicine — and how to end them
    ✔ How Dr. Adams is helping doctors and patients reconnect to purpose
    ✔ Proven strategies to reduce litigation, complaints, and investigations
    ✔ Insights from coaching 200+ acutely suicidal individuals
    ✔ The role of holistic wellness, including essential oils, in healthcare

    🙌 **Join the Movement:**
    Website: https://systemofcreation.com/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeingInMedicine
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMaMHLPUoWXJXSs0ridIp?si=6a5c91642b8e4a89
    iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-being-in-medicine-with-jef-276428148/

    👇 Drop a comment:
    **How do YOU think we can support healthcare professionals better?**

    #BeingInMedicine #MedicalBurnout #HealthcareLeadership #EndBullying #HolisticHealing #DoctorWellness
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