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: Ann Williamson, Regional Chief Nurse Executive at Kaiser Permanente; Donna Ocampo, RN and Clinical Quality Director at Kaiser Permanente; and Jody Frame, Staff RN in Labor and Delivery at Kaiser Permanente’s Santa Clara Medical Center

If you’re a nurse or know of one, you know nurses exhibit an inner strength like no one else. But where do they get this inner-strength, and what can it teach the rest of us going forward. In our first two episodes, we went searching for hope. And it resonated with our listeners. One wrote, love the podcast, mindfulness is the forerunner of every aspect of life. Another wrote,

awesome, uplifting podcast. Thank you for those comments. In this episode, we hear from those on the frontlines who give so much of themselves, often at the expense of their own well-being.

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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 Reverend Jurgen Schwing, the Director of Spiritual Care at Kaiser Permanente's Diablo service area, and he has been with us for 22 years and Reverend Lisa Schilbe, Acute Care Chaplain at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center

"You can call it compounded grief, these sometimes small losses to major losses. If we're not able to process them, talk about them, and the feelings that come up around them, they start to pile up and it feels like a weight. We just start to feel bogged down."

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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 Chris Mosunic, Chief Clinical Officer at Calm, the sleep and meditation app. “When it comes to healthcare, self-care is essential,” says Chris.

“Being able to have a culture that has an allowance for, "oh, you're taking care of your mental health by going for a run" versus "oh, must be nice, you have time to go for a run in the morning.”

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