The Integrative Palliative Podcast

What is the difference between sympathy, empathy, and compassion?

They are each approaches to other people's suffering; however, sympathy is distancing, empathy is supportive, and compassion includes a component of action.

How do you tend to respond to other people's suffering?

I'm glad you're here,

Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD

P.S. I'm starting a program for people with ailing loved ones who feel overwhelmed, depleted, and unsure of how to help their loved one.  I'm committed to creating an experience that will leave you clear, balanced and hopeful. I'm filling the waiting list now. If this resonates with you, you can get on the waiting list here: www.integrativepalliative.com.

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

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Welcome to The Game of Joy!

This week Joy Ambassador, Yasmin Nguyen, shares his inspiring story of struggle and exploration that led him to write his book The Game of Joy.

There is so much in this episode for everyone. Discover your "joy blockers," what to do when you encounter "unjoy" and how to play the "game of joy."

Here's where you'll find Yasmin:
https://joyfullivingproject.com/about-yasmin/

Don't miss this one!

Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD

Stay in Touch! Click the link below:
https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/IPI-stay-in-touch 

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

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I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
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Have you said any of these things to your patients?

"Unfortunately,..."
"Your MRI is one of the worst I've even seen."
"Your knee is bone on bone"

If so, you may have elicited the nocebo response.

The nocebo response is the opposite of the placebo response and it can increase your patients' pain, nausea, fatigue, anxiety and more.

Words are powerful. They can make your patients better or worse, so choosing your words carefully when you counsel your patients is important.

Come listen, review and share!

I'm glad you're here because every physician deserves to love their work and every patient deserves an effective and joyful physician.

Dr. C

Free guide to adding integrative medicine to your practice - click here:
https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/adding-integrative-medicine

References:
Pfingsten et al, Pain Med, 2001, 
Hauser et al, Etsch Arztebk Int 2012

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:
https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/IPI-stay-in-touch

I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/

Do you have a ton of open charts? Are you charting at night in your PJs? Do you feel overwhelmed by work tasks?

Are you also intuitive and a connector? Do you get totally engaged in the things that you enjoy?

If that sounds like you, you might have ADHD.

Many high functioning people have ADHD (often inattentive type) but they just don't know it. Come learn from Dr. Diana Mercado Marmarosh, a family physician and expert in physician ADHD.  Dr. Marmarosh is not only an expert - she lives this herself!

You will pick up many practical tips, whether or not you have ADHD, that will help you  get your work done at work and get more time back in your day.

Send this episode to a friend or colleague who is feeling overwhelmed!

Dr. Mercado Marmarosh can be found at www.adhd-lifecoach.com. She offers coaching and retreat for physicians with ADHD or work overwhelm.

I'm so glad you're here!

Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:
https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/IPI-stay-in-touch

I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/

The healthcare system is rough on everyone. Physicians and patients are both frustrated and everyone has a point.

This week we talk about three big topics that come up in the hospital: information, emotions and decisions.  We discuss them from the clinicians' perspective and then from the patients' perspective so that we can better understand each other.

The system is frustrating for everyone, but my hope is that patients and clinicians can turn towards each other instead of away from each other.

Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD
P.S.  Thank you for understanding about the coughing dog that you might hear in the background. My beloved doggie is terminally ill and I can't bear to lock her out of the room!

If you have a loved one who is ill and your family would like support through the experience feel free to reach out at [email protected]. A few coaching spots are available per month.  

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:
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I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/

Dr. Rashmi Schramm is a meditation & life coach, and a generally sage and wonderful human being. She offers tons of practical tools to help us feel better, stress less and find joy in day to day life.  She will teach you to spend a little less time DOING and a little more time BEING.

You'll leave this episode with techniques that you can use to make your life better, starting today.

If you'd like to work with Dr. Schramm you can find her here:
www.optimalwellnessmd.org
@dr.rashmischramm

She also has a wonderful YouTube channel with tons of free meditations. Go to YouTube and search Rashmi Schramm and you'll find her.

Send this episode to a colleague or friend who would benefit from turning down their stress.

Yours in expanding the treatment toolbox for people with serious illness,

Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:
https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/IPI-stay-in-touch

I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/

Pets are like family and it can be terribly painful and difficult when they get sick. 

Should you take them for surgery? Do the intensive testing? How do you know when it's time to think about euthanasia?

This week's episode is all about pets and palliative care.  You'll learn about the pet palliative care that is going on in my home, and if you listen closely you can hear my sick doggie coughing in the background!

Sending well wishes to all the sick pets!

Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD
www.integrativepalliative.com
If there is anyone in your life who is caring for a loved one with a serious illness and would like support, I would be happy to help them. 

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:
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I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/

Dr. Kara Wada is an allergist, immunologist and lifestyle medicine physician. She had years of vague and unexplained symptoms that ultimately resulted in a diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome. 

This diagnosis spurred her to explore ways to control her symptoms and improve her health. This week Dr. Wada shares her journey and offers many tips for reducing inflammation and managing rheumatologic diseases, such as Sjögren's. 

Here's how to find Dr. Wada:
www.drkarawada.com
instagram.com/crunchyallergist
Facebook.com/crunchyallergist
linkedin.com/cruncyallergist

Share with your contacts who have rheumatologic disease!
Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:
https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/IPI-stay-in-touch

I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/

Compassion fatigue is the negative impact that caring for patients can have on caring clinicians over time. It can happen when we are witness to repeated suffering, when we don't get time to replenish ourselves or when we see multiple micro-injustices (like patients getting sicker because they can't afford their medications) over time.

With these three important steps we can prevent compassion fatigue and preserve our ability to empathetically care for our patients.

I'm glad you're here!
Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD

P.S. Click the link below to learn more about how to work with me. 

There is one for physicians (and other clinicians) and another for those who are caring for a loved one with a serious illness.

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:
https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/IPI-stay-in-touch

I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/

How many of these hospice myths did you believe?

Hospice is kind but misunderstood! If everyone truly understood what hospice is, how it helps, when you should have it, and when you want it but can't get it, the world would be a better place. There would be less suffering and I am all about helping people suffer less.

Listen and see how many hospice myths we can bust.

I'm glad you're here!
Dr. C
Delia Chiaramonte, MD
Expanding the treatment toolbox for people with serious illness

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com 

Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!

Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:
https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/IPI-stay-in-touch

I'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!
https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/