• Mental Health and the Pandemic: Promoting Healthy Coping Strategies
    2022/08/18
    In this program, Yvette Flores, professor of psychology at UC Davis, discusses how to cope during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, especially social stress and the impact of it on disadvantaged and marginalized groups. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 37074]
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    37 分
  • Be Your Own Best Friend: Self-Compassion for Stress Reduction
    2022/02/25
    Mindful self-compassion has been widely researched in recent years and found effective in a wide variety of mental health and wellbeing variables. Dr. Christiane Wolf with InsightLA offers a short 3-step self-compassion practice to help you recover more quickly from stress. Simply treat yourself the way you would treat a dear friend! Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37748]
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    5 分
  • Feeling Extreme Emotions? Try a Survival TIPP
    2022/02/21
    The COVID-19 pandemic has put all of us in crisis mode. So how can you manage feelings of anxiety and stress? Esme Shaller, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco, teaches four simple crisis survival skills called TIPP: temperature, intense exercise, paced breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37745]
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    5 分
  • Mindful Breathing for Anxiety
    2022/01/17
    Regular practice of mindfulness meditations has been widely researched and has been shown to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression and stress and increase quality of life and overall well-being. Walk through a simple breathing exercise with Dr. Christiane Wolf, Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Teacher at InsightLA. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37746]
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    4 分
  • Deep Breathing - A Fundamental Part of Stress Reduction
    2022/01/17
    Breathing techniques can help us relax and reduce stress and anxiety. Simply slowing our breathing rate can reduce arousal in our autonomic nervous system. Elissa Epel, Ph.D., psychiatry professor at UC San Francisco, demonstrates a simple three-part breathing technique that can help with stress and sleep. Try this four times in a row each day. It can be done upon waking, during a break, or before bed (or during insomnia!). Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37747]
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    7 分
  • From Climate Stress to Activation: The Critical Role of the Health Professional
    2021/10/18
    The climate crisis is impacting health, and health care professionals have a pivotal role as advocates for change. The climate crisis must be mitigated by vast reductions in carbon use. Physicians share how they have promoted advocacy, as well as effective ways of messaging, and how leaders serve as trusted sources of information for policymakers and local institutions, and change agents. Panelists: Mark Coleman, MS, author and nature meditation teacher; host, Nature Summit; Robin Cooper, MD, Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; co-founder, Climate Psychiatry Alliance; Edward Maibach, PhD, Mason Distinguished University Professor, George Mason University; Ashley McClure, MD, co-founder, Climate Health Now; Kimberly Williams, PhD, PHR, Executive Director, The National Medical Association; Program Manager, Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action. Moderated by Elissa Epel, PhD, Vice Chair for Adult Psychology, UCSF. Series: "Climate Crisis" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37479]
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    59 分
  • Building Stress Resilience to Withstand the Next Crisis
    2021/10/06
    This discussion focuses on the mental health challenges and lessons learned at UCSF during the pandemic, with a focus on building institutional resources to prepare for future challenges. Panelists: Maga Jackson-Triche, MD, MSHS, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Christine Mangurian, MD, MAS, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Vice Chair for Diversity and Health Equity, UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Robert Rodriguez, MD, Professor, UCSF Dept. of Emergency Medicine. Moderated by Elissa Epel, Ph.D., Vice Chair for Adult Psychology, UCSF. Series: "Emotional Well-Being in Times of Crisis" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37474]
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    59 分
  • Calm Amid COVID: Compassion
    2021/09/24
    UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner discusses the benefits of compassion for others and ourselves. Keltner, who is co-founder of the campus’s Greater Good Science Center, has studied stress, relationships and well-being for 25 years. Drawing on insights from the center’s Science of Happiness online course, podcast series and magazine, Keltner shares tips on how to manage stress and find meaningful connections while social distancing. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37392]
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    3 分