Sep 5, 2024
In this episode we examine the evolution of the understanding of Learned Helplessness. We review the neuroscience that explains how helplessness is a default and what we are actually learning is control.
This allows us to have a deeper understanding for ourselves and compassion for ourselves when we do feel...
Aug 28, 2024
In this episode we learn about Martin Seligman's initial
experiments on Learned Helplessness. This context can help us
better understand ourselves and why we may sometimes not believe
that we have power to take action to decrease our own
suffering.
In person event:
EWP Toronto 2024 with Liz Gilbert and Martha Beck...
Oct 15, 2022
In this episode we talk about the indoctrination all of us went
through during our medical training. In the next episode we
will discuss learned helplessness, unlearning, and re-learning
agency and self-efficacy.
References and resources mentioned in this podcast
References
1. Greenawald MH MD, FAAFP, Pipas CF MD,...
Sep 16, 2022
In this episode we talk about the important role of
"micro-mentoring" in facebook groups for women physicians.
We also discuss one such example where women physicians reflect on
and call out beliefs we have or actions we take, as if there were a
badge of honor for sacrificing ourselves for others.
Let's tell the...
Sep 13, 2022
Human beings are enthralled by stories and use them as tools to connect, to make sense of the world, to engage and transmit information from one person to another, one community to another, and one generation to another. Our stories influence our beliefs and our culture. Personal heartfelt stories engage our brain in...