Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.

10/01/2021

People who follow a vegetarian diet never eat meat, fish or poultry. Instead, they rely on a variety of plant-based foods for good health and eating enjoyment.

10/01/2021

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Oct. 1 is World Vegetarian Day. Whether you are curious about a plant-based diet or are a longtime vegan, here are six actions you can take today that will benefit your health, the environment, and animals.

03/13/2020

Physical health concerns such as Covid 19 results in anxiety and diminished feelings of well-being. Here is a tip sheet I wrote to help us use good mental health practices. Feel free to distribute, edit, improve as you like. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1riC6hihF9IiF1LjqT5fX6SRgPduT9RMc/view?usp=sharing

02/29/2020

Factually & practical information.

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/28/coronavirus-truth-myths-flu-covid-19-face-masks?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true

The truth about the protective value of face masks and how easy it is to catch Covid-19

02/21/2020

02/21/2020

02/21/2020

What are your goals for today? I love watching people I work with change, grow, and appreciate their talents and skills. Today I am taking a self-care day: reading, walking, enjoying family. How about you? You are worth a goal!

02/19/2020

Shame occurs on both sides of the medical encounter. Compassion is the answer—for self & others.

https://twitter.com/shame_medicine/status/1230061676633956352?s=21

“Research News about 'Shame and Medicine' - Researchers to investigate impact of shame on doctors, medical students and patients as part of major new study funded by https://t.co/TSo16vF3Mq”

02/17/2020

‪”Beyond Social Determinants of Health Inquiry: Compassion, Communication & Relationship‬” ACH Winter Course Faculty Skills Workshop Enriching time learning & growing with compassionate colleagues! It’s a wrap.

03/11/2019

A growing body of research is showing a strong correlation between proximity to water and increased well-being.

12/03/2018

Thanks to Tammi’s Play Therapy & Eagle Healing for this reminder.

11/24/2018

Worth watching—despite the ad midway through.

08/25/2018

08/25/2018

Good communication enhances both patient’s & physician’s wellbeing.

07/30/2018

Good communication skills are valuable among ourselves and with our patients.

A few weeks back the local newspaper in Minneapolis published a story on the best companies to work for in Minnesota. There were big companies, medium size and very small companies listed.  &n…

06/10/2018

The link between curiosity, empathy & justice. Thanks for reminding us Dr. Atul Gawande.

Regarding people as having lives of equal worth means recognizing each as having a common core of humanity. To see this humanity requires a willingness to ask people what it’s like to be in their shoes.

03/10/2018

Redesigning care.

Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Beyond Burnout — Redesigning Care to Restore Meaning and Sanity for Physicians

02/19/2018

Take a listen, take a step toward hope & healing.

Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha is the whistleblower who exposed the dangerous levels of lead in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water. In her 2016 TEDMED Talk, Mona sheds light on how the people of Flint are finding hope after the crisis and working together to rebuild their American....

11/09/2017

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Super idea!

Dr. Paul DeChant, of Gold Corporate Council member IBMWatsonHealth and a physician burnout expert, offers a look inside our Tell Me More® program and explains why doctors should not be afraid of opening up "Pandora's box."

10/15/2017

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

So important.

With support along the way from the Gold Foundation, a one-year faculty development program cultivated by Emory University and designed to foster humanism is now part of the curriculum in 30 medical schools in the U.S. and Canada.

09/04/2017

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

The dean of Stanford University School of Medicine on how the realities of modern medical practice are turning students' idealism into despair.

08/26/2017

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

4 tips for helping ourselves as we help others.

4 tips for caring for others while also caring for yourself:

07/18/2017

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

"You understand the Krebs cycle, but you can’t resolve the simmering conflict with the nursing manager."

06/29/2017

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

An important video on preventing su***de in the high-pressure environment of medical training: Signs to watch for and how to be most helpful.

09/30/2016

Which interventions reduce physician burnout? - The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

http://www.gold-foundation.org/which-interventions-reduce-physician-burnout/

Let's take care of our caregivers.

by Ali Rae, MS4 Fifteen years ago, Dr. Colin West was introduced to Dr. Tait Shanafelt, who is now the Director of the Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine Program on …

06/29/2016

The Moment I Realized the Impact of Illness on Health Literacy

The Moment I Realized the Impact of Illness on Health Literacy http://www.emmisolutions.com/blog/impact-of-illness-on-health-literacy-transitions

Health literacy is not a constant state. Illness, pain and medications affect patients' ability to understand and act on healthcare information.

06/25/2016

If You Could Read My Mind: The Role of Healthcare Providers' Empathic and Communicative...

If you could read my mind. . .

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27177385

Health Commun. 2016 May 13:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]

12/03/2015

Being Thirteen: Inside The Secret World of Teens (2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9LtTtkg04

CNN Special Report - Being Thirteen: Inside The Secret World of Teens. Monday, October 5, 2015.

11/02/2015

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/10/rudeness-in-hospitals-could-kill-patients.html?mid=wired

10/24/2015

Mobile Uploads

08/09/2015

What happens when doctors turn into patients?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/what-happens-when-doctors-turn-into-patients/2015/07/27/732e52da-f35c-11e4-b2f3-af5479e6bbdd_story.html

Maybe the way they make decisions about their own care can help us figure out what to do for ourselves.

08/09/2015

Teaching reflection to doctors to improve physician-patient interactions

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-doctors-physician-patient-interactions.html

Physicians in their medical residency training programs often focus on scientific reasoning and research evidence in their efforts to provide medical care. While appropriate, this focus may overshadow subtle and indirect communication that reveals important information about the patient's experience…

08/03/2015

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/which-character-strengths-are-most-predictive-of-well-being/

07/19/2015

Psychiatry’s Identity Crisis

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/opinion/psychiatrys-identity-crisis.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

Despite so much money for basic research, we have no big new drugs, and we do way too little research into psychotherapy.

07/12/2015

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/10/how-writing-down-specific-goals-can-empower-struggling-students/

07/11/2015

Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/suffer-the-children/201203/why-french-kids-dont-have-adhd

French children don't need medications to control their behavior.

07/11/2015

Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.