Within this episode Dr. Gordon discusses the importance of mind-body medicine to support healthcare providers. He shares the importance of looking inward, and the importance of practicing self-care techniques, so that you can bring compassionate presence to the people you serve.
Dr. James Gordon
Dr. James Gordon, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and GW Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. He has written for the New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Atlantic, as well as numerous professional journals, and has been featured on 60 minutes, The Today Show, Good Morning America and NPR. Dr.Gordon’s latest book, Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, helps us understand that trauma will come sooner or later to all of us.
Key Terms: mind-body medicine, self-discovery, compassionate presence, meditation, nutrition, vagus nerve, microbiome, nutrition psychiatry.
Resources
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
- New book, Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is available from my publisher HarperOne, on Amazon, and at independent bookstores near you.
- CBS 60 Minutes Segment on CMBM’s work with war-traumatized children in Gaza and Israel
- New York Times article on CMBM program for war-traumatized U.S. veterans
- Atlantic article on “A Practical Approach to Military PTSD”
- Listen to TEDMED 2016 talk entitled, Fulfilling Trauma’s Hidden Promise
- Episode Transcript
