Care for the Caregiver
Delusional Optimism with Dr. B
English - January 18, 2021 08:00 - 41 minutes - 94.3 MBSelf-Improvement Education Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of "Delusional Optimism," Dr. B highlights the importance of taking care of ourselves, and of cultivating that practice in children. She also explains the neuroscience around empathy and compassion while addressing racial disparities in healthcare.
Listen to how you can take a better care of yourself and the people around you without the risks of over-empathising.
“We know that Covid-19 disproportionately impacts communities of color. Racism is alive and well, not only in our hospitals and our medical offices, but it's really in our society as a whole, which has been uncovered dramatically and almost instantaneously on a broad scale with Covid-19.” - Dr. B [04:03]
What You Will Learn:
[00:01] Intro
[01:36] Caregiving and the question of race in the midst of a global pandemic
[04:41] Systemic racism and the access to healthcare
[10:30] The neuroscience around empathy and compassion: race relations
[30:00] Resilience and optimism
[35:08] Some actionable takeaways: words matter; be kind to yourself and to others; figure out what your affirmations are and say them to yourselves daily
[38:57] Outro
Wear a mask and find your calm!
Resources:
Email Dr. B: [email protected]
Visit her website: www.drbconnections.com
Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dr.bconnections
Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.beasley
Book mentioned: “We Want to Do More Than Survive” by Bettina L. Love