FACULTY WELL-BEING Advisory Committee
“Best of 2024”
Books
“Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha” by Tara Brach, PhD
“The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown, PhD, MSW
“Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience” by Brené Brown, PhD, MSW
“Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life” by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
“The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever” by Michael Bungay Stanier
“Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones” by James Clear
“The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life” by Edith Eger
“Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity” by Ronald Epstein, MD
“You Are Not a Rock: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Mental Health (for Humans)” by Mark Freeman
“Think Again” by Adam Grant
“The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning” by Scott Galloway
Podcasts
“Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness” by Pooja Lakshmin, MD
“Zombies to Zealots: Reawaken the Human Spirit at Work” by Darelyn ‘DJ’ Mitsch
“Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World” by Vivek H Murthy, MD
“Living Untethered – Beyond the Human Predicament” by Michael A. Singer
“Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well” by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
“Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You” by Brad Stulberg
“The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds Not Crushes Your Soul” by Brad Stulberg
“The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness” by Robert Waldinger, MD and Marc Schulz, PhD
“The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative” by Florence Williams
“The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women” by Valerie Young, EdD
“Rethinking Wellness” Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS
“Rich Roll | Episode #743: Unlocking the Science of Longevity” with Peter Attia, MD
“Ten Percent Happier | #223: Meditation as a Love Affair” Jon Kabat-Zinn
“The Life Affirming Power of Relationships” The Change Lab with Dr Sasha Heinz
The Growth Equation’s Podcast “Farewell”
“The Happiness Lab with Dr Laurie Santos | Ask for Help and Spread Happiness” with Jia Jiang We Can Do Hard Things Ep 38: “How to Say No with Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez”
Unlocking Us with Brené Brown: “Brené with Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce D. Perry on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing”
“Best of 2024” cont.
Articles
“Interventions to Improve Mental Health, Well-Being, Physical Health, and Lifestyle Behaviors in Physicians and Nurses: A Systematic Review,” Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, et al., American Journal of Health Promotion, April 27, 2020
“Being Well while Doing Well Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Training,” Lisa Rosenbaum, MD, The New England Journal of Medicine, February 8, 2024
“On Calling From Privileged Professionals to Cogs of Capitalism?,” Lisa Rosenbaum, MD, The New England Journal of Medicine, February 1, 2024
“Workplace Wellness Programs Have Little Benefit, Study Finds,” Ellen Barry, The New York Times
Calm meditation app
Other
Insight Timer meditation app
headspace meditation app
Three Good Things – A Happiness Journal
Peloton meditation classes
Daily Happiness Calendar Action for Happiness Calendar
Department of Pediatrics & University Resources
Well-Being Resources for CU Anschutz, UCH, CHCO and Health Systems from the CU Department of Psychiatry
Department of Pediatrics Well-Being and Resilience
Jenny Reese, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Head, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Vice Chair for Faculty Well-Being and Resilience, Department of Pediatrics
Assistant Dean of Faculty Well-Being, University of Colorado School of Medicine Medical Director, Provider Well-Being, Children's Hospital Colorado