Office for Well-Being

Meditation Mondays
Mondays, 8-8:30am on Zoom
Join Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Director of the Office for Well-Being for a guided meditation session on Monday mornings. Register and receive Zoom link

Midweek Meditations
Wednesdays, 8-8:30am on Zoom
Join a different guest meditation leader every week for a guided meditation session on Wednesday mornings.  
Register and receive Zoom link

TEDxMGH December - Doctors are Humans: Breaking Painful Stereotypes
Dr. Giusy Romano-Clarke was undeterred by a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in pursuing her goal of becoming a doctor. But behind her strong façade, she struggled with insecurity and self-questioning. Click here for her inspiring story

Are you interested in giving a TEDxMGH talk? Click here to submit your story!

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity.

Latest session-

Journaling with Olga - Catching Fireflies
March 24th | Watch webinar
Olga Katsovskiy, MHA, offered a fun hour of journaling activities designed to free your creative spirit and improve your self-care through writing.

Upcoming sessions-

Music by Young and Restless Composers at Berklee
April 7th | 12-1pm
Professor Joo Park will host brand-new music compositions written by her students at Berklee. The pieces include song, orchestral, and piano music in various styles!

Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi^©
April 21st | 12-1pm
Join Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi^© certified teacher Barry Friedman in exploring the traditional principles of Tai Chi in a relaxed, informal and experiential session.

Writing for Joy
May 5th | 12-1pm
Join published author, essayist and expressive writing teacher Áine Greaney Ellrott to discover how expressive writing can bring joy, comfort and clarity to our personal and professional lives.

Visit the Fun Fridays MS Stream channel to watch former sessions

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Do you have a teachable talent you would like to share? Click here to submit your Fun Friday idea! 

Lifestyle Group Coaching Workshops for Wellness
Applications now closed for Mar-Apr 2023 cohort. 

Work together along with facilitator Dr. Beth Frates, lifestyle medicine pioneer and seasoned coach, to identify ways that you can enhance your health and happiness without adding extra time to your schedule. With registration, you’ll receive an e-book of Paving the path to wellness workbook: A guide to thriving with a healthy body, peaceful mind, and joyful heart. This workshop series will have limited spots available.

Facilitator: Elizabeth “Beth” Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, is the Director of Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness in the MGH Department of Surgery and the Director of Wellness Programming at Spaulding’s Stroke Institute for Research and Recovery. She is a lifestyle medicine coach and President-Elect of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Frates is the author of Paving the path to wellness workbook: A guide to thriving with a healthy body, peaceful mind, and joyful heart.

These grants (up to $750 per year) will help defray the cost of professional training or continuing education around resilience and well-being. The grant is open to clinicians and investigators. 

Eligibility: Graduate students, post-docs, residents, fellows, and faculty, whether clinicians or investigators. Primary appointment at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Applications are now closed for the March - August 2023 grants cycle. Applications will open in July 2023 for the September 2023-February 2024 grant cycle. Click here for more information

The MGH Wellness Champions were asked to list the three words that represent key values and goals for well-being in our institution. This Word Cloud presents their vision.






Participating faculty and staff in the MGH Wellness Champions program, by department:

Anesthesia

• Seun Johnson-Akeju, MD

Dermatology

• Evelyn Lilly, MD

Emergency Medicine

• Kimo Takayesu, MD

Medicine

• Kerri Palamara-McGrath, MD

Molecular Biology

• Caryn Oppenheim

Neurology

• Reiner See, MD

Neurosurgery

• Brian V. Nahed, MD, MSc

Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Lori R. Berkowitz, MD

Ophthalmology

• Neena Haider, PhD

Orthopedics

• Gleeson Rebello, MD, MBBS

Otolaryngology

• Mark Varvares, MD

Pathology

• David M. Langenau, PhD
• Dennis Sgroi, MD

Pediatrics

• Susan Hata, MD
• Robert M. Meyer, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• Cheri Blauwet, MD
• Ariana Vora, MD

Psychiatry

• John Herman, MD
• Jeff Huffman, MD

Radiation Oncology

• Jennifer Wo, MD

Radiology

• Connie Chang, MD

Surgery

• Beth Frates, MD
• Antonia (Apple) Stephen, MD

Urology

• Michael Blute, MD
• Jonathan Modest

Check out this inspiring talk on Well-Being!
As part of the Quality, Humanism and Professionalism series, Dr. Shannon Scott-Vernaglia gave a phenomenal presentation on health and well-being for the MGH Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds.
Watch the recording

Check out "Stories that Heal: Supporting Each Other Through the Darkness of Depression"
Drs. Shannon Scott-Vernaglia and Megan Fix confront the sensitive topic of depression, prevalent in healthcare providers but most often left unaddressed, by sharing their own stories. They encourage storytelling as a healing act and a way to decrease the stigma of seeking help and demonstrate how each of us in academic medicine can support one another and change the norm of silence around mental health issues.  Watch the recording or listen to podcast.