In MS, 'objective improvements' in sleep seen with mindfulness In MS, mindfulness may increase the time spent asleep while in bed, but exercise appears to have inconsistent effects on sleep, per a study.

Mindfulness can help those with multiple sclerosis (MS) in another way: getting rest.

multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2...

#mindfulness #mentalhealth #ms #sleep

What The Pitt Says About Burnout, and Why Self-Care Won’t Solve It Burnout isn’t just about broken systems. It’s about the skills high performers were never taught, writes Archana Shrestha.

Exactly! Self-care is certainly needed, but that treats the symptom, not the systemic causes of burnout.

time.com/article/2026...

#burnout #burnoutprevention #physicianburnout #mentalhealth

Physician burnout rate continues to decline, falling to nearly 42% Exclusive AMA data shows doctor burnout easing for the fourth consecutive year, but persistent system challenges mean ongoing efforts are still needed.

This is the most disturbing headline I've seen about burnout in a long time -- as if 42% burnout should be characterized as in "decline" and "falling."

www.ama-assn.org/practice-man...

#burnout #burnoutprevention #physicianburnout #mentalhealth

Quiet Strength of Equanimity YouTube video by Mindfulness Voyage

New episode just published -- youtu.be/kQHuF6oPMIk

Quiet Strength of Equanimity YouTube video by Mindfulness Voyage

New episode on equinimity -- youtu.be/kQHuF6oPMIk

AI Chatbots That Lead with Empathy Can Help Manage Workplace Anger - UCLA Anderson Review When AI acknowledges feelings, resistance to the technology melts

Caution is suggested around distinguishing between empathic responses and sycophantic ego feeding. Ethical AI development takes that crucial difference into account, especially with mental health contexts.

anderson-review.ucla.edu/ai-chatbots-...

#ethicalai #ai #chatbots #empathy #sympathy

Clinician Competence in the Age of Chatbots | Psychiatric Times Psychiatry training must catch up with chatbot literacy, intake, safety, ethics, and supervised AI integration.

AI chatbots have an impact on clinician competencies, and I expect to see an increase in new training about AI specifically designed with the clinician in mind.

www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/clinici...

#ethicalai #ai #chatbots #clinicalcompetency

Important distinction here between spirituality and religiosity, and why one is more supportive than the other, especially for the LGBTQIA+ community.

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

#mindfulness #medtiation #mentalhealth #wellbeing #spirituality #religiosity #lgbtqia+

Overcoming Burnout: First Steps, Misconceptions, and Sustainable Healing | Docwire News Joe Sherman, MD, offers insights on what recovery from burnout actually looks, how to get started, and what long-term changes may come along the way.

This article has the same problem of most wellbeing programs thrown at burnout: they focus on the person suffering as the problem, rather than getting to the conditions causing burnout.

www.docwirenews.com/post/overcom...

#burnout #burnoutprevention #physicianburnout #mentalhealth

Burnt-Out Managers Are Destroying Teams. These 5 Daily Habits Reverse It Managerial burnout isn’t inevitable. These 5 habits can prevent it.

These are some helpful starter tips for managers around burnout. And -- starter tips, not long-term solutions, because most don't address underlying systemic conditions causing burnout.

www.inc.com/fast-company...

#burnout #burnoutprevention #managementefficacy #mentalhealth

The FISA reauthorization vote is coming up THIS WEEK—and we just learned of a new way that intelligence agencies have been digging through our data. We must stop Congress —and Democrat Jim Himes—from throwing our data privacy under the bus.

Call your House rep ASAP! Script in first comment.

His pardons have no value in international war crimes courts.

Mindfulness for lower back pain -- pennstatehealthnews.org/2026/04/rese...

#mindfulness #meditation #mentalhealth #painmanagement #backpain #lowerbackpain

Integrating Mindfulness into Psychotherapy for Trauma YouTube video by Mindfulness Voyage

New episode just published on the need for therapists to get training in mindfulness *before* integrating it into their client work: youtu.be/k8BZHsJO2XQ

#mindfulness #mentalhealth #psychotherapy #trauma #traumasensitivemindfulness #depression #stress #anxiety

#SaveUSFS

The M-Index: A New Metric Puts Mentorship in the Spotlight | The Scientist The Mentorship Index aims to provide a quantifiable proxy of how researchers support junior scientists, offering a new way to evaluate academic impact.

Finding ways to increase access are crucial to sustaining the gains that come from supervision and mentoring.

This article describes another: mentorship in the publication of research.

www.the-scientist.com/the-m-index-...

#mindfulness #mentalhealth #supervision #mentoring

Supply and demand -- I'm going to keep posting interviews with experts on mindfulness, regardless of a small audience.

Christopher Penn wrote: Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it's far more likely that autism causes vaccines.

A different perspective.
Always helpful.

Increasing Accessibility: Mindfulness-Based Practices for Autistic Folks How adapted mindfulness practices can help autistic individuals build interoception, emotional regulation, and present-moment awareness.

Great seeing more articles that focus on accessibility for neurodiverse participants in mindfulness programs!

autismspectrumnews.org/increasing-a...

#mindfulness #meditation #mentalhealth #autism #neurodiversity

Is Nursing Burnout Reaching a Breaking Point, and What Can Be Done? Nursing burnout is reaching a critical point, leaving many nurses feeling exhausted and unheard. Learn what’s driving it and what can truly help support nurses…

Excellent article about the practicalities of nursing burnout, and what to do about it.

www.nurse.com/blog/nursing...

#burnout #burnoutprevention #nurseburnout #mentalhealth #depression #stress #anxiety

Want To Prevent Burnout? Start With Leaders Burned-out leaders are the ones that drive investment in wellbeing initiatives, resilience training and workplace policies, but are they following their own advice?

The interesting question is not whether leaders will face and address their personal burnout, but whether they will implement changes to the conditions causing burnout for everyone in the enterprise.

www.forbes.com/sites/davidm...

#burnout #burnoutprevention #leadership #mentalhealth

New research about the beneficial effects of loving kindness meditation, and how it influences self-compassion and cognitive flexibility.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#mindfulness #meditation #lovingkindness #compassion #selfcompassion #mentalhealth #depression #stress #anxiety

More than that -- many Americans want to move to Canada!

Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing, study says Exclusive: Research finds sharp rise in models evading safeguards and destroying emails without permission

And this is why ongoing human monitoring is required, not just coded guardrails.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

#mentalhealth #burnout #depression #stress #anxiety #mindfulness #relationships #chatbots

AITA? AI won’t tell you, and it’s affecting behavior and relationships A new study of AI sycophancy shows how asking agreeable chatbots for advice can change your behavior

Flattery may be less helpful to your mental health than being supportively challenged.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-c...

#mentalhealth #burnout #depression #stress #anxiety #mindfulness #relationships #chatbots

Effect of app-based mindfulness on extinction recall – a 7T-fMRI study - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Effect of app-based mindfulness on extinction recall – a 7T-fMRI study

Interesting results about how mindfulness can help with fear-based mental health challenges -- not by avoidance and suppression. This was also only four weeks of intervention time.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#mindfulness #mentalhealth #wellbeing #fear #fearextinction #fmri

Mindfulness for Emerging Adults YouTube video by Mindfulness Voyage

youtu.be/svn93kD8hbQ

"The oil crisis is exactly what the net zero brigade wants"

These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."