3 Ways To Build Mindful Habits
Health care is complicated, emotionally challenging work. Thriving in complexity requires two things: continuous system improvement and building individual resilience. This article focuses on three ways we can build habits that support individual resilience from three experts who do it every day.
By Polly Dacus, Trinh Mai, and Rob Davies
How to Practice Self-compassion for Resilience and Well-being
We can be so hard on ourselves. Contributors from the Resiliency Center share how self-compassion, the practice of being kind and fair to yourself during times of stress, can improve your well-being and resilience.
By Jean Whitlock, Trinh Mai, Megan Call, and Jake Van Epps
How to Practice Three Good Things
Mindfulness educators Trinh Mai, Jean Whitlock, and Rob Davies guide us through a quick and simple exercise for reducing burnout and increasing well-being by remembering positive experiences and reflection.
By Trinh Mai, Jean Whitlock, and Rob Davies
Mindfulness is awareness of the present moment—open to where we are and what we’re doing with a sense of acceptance. Mindfulness instructor Trinh Mai explains why mindfulness is important and how she and colleagues incorporate it into their daily life.
By Trinh Mai
Mindfulness instructors Heidi O’Donoghue and Trinh Mai guide us through a simple breathing exercise. Practiced regularly, this meditation cultivates awareness, concentration, and calmness.
By Heidi O'Donoghue and Trinh Mai
Mindfulness instructors Trinh Mai and Rob Davies guide us through S.T.O.P., a simple mindfulness practice to help mitigate our stress response.
By Trinh Mai and Rob Davies
In a culture that values self-sacrifice, setting boundaries reinforces additional values, such as support and compassion. Social Worker and Director of Mindfulness Programming Trinh Mai shares practical tips for setting boundaries and speaking up.
By Trinh Mai
Prescribing Mindfulness in Clinical Settings
With so much going on around the world and in our daily lives, our brains are constantly in overdrive. Mindfulness educator and social worker Trinh Mai explores what practitioners across U of U Health and the VA are doing to help their patients and teammates take a mental break and respond courageously in these times.
By Trinh Mai
The Problem With A Culture of Giving 110%
University of Utah Health social worker and director of mindfulness programming Trinh Mai partners with chaplain Saundra Shanti to explore a new way to manage the exhaustion we feel: permission to give 20% less.
By Trinh Mai and Saundra Shanti
Using Check-In Questions to Promote Well-Being
Wellness Champions use prompts to check-in during meetings, team huddles, hand-offs, etc. Learn this simple way to help your team reconnect to purpose, be more engaged, focused, and cohesive.
By Megan Call, Trinh Mai and Jean Whitlock
Using Emotion Coaching to Build a Peer Support Culture
Emotion coaching is a skill that can help validate a person’s experience—but it takes practice. Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to use this important skill with patients, co-workers, family members and friends.
By Megan Call, Trinh Mai and Jean Whitlock
Why Practice Gratitude at Work
While Americans are less likely to express gratitude at work than anywhere else, it’s sorely needed – especially in health care. Social worker Trinh Mai explains the importance of gratitude and shares tips for incorporating it into your routine.
By Trinh Mai
3 Steps to Healing and Resistance in the Face of Racism
Mindfulness can be an act of healing and resistance for Black, Indigenous, People of Color who confront microaggressions as part of everyday life. Mindfulness educators and social workers Trinh Mai and Jean Whitlock provide three steps to build mindful self-compassion for BIPOC.
By Trinh Mai and Jean Whitlock
How to Respond with Compassion when Someone is Hurt by Racism
Racism isn’t something that happens “somewhere else.” Mindfulness educators and social workers Trinh Mai and Jean Whitlock facilitated an interracial dialogue on talking about race and racism to learn from local lived experiences. Here they share a scenario reflecting common dynamics and give recommendations for a compassionate and constructive response.
By Trinh Mai and Jean Whitlock
The BIPOC Check-in and Support Group
Well-being specialist Trinh Mai started BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of color) Check-in & Support via Zoom as a place to grieve and honor George Floyd and process ongoing racism. This is a space for employees at the U who self-identify as BIPOC to experience community, share struggles and solutions, and celebrate being who they are. Trinh and some members of the check in group share how the group started, how it has evolved and its lasting impacts.
By Trinh Mai, Monet Iheanacho, Atim Effiong, Tatiana Webb, Jane Nampijja, Karla Motta, Dawnyle Kelley, Maria Guadarrama, and Hiroko Hashitani
You’re Not Alone in Your Imposter Syndrome
Mindfulness educator and social worker Trinh Mai and research manager Eduardo Zamora normalize imposter syndrome and share institutional, interpersonal and self-compassion strategies.
By Trinh Mai and Eduardo Zamora
