104 Elizabeth Pyjov: Compassion is a Powerful Skill for Building Resilience

01/22/23 • 39 min

Most of us know compassion when we receive it and feel it for others, but did you know that compassion is a powerful skill that can be developed? Sometimes it takes an expert to help you unlock your inner superpower! With 3 Harvard degrees, one being a Master's in Buddhist Studies, she is the perfect person to show you how self-compassion can transform your life. Listen to my conversation with Elizabeth as she shares how self-compassion has helped her get through the pressures that come with the extremely high expectations she sets for herself. Your emotional well-being will thank you!

Elizabeth is the founder of Happiness Sangha where she teaches the art of self-compassion. Her impressive education allows her to teach with a depth of knowledge and a unique perspective. Elizabeth graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, completed her J.D. at Harvard Law School, and completed a Master’s degree in Buddhist Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Elizabeth is also part of the original cohort certified to teach applied compassion by Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE)

Find out more about Elizabeth here: Happiness Sanga

Find out more about Elizabeth here: Happiness Sanga

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Being extraordinary refers to taking a step back and recognizing that what modern society calls "normal"—ways to eat, sleep, move, connect, and relax—often work against biological wellness. The seemingly insignificant daily "normal" behaviors add up, either moving us toward a healthy, wealthy, and fulfilling life or slowly chipping away at our mental and physical health. Knowing the science behind specific behaviors that strengthen our resilience—the ability to bounce back from setbacks—can strongly motivate us toward healthier habits.

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105 What's Killing up to 2k College Students a Year, How to Choose Extracurriculars and more with Dr. Jill Grimes MD College Health Specialist

Today I’m so excited to have with us again, Dr. Jill Grimes, she is a board certified family medicine physician who is passionate about prevention. She is the author of the award winning humorous and evidence-based book “The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness”

She also wrote Seductive Delusions: how everyday people catch STDs, which converted an awkward and boring subject to an engaging, educational resource. For more golden science backed tips from our last conversation goto https://mindbodyspace.com/episode/40 and follow her on @tiktok.collegedoc
We’re going to talk about how to counter the stress of being injured as a student athlete, or anyone for that matter, and we’ll also talk about what’s killing up to 2000 college students a year.

We will dive into the topic of weed, hint, it’s not the kind they had way back when, how to tell if someone has an STD, we’ll touch on informed consent and a little bonus; how to find love or at least someone compatible to date.

Jill Grimes, MD, FAAFP, is a nationally recognized medical media expert and award-winning author of The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness. She is the proud mom of two awesome collegiate daughters and best known to young adults as the TikTok.CollegeDoc . After two decades of private practice in family medicine, Dr. Grimes now splits her time between writing, speaking, vaccinating, seeing patients and creating educational social media content.

Book: The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide to Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness