How Mindfulness Can Combat Racism in Healthcare 🏥

06/27/23 • 68 min

Please welcome to the fireside B. Mackenzie Barnett, a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Lakehead University, Canada. On today's episode, we talk about how mindfulness-meditation training can be used as a tool to combat systemic racism in the Canadian healthcare system. So take a deep breath and dive in with us as we discuss hope, intentionality, work-life balance, and more. And as always: stay curious, stay cozy.

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