Resilient LivingAMIT SOOD, M.D.

PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

MAYO CLINIC

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Hurts and regrets Concerns and fears

PAST FUTUREPRESENT

MIND

Imagination (Catastrophizing)

ATTENTION BLACK HOLES

Kernel of negative memory or fear

Rumination

Avoidant response

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Mindset

Attention

Insight

CORE PRACTICE:

MORNING GRATITUDE

P R E S E N C E K I N D N E S S G R AT I T U D E M I N D S E T

PART 2:

MINDFUL PRESENCE

P R E S E N C E K I N D N E S S G R AT I T U D E M I N D S E T

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PART 3:

KINDNESS

P R E S E N C E K I N D N E S S G R AT I T U D E M I N D S E T

STRESS RESPONSE

AMYGDALA(emotions)

HIPPOCAMPUS(memory)

PREFRONTAL CORTEX(rationality)

Trustworthiness

Competence

Aggressiveness

I WISH YOU WELL

Mindset

Attention

Insight

PART 4:

RESILIENT MINDSET

P R E S E N C E K I N D N E S S M I N D S E TG R AT I T U D E

Forgiveness

Gratitude

Compassion

Acceptance

Meaning

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Sood A, et al. JGIM 2011

Stress

Anxiety Quality of life

Resilience

1: Sood A, Prasad K, Schroeder D, Varkey P. Stress management and resilience training among Department of Medicine faculty: a pilot randomized clinical trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Aug;26(8):858-61.

2: Loprinzi CE, Prasad K, Schroeder DR, Sood A. Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) program to decrease stress and enhance resilience among breast cancer survivors: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Clin Breast Cancer. 2011 Dec;11(6):364-8.

3: Prasad K, Wahner-Roedler DL, Cha SS, Sood A. Effect of a single-session meditation training to reduce stress and improve quality of life among health care professionals: a "dose-ranging" feasibility study. Altern Ther Health Med. 2011 May-Jun;17(3):46-9.

4. Sharma V, Sood A, Prasad K, Loehrer L, Schroeder D, Brent B. Bibliotherapy to decrease stress and anxiety and increase resilience and mindfulness: a pilot trial. Explore (NY). 2014 Jul-Aug;10(4):248-52.

5. Sood A, Sharma V, Schroeder DR, Gorman B. Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program among Department of Radiology faculty: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Explore (NY). 2014 Nov-Dec;10(6):358-63.

6. Chesak S, Bhagra A, Schroeder D, Foy D, Cutshall S, Sood A. Enhancing Resilience Among New Nurses: Feasibility and Efficacy of a Pilot Intervention. The Ochsner Journal. 2015.

7. Sood A, Fuehrer D, Schroeder D. Attention and Interpretation Therapy: Outcomes of Train the Trainer program.

8. Werneburg B, Clark M, Berkland B, Friend, K, Jenkins S, Sood A. Stress management and resilience training (SMART) for Mayo Clinic Employees.

9. Khan Z, Jensen J, Sood A. Stress management and resilience training (SMART) for couples undergoing IVF.

10. Chesak S, Cutshall S, Schroeder D, Sood A. Stress management and resilience training (SMART) for nurses: A one-year follow up.

11. Steinkraus L, Sood A. Integration of Stress management and resilience training (SMART) program among medical students: A pilot study.

12. Magtiby D, Sood A. Online Stress management and resilience training (SMART) program for transplant care nurses.

13. Stonnington C. Darby B, Santucci A, Mulligan P, Pathuis P, Cuc A, Hentz J, Zhang N, Mulligan D, Sood A. A Resilience Intervention Involving Mindfulness Training for Transplant Patients and their Caregivers

14. Gullickson A. M., Graham M. A., Amundson K.A., Smyth K. T., Sood A. A Mindfulness and Neuroscience Based Intervention: Stress Management and Resilience in the Workplace. Poster session at the meeting of the International Symposia of Contemplative Studies, Denver, Colorado, April 2012.

15. West R., Lauver D., Sood A. Mindfulness skills training for stress management among low socioeconomic workers. Midwest Nursing Research Society 36th Annual Research Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, April, 2012.

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