Sitting in the Space with Mary
Welcome to Sitting in the Space with Mary.
A Podcast sharing stories of sitting in the tough emotional spaces of health crises and diagnosis. Mary Prentice is your host, a Pastoral Practitioner for the past 9 years, where I have spoken to and supported thousands of patients and family members in hospitals in Western Australia.
In each episode I interview either a patient who has touched their own mortality or health challenge, or a member of the medical team or a family member who has sat alongside patients during these crisis times.
Tune in fortnightly to hear stories that will make you hold your breath or cheer! Get in touch if you have a story to share - it will no doubt help others in a similar situation. Please, share this podcast with a friend or someone you care about.
Sitting in the Space with Mary
S2 Ep2 Combatting Compassion Fatigue & Burnout: Karlee Guest
If someone at our workplace is experiencing BIG emotions what do we do... are we worried that by acknowledging it they may become flooded or overwhelmed? Do we have the time to give a colleague, friend or patient we are working with a micro moment of attentive presence? What might happen if we do? These are some of the questions Karlee Guest discusses in this episode. Karlee is a Pastoral Practitioner who now finds herself speaking with a growing number executives in health care about managing burnout. This episode is a delightful conversation from a truly compassionate human being.
Book: Stollen Focus Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari,
Publisher :Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023
Please contact me if you would like to listen to a certain aspect of the emotional experience around medical diagnosis, treatment, surviving or dying.
My hope is that the experiences shared on the podcast can be related to and possibly provide comfort and some healing.
I wish you well.
Mary
Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2272304