Peak Protocols: An Arena Labs Series
Arena Labs has spent years bringing experts from high-pressure, high-stakes fields to teach on the frontlines of healthcare. Now, we're capturing the best insights and tools from those experts and making them available beyond the hospitals where we work.
Podcasting since 2025 • 8 episodes
Peak Protocols: An Arena Labs Series
Latest Episodes
When Burnout Becomes Biology: Understanding the Science and Solutions Behind Healthcare Worker Exhaustion
In this episode, we sit down with Diane Malaspina, Performance Coach Manager at Arena Labs, psychologist, and yoga and mindfulness teacher, who spent years working directly with healthcare provid...
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Pressure in Pediatric Surgery with Dr. Danielle Gottlieb Sen
When Technical Mastery Meets Human Connection: What It Really Takes to Operate on Children's HeartsIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. D...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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31:55
From Olympics to Healthcare with Naya Tapper, OLY
What Can Elite Athletes Teach Us About Building Stronger Medical Teams? More Than You’d Think.In this episode, we sit down with a two-time Olympian, World Cup competitor, and former co-captain of the U.S. Women’s Rugby Sevens team...
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Fail, Reflect, Master: A Seal's Guide for Clinicians w/ Matt Cumbee
What if your worst professional failure became your greatest clinical asset?In this episode, Matt Cumbee—former Navy SEAL and Arena Labs performance coach—joins us to unpack how “catastrophic” failures forge the grit and capacity every ...
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28:21
What Makes a Leader Last w/ Mike Mears
What can the CIA teach us about building better hospitals? More than you’d expect.In this episode, Mike Mears—former CIA Chief of Human Capital and the founder of the CIA Leadership Academy—joins us to explore what medicine can learn fro...
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