High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  

This episode covers a different topic: Stress in healthcare facilities management. Stress is on the rise for many in the discipline, including those who have been in the role for the entirety of their career. From diminishing budgets to a lack of employees, from increasing regulation to unrealistic demands, facility professionals are speaking to the toll of stress. So, because stress is such an integral part of facilities work, we view stress through the lens of healthcare facilities management.  This is an important topic.

Our guest is Patricia Arcari, PhD, RN, AHN-BC. Patty is the Program Manager for Meditation and Mindfulness at the Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living at Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston, MA. She is also a Visiting Scholar at Boston College. Patty has created novel meditation, mindfulness, and mind/body resilience programming for patients, staff, and students. She is board-certified as an Advanced Holistic Nurse and a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Integrative Nursing. She has practiced holistic nursing for over 20 years in clinical, training, and research capacities. In this episode, we discuss the following:

• What is stress (6:00);
• Resilience (18:00);
• The stress toolbox, strategies to address stress at the moment (24:00);
• Is mindfulness a problematic mindset change for  FM professionals (32:00)?
• The most powerful tool to stay "present" in meetings (44:00);
• What happens when a sense of mission and passion is overwhelmed by stress (52:00)?
• Relaxation or self-care practices to manage stress and answer the question, how do I begin to meditate (57:00)?

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