90. The Dalai Lama’s Doctor Has a Prescription for You

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Barry Kerzin, MD, the Dalai Lama’s personal physician, is back to dive deeper into: the difference between empathy and compassion, why compassion (versus empathy) is a critical aspect of medical care, generating self compassion, and answers to listener email. </span></p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsor:</strong> <a href= "https://ivyclinicians.io/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ivy Clinicians</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Curious if there’s a better clinical opportunity out there? Ivy is the simplest way for physicians, PAs, and nurse practitioners to match with jobs they love. With Ivy, you can find all 5,549 emergency departments, filter by your preferences, and connect securely with the right employers. All for free.</span></p> <p><strong>Guest Bio:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Barry Kerzin, MD is a US born and trained family physician who for the past several decades has resided as a monk in Dharamshala, India — home of the Tibetan community in exile. In addition to serving as H.H. the Dalai Lama’s personal physician, Dr. Kerzin is the founder of the</span> <a href= "https://altruismmedicine.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Altruism in Medicine Institute</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, whose mission is to increase compassion and resilience among healthcare professionals and extended professional groups, such as police officers, first responders, teachers and leaders.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Self described as “…a doctor, a monk, a teacher, a lazy man. All of these things, yet none of these things,” you can follow Dr. Kerzin on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/barry.kerzin"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook,</span></a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfvKOj-bBviYlXidC3Lpm6g"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Youtube</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/aimicompassion/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> <span style= "fo