In this episode, Dr. Alejandro Chaoul, PhD, Founder and Director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute in Houston, Texas, sits down with host Angel Tapia to chat about his work teaching mindfulness at UTHealth Medical School/ MD Anderson as well as his real-life applications with chronic illness patients.

Some highlights from this episode:

7:55: Stress vs Stressors

16:20: It’s not just about the disease; it’s about the illness experience

18:09: Cultural implications in chronic illness treatment

29:43: Importance of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) research to advance chronic disease treatment

34:10: BONUS: STOP (stop, take a deep breath, observe, proceed) technique

Be sure to listen to our breathing break exercise “Understanding Meditation vs Deep Breathing” that accompanies this episode. 

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