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Wellness Requires Safe Spaces Outside the Medical System [PODCAST]

Hospital‑based wellness committees have become a staple of many health systems, offering yoga sessions, mindfulness workshops, and occasional retreats. While these offerings provide a brief reprieve, they are typically delivered in conference rooms that lack natural light and are populated by the same colleagues whose performance is constantly evaluated. This proximity creates a paradox: physicians are asked to heal themselves within the very structures that contribute to fatigue, moral injury, and burnout. Jessie Mahoney argues that true recovery requires safe, external spaces where clinicians can engage anonymously and receive peer support beyond their institution, supported by CME funding and physician‑designed programs.