How do we get our kids involved in service and social impact? In this episode of Doing Good Better, Ken Larsen, Bethany Brady Spalding, Jill Piacitelli, and Nathan Holley talk about how to capitalize on your kids' interests, how to create a family culture of service, and how to teach kids the importance of not only giving but receiving.
There are distinct physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits that come from serving others. And while we don't usually weigh the perks of being selfless, it's important to know that helping others is just as good for you as it can be for those you serve. In this episode of The Lisa Show, Dr. Steven Trzeciak presents a surprising biological benefit for serving others. Dale Hull of Neuroworx and Ken Larson talk about how serving others helped them to see their pasts in a new way. And BYU philosophy professor, Ryan Davis, explains why helping others doesn't have to be hard or uncomfortable to count.
Studies show that we have nine empathy opportunities every day, but sometimes our empathy tanks feel empty. Burnout is real. Dr. Stephen Trzeciak, Chief of Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, has studied the effect of burnout and has coined the term "compassionomics." In this episode, Lisa speaks with Dr. Trzeciak about the science of compassionomics,. She also talks with Josh Robinson of the Food and Care Coaltion and Teresa Helm of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation in exploring some simple solutions that can help us be the compassionate, resilient people we want to be.
Over the last 45 years, Jim Ritchie has been the founder or principal of multiple business adventures, including serving as senior vice president for Franklin Quest (now Franklin Covey). He is a member of the Brigham Young University President’s Leadership Council for both Provo and Hawaii campuses, a member of the National Advisory Council for the Marriott School of Business, and has served as an adjunct professor at Provo. He has also served as a board member and NAC advisor to Southern Virginia University.
In this episode we’ll talk about Mosiah chapters eighteen through twenty-four. These chapters contain great insights regarding our mental and emotional health. We’ll first talk about the concept of boundaries when serving others. We’ll talk about the importance of service, and the equal importance of taking care of ourselves and not burning ourselves out. We’ll then talk about how our burdens are often relieved in stages, to help us increase our faith. We’ll review the importance of being grateful for all relief that we receive, even if it is not all the relief we asked for.
Ganel-Lyn Condie shares ideas for how to teach Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk "A Higher Joy" from the April 2024 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Join us as Angela Lloyd and Paul Strickland, from live recordings in the Apple Seed Studio, tell stories about finding happiness in unassuming places. As we share laughs, good company, and show a little empathy, we might find more stories about happiness in our lives than we could ever imagine.
Steve sits down with Imam Shoaib Din, a friend of the show, for a conversation about the Hajj, ritual, and how he ended up in Utah.
Bryan Murray was born and raised in Long Beach, California, served in the Japan Sendai mission, and met his future wife, Kristine Clawson, while attending Brigham Young University when they went skiing together with their home evening group. Bryan attended medical school at the University of Kentucky then completed an internal medicine residency with the UCSF San Joaquin Valley Program. He worked with a small group practice in Payson, Utah, before moving the family to Anacortes, Washington, where he joined a small internal medicine group and helped start a hospitalist program at Island Hospital in Anacortes.
Dr. Schade elaborates on King Benjamin's address, discussing how becoming a saint through Jesus Christ involves helping the poor and how covenants can change personal and collective attitudes.