Dr. Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu
​Empowering Healthcare Workers to Embody Heartfulness in the Practice
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Healthcare workers impacted
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Healthcare facilities reached
Healthcare Workers Testimonials
Toro, 28
His teachings on cultural identity and belonging helped me see the unspoken narratives my patients bring to therapy. His multicultural background deepens his message that compassion comes from seeing the whole person, not just a diagnosis.
Grace, 32
What stood out most was his phrase, “sawabona.” I used to think empathy meant helping others, but Dr. Murphy-Shigematsu showed me it starts with recognizing my own fears and biases, a shift that has made me a better clinician and more grounded person.
Karol, 43
During the pandemic, I faced burnout and compassion fatigue. Dr. Murphy-Shigematsu’s talk on heartfulness reminded me why I chose nursing, especially when he said, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.”
Resources by Topics
Curated articles, videos, and books to support for the youth
Burnout
Self Care
Empathy
Mindfulness
Emotional Wellbeing
Articles
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Grandmother’s Wisdom – Lion’s Roar, 2021
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Grandma, What Do YOU Want to Do? – in Challenges and Joys of Grandparenting, 2011
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Caring for Transnational Grandparents – Discover Nikkei, 2013
Videos and Audio
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Preventing Burnout Through Compassionate Practice – Fielding Graduate University, 2021
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Culture, Narrative, and Medicine – Stanford School of Medicine, 2016
Articles
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Blessed Messy Work – American Journal of Nursing, 2009
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We Are Not Our Bodies – Academic Medicine, 2009
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Following You, Together in Cancer – The Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, 2012
Articles
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Storytelling Teahouse Master: Doctor of the Soul – Beacon Reports, 2021
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A Story of Family Told Across Multiple Continents – Japan Times, 2020
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Multiethnicity and the Changing Face of Asian America – Stanford Business School, 2021
Articles
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I Didn’t Know You Were Dying – Families, Systems, & Health, 2014
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Drops of Water – Amerasia Journal, 2013
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The Experience of Vulnerability – 2012
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Self-Help Groups as Cultural Healing Resources – 2012