Happiness by Choice: Carmen Alvarez, Massachusetts General Hospital Director, on Mindfulness

Can happiness be a choice, even in the face of loss, burnout, and pain?In this episode of the Enough-ism Podcast, host Jacqueline DiChiara welcomes Carmen Alvarez, Director of Strategic Programs at Massachusetts General Hospital, author of The Happiness of Coaching, and co-author of the upcoming book Happiness by Choice.Carmen shares her work developing stress management and burnout prevention programs for healthcare staff, including a mindfulness training initiative with the Benson Henry Institute of Mind Body Medicine. She also explores the role of energy healing practices like Reiki in hospital settings, along with the power of self-compassion, service, and helping others as pathways to healing.This conversation is about finding purpose and joy after loss, moving through pain with compassion, and discovering what it means to choose happiness from the inside out.Learn more about Enough-ism: https://enoughism.carrd.co/Support the show: Venmo @EnoughismPodcastBusiness inquiries, guest requests, and speaking engagements: enoughismpodcast@gmail.comAdditional resources:Brigham and Women’s Reiki Volunteer Program: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/about-bwh/volunteer/reiki-volunteer-programFollow Carmen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmenalvarez1/Music: Pixabay, “Evening Shore”https://pixabay.com/music/beats-evening-shore-190014/