Heart-Based Medicine Foundation

19/02/2026

Listening deeply doesn’t just feel better — it saves time, energy, and resources.

Connection is efficient. 💛

True at Youkidoc and the Heart-Based Center.

🎧 Head to Spotify and listen to the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cKYgp2i6YjXUg6b5q1srE?si=jo376zwCRWmjPdC671xRpQ

16/02/2026

Motivation lies.

Commitment doesn’t.

The secret isn’t intensity.
It’s returning.

One missed day isn’t failure.
It’s just an invitation to begin again.

Small steps.
No drama.
Quiet devotion.

That’s how real change happens. ✨

🧠 Your brain food for today: Discipline Without Drama — read the article on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/heart-of-healthcare/202601/discipline-without-drama

Motivation lies. Commitment doesn’t. Here's how to keep showing up with heart.

13/02/2026

At Youkidoc, the focus is not on prescribing quickly, but on strengthening regulation, understanding, and self-efficacy.

More skills. Less pills.

It’s not about rejecting medicine. It’s about using it responsibly — and expanding the toolkit beyond it.

When we support children and families, we invest in capacities that remain long after the appointment ends.

Youkidoc’s “more skills, less pills” philosophy also informs the adult stress and resilience programs at the Heart-Based Center.

▶️ Listen to the podcast to join the conversation on what modern, responsible care can look like. Link in the comments.

09/02/2026

Presence is one of the most powerful tools in healthcare — and often the first step toward healing.

At Youkidoc and at the Heart-Based Center, presence means truly listening, slowing down, and meeting people with full attention.

▶️ Discover how presence transforms care: heartbasedmedicine.org

06/02/2026

Co-regulation, micropauses, stepping out of stress cycles — these practical tools help families build resilience and connection.

Youkidoc’s “more skills, less pills” philosophy also informs the adult stress and resilience programs at the Heart-Based Center.

▶️ Learn more about these practices: heartbasedmedicine.org

30/01/2026

Healing begins when people feel safe to show up as their authentic selves.

Responding with care and love and inviting people to be their authentic selves opens the door to trust and transformation – in families and in adult care.

This is the foundation of our work: creating conditions where safety, dignity, and relationship come first.

▶️ Learn more about the initiatives we support and how connection becomes impact: heartbasedmedicine.org

26/01/2026

Some rooms drain you.
Others calm you instantly.

That’s resonance.

Not agreement — attunement.
One grounded presence can shift a whole room.

The invisible work matters:
slowing the breath
softening the body
choosing curiosity over reaction

Quiet coherence changes everything. ✨

☝️ Read the full article:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/heart-of-healthcare/202601/the-quiet-power-of-Global Coherence Initiative

Why some rooms drain you—and others lift you: the hidden power of resonance.

23/01/2026

Imagine if love guided not only our care — but also our science.

That’s the vision our foundation was built on: to bring empathy, connection, and presence into both medicine and research.

A future where evidence meets empathy.

💡 How does love fit into science? Hear the full discussion on bridging empathy and evidence — now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zw2TOt1qL8ZJtrH0QdDeB?si=9vy6LmWORGmoFcO5qXB-XA

16/01/2026

Heart and evidence are not opposites.
They are complementary — and together, they support real healing.

When science is guided by human connection, healthcare becomes more sustainable, humane, and impactful.

🤍 Save this if you believe healthcare can be both compassionate and evidence-informed.

06/01/2026

We often learn that means feeling everything.
That if someone suffers, we should suffer too.

But many of us reach a quiet inner limit: I can’t take on one more thing.

That moment reveals an important distinction — the difference between empathy and heartfulness.

Empathy merges.
Heartfulness grounds.

Empathy can drain us.
Heartfulness sustains us.

We can be fully present without absorbing another’s pain.
We can care deeply without burning out.

The heart is vast enough to hold the whole world.
It just doesn’t have to carry it.

✨ Beyond Empathy Fatigue: Practicing Heartfulness Without Burning Out

👇 Read the full article on Psychology Today!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/heart-of-healthcare/202512/beyond-empathy-fatigue

Feeling drained by caring too much? Discover how heartfulness lets you stay open without burning out.

10/12/2025

In this final episode of the Heart of Healthcare mini-series, Prof. Dr. Jan Bonhoeffer and Andrea Gardner look ahead to the next decade of heart-based medicine — exploring how evidence, human connection, and responsible scaling can shape a more compassionate future of care.

They are joined by Dr. Farhad Riahi, physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at McGill University, and long-time leader in cross-sector healthcare partnerships. Together, they examine what it means to grow a model without losing its essence: how to identify what must stay core, what can adapt, and how teams can carry heart-based principles into diverse contexts.

Through a rich dialogue on culture, leadership, collaboration, and mission-aligned investment, the episode highlights the emerging role of the Heart-Based Center as a living lab — and the Foundation’s work to build scalable, evidence-informed models for human-centered healthcare.

This closing episode invites listeners to become part of a broader movement: strengthening health systems by strengthening the human relationship at their core. 👏 https://lnkd.in/daU3j7Rd

Listen the podcast now on Spotify ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dPuMgTNv

09/12/2025

A question that opened the door to a new way of supporting families.

Episode 3 takes us back to the moment KIDZ began — with one simple, thoughtful question.
How can families receive medical and emotional support at home in a way that feels connected, coordinated, and reassuring?

Jan and Andrea explore how this question led to early insights on bringing different forms of medical care together, creating more continuity and guidance for families as they navigate complex situations in their everyday lives.

🎧 Listen to Episode 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/44fp50BIzy6HiZIe47SlZQ?si=RvUWG74fSumtEKJmn6jPuw

If our work resonates with you support the KIDZ program through this link: https://www.heartbasedmedicine.org/giving-initiatives/