Whether you need a quick emotional reset, deeper reflection time at the end of your day, or just some encouragement and appreciation, TimeOut2Thrive is designed to provide you support as you serve others and stay healthy.
We appreciate your selfless sacrifice, caring spirit, and sheer will power to persevere. We have created a space on this app for you to hear the words of gratitude from patients, healthcare leaders, and luminaries. They sing your praises with words of thanks and encouragement… representing millions of people whose thoughts are echoing across the world, in awe of YOU.
Enjoy TimeOut2Thrive!
With Gratitude,
Lisa May & Bruce Cryer
COLLABORATORS
We want to recognize the heart-centered team of collaborators & contributors that made this vision a reality. Thank you for sharing your unique gifts with the world during this evolutionary time!
Lisa May
Inspirational Leader, Innovator, Coach. Lisa brings over 25 years of experience, predominantly in the healthcare industry, with Johnson & Johnson. Through various roles including sales, operations and executive leadership, she delivered value by maintaining consistent focus on her true passion for people and culture, constantly striving to empower others to reach new heights. Now, her company, Fülle, is the foundation from which she serves others on the mission to unlock human potential, one person, one team, and one organization at a time through proven neuroscience and coaching techniques. As a certified Neuro Change Solutions consultant for Dr. Joe Dispenza, best-selling author and world-renowned change agent, Lisa is deeply committed to creating positive change in the world. She also holds numerous certifications in holistic wellness, hypnosis, and team dynamics that enable her to support evolutionary shifts within C-Level leaders, multi-national companies & start-ups.
Bruce Cryer
Bruce Cryer began as a singer/dancer/actor on Broadway, including two years in The Fantasticks, the world’s longest running musical. He helped launch the HeartMath Institute with founder Doc Childre in 1991 and served as CEO for 11 years. Bruce has been adjunct professor at Stanford University since 1997, teaching innovative approaches to stress management, leadership and performance. HIs passion for health led him to work with the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, the NHS (UK), Duke Health System, dozens of community hospitals and thousands of health care professionals across the US. Bruce is lead author of the Harvard Business Review article “Pull the Plug on Stress”, which features HeartMath. A two year health crisis convinced him to help people awaken their creative energy for optimal health. Fully recovered and thriving again, Bruce loves singing, dancing and photography. He recently released Renaissance Human, an album of original songs co-created with the Brothers Koren and he performs regularly in New York.
Todd Linden
Leader, speaker, innovator, teacher, Todd Linden recently retired after 24 years as CEO of Grinnell Regional Medical Center where he was named CEO Emeritus. GRMC was cited by The Washington Post for its optimal healing environment and by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal for innovations in quality and patient safety. Now focused on taking his lifelong pursuit and experience in moving healthcare in America toward wellness and health improvement, Linden Consulting is dedicated to advising hospitals and other healthcare related organizations in pursuit of the quadruple aim. He is an adjunct professor and executive-in-residence for the University of Iowa College of Public Health, where he also serves on its advisory board, as well as regular faculty for the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a past board member on dozens of healthcare and higher education organizations, including Grinnell College, the Health Forum and the American Hospital Association, where he was recognized with the “Board of Trustees Award”.
Gary Malkin
Gary Malkin is a multiple Emmy award-winning composer, public speaker and arts & wellness expert who inspires the world to embrace music as a catalyst for greater emotional intelligence, heart-centered mindfulness and more meaningful engagement, live and online. His globally acclaimed listening resource, Graceful Passages, co-created with Michael and Doris Stillwater, is considered the most celebrated work of its kind, having supported nearly a million people to face illness or loss with deeper acceptance and compassion. This team also created the Care for the Journey project, supporting healthcare providers with experiential resources for rejuvenation and renewal. Gary has presented at major institutions and conferences hosted by UCSF, Stanford Health, Houston Methodist Hospital, and Harvard’s Conference on Spirituality and Health, among many others. Gary is dedicated to harnessing the power of music to infuse the tapestry of our lives with greater gratitude, compassion and Grace. (www.WisdomoftheWorld.com)
Gavin Jerome
Gavin Jerome, the Morale Mechanic has been a professional entertainer for the past thirty years. He has worked with Steve Martin, Martin Short, Steve Harvey, Pat Paulsen and many others not named Martin or Steve. For nearly two decades, Gavin has been providing humor workshops for companies worldwide. His client list includes IBM, Facebook, Mayo Clinic and the US Probation Office. His online course, “Gavin’s Comedy College” is being taught at Iowa State University and the class textbook, “The Comedy College Handbook” is now in its 8th printing. Gavin’s extensive standup comedy background, coupled with his keynote and workshop experience make him one of the leading instructors on how to use humor in your personal and professional life.
Nadja Giuffrida
As founder and CEO of Dextro, LLC, Nadja Giuffrida has helped transform lives, communities and markets. Dextro, LLC is an IT and training consulting company that serves Latin American Governments and private corporations. At the core of everything that Nadja and Dextro, LLC undertake is the belief that knowledge, education and training delivered in the right way can solve most any problem.
Contributors
Dan Alvarez
Caley Alyssa
Bonnie Barnes
Sydney Beaurivage
Joan Borysenko, PhD
Rache Brand
Desiree Cox, MD PhD
Bruce Cryer
Drew Daly
Alyssa Dougherty
Teri Fontenot
Ron Fouts
Angela L. Walker Franklin, PhD
Kris Fry
Dr Jeremy Geffen
Hillari Hamilton, DC
Theo Heinemann
Gavin Jerome
Eve Konstantine
Tom Lant, PhD, RN
Todd Linden
Lisa May
Sarah McCrum
Christiane Northrup, MD
Edith A Parker, DrPH
Michael G Rock, MD
Louie Schwartzberg
Thomas C Shives, MD
Carla Stanton, MD
Jamie Steyer
Quinn Sturm
Tom Sun
Brother David Steindl-Rast
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Rosie Unite
Jacob Veatch
Jean Watson, PhD, RN
Tu Weiming
Marianne Williamson
Special Thanks
Immense gratitude to our featured composer, Gary Malkin, of Wisdom of the World Wellness, http://wisdomoftheworld.com
Cinematography and video production by Louis Robert http://www.luminoussea.art
Care for the Journey, music by Gary Malkin, produced by Michael Stillwater
HeartMath Institute and founder Doc Childre for its ground-breaking work understanding human flourishing and optimal health, and especially its pioneering work in health care in order to bring balance and resilience to the lives of health care workers and patients alike.
Encephalon, Inc. and Dr. Joseph Dispenza for his inspirational leadership and research in the area of neuroscience and human possibility.
Nadja Giuffrida, CEO of Dextro, LLC, for her significant contributions on the development side and a special shout-out to Llehi Sol for his incredible guidance to create our digital experience.
Michael Stillwater is a musical artist, filmmaker, and educator inspiring people to unlock their voice and release their inner song. Graceful Passages and Care for the Journey are among his innovative co-creations serving to ease stress and alleviate anxiety within healthcare and palliative care. www.songlife.org
Never Alone
Music, Lyrics and Performance by Jason Shulman ©2008 Jason Shulman & Great Faith Music. Video production by Red King Productions. Creative Direction by Gina Turner. Song produced by Gary Malkin. www.societyofsouls.com and www.nonduality.us.com