Training in Compassion with David Shlim

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:00:00 -0600

In this episode, we journey with travel and altitude medicine doctor David Shlim as we journey through his serendipitous journey from mediocre medical student revered travel medicine guru. We'll follow his journey to Everest Base camp, founding of the CIWEC Hospital in Katmandu & physician to the Tibetan Lamas that changed the course of his life.
In this episode we'll talk about how the monks he worked with changed worldview and forever changed his practice of medicine. We'll cover the nature of suffering, the power of training in compassion, and training can alter the impact of burnout, compassion fatigue and stress injury.

David recommends we all listen to Phakchok Rinpoche's brief talk on compassion fatigue "You are the LOVE"

To learn more about David Shlim, go to https://davidshlim.com.

To find David's remarkable memoir go to A Gentle Reign of Compassion.

To access David's online courses on suffering, go to https://www.samyeinstitute.org/course-overview/training-in-compassion/

To access David's textbook & translations of Choki Nyima Rinpoche's work go to ...

If I'd Known: Injured by Stress in Search and Rescue with Charley Shimanski

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:00 -0600

In this episode, we hear from Veteran Rescuer, Charley Shimanski, as he shares the story of his own journey to understanding stress impact in rescue.

In this episode, we'll hear the story of the 1988 'incident within an incident', when a young Charley Shimanski responded to the loss of a teammate during an extended search. Charley shares the importance of recognition, skillful support of stress impact, and the power of vulnerability and connection in rescue culture.