Speaking & Workshops

Dr. Mahoney is an authentic, inspiring, and innovative public speaker, workshop, and retreat facilitator.

She has over 20 years of experience effectively leading wellness. For 17 years she was a physician wellness leader at TPMG/Kaiser Permanente. In 2019, she founded her own company, Pause & Presence, so she could offer “exactly what is needed” to help physicians and others get back to practicing purpose driven, healthy, and sustainable medicine.

Dr. Mahoney is a Board-Certified Pediatrician, a certified coach, and a certified yoga and mindfulness instructor.

She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and UCSF Medical School.

“I am still feeling the glow of the empowerment that comes with having new frameworks to apply and skills to practice. So many ideas resonated with me. How Dr. Mahoney frames lessons is different and hits home in a unique and powerful way.”

- Dr. Jennifer Guy, Surgeon CPMC

Recent Collaborations

Jefferson Healthcare, Medical Staff Symposium

California Pacific Medical Center, Women in Medicine

TPMG San Rafael Medical Staff Dinner

University of New Mexico Grand Rounds

Coalition for Physician Well-Being, Joy and Wholeness Summit

UCSF Alumni Weekend

TPMG National Women Physician's Day Celebration

Women of Dartmouth Global Summit

Tufts Medical Center

Women Of Dartmouth, Thrive

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, National Obesity Conference

American Conference for Physician Health

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Annual Conference

Mindfulness in Healthcare Summit

El Camino Health

Institute for Physician Wellness

Society for Hospital Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region

UCSD, Department of Infectious Disease

The Permanente Medical Group Winter Physician Wellness Conferences

TPMG Total Performance Improvement Plan Sessions

Empowering Women Physicians

International Conference on Physician Health

“Dr. Mahoney’s focus on physicians, their unique pressures, and how they are magnified in current-day practice was poignant.

I was at attention and riveted during the presentation.”

- Dr. Curatola, El Camino Health

“Jessie offered so many pearls that really resonated and helped me understand how a lot of my thinking is defined by and a product of the medical training culture.

She worked to identify actionable tools that would work for an individual and did not apply a “one-size fits all” approach.

She truly listened, understood and shared rather than just providing information or lecturing.”

- Oncologist, Stanford University

Keynote Talks & Workshops

Medicine Should Be Different and You Can Still Make a Difference

Happiness for High Achievers

The School of Unlearning - The Way Out of Burnout

Leading with A Lens To Wellness: Strategies to Help Leaders Drive Change and Lead Resilient, Engaged, and Professionally Satisfied Healthcare Teams

Pause to Prioritize - Prioritize the Pause

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: Self Sacrifice and Martyrdom Are Not A Recipe for Joy and Wholeness

Professional Athletes Have Coaches, Physicians Need Them Too

The Hidden Costs of Shame, Blame, and Guilt

Honoring Diastole: What the Heart Can Teach Us About Wellness and Sustainability

Do No Harm

How to Chart with Ease

Parent with Presence Rather than Worry

How Women Physicians Can Find the Ever-Elusive Balance

Yoga and Mindfulness: Medicine for Patients, Healthcare Teams, and the Health Care System

“Dr. Mahoney brings the complete package to any wellness event. She is a dynamic leader, innovative teacher, engaging facilitator, and inspirational speaker whom I hold in the highest regard. ”

Dr. John Chuck, Chief of Regional Physician Wellness, The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG)

Options for bringing Dr. Mahoney to your group

  • Conference Presentation

  • Conference Workshop or Breakout Session

  • Grand Rounds

  • Team Workshops or Retreats

  • Longitudinal Group and 1:1 Coaching Programs

  • Yoga and Mindfulness Sessions

What participants say about the impact of Dr. Mahoney’s talks and workshops

  • “Jessie has a gift and I am so grateful she choose to share it. It is my mission to help my colleagues who are struggling, like I was before I came to her retreats, by spreading the word about her everywhere I can. ”

    — Chief Infectious Disease, TPMG

  • “The way Jessie communicates helps you understand the root of your issues and frustrations and makes solutions and changes feel simple to implement. “ - CCU MD, TX

  • “It’s evidence-based, thought provoking and necessary to practice in the economic and political environment of healthcare.” - CMO, Hospitalist

  • “Amazing opportunity to hear about powerful tools to reframe ingrained negative thought patterns, ask clarifying questions and try them out in a safe environment. It would be impossible to achieve this degree of awakening on your own.”

  • “I deeply appreciate the space and the experience Dr. Mahoney created- it was exactly the right thing at this moment... AND it would have been just what I needed years ago.” - CMO VT

“Jessie is a fabulous facilitator. She is truly a deep, wise, curious, brilliant teacher.”

-APIC, TPMG San Rafael

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