Our own lived experience informs us about how complex effective communication can be. That inadvertent misunderstandings do happen. That we can be spoken to in a way that feels uncomfortable, even unsafe, on the receiving side, and at the same time, be unsure if we are right about what we are making of it. Words […]
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Research finds digital resilience training associated with reduced stress among healthcare workers
StressPal announced the publication of a study evaluating its StressPal Frontline: Essential Resilience Self-Care and Burnout Prevention program in JMIR Formative Research, an open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on emerging digital health innovations.
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Have you ever watched a team start to misfire and wondered, What happened?
The people are the same. The skills are still there. The commitment has not disappeared. The clinical expertise remains. And yet, somehow, misunderstandings are on the rise. Mistakes are happening.
Someone’s silence is interpreted as judgment. Someone’s urgency is interpreted as disrespect. Conversations feel more tense. A neutral comment lands as criticism. A brief response feels dismissive.
https://stresspal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/July-Article-image-3.png9191712Pennie Sempellhttps://stresspal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/StressPal-Logo-NoTagline-2025-Version2.pngPennie Sempell2026-07-14 03:24:102026-07-14 04:00:52When Stress Filters Perception: Communication Can Go Sideways
July 9, 2026 – “Resilience and Stress Among Health Care Workers Participating in the StressPal Frontline Program: Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Study” LINK to journal
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In healthcare, not every issue gets addressed in the moment. Sometimes there simply isn’t enough time. A shift is moving fast. Patients need attention. Staffing is tight. Another priority takes over. A difficult conversation gets pushed aside because everyone is trying to get through the day. What else may be going on? Over time, […]
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Pennie Sempell, J.D., Cofounder at StressPal How many times have you been on a communication roller coaster that went off the rails? I recall a time when I was leading a conflict resolution session with two health providers, who had worked together for years, but they weren’t really hearing each other anymore. They’d been the […]
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Nurses and advanced practice providers have been telling us about the many stress behaviors they commonly see in co-workers and themselves – like defensiveness, avoidance, micromanaging. We keep hearing them say they want to learn practical, actionable strategies to change how they react (or overreact) in high acuity situations, to lower their stress levels, […]
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Investigator Kristen Neimiller-Vega, FNP, has closed her doctoral dissertation study with about 140 nurse practitioners at Optum Health, who enrolled in the StressPal Frontline resilience intervention. We were delighted to see enrollment oversubscribed on the first day it was announced, and to see such candid engagement in their dedicated peer community! Completion rates are excellent, […]
‘”If I don’t care for myself, my cup will be empty”: Exploring health professionals’ perception of benefits of attending online training for self-care and resilience.’ was presented at APHA 2025 by Shaan Muberry Khan, MPH, MS, a PhD student with the Department of Health Administration & Policy at George Mason University. Congratulations, Shaan, for your […]
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Nurses Phyllis Morton and Tamara Ramirez will bring their valuable coaching to young nurses at Schreiners University School of Nursing, where participants will interact in their own community on the StressPal Frontline: Essential Resilience Self-Care and Burnout Prevention platform, and have unlimited access to the training modules and stress relief resources. The StressPal Frontline learning […]
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Learn how StressPal Frontline can accelerate your organization’s burnout interventions.
What We Feel Is Hard to Hide: Micro-Expressions Reveal What We Don’t Say
Our own lived experience informs us about how complex effective communication can be. That inadvertent misunderstandings do happen. That we can be spoken to in a way that feels uncomfortable, even unsafe, on the receiving side, and at the same time, be unsure if we are right about what we are making of it. Words […]
StressPal Study Published in JMIR Formative Research
Research finds digital resilience training associated with reduced stress among healthcare workers
StressPal announced the publication of a study evaluating its StressPal Frontline: Essential Resilience Self-Care and Burnout Prevention program in JMIR Formative Research, an open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on emerging digital health innovations.
When Stress Filters Perception: Communication Can Go Sideways
Have you ever watched a team start to misfire and wondered, What happened?
The people are the same. The skills are still there. The commitment has not disappeared. The clinical expertise remains. And yet, somehow, misunderstandings are on the rise. Mistakes are happening.
Someone’s silence is interpreted as judgment. Someone’s urgency is interpreted as disrespect. Conversations feel more tense. A neutral comment lands as criticism. A brief response feels dismissive.
Just published in JMIR Formative Research
July 9, 2026 – “Resilience and Stress Among Health Care Workers Participating in the StressPal Frontline Program: Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Study” LINK to journal
A Different Lens on Avoidance in Care Teams
In healthcare, not every issue gets addressed in the moment. Sometimes there simply isn’t enough time. A shift is moving fast. Patients need attention. Staffing is tight. Another priority takes over. A difficult conversation gets pushed aside because everyone is trying to get through the day. What else may be going on? Over time, […]
When communication breaks down in high-stress healthcare environments (2-minute read)
Pennie Sempell, J.D., Cofounder at StressPal How many times have you been on a communication roller coaster that went off the rails? I recall a time when I was leading a conflict resolution session with two health providers, who had worked together for years, but they weren’t really hearing each other anymore. They’d been the […]
Curb those stress behaviors and earn 12 CEUs while you are at it.
Nurses and advanced practice providers have been telling us about the many stress behaviors they commonly see in co-workers and themselves – like defensiveness, avoidance, micromanaging. We keep hearing them say they want to learn practical, actionable strategies to change how they react (or overreact) in high acuity situations, to lower their stress levels, […]
Optum NPs Engage in StressPal Frontline Study
Investigator Kristen Neimiller-Vega, FNP, has closed her doctoral dissertation study with about 140 nurse practitioners at Optum Health, who enrolled in the StressPal Frontline resilience intervention. We were delighted to see enrollment oversubscribed on the first day it was announced, and to see such candid engagement in their dedicated peer community! Completion rates are excellent, […]
StressPal Research at APHA 2025
‘”If I don’t care for myself, my cup will be empty”: Exploring health professionals’ perception of benefits of attending online training for self-care and resilience.’ was presented at APHA 2025 by Shaan Muberry Khan, MPH, MS, a PhD student with the Department of Health Administration & Policy at George Mason University. Congratulations, Shaan, for your […]
Code You & Stress Resilience for Nurses in Training
Nurses Phyllis Morton and Tamara Ramirez will bring their valuable coaching to young nurses at Schreiners University School of Nursing, where participants will interact in their own community on the StressPal Frontline: Essential Resilience Self-Care and Burnout Prevention platform, and have unlimited access to the training modules and stress relief resources. The StressPal Frontline learning […]