About The Compassionate Heart Series
The Compassionate Heart Series, presented by Saint Marianne Cope Museum in collaboration with Francis House is a series of programs that support the values of presence, respect and empathy to caregivers and patients.
“The heart is more than an organ – it’s the center of our emotional, social and spiritual well-being.”
Dr. Jonathan Fisher; Just One Heart
At the Saint Marianne Cope Museum, we celebrate a woman who was a pioneer in holistic healthcare. Her innovations in hygiene and hospital care, patients’ rights and whole mind, body and spirit healing, are especially relevant today. The compassion, hope, beauty and dignity given to her patients in the hospitals she administered is the foundation that we build upon through providing support services for people experiencing life’s challenges.
The Sister Kathleen Osbelt Center of Francis House uses our experience as a social-model of community care for the dying and our Franciscan values to increase awareness, educate, serve, and support persons with terminal illness and those who care for them. Our core values of compassion, acceptance, respect and dignity guide and inform our care and outreach. We offer community education aligned with empowering a healthy and natural dying and grieving process, and to support compassionate care for people on the journey at the end-of-life.
Our hearts are aching -- physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
In Just One Heart, Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a cardiologist and mindfulness teacher, reveals an intergrated approach to wholehearted living and shares the "seven timeless traits of the heart" for holistic health and vitality.
Bridging the gap between Western science and Eastern wisdom, this book empowers readers with simple tools and daily practices to manage stress, cultivate lasting joy, and connect with what truly matters.
This book is filled with lessons learned from his own struggles through anxiety and burnout, inspiring patient stories, and conversations with more than fifty experts in mind-body health. It is a must-read for healthcare professionals and their patients, compassionate leaders, and anyone seeking to awaken the mind-heart connection.
Discover the power of living and leading with just one heart, and take the first step towards a healthier, happier you.
Dr. Jonathan Fisher is a cardiologist who focuses on healing the heart in the broadest sense, encompassing both the physical and emotional aspects of cardiac care. Educated at Harvard and Mt. Sinai, he is a mindfulness meditation teacher and organizational well-being leader.
Reflecting on his journey, he shares, "I took care of 20,000 other hearts before taking care of my own."
His experience with anxiety and burnout has transformed his approach to health. Dr. Fisher has designed programs for an organization with 38,000 team members, reducing stress and enhancing well-being. He has delivered keynotes, workshops, and retreats for organizations globally across various industries. His efforts in addressing burnout in healthcare, including co-hosting the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, have garnered international attention.
His mission is to help others "train the mind and heal the heart."