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Who is Greg Hammer, MD?

Recently retired professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, physician, scientist, mindfulness expert, and #1 best-selling author of GAIN Without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals.

#1 Best-seller

GAIN Without Pain

^{The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals}

This proven path toward personal resilience can be implemented by anyone, anywhere, in just a few minutes a day. Increased resilience could save your practice, your patients, your marriage – or even your life.

GAIN Without Pain is a four-step process toward happiness.

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Award Winner in Health/Medicine

#1 New Release
Bestseller in Medicine/Psychology

GAIN Without Pain offers a clear path for self-care that incorporates the most recent science with a heart-centered approach. The GAIN approach offers one the ability to reconnect with why they became a healer and more importantly how to be happy while being a healer.
James Robert Doty MD
New York Times best-selling author

GAIN is an acronym for
Gratitude, Acceptance, Intention, and Nonjudgment.

GAIN:

Gratitude

the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness

Acceptance

the act of accepting something or someone; the fact of being accepted; approval

Intention

a thing intended; an aim or plan; the healing process of a wound

Nonjudgement

not making or expressing an opinion regarding a person or thing; being impartial; avoiding or tending to avoid making value judgments; being tolerant, liberal, etc.

About Dr. Hammer

Greg Hammer, MD is a recently retired professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine, physician, scientist, mindfulness expert, and the author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals.

Dr. Hammer has served as the Chair of the Physician Wellness Task Force for the California Society of Anesthesiologists and as a member of the Stanford WellMD initiative. He has been a Visiting Professor and lecturer on medical science and wellness at institutions worldwide. Dr. Hammer has taught the GAIN method to medical students, residents, fellows, and staff at Stanford University and around the world. Dr. Hammer continues to be very active as a consultant and speaker around the globe.

His book, GAIN Without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals focuses on the four pillars of well-being: Gratitude, Acceptance, Intention, and Non-Judgment. The GAIN practice promotes harmony between the mind, body, and spirit. Dr. Hammer is an established expert for those experiencing chronic stress, anxiety, and other negative emotions in all walks of life.