Now is a good time for self-care. Take a deep breath. Hug your friends, kids, pets, plants, and/or pillow as much as possible. You’re not alone. Here’s some encouragement for the road ahead. Working toward health equity? 5 reasons to take a break Five good reasons to pause. Really. A love letter to everyone who […]
Reflective Practice
Episode 187 Jessica Halem on communicating with LGBTQ+ patients Part 2
In Part 2 of my interview with Jessica Halem, MBA, Jessica shares useful phrases and encouragement for the next time you’re speaking with LGBTQ+ patients. Jessica Halem has spent the past 25 years working in LGBTQ health. First as the executive director of the Lesbian Community Cancer Project in Chicago, to serving on the Board […]
Episode #185 4 ways to refresh your ‘get vaxxed’ message for the fall COVID season
Fall fashion is the best fashion. But there’s another seasonal trend none of us wants to participate in. COVID was in the news again, as the fall transmission season started earlier than anticipated. Here’s some tips and encouragement for you when talking with people about getting vaxxed or boosted, again. The fall COVID season arrived […]
Episode 182 Finally, an episode about listening
It’s our long-overdue episode devoted to listening. I read from Professor Katherine Schultz’s book on listening, and we do a quick exercise to help you think about improving your listening. Maybe you are working on trying to reduce avoidable health inequalities. Or maybe you want to try to promote a more welcoming work environment. Or […]
Episode 181 Amanpreet Kaur on managing impostor syndrome as a health professional
Medical Librarian Amanpreet Kaur talks about having imposter syndrome, what it feels like to be “in a rabbit hole of learning,” and how she’s leaning into her impostor syndrome as a health professional. How many letters do I need behind my name? That rhetorical question was put out to me from Medical Librarian Amanpreet Kaur. […]
Episode 180 Being more patient-centered in your patient education
Want to be more patient-centered in your patient education? Hear about one common challenge to patient-centeredness, and how to handle it. I recently had a client ask me for help with being more patient-centered in general. And one of the challenges they were facing is one I’ve seen a lot, and I’ve definitely faced it […]