THE QUESTION THAT IMPACTED MY LIFE

Listen to a candid and personal interview by Donna Koontz with Dr. Deborah S. Howell, physical therapist, author and veteran on the importance of Self-Care in Healthcare. We discuss the responsibilities, challenges, and realities as a healthcare professional.
-How do we build rapport, establish trust, and show up authentically with an open heart to truly care?
-Have you given thought to the energetics and courage involved in professional caregiving that helps create safety and trust with your patients?
-Are you personally growing as a healthcare professional?
-Are you feeling inspired and fulfilled in your practice?

Dr. Deborah S. Howell is a chronic care professional health coach and HeartMath® coach and mentor who supports healthcare professionals with their health, personal and professional well-being, and career endeavors.

Watch this episode on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06oy3NCR5Pc

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 Podcast: Dose of Deborah: Rehab For the Heart 

Listen to Deborah's podcast: http://bit.ly/doseofdeborah 

Find Deborah on Instagram: Dose of Deborah 

Link to Self-care in Healthcare book: https://bit.ly/selfcareinhealthcare 

Link to Heart's Alchemy book: https://bit.ly/heartsalchemybook 

Learn More and Schedule Your Complimentary Consult with Deborah: www.NxStepCoach.com

Listen to an interview from my Conscious Conversation Series on You Tube - My guest today is Zissis  - We are exploring emotional vulnerability and "resistance" on the path to Self-Love.

Are you in healthcare because it was a decision you wanted to make, a career path YOU wanted for yourself?

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As a  HeartMath® coach and mentor, I'd love to help you explore what is truly in your heart.

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Link to Self-care in Healthcare book: https://bit.ly/selfcareinhealthcare

Link to Heart's Alchemy book: https://bit.ly/heartsalchemybook

Schedule Your Complimentary Consult: www.NxStepCoach.com

Are you being a MESSENGER OF HOPE?

Your patients may be feeling overwhelmed, confused, distressed, or AFRAID… 

Working in healthcare can be extremely challenging, yet, some days can feel and be so impactful and so meaningful! Today was one of those days!

Your SELF-CARE Matters. Take a moment to reflect on what CARING looks like, sounds like, and feels like from your patient’s perspective. 

If you are a healthcare professional feeling tired, burnt out, or detached, then how do you effectively care for your patients? Remember, you are just as human as your patients and over time, the weight of responsibility adds up and starts to take a toll. I’ve been there!

If you are wanting support for yourself, connect with me. You have my support.

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Instagram: Dose of Deborah
 
Schedule a session with me: www.nxstepcoaching.com

Books:
Link to Self-care in Healthcare book: https://bit.ly/selfcareinhealthcare
Link to Heart's Alchemy book: https://bit.ly/heartsalchemybook 

As a Healthcare Professional - Doctor, Nurse, Therapist, …

How would you feel and what would you say if your patient said:

“Mental Health is REAL, but people don’t believe what I say”

Brene Brown says it beautifully!

“In order to empathize with someone’s experience, you must be willing to believe them as they see it, and not how you imagine their experience to be.

Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of ‘You’re not alone.’” 

 SO...

1. How do you EFFECTIVELY care when you feel like you don’t have ENOUGH time to care?

2. How do you help your patients in the moment to access and be in their heart, to feel SAFE? 

3. How do you support your patients in working through inner conflict that affects their confidence & perception of reality.

If you are a healthcare professional, know you have my support! I am a HeartMath® Coach and mentor, and medical life & health coach who can work with you on your “HEARTSET,” in building personal resilience and emotional capacity for sustainable and heart-centered clinical practice!

Connect with me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/
Instagram: Dose of Deborah

Schedule a session with me: www.nxstepcoaching.com 

Books:
Link to Self-care in Healthcare book: https://bit.ly/selfcareinhealthcare 
Link to Heart's Alchemy book: https://bit.ly/heartsalchemybook 

Your Authentic Presence Can Help Patients Feel Empowered!

An honest and personal conversation with my guest Barbara Karnes, RN.
As a healthcare professional, do you recognize what you may be taking on, taking in, and taking home? Barbara and I discuss what it means to be vulnerable and to be human as healthcare professionals. It's a real conversation on the importance of finding balance and having self-care rituals to support your professional care-giving efforts.

Barbara Karnes is an internationally recognized author, speaker, thought leader and expert on end of life care and the dynamics of dying. Barbara was recognized in 2018 as a Hospice Innovator by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and was named the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year by the World Humanitarian Awards. Barbara’s experience as a hospice care provider at the bedside of hundreds of people, and as an administrator overseeing the care of thousands, led to the 1985 publication of, Gone from My Sight: The Dying Experience. Affectionately referred to in the industry as the “little blue hospice book,” Gone from My Sight has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, is published in 12 languages, and remains the leading resource on the market today educating families on the signs of approaching death. In 2015, Barbara’s film New Rules for End of Life Care was featured in film festivals around the world and was the recipient of 10 prestigious film awards. Visit Barbara's website: https://bkbooks.com/

You can watch interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_YysxmVLv4E

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This is an interview with Dr. Katie Hohman, physical therapist and business owner on the impact of COVID-19 on her business. Listen to a candid discussion on the emotional and mental challenges involved in making thoughtful and tough decisions as a highly successful physical therapist business owner.
www.HohmanRehab.com    www.HENO.io

You can watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QK4WDE9wZIQ

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Listen to this provocative discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Fildes, who is a registered nurse, nurse educator, and professor on:
-How can we take care of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our healthcare professionals?
-How do we implement life-long learning and personal and professional development of nurses through polices and processes that support well-being?
-How can we encourage and empower nurses to pursue wellness?
-How can we reduce the mental health and addiction stigma and increase access to treatment and recovery services?

Link to WATCH this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDBXEIkGfd8

Link: Self-Care in Healthcare book: https://bit.ly/selfcareinhealthcare

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Listen to this candid and heartfelt interview with my guest Jeremy Brooks who has personal awareness and understanding of exactly what's involved to effectively care and prepare, and offer hope to your patients after an amputation. Hear his story as a triple amputee, how he learned to overcome many challenges and how he has dedicated his life to supporting people who have had amputations. He is a beautiful human being with great talent and a heart of gold! 

Jeremy Brooks
Nevada Orthotics and Prosthetics
www.nvoandp.com
(702) 233-5500

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Healthcare Professionals are being asked to work under extreme physical, mental, and emotional pressures! I am passionate about this issue on so many levels!❤️ 

Healthcare workers are on the frontline of this pandemic face-to-face with challenges beyond what they thought they would ever encounter, yet they are rising to the challenge! 

As deeply tragic and devastating as this is, there is a beauty in the collective synergy of humanity coming together for a cause, people willing to stand up in courage and faith, deeply engaged in their heart, running off of HEART instinct and goodness to serve humanity at its time of greatest need. 
 
Before this COVID-19 pandemic, there had been a silent internal moral war affecting healthcare professionals that needed to be addressed. This internal war was affecting the quality of care and the desire and capacity to care. We have been given an opportunity for renewal, to rise and grow from this challenge. We have a REAL chance to move forward and build a new brand of medical leadership who will inspire and empower, and model how we CAN care.

As a medical life and health coach, I am committed to DIRECTLY supporting healthcare professionals in their recovery and renewal, providing regenerative and restorative tools and resources to help them build emotional resilience and increase their capacity to care! 

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This video may be a little intense, but I CARE DEEPLY! ❤️❤️❤️
Video: https://youtu.be/lXgblBhTfkk

What is your view on the role of healthcare professionals?

Healthcare professionals are rising to the challenge and they are more in their heart than ever! Listen to this candid and passionate perspective on the realities of being a healthcare professional in a time of CRISIS.

 
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