Dose of Deborah: Rehab for the Heart

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...

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?__________As a HeartMath® coach and mentor, I'd love to help you explore what is truly in your heart. Connect with me, Deborah, on FB: https://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/Instagram: Dose of Deb...

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 effect...

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, emotion...

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 internat...

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/QK4WDE9wZIQConnect with me:FB: https://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/ Instagram: Dose of...

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 addict...

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 BrooksNevada Orthotics a...

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 sta...

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. WAYS TO CONNECT WITH ME:Schedule Consult: nxstepcoaching.comBLOGS: www.doseofdeborah.comhttps://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/https://www.facebook.com/heartfirstmedicine/https://www.facebook.com/healthcarereboot/