Hi everyone!

This episode with Dr Noa Goodman explores the concepts of being trauma informed, establishing a therapeutic alliance, why a biopsychosocial approach is central to working with all patients, whether we are talking about pelvic pain, hysterectomies, gender affirming surgeries.

we also talk about:

*the importance of creating safety for optimal healing

*paying more than lip service to psychosocial aspects of care

*recognising the role of culture, religion, privilege and intersectionality

*working together to establish a treatment plan

*regulating our own nervous system before we work with anyone else's

*why there's no one 'right answer' to patient care

*the importance of collaboration & feedback

Noa gives specific strategies for having those conversations, both with ourselves and with the people we are working with, from how to reset our nervous systems, to using the PLISSIT model in patient care. We talk about how implicit biases can affect how we interact with other people...the need for clear explanations and boundaries, watching out for dissociation, and of course, avoiding re-traumatising people who are already traumatised.

I hope you find this conversation as thought provoking & self reflective as I did! As always, if you have any questions, please let me know -

you can find me on Instagram as michellelyons_muliebrity

Until next week,

Onwards & Upwards!

Mx #celebratemuliebrity