The Most Important Medicine

Season Two has OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF!! We cannot wait to share what's been going on behind the scenes of this podcast so that we can invite MORE of you IN!

We’ve become laser focused on who comes to us for help and support. And it’s those of you who sit at the intersection of systems for children and families – pediatricians, family practitioners, early head start teachers, early intervention specialists, teachers, nurse home visiting programs, family advocates, and parent educators – all of you who want to have a greater impact in the lives of children, but at times, feel burdened and stressed by the level of trauma you’re seeing and the short period of time you have to address the complex needs of children and families.

I want my podcast to reflect this larger body of work AND focus in on my wheel house of expertise – pediatric health and early childhood development. So, August, is a month of story-sharing and journey renewal. I’m going to use this platform to share the incredible work and dedication it takes to work in the lives of children and families with complex needs. Ways to feel more competent and connected along the way. Next week, I’m going to be sharing the new title for my podcast with all of you as well as a free resource that will help guide you on this incredible work you’re all doing.

Tune in next week as I highlight the new podcast title and the three pillars that inspire my work. I’ll also be releasing a new free resource for all of you!

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Friends - you're in for a treat as we wrap up YEAR ONE of our podcast, The Most Important Medicine.

Dr. Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH is a double board-certified physician with 2 Master's Degrees in Biochemistry and Public Health and is the leading medical expert on stored trauma in the body. She bridges the worlds of functional medicine and trauma therapy to help accelerate the trauma healing journey through her framework and protocols addressing The Biology of Trauma™.

Trauma became her study and passion after 2 very personal experiences for her: adopting 4-year-old Miguel from the California foster care system and experiencing her own severe health crash and burnout in 2014 while finishing her 3rd year of general surgery residency.

Having to learn things she never learned in medical school to help her son and rebuild her own health and life, she now teaches what she had to learn: the difference between stress and trauma in the body and how to help the body heal itself. Her vision is to help 1 million professionals accelerate their own trauma healing journey and to bring the biology piece of trauma work to every medical and mental health education system in the world by the year 2041.

And her work is getting worldwide recognition! She founded Trauma Healing Accelerated to offer online educational and experiential trauma healing programs that integrate all of the different pieces of training she has including Somatic Experiencing, NeuroAffective Touch, art narrative trauma therapy, and Internal Family Systems along with a long list of functional medicine mental health and addiction training. She has had >160,000 registrants for her annual Biology of Trauma Summits, has led hundreds of professionals through her modules in the Biology of Trauma Certification Course, and has been recognized by her peers in the functional medicine health entrepreneur Mindshare Mastermind community for the second year in a row for having the biggest growth in her business.

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Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter

Learning Collaborative Invite

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Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Get inspired and learn how to create a movement with my friend, Susan Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, PMD. Dr. Susan Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, PMD is creating a digital space that can potentially reach millions of nurses worldwide. Her message promotes courage, confidence, and excellence in life-saving resuscitation practices.

With her extensive experience in the American Heart Association, U.S. hospitals, and rescue programs, she's had the privilege of training over 50,000 American nurses and healthcare professionals in Basic, Advanced, and Pediatric resuscitation response with her team. By working closely with code blue teams and listening to their valuable feedback, she's discovered a better way to improve nurse-empowered resuscitation performance.

She created CodePRep™, a program that provides efficient and effective code blue training for individual nurses, healthcare, and long-term care facilities.

The mission is to inspire and empower bedside teams to respond with utmost confidence and proficiency, so they can provide the best possible care to their patients. Together, we can become MASTERS OF SAVING LIVES. With CodePRep, we are creating a national network of High-Performance Resuscitation Hospitals that offer continuous code blue team training. 

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Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter

Learning Collaborative Invite

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Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

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For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Listen as Jennifer shares her humanity, professionalism and lived experience as a way to connect and bring more of our humanity into medicine. 

Jennifer George is an award-winning author and podcast host, and compassion-focused physiotherapist with vast experience in the private and public sectors of care. At the onset of her career, she became a caregiver to her chronically ill father and it was these personal experiences of witnessing his journey through the healthcare system that ultimately shaped her professional practice. She has since spent the last 15 years learning and reflecting on the importance of communication in our health and educational systems. She is a mentor to future and current health providers on discovering their purpose, achieving fulfillment, and creating empowering patient experiences.

Connect with Jennifer

Listen to The Healthcare Provider Happy Hour Podcast

Check out her book, Communication is Care: 9 Empowering Strategies to Guide Patient Healing.

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative Invite

Dr. Amy Youtube

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Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

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For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Join Dr. Amy & Dr. Renee Thompson as they explore ways to improve workforce relationships, create healthy boundaries and thrive! Learn practical tools and scripts you can utilize right away to help yourself and your organization.

Renee Thompson grew up in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, the oldest of 5 kids. She has a doctoral degree in nursing. Together, Ashley, Renee’s husband and Renee have built a life that they love. Ten years ago, Renee took a leap of faith, quit a really great job that she loved, and started her own business. The business started basically as Renee – a speaker. Fast-forward to today, and she’s expanded the business beyond just her and now enjoys watching her company develop into an institute that serves numerous clients around the globe.

The Healthy Workforce Institute is a team of healthcare professionals led by Dr. Renee Thompson. Renee draws on her background as a nurse leader to share her message on creating a healthy workforce culture by eradicating workplace bullying and incivility.

 When disruptive behaviors go unaddressed in healthcare, bad things happen to patients and employees. At the HWI, we’re on a mission to create a world where bullying and incivility are immediately rejected and kindness, respect, and professionalism become the new norm.

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter

Provider Lounge Membership

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Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Hayley Runnels of The Undone Mama shares her inspirational story of advocacy, survival and community as she discusses her quest to heal trauma and help others. Hayley Runnels hosts an online blog and FB community to help and heal women and discover their worth after experiencing trauma. She's a friend, advocate, author & educator who helps to create less aloneness in the world.

Dr. Burke-Harris Ted Talk on ACEs and Trauma

Folger, et al study - Referring to parental trauma and developmental outcome

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Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

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For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Maggie Ortiz, RN, MSN is on fire with messaging for nurses and healthcare professionals, in general. Listen as she and Dr. Amy discuss ways to advocate for yourself, protect your license and ask important questions!

A dedicated advocate for nurses' professional excellence. With a wealth of experience at the bedside and a relentless commitment to empowering her fellow nurses, Maggie has become a trusted voice in the field.

Maggie's journey in nursing began with an associate degree, which laid the foundation for her compassionate patient care. She went on to earn a bachelor's and master's degree, solidifying her expertise and understanding of the profession.

Driven by a passion to protect nurses' professional licenses, Maggie authored a book and delivers captivating speaking events, webinars, and teaching sessions. Her aim is to equip nurses with the knowledge and skills they need, particularly emphasizing the importance of accurate documentation.

As the founder of Advocates for Nurses, Maggie leads a movement dedicated to championing nursing excellence and addressing systemic issues. Her unwavering dedication makes her an invaluable ally and resource for nurses everywhere.

Maggie Ortiz RN MSN: Inspiring, empowering, and protecting nurses' professional journeys.

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Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter

Provider Lounge Membership

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Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

If you missed this podcast with my colleague, Bahia, you need to take a listen. In honor of Juneteenth, this episode is being re-broadcast. 

Join Dr. Amy and Bahia Overton, executive director for Black Parent Initiative.

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Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter

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Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

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For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com

We're in desperate need to celebrate small joys in life. Join Dr. Amy as she discusses finding joy as a way to avoid re-traumatization. Finding joy helps to ameliorate some of the compounding stressors so that we have energy to draw from during hardships.

This year has been coined, The Year of Sophia. Why? Because my daughter, Sophia, graduates from high school in just 4 days! The “why” is truly important and has allowed me to slow down, set boundaries and be intentional with my time. So, as different opportunities have cropped up for our family, for my business, or for each of us as individuals, the first question is: Will this interfere with any event for senior year? If so, it’s a hard “no.”

But, there are parts of Sophia (and every child) that deserve much brighter lights of celebration. I want to honor, not only her accomplishments, but her character.

Thanks everyone for allowing me to gush about one of my greatest accomplishments. And to all the seniors graduating – I support you and celebrate you. May you find contentedness and reach for your dreams. And to the parents celebrating seniors – I see you. Great job. We did it.

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter

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Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

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For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Join Dr. Amy & Dr. Robyn Koslowitz as she shares her experience and rich work with families in healing trauma. Robyn is brilliant, funny & compassionate. We had such a wonderful discussion about the important work of healing intergenerational trauma and ways to work with families in a way that honors their stories.

Dr. Koslowitz received her PhD in Clinical Child Psychology from New York University in 2009 & has been a school psychologist since 2002. She's a frequent media contributor who has appeared on FOX, CNN, NewsNation and other shows. Her clinical work is conducted through The Center for Psychological Growth in New Jersey. She's also the host of The Post Traumatic Parenting Podcast.

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter

Provider Lounge Membership

Dr. Amy Youtube

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Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Guide To Creating Cultures of Trust At Work

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com