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Join Dr. Amy & Dr. Gene Nicholson, as we discuss the needs of children and families with complex medical needs. He also discusses how he's learned to set clear boundaries and priorities to protect his own mental health. Dr. Nicholson's compassion, energy, and hard-fought lessons bring insight and understanding to his patients & colleagues.

Dr. Nicholson, a Kaiser Physician, has a primary care clinic, and a diabetes clinic (for kids w T1 and T2 diabetes), and has been working in a multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic since February 2022.  He has also worked on the wards at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.  He volunteers for Gales Creek Camp since 2011, where he serves as a camp doctor one week every summer.  He has been awarded the “Distinguished Physician Award” by his colleagues within Kaiser Permanente.

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Do you ever worry that asking about trauma will, somehow, make the trauma worse? Or, do you worry that you won't know what to do if a patient begins to talk about trauma?

Take this script with you! You've got this!

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Join Dr. Amy & her guest, Dr. Deborah Korn as we discuss her new book, Every Memory Deserves Respect, and her work as an EMDR trainer and therapist. She has keen insights in the work around trauma.

Dr. Korn is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Cambridge, MA, is on the faculties of the EMDR institute in CA and the Trauma Research Institute in Boston. She is an EMDR International Association-approved consultant and presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of child abuse and neglect.

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Friends - join me for a discussion with Dr.  Bruce Perry where we talk about all-things trauma, relationships, meaningful medicine, how to begin tough conversations and the importance of this work.

Dr. Perry is the Principal of the Neurosequential Network, Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma  Academy and a Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the  Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health,  College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia. 

Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children’s  mental health and the neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact  of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs and  policy across the world. Dr. Perry is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As  A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children and Born For Love: Why  Empathy is Essential and Endangered. Dr. Perry's most recent book, What Happened to You?  Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, was released  in 2021. 

Dr. Perry has conducted both basic neuroscience and clinical research. His neuroscience research  has examined the effects of prenatal drug exposure on brain development, the neurobiology of  human neuropsychiatric disorders, the neurophysiology of traumatic life events and basic  mechanisms related to the development of neurotransmitter receptors in the brain. His clinical  research and practice has focused on high-risk children. This work has examined the cognitive,  behavioral, emotional, social, and physiological effects of neglect and trauma in children,  adolescents and adults. This work has been instrumental in describing how childhood experiences,  including neglect and traumatic stress, change the biology of the brain – and, thereby, the health of  the child. 

His clinical research over the last twenty years has been focused on integrating emerging principles  of developmental neuroscience into clinical practice. This work has resulted in the development of  innovative clinical practices and programs working with maltreated and traumatized children, most  prominently the Neurosequential Model©, a developmentally sensitive, neurobiology-informed  approach to clinical work (NMT), education (NME) and caregiving (NMC).
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Hey friends - you're always asking me, "How do you talk about trauma so easily?" or "I wish I just had you in my ear so I could explain this better. or "How would you explain this?"

Well, here's #1 of Script in Your Pocket - a quick reflection of how I talked to one of my own patients about trauma she was experiencing.

I hope this helps!

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Join Dr. Amy and  special guest, Bahia Overton, executive director for Black Parent Initiative. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Social Work. She is completing her Ph.D. in Social Work Research, focusing on the experiences of African American female adolescents in foster care.

​Ms. Overton most recently served as the Director of Equity and Partnerships at the Chalkboard Project. She is also the Executive Consultant for Joy DeGruy Publications. She assists Dr. DeGruy in researching historical trauma and developing new models and methods for culturally responsive service delivery. Ms. Overton has also assisted with training and development for government agencies in creating and sustaining equitable policies and practices.

​With over 14 years of practical experience as a professional in the field of social work, she has served as Child and Family Therapist, Curriculum Developer and Culturally-Specific Treatment Specialist in several states, with various community based organizations and government entities.

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Oh friends - get ready to be inspired and challenged. My discussion with Dr. Londoño encourages everyone to re-think how medicine is practiced. She challenges folks to take a more heart-centered approach, dance more, and focus on human-beings vs. human-doers. 

Dr. Diana Londoño is the founder of Physician Coach Support.com, where doctors can get peer support over Zoom 24/7.

 She is a certified life coach, and one of the few female Latinx urologists in the country. She has experienced burnout twice herself! Because of that, she writes and speaks passionately about wellness and humanity in medicine on social media and on television.

Check out her physician coaching program!
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Friends  - the last two months have FLOWN by - listen to a quick 13 minute re-cap of where we've been on this podcast. If you haven't had time to listen to all of the episodes so far, listen to this crash-course on content and guests. And, you'll get some important gems along the way that can transform your practice NOW!

Free Upcoming Workshop: We're Really NOT OK: 5 Steps to Address Overwhelm TODAY

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Join me on October 19, 2022 for a FREE workshop on overwhelm. 

As I listen to physicians' and other healthcare providers' stories lately, I'm deeply touched and concerned about the level of overwhelm right now. It's as if folks are just able to come up for air and now there's a reckoning of how difficult things have been for far too long. 

So, I'm offering a free workshop on October 19, 2022 from 6-7pm PST, called, We're really NOT OK: 5 Steps to Address Overwhelm. Please spread the word - community is healing and being in community amongst peers is food for the soul! 

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Please join Dr. Amy as she talks with an incredible friend and expert about health equity.  Alfonso Ramirez discusses the importance of understanding health equity and how it can be utilized to create meaning in medicine. His insights around being culturally responsive, looking at outcomes and systemic barriers to health give us all important factors in healthcare to consider. 

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Sanctuary Model
Neurosequential Model of Education

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