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 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=06oy3NCR5PcConnect with Deborah on FB: https://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/  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?__________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 DeborahListen to my podcast: http://bit.ly/doseofdeborahLink to Self-care in Healthcare book: https://bit.ly/selfcareinhealthcareLink to Heart's Alchemy book: https://bit.ly/heartsalchemybookSchedule 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.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 

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/_YysxmVLv4EConnect with me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/  Instagram: Dose of Deborah

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 Deborah

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=HDBXEIkGfd8Link: Self-Care in Healthcare book: https://bit.ly/selfcareinhealthcareWAYS 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/ 

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 and Prostheticswww.nvoandp.com(702) 233-5500Connect with me! https://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/You can check out my blogs: http://doseofdeborah.com/ 

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! Check-out Campaign: https://bit.ly/InspiredMedicalWarriorHeroesJoin FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/inspiredmedicalwarriorheroes/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. 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/ 

Supporting Healthcare Professionals on how to be Proactive during times of great change and uncertainty. Interview with Physical Therapist Fernando Miranda on Steven Covey's timeless principles - Habit #1 Being Proactive.I am here to support you!Connect with me! https://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/You can check out my blogs: http://doseofdeborah.com/

What’s the likelihood that you as a healthcare professional can be emotionally triggered by your work? Trauma and adverse events within health care settings impact everyone. Studies indicate that many healthcare professionals suffer in silence as they deal with anxiety, stress, shame, and guilt as a result of adverse clinical and traumatic experiences / events. Instead of suffering in silence, physicians, medical students, and healthcare professionals need to have a safe space and resources to talk about the trauma they experience and receive the appropriate support they need and deserve.Remember, even though you are a healthcare professional, you are also just as human and vulnerable as your patients... -What unresolved emotions reside in you? -What memories and experiences do you take home from the hospital or clinic? -Who are you becoming as you practice in your field of expertise? -How is your healthcare career affecting your life, your health, your relationships?You can have a career in healthcare with resources that support you on both a personal and professional level. Heart First Medicine Academy has just what you are looking for! The first FREE online masterclass "Rehab for the Heart" is being held in February. Message Dr. Deb Howell for more information at https://www.facebook.com/drdebhowell/

It's time for REAL CHANGE in Healthcare! Imagine the number of hours and dollars you’ve spent to train and practice as a healthcare professional to not feel enthusiastic or find meaning in your caregiving profession, but still somehow believe that things could be different. I’ve been there. It's sad to see the direction our system is heading, yet, I believe we can create GREAT change for the BETTER! Why? Because WE ARE THE CHANGE!I have held a VISION and BELIEF that has had a life of its own for over a decade now. It’s time for me to HONOR that vision which is ready to be released in 2020! Truth is truth... it is undeniable and requires no words for validation. Check out: https://www.facebook.com/heartfirstmedicine/?modal=admin_todo_tour

Interview –– Let's take a closer look on how cutting-edge medical technology can save time, add value, and support medical care. A candid discussion on “standard of care.” What are some of the barriers to effective patient care? In what ways might you as a healthcare provider compromise care along with your values and health? https://youtu.be/DTB4dRRDuSs  watch interview

When will you start to care? You, the healthcare professional, are a valuable resource for health and healing in our healthcare environments. Do you feel that you are immune to illness and injury? Are you enjoying good health or are you possibly a step away from being a patient yourself? Caring for yourself matters and needs to be a priority in your daily life. Invest in your self-care or you may ultimately pay a hefty price with your livelihood and life. You must prepare and protect yourself in this vital role you play in caring for others. More on this topic and how you can receive support at: www.doseofdeborah.com

What do you consider as resistance? What is resistance as it is felt in the body? Resistance sets us up for aches and pains that can be physical, mental, and emotional. Resistance can show up in sleep habits, attitudes, and performance, and has a cumulative effect over time. Tune-in to learn more on how resistance can be visually witnessed and felt by the individual when you are aware and take moments to pause.          

When end of life comes suddenly with no time to prepare, you can feel thrown off, shaken, or awakened. As Healthcare professionals, we deal with life and death situations as a natural part of caregiving as well as what we experience in our personal lives. We are just as vulnerable to life’s uncertainties as the patients and clients we serve. Have you given thought to how you live your life right now and how you would like to be remembered? I open my heart to you in this episode to share a personal experience that occurred this week, feelings of loss and sadness and heartfelt celebration which has given me pause for deep reflection.

The challenge to care is real! Ever feel like you want to pull your hair out, feel exhausted, want to quit, or question why you are in healthcare? You are not alone. As a healthcare professional, you need several skill-sets beyond competence to be effective as well as enjoy your work. This podcast highlights a particular skill-set essential to your peace of mind and longevity in the health care-giving arena.

At the end of the day... at the end of your life...Important questions you can ask yourself today that will open your mind and heart to how you view and live your life. Our patients can help us reflect on our own lives if we are listening and caring to ask the important questions. I share my recap on a heart moving conversation to help you reflect and support you in finding meaning and purpose!

Hear the incredible story behind the question that impacted my life which is one of the most important questions you can ask yourself!Let's talk about the influence you have on your patients. Recognize the importance of caring for yourself as a healthcare provider – the relationship of your health and livelihood to patient safety and outcomes. How are you showing up every day to care for your patients? Are you paying attention to how you feel as you practice? What are the personal costs to you and the costs to the healthcare system at large if you don’t make self-care a priority?