Author Archives: Helane Fronek

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About Helane Fronek

Over the past 28 years I have had a fascinating and fulfilling career in medicine, initially practicing as a general internist and then as a procedural specialist, caring for patients with vein disorders. As Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UC- San Diego School of Medicine, I’m thrilled to be teaching medical students crucial communication skills along with many other aspects involved in the practice of medicine.

How to run your life, and not let it run you

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Helane Fronek

We were lucky enough to spend the weekend with our kids in New York City, watching the Yankees handily beat the Red Sox. Our son, a true student of baseball noted, “the Red Sox are doing their best to lose … Continue reading →

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Getting it right

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Helane Fronek

The other day, my very experienced and highly competent yoga instructor referred to “happy baby” pose as “child’s pose.” While they both sound juvenile, those poses could not be more different. Later that day, I told a patient that she … Continue reading →

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Advice from a recovering control freak

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Helane Fronek

Recently, I overheard several people lamenting that they were not better delegators. As a recovering control-freak, I can assure you that good delegators are not necessarily born – they are developed. And I guarantee that you, too, can become more … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the dreaded “door knob conversation”

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Helane Fronek

We are all way too busy – so we prioritize. We put the most important things first and relegate the less important to any time we have left. We assume that our patients do the same. But, as my kids’ … Continue reading →

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There’s power in word placement

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Helane Fronek

Have you ever noticed that two people can hear the same words and have very different interpretations of what was said? We respond to our world on the basis of our experience and our expectations, so it is not uncommon … Continue reading →

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Starting off on the right foot with every patient: physician coaching to help you make the best first impression!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Helane Fronek

Patients (as do all of us) respond best to physicians who are happy doing what they do, and happy to be seeing them. Unfortunately, all too often we are pressured, worried about something that just happened or might happen, and … Continue reading →

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Welcome! A physician coach offers perspectives and practices for your most powerful self and your biggest life

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Helane Fronek

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, … Continue reading →

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