Category Archives: effective communication in healthcare

Getting it right

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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There’s power in word placement

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!

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

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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