Advocating for your health is important, but it’s not easy. In Speak Up For Your Health, Dr. Archelle Georgiou talks with patients about how they overcame feeling intimidated by today’s complex medical system and used their voice to finally get the care they needed. These personal stories along with Archelle’s practical tips will empower you to have a balanced (non-paternalistic) relationship with your healthcare provider.
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Advocating for your health is important, but it’s not easy. In Speak Up For Your Health, Dr. Archelle Georgiou talks with patients about how they overcame feeling intimidated by today’s complex medical system and used their voice to finally get the care they needed. These personal stories along with Archelle’s practical tips will empower you to have a balanced (non-paternalistic) relationship with your healthcare provider.
Science and faith don't have to be mutually exclusive. And, when health is on the line, we want as many helpful interventions as possible. In today's episode, Dawn Carpenter - an expert in finance and investment banking – talks about how adopting two little girls from Russia shifted her outlook on faith. Each of her daughters, Emily and Abby, faced life-threatening medical situations. Fortunately, Dawn had the resources to get them the best medical care. But, that wasn't enough. She added faith to the treatment plan. This is not a story about religion but one about healing.
Key Takeaways
Keep a detailed journal. Writing things down, your observations, conversations, and gut instincts become a powerful source of truth, can help spot inconsistencies among doctors, and becomes a source of data when advocating.
Learn to listen to your gut instincts. Your "gut feeling" is a gift. When something doesn't feel right, it often isn't.
Model advocacy. Advocacy isn't something we're born knowing how to do. It's something we learn by example.
Find the superpower. Disabilities and challenges don't define limits. They reveal hidden strengths. Our job is to help uncover them in others and in ourselves.
Invest in faith. Faith, inner peace, and believing in something greater than ourselves can be just as powerful in helping us heal and thrive over the long term.
Links
You can read about Dawn Carpenter's insights on Financial Longevity
https://milkeninstitute.org/experts/dawn-m-carpenter
Connect with Archelle
ArcHealth Newsletter: https://www.archellemd.com/newsletter
Email: SpeakUpForYourHealth@gmail.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/speakupforyourhealth
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Speak Up For Your Health
Advocating for your health is important, but it’s not easy. In Speak Up For Your Health, Dr. Archelle Georgiou talks with patients about how they overcame feeling intimidated by today’s complex medical system and used their voice to finally get the care they needed. These personal stories along with Archelle’s practical tips will empower you to have a balanced (non-paternalistic) relationship with your healthcare provider.
