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The Art and Practice of Being Human
As a practicing physician for over a decade, leadership coach, and lover of insightful conversation, I’m an expert in the practice of human connection.
I feel passionate about learning about the human condition and everything that influences who we are and why we do what we do.
I continue to develop talks and written content exploring “The Art and Practice of Being Human”, my message about the importance of showing up with attention, presence, and compassion in our everyday interactions, and especially in healthcare.
Meridian Life Institute
As the creator and coach at Meridian Life Institute, I lead development of community, individual, and group offerings that support relational health and a life well-lived.
We believe in the creative potential of every human life. That joy is our true nature. That love over fear always feels better. That consciousness brought into every relationship — with oneself, other humans and lives, and everything to which we’re connected — leads to a life that means something, and leaves this world better than when we came.
Personal Leadership Coaching
As a 15 Commitments Coach trained at the The Conscious Leadership Group, I work 1:1 with individuals as their leadership coach, confidant, and thought partner. We engage in a co-created transformative process where they develop unshakeable self-leadership and grounding. This supports them to break through unconscious patterns, teaches them how to be with uncertainty, and develops the relational skills and mental models needed to deepen their integrity, interpersonal relationships, and stewardship to this world.
The Art and Practice of Being Human — In Healthcare
Patients. Physicians and providers. The Healthcare System.
We’re in relationship with each other, contributing to the culture of medicine. Whether we know it or not, together we lead.
The way we — patients, physicians, and administrators of the system — lead ourselves, and how we show up with each other matters. A lot. Our choices, about whether we show up consciously or unconsciously, greatly impact how we care and how we are cared for.
Culture is created together. Leadership is created together. And life, that is co-created too. We are each responsible for our own part.
If we take this perspective, how might the healthcare landscape look?
Imagine patients are willing to candidly express concerns to their care teams. This can elicit a match in compassion and response from their providers. This also has the potential to demand a shift in the system that no other influence may achieve.
Imagine physicians know how to feel their feelings, and not become numb through the medical training process. Preserved empathy in the patient-physician relationship builds trust and invites patients to collaborate more fully in their care.
Imagine a system designed by administrators who explore how the opposite of their views may be true. This supports them to adapt to emerging needs and create win-win-win solutions for all.
My coaching and consulting practice is centered on several principles, including the concepts of wholeness, relational presence, and conscious leadership. I value authentic creativity, deep connection, and growth through play. I know these are loaded concepts. But underneath it all, it’s really quite simple:
Let’s shift the context of how we care.