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Health care is about more than broken bones and blood pressure readings. Join For the Love of Health hosts Michael Chesney and Megan McGuriman every other Thursday for engaging conversations about fascinating treatments, innovative programs, groundbreaking research and cutting-edge technology. Learn how medical experts are creating health today and delivering the care of tomorrow.
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Send us a Text Message. It sucks when a patient leaves us for a cheaper competitor, right? Patients should understand that as small business owners we shed blood, sweat, and tears to stay in business. It's harder for the little guy to keep it all together and they should understand that, right? Wrong. We are not entitled to a customer's money simpl…
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Colorectal cancer is the second most deadly cancer worldwide, equally affecting both men and women. According to the American Cancer Society, when colorectal cancer is caught early, 91% of patients survive five years or longer… however, that percentage drops significantly if the cancer has already spread to distant parts of the body before it’s fou…
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Send us a Text Message. People have a lot of opinions and philosophies when it comes to the topic of hiring. And there’s no right or wrong answer. When you’re making the decision to hire, or making a decision about anything, it’s super important to understand the real reason why you are looking to hire AND that you like that reason. If you are thin…
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Send us a Text Message. When people become dissatisfied or stuck in a situation, such as an employment position, a relationship, their practice, etc. very often the first thing they do is try to change things up. Such as: learn a new modality, change their fee structure, add more tx rooms, see more pts, hire a business coach to learn new systems, i…
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According to the National Center for Health Statistics, from July to December of 2022, 58.5% of adults used the internet to look for health or medical information. But while most of us have done it, is it the right approach when you need medical attention? For the sixth episode of our “The Toughest Questions in Health Care” series, we're asking the…
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Send us a Text Message. If I asked you what the backbone of your business what would your answer be? Your patients? Your staff? Money? Your clinical skills? If you answered any of these, sorry! If you want to know the REAL backbone of your business have a listen. Link to register for the FREE Boundaries Workshop on June 13th: www.tcm-hub.com/living…
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In 2023, ChristianaCare’s Emergency Departments treated more than 2,000 patients who were victims of violent crimes. In situations like those, a special team of nurses called Forensic Nurse Examiners provide comprehensive, trauma- informed care. In this episode of For the Love of Health, ChristianaCare Forensic Nurse Examiner Coordinator Amy Stier …
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Send us a Text Message. Over the past few years of coaching your colleagues and doing Introductory calls I have noticed that there are three main struggles that plague the people in this profession: Not enough time. Not enough money. And not enough courage. Never enough time to juggle everything. Never enough money to feel free. Never enough courag…
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Send us a Text Message. Two prestigious Chinese medicine schools have recently closed. This is obviously a complex and multifaceted problem. We can’t just simply point the finger at one thing to blame. I can go on all day about financial aid, bloated tuition prices, and lack of quality standards in schools. BUT I want to talk about the piece of the…
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If you’ve been involved in any type of fitness routine, you've likely tried exercises that focus on the body’s midsection. Maybe you’ve tried crunches or planks, but have you heard of the Row Dog or the Upside Down Turtle? On this episode of For the Love of Health, ChristianaCare Physical Therapists Brian Catania and Travis Ross deep dive into thei…
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Send us a Text Message. This week I interviewed Angela Renzetti, L.Ac., EAMP, RH. Angela recently paid off her student loans! $75K in four years making between $30k and eventually $90k over the course of those four years (during the pandemic!). Student loan debt can feel daunting and the thought of paying them off seems like an impossible feat, but…
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Send us a Text Message. Many of you that I have talked to have told me that you avoid marketing your business on social media because you’re afraid that someone out there is going to criticize you. You hold yourself back because you don't want to expose yourself to any haters. We've got a hater right now. Listen to hear how I handle haters and how …
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If you’ve ever received medical care, you’d likely agree the cost of care can be expensive. According to the National Health Expenditure Accounts, U.S. health care spending grew 4.1% in 2022, reaching $4.5 Trillion. For the fifth episode of our “The Toughest Questions in Health Care” series we're asking the question, "why is the cost of health care…
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Send us a Text Message. Perfect is the enemy of good - Voltaire If you’ve been waiting to implement something or start something because you don't think it's good enough, then this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingpractice and …
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Send us a Text Message. It’s easy to get caught up in wanting everything to be perfect or being overly cautious so as to not make the wrong move when it comes to business. Our businesses are how we earn our living and support ourselves and our families. And because of that we will have the thought “I can’t afford to make mistakes.” Or “I can’t affo…
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 3 adults in the United States reported not getting enough rest or sleep every day. Also, an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans have chronic, or ongoing, sleep disorders. Sleep can impact everything from mental and physical health to our social interactions. In this episode of…
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Send us a Text Message. Hello from beautiful Charleston, SC! We just wrapped up Harmonize and have a few reflections and insights into how to make things work in your practices RIGHT AWAY! Thanks to all who attended and who continue to support us in this awesome community as we turn the ship of TCM in America and beyond to a thriving herbal medicin…
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Send us a Text Message. The brain really really hates incomplete pictures. It cannot tolerate gaps in a story or being left hanging. So, when you don’t have all the facts your brain just starts making shit up. And usually it fills in those gaps in the story with negative, worst-case scenario stuff. It starts filling the holes where the facts would …
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Residency can be an incredibly stressful part of the medical education experience. In a 2006 study of first-year residents – also called interns – researchers found 4% met criteria for being burnt out at the start of the year. That number was 55% by the end of the year. For the fourth episode of our “The Toughest Questions in Health Care” series we…
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Send us a Text Message. It being the 50th episode I thought it would be appropriate to do an episode on the topic of gratitude. As humans we are not wired for gratitude. So since gratitude isn’t something that we’re wired for, that means that it needs to be practiced. It’s so easy to fall in to states of “everything sucks”, “nothing goes my way”, a…
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Send us a Text Message. The road to success starts with planning. Most people understand the importance of financial planning and keeping a schedule to achieve their success goals. This episode talks about what I believe is the REAL key, the secret sauce, to achieving your dreams, and it has nothing to do with money or time management. If this cont…
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Food can play a critical role in someone's health, especially in managing a chronic illness. One approach is helping patients eat better and stay healthier, and it's a concept called Food is Medicine. The Food is Medicine program at ChristianaCare is called the Delaware Food Farmacy, and it is changing the way that patients eat. In this week's epis…
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Send us a Text Message. Many of the people that I have coached will say that the reason they have a hard time making decisions, starting new things, or trying new things, or putting themselves out in to the world (aka Marketing) is because they are perfectionists. But what I have found is: what people are calling perfectionism is actually procrasti…
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Send us a Text Message. As you grow and your business starts making more money, you have to grow along with it. We all have legal tips and tricks that we use to keep our tax liability low and and our expenses low, but at some point those actions and the mindset behind those actions can start hindering our growth mindset. And therefore hinder our bu…
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Lengthy emergency department wait times are nothing new. This has been a national issue since the 1980s. It’s a challenge for every health system – a challenge with no easy solutions. ChristianaCare is home to America’s 15th busiest ED, and in the third installment of our year-long series, “The Toughest Questions in Health Care,” Dr. Kert Anzilotti…
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Send us a Text Message. The sweetest part of entrepreneurship isn't what you think it is. Which may be why you may be struggling with the long-game of growing your business. If that's the case, this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/l…
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Send us a Text Message. Knowing your compelling reason is especially important for entrepreneurs and people running their own businesses. There are so many moving pieces in play when you are building a business while also trying to earn a living that it’s easy to lose sight of why you got into practicing in the first place. Learn how "helping peopl…
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Every minute that a brain is not getting blood flow during a stroke millions of neurons are dying. So, every minute, every second counts when treating a stroke patient. That is why ChristianaCare’s stroke team has been on a multi-year journey of exploring every element, every step of the initial treatment process and the amount of time it takes to …
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Send us a Text Message. General practitioners tend to have a difficult time targeting their messaging. And what I mean by messaging is the way they tell the world how they can help someone, why they are the exact right doctor for that someone, and why the patient should choose YOU over someone else. Just about every one of us is conditioned to thin…
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Send us a Text Message. Michael here this week. I love doing interviews with TCM docs. It's a great opportunity to keep my finger on the pulse (pun intended) of the profession and to provide an opportunity for listeners to feel a little more connected to their colleagues and a little less alone out there. This is an fun and lively interview with Ch…
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Health care providers have a lot of information on their patients – medical histories, demographics, identity and financial data. That means those providers have a responsibility to appropriately use and protect patient data. In the second installment of our year-long series, “The Toughest Questions in Health Care,” Dr. Ed Ewen, Director of Clinica…
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According to the World Health Organization, worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Obesity is a serious and chronic health condition. Weight management can be complicated. It’s not always just about willpower and poor food choices. This week Drs. Caitlin Halbert and Lisa Breslow join us for a frank and enlightening discussion of obesity a…
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Send us a Text Message. Join Rebecca, Michael, and Chris (and a little bit of Taylor at the end) as we recap another wildly successful Harmonize training. If you're interested in learning more about Harmonize please visit tcm-hub.com/harmonize. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, p…
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Send us a Text Message. As we are packing up and getting ready to hold another Harmonize training this weekend we were reflecting on what our mission has become as opposed to where we started. We started as CEU provider that focused only on teaching Chinese Herbal medicine-focused curriculum (no acupuncture). We created Harmonize as a way to teach …
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Health care in the US is nothing if not complex – for patients, providers and health system leaders. Over the course of 2024 For the Love of Health is going to have a series of monthly conversations with some of the top minds in health care about a variety of difficult questions and challenges facing the industry. In the first episode of “The Tough…
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Send us a Text Message. It being the beginning of a new year I thought I would record an episode about an exercise I just did for myself the other day. If you're feeling discouraged, unmotivated, uninspired, or lost this exercise can help pull you on track. Links mentioned: www.tcm-hub.com/harmonize If this content and material resonates with you a…
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Send us a Text Message. We did a lot last year. And you probably did too, but don't realize it. Michael and I talk about the large, difficult, and risky decisions we made last year in order to serve you all in the best way possible. Happy New Year to you all and we are excited to see what 2024 brings! If this content and material resonates with you…
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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in America – accounting for 1 in 3 new cancer diagnoses each year. And while there isn’t a big difference across races in terms of rates of getting breast cancer – there are huge gaps in what happens after diagnosis. In this episode we sit down with Scott Siegel, Ph.D., director of cancer c…
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Send us a Text Message. Being a self-employed physician, trying to be both a doctor and an entrepreneur, requires us to dig deep. And dig to places of ourselves that we don’t even know are there. And this is where most people stop. Because it feels SO hard. You wonder how people do this? How do they manage a life, a family, a business all at the sa…
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This past week the FDA for the first time approved use of a gene editing-based therapy. The new treatment is for people with Sickle Cell Disease. Gene editing has the potential to transform so many areas of medicine. ChristianaCare's Gene Editing Institute is the only institute of its kind in the nation at a community-based health system, which has…
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Send us a Text Message. It’s the end of the year and around this time I like to reflect back to all that I have accomplished not only in the past year, but also the past several years and my whole Chinese medicine career. As part of that I look at some of the things that I have done and get curious about how some of those things could have been don…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you feel like you have created a job for yourself? Are you feeling like your business is your "boss" that is running your life? You're not alone. Most of us have been trained from an early age to be employees that trade time for money and to execute effort for other people. So we naturally end up creating that same model …
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“Reach out and touch someone” is more than a vintage AT&T jingle, it can also be the secret to addressing pain, anxiety, stress, nausea and more. Healing Touch is a heavily researched form of energy therapy that can bring relief and comfort to patients and caregivers alike. Stacy Noel, Nursing Integrative Care Nurse Manager, joins us for this episo…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you operate from the belief that the meaning of being a doctor is to fix people? Do you feel personally responsible when a patient doesn't respond to treatment? You got into this profession to help people. So when a patient doesn't get better it's easy to feel disappointed, discouraged, or to be hard on yourself. If this …
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Send us a Text Message. No matter what culture you come from or grew up with, failure is associated with something negative. But what if it didn't need to mean that? What if we reframe failure as a way to grow and prosper? If fear of failure has been holding you back then this episode is for you! If this content and material resonates with you and …
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Especially due to the pandemic, most of us have had at least one telemedicine interaction – maybe sitting at home talking to a clinician via smartphone app when you have a fever or sore throat. But virtual interactions can now also be part of your care when you’re actually in the hospital. In this episode discover how virtual nursing is making acut…
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Send us a Text Message. I did a live coaching call a while ago with someone who was struggling with the fact that her family did not support her decision to become a Chinese medicine practitioner. Perhaps some of you listening have experienced the same or something similar, and it really gets to you. If you are someone who isn't receiving the suppo…
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Send us a Text Message. It’s highly likely that you are engaging in some buffering behaviors that are holding you back from taking yourself to the next level in your business. In this episode, I explain what buffering is and how it may be sabotaging your business growth. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1…
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Lung cancer kills more people in the United States each year than any other kind of cancer – as many as colon and rectal cancers, breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Part of the reason for that, the cancer is caught too late, because so few people get screened for lung cancer. In this episode we learn how primary care can be the key to more…
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Send us a Text Message. We’re all aware on some level of the importance of tone when communicating and the results that can create. But most of us don’t give much thought to the words that we choose to use and how it affects ourselves when we say them. And that’s what most of today’s episode is about. Using dramatic language, even if it's couched i…
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