EPISODE 11- Father’s Day Bonus

Show notes- Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Happy Father’s Day! Special Guests: -A daughter: Riva Z. Robinson, MD http://rivawellness.com -A son & father: Javelin M. Guidry https://www.linkedin.com/in/javeling Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system. 1. Story (theme) FACEBOOK Anonymous post “Grief. What’s normal?” Hospice & End of Life Care Group 2. Educate - Give space and grace for grief (see poem). There is no hierarchy of emotions. Keep lines of communication open. Feel your feelings and respect varying perspectives of grief, i.e. Widowed Father’s can suffer from ill effects of loneliness Social Isolation and Loneliness as Medical Issues by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Ph.D., and Carla Perissinotto, M.D., M.H.S. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2208029 “Talking to Grief” by Denise Levertov http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/denise-levertov “Ah, grief, I should not treat you like a homeless dog who comes to the back door for a crust, for a meatless bone. I should trust you. I should coax you into the house and give you your own corner, a worn mat to lie on, your own water dish. You think I don’t know you’ve been living under my porch. You long for your real place to be readied before winter comes. You need your name, your collar and tag. You need the right to warn off intruders, to consider my house your own and me your person and yourself my own dog.” 3. Empower - Valuable resources: DAUGHTER- Riva’s valuable resource The Good Goodbye: How to Navigate Change and Loss in Life, Love, and Work: Ato Psy.D., Gladys: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Goodbye-Navigate-Change-Loss/dp/099946910X SON - Javelin’s valuable resource: He honored his father’s legacy by writing a book on parenting: Warrior Parent Playbook: Utilizing Sports to Empower Children to Live in Greatness: https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Parent-Playbook-Utilizing-Greatness/dp/1735931403 Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com VIDEO available on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Leiqdutm7wM #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #peace #Grief #FathersDay