S2:E11 - From Pain to Purpose - Paula Yost

Joining me this week is attorney and author Paula Yost. Paula and I began the conversation about becoming an advocate for our loved ones. For me, I had to become an advocate for my daughter during a health condition that she developed. Not being a helicopter parent, was a challenge for me to use my voice more for her, not because she didn't have her own voice but because the medical professionals were not listening to her use her own voice.  We experienced some technical difficulties during this show but we started a very important discussion on how we need to open up that space to let others in these very personal spaces to go to doctor appointments with us. Why? Because two sets of ears hear better than one. Because it is easy to go down a tangent on a topic during a doctor visit and get off track with the rest of the list of issues that we need to discuss. More to follow on this topic as we surely understand that time is precious with the doctor visit and it can be difficult to manage numerous issues during short visits.  Join us next week as Paula joins us again so that we can have a more robust discussion. Please feel free to engage with us and bring your questions about how to either ask for someone to go with you, perhaps understand why it is important to find an advocate to go to your doctor appointment with you but how do we navigate the importance of those roles and the decisions that we may ultimately face too.    #selfcare #veteranvoices #veteranpodcast #veterancare #veteranhealth #veteranadvocacy