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Lesley Logan and Brad Crowell dive into the highlights of Lesley's conversation with Billy Lahr, a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher with a background in education and behavior change. They explore his perspective on comfort zones, breaking down the difference between being comfortable and becoming complacent, and why growth doesn't have to come from constant discomfort. From the importance of healthcare directives to the permission gap that keeps women selfless to a fault, this episode challenges you to take a more intentional approach to how you live and show up.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. 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Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:Making healthcare decisions in advance using a free online resource.How to stretch one's comfort zone to avoid the complacency zone.The power of closing the permission gap to stop burnout.Why self-prioritization is the key to a grounded, centered life.How to leverage curiosity and consistency to build genuine passion.Episode References/Links:FreeWill - freewill.comOPC Spring Training (Virtual Event) - opc.me/events   2027 eLevate Mentorship Program - lesleylogan.co/elevatePilates Summer Tour - opc.me/tourFolding Pilates Mat - opc.me/foldingmatMindful Midlife Crisis - https://www.mindfulmidlifecrisis.comBilly Lahr Official Website - https://billylahr.comJump Start Conversation - https://mindfulmidlifecrisis.systeme.io/jumpstartconvoSubmit Your Questions - beitpod.com/questions If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/BITYSIDEALS! 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And what he was saying is, like, those are both actual extremes. Yeah, you know, what if we were grounded or self-centered? Or what if we focus about centered self, not like, in a negative way, but like, how do we—Lesley Logan 0:23  I know so—Brad Crowell 0:24  How can we be both of those things instead of like, one or the other? Lesley Logan 0:28  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Brad Crowell 1:10  Take it away there, Lesley.Lesley Logan 1:13  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to dig into the thought-provoking convo I had with Billy Lhar in our last episode. Brad Crowell 1:21  Yeah, we are. Lesley Logan 1:22  If you haven't listened to that interview, you should, you could pause this now and hear what I sound like, not with a sinus infection. And then, if you're new, you'll be like, this girl's voice sucks. I can't stand it. And then you'll stick it out. Brad Crowell 1:33  Yeah. Lesley Logan 1:34  You'll stick it out. Brad Crowell 1:34  Stick it out. You will— Lesley Logan 1:35  I promise you—Brad Crowell 1:36  You'll do that we believe in you. Lesley Logan 1:38  I promise you, this is not this, too shall pass. What if someone's like, oh, my God, I loved her voice when she had the science affection, and now, when it's gone, like, ugh. Lesley Logan 1:50  Well, today is April 16, 2026 and it's National Healthcare Decisions Day. Huh? Interesting. Let's see where this goes.Brad Crowell 1:58  (Laughs)Lesley Logan 1:59  This day is observed every year on April 16, the day after tax day interesting as well. Are you aware that there are times you might need to make some decisions about your health care, but be incapacitated to make them? Oh, this is an interesting okay, I thought I felt like the health insurance companies, but this is about us—Brad Crowell 2:13  No. Lesley Logan 2:14  This is—Brad Crowell 2:14  This is about in personal health care decisions that we can make. Lesley Logan 2:17  This day is set aside to help you take care of those potential situations ahead of time is a day for patients or healthcare receivers to make known to health professionals the kind of adequate care they wish to receive and have those wishes respected and met. Well, whether they'll be respected and met, are different stories in the United States healthcare situation, but I do agree we Brad and I are supposed to have sat down his parents are going to annoy us until we do and actually, like, talk about our Do Not Resuscitate stuff and all that. Brad Crowell 2:44  Yeah. It's like, called advanced direction, or something—Lesley Logan 2:47  Directive?Brad Crowell 2:48  Direct, yeah, Advanced Directive. Maybe that's it. Yeah. So we've been on a healthcare tour, and we've been— Lesley Logan 2:53  We are using the insurance we pay for. Brad Crowell 2:57  We absolutely are—Lesley Logan 2:58  We are annoying the hell out of them. We are going to use every benefit they say we pay for. Brad Crowell 3:03  Well, it's also not like a fast, quick decision. We started doing this, like, I don't know, 18 months ago? Lesley Logan 3:09  Oh yeah, it says it's taken you 18 months to get the results you got today. Brad Crowell 3:13  I'm not even kidding, it's insane to me. Lesley Logan 3:15  (Laughs) There's nothing wrong with you. Brad Crowell 3:15  Yeah, they were like, hey, everything's good up there. Your brain. I'm like, well, that makes me feel good, but what the heck it took that long anyway? Yeah, it's been a it's been a whirlwind, and we've been learning a lot of things. Just like you have a last will and testament, you also need to have something called an, I'm looking up now to get the exact phrasing of it. But like, what the last will test—Lesley Logan 3:40  You have to do it when you, like, do surgeries and stuff like that. So you have to, you should talk with your partners and your families about your wishes. Brad Crowell 3:46  Yeah, it's called a living will, or an Advanced Directive. It's a legal document for healthcare that outlines your treatment preferences if you become incapacitated— Lesley Logan 3:56  Oh, I, let me just tell you, you guys want to go on a journey. Because I remember, I remember, oh, my God, what was her name? It's not in my head, because I'm on Dayquil, but when I grew up, I remember she was on the cover of every tabloid magazine, and her husband was made out to be this big villain because he wanted to pull the plug. Brad Crowell 4:14  Oh, in Florida, yeah. Lesley Logan 4:17  Oh, you guys want to, okay, you're listening to a podcast. Go to the You're Wrong About Series. Go all the way back to the beginning. They have what is that woman's Sherry? Sherry. It's coming. Tyvo. Sherry Tyvo. Sherry Livo? Sherry—Brad Crowell 4:33  Tyvan? Lesley Logan 4:33  No, Sherry Tyvo Brad Crowell 4:37  Coma case.Lesley Logan 4:38  In Florida in the 90s.Brad Crowell 4:43  Terry. T Y—Lesley Logan 4:44  Terri Schiavo! Brad Crowell 4:45  Schiavo. Lesley Logan 4:46  Not I had, oh my God!Brad Crowell 4:47  You did. You had it backwards. Lesley Logan 4:48  Woah! I had Sherry Tyvo. Brad Crowell 4:50  (Inaudible)Lesley Logan 4:50  And it's Terri Schiavo. You guys, the more Adderall I am, the more dislikes like I think I am. I think it's just showing that I am okay. So, Terri Schiavo, her, go listen to You're Wrong About. That husband was not the villain that the tabloids made him out to be, and her family made it out to be, and then the Bush Administration got involved, became this whole Supreme Court thing. And let me just tell you, they, people in this country will keep you on life support against your will. It happened to the black woman Atlanta who was forced to stay, this happened in the last year. Her family was forced to keep her on life support because she was six months pregnant. Then they made her stay on life support until the baby was viable, to live without her at the time we're recording this, that baby is still in the NICU cannot survive on its own. So we need laws that protect people, and then we need advanced directives, because what we don't want is the government getting involved. That's what you don't want. I mean that this is not a very uplifting conversation. So go (Laughs)Brad Crowell 5:52  Let's, let's, let's shift back to how we can take care of this for yourself, like today's about making a decision for yourself. So there's a couple different things that you can do. You can, you know, if you have been meaning to make that doctor's appointment, just do it today's the day do it. Set aside a little bit of time today to, like, actually get the ball rolling. Because the problem, like, I know what the problem is. The problem is that it never is fast. You call, it's freaking voicemail. Like, like, nothing seems to flow. And so you have to call back 10 times. I literally had to drive across the street to this doctor's office two times to schedule my fucking appointment. It's insane. So I understand how frustrating that can be, but if you don't start now, it will never happen. Lesley Logan 6:33  Well, you won't have you won't have the team in place when you need them. And I will say, like in our journey of making sure that we have a team of healthcare professionals that are local, I have been able to find doctors that actually give a fuck, like my my gynecologist, who does my my hormone treatment in Vegas. She gives such a fuck that I have a breast doctor. That breast doctor has me on an MRI next week, and then in six months, I'm mammogram, and that's where I'm at until and then she'll and then she's gonna get me to the plastic surgeon to talk about my options. Like they will help advocate for you if you really do advocate for yourself. Like I found, like, it's kind of amazing when you get into it. Now, do I have what I complained when I said, I hate this imaging place. She's like, just drive there and make the appointment. It's faster. And I was like, are you kidding me? But it is. She's like, it's just fast, it's just the way it has to go. I know in the year of our Lord 2026, but it is what it is. And here's another trick for your doctor's office. Call billing, billing. Billing always answers. Brad Crowell 7:32  Billing always answers. Lesley Logan 7:33  So my gynecologist, before I leave. I always say, when you want to see me again, because I'm just gonna book it on my way out, because that's the best thing. And she's like, it is the best thing. I said, oh, you want to what the other hack is, it's just like, is? And she's like, what I said, my assistant calls billing, they always answer. And she goes, oh my God. She's like, you are crazy, but she loves me. So what I highly recommend take the steps it becomes, it's like, part of your adulting life. Pick an hour every week to do adulting, and you'll be glad you did, because things will happen and you're not going to want to be up the creek without a paddle. Brad Crowell 8:02  Yeah, you're not going to be up the Advanced Health Care Directive without a paddle. I was just poking around, and there is a very interesting free service provider that will do Last Will and Testament, Revocable Living Trust, Advanced Health Care Directive, Power of Attorney, and it's called freewill.com. Lesley Logan 8:24  That's crazy. Brad Crowell 8:25  They do not sponsor us, but I think it's pretty amazing. And they actually have, I was just poking around, they actually have, like, a guided for last will and testament. They have a guided will maker that covers all 50 states. Lesley Logan 8:37  You know who I need to interview. I interview a will maker. How do we be it till we see it in this Advanced Directive? Like— Brad Crowell 8:43  That'll be cool. Lesley Logan 8:43  What is that like? What are all the things I need to know? What should be in my will? Who should not be in my will? You know all that stuff.Brad Crowell 8:50  And well. And then FreeWill also has for the advanced directive of healthcare stuff. They have a free one that's also guided through all the all the states. So they, they seem to have their shit together. They're actually funded by— Lesley Logan 9:00  If you're in a different country I have no idea how to help you there, but—Brad Crowell 9:02  They're funded by a nonprofit or a charity, so they're totally free, pretty crazy. Lesley Logan 9:06  Wow. Brad Crowell 9:06  Yeah. Lesley Logan 9:07  Okay. The skeptic in me is like, who is funding this? Brad Crowell 9:10  (Laughs) Lesley Logan 9:10  The Peter Thiel—Brad Crowell 9:11  Yeah, right? Lesley Logan 9:12  (Laughs)Brad Crowell 9:13  About FreeWill, who we are— Lesley Logan 9:15  This is really what they're interested in. They're like, dying to know. Brad Crowell 9:18  Yeah, right? Lesley Logan 9:18  But you have to look up these things, because there is a nonprofit organization that's about, like, like, it sounds like it's about keeping kids from being online too early, but really, it's actually owned by meta, and their whole thing is to get your kids information early, and so they can, I know, so you gotta, you gotta look at these things you don't know. Now, I sound like a tin hat person, but you gotta look. Brad Crowell 9:41  Yeah, so they have nonprofit partners. It doesn't. It's not really that clear, but—Lesley Logan 9:45  Use it your own risk. Brad Crowell 9:46  We'll figure that out. You know.Lesley Logan 9:47  You, you know, be thoughtful. All right. Well, that's that at least gives you an actual step to be it till you see it in your advanced directive. And I know it comes after tax day. And look, no one likes taxes. But the reality is, is, if you vote in your primaries for the people that you think will to put your tax dollars to work the way you want. You have a better chance of getting that in the major part in November. So go vote. Primaries are happening all over the place right now as we speak, and so please go take care of that. Okay. Brad Crowell 10:17  1,000% Lesley Logan 10:18  Yes! Lesley Logan 10:19  So important.Lesley Logan 10:19   I know. Brad Crowell 10:20  All right, let's shift gears here. So coming up next, we got spring training happening in May, May 12 through 17th. So if you want to do Pilates at home, we're going to be going upside down in a bunch of different ways, with some really fun classes led by all the OPC team. And if you want information about that, it's probably already available for you to jump into— Lesley Logan 10:39  Oh yeah, you can sign up right now.Brad Crowell 10:40  But go to opc.me/events, opc.me/events. Also eLevate 2027 we have only a few spots left. I think it's possible that they're already sold out. But if you were really interested in a deep dive of classical Pilates with Lesley, it's a nine month mentorship program for certified Pilates teachers. We're going to be kicking it off in January next year. Learn more about that at lesleylogan.co/elevate. Lesleylogan.co/elevate. And you and I can hop on a call. We'd love to explain more about it with you. And then finally, we have summer tour coming up. Lesley Logan 11:14  I know that's so crazy. It's going it's a fast. Brad Crowell 11:16  it's a bit ahead of schedule here. That's in August. Lesley Logan 11:19  If it's in August, we open the doors in May. Brad Crowell 11:21  So that's exciting. We can't wait. It's gonna be awesome this year. We have a different route. I was just reviewing it with the team. We're going to be going, like, directly across the country, straight across all the way to Tennessee and back. So we're doing, like, a big, long oval in the middle of the country, hitting—Lesley Logan 11:35  We're not going to go up into the Michigan?Brad Crowell 11:37  We're not I was, I was—Lesley Logan 11:39  We lied to everybody. Brad Crowell 11:40  We lied to everyone last week and the week and the week before. Yeah, 100% we are hitting Dallas, though we're gonna catch that on the way back. Lesley Logan 11:46  Okay, I feel like a little sad for our Chicago Michiganders, you know. Brad Crowell 11:52  Yeah, I definitely—Brad Crowell 11:53  All those people. Brad Crowell 11:54  Well, we were just there in September in Chicago.Lesley Logan 11:56  I know, but it's not. We weren't in Minneapolis. Brad Crowell 11:59  We will work it out. We'll work it out. But this tour is going across the country, and, yeah, but, but come join us if you're able to, you know, find out all the information at opc.me/tour. Lesley Logan 12:08  I'm really excited! I realize I didn't sound as excited as I am. I'm just, I like, I had it in my head that we were, like, doing the middle, and we're doing a different middle. Lesley Logan 12:18  We are doing the middle.Lesley Logan 12:19   It wasn't clear. I wasn't clear— Brad Crowell 12:20  Yeah it's a different middle—Lesley Logan 12:21  I manifested the wrong oval. Brad Crowell 12:23  (Laughs)Lesley Logan 12:23  Okay, noted for next time. Well, before we get into the episode, what is the question of the week? Lesley Logan 12:30  Yeah, so, okay, this is from advocate_pilates on Instagram. She asked, Hey, Lesley, what mat do you use? Does it have good grip, and do you use it for Mat Pilates? Yeah, yeah. So I don't I have a mat that's just for Pilates, and I have a mat that's for yoga, and that's intentional. They are two different practices. They require two different needs. So I use a contrology mat for Pilates. It has a firm density, which doesn't mean it's hard as a rock. It's actually quite great for when you roll on it, you don't have to worry about, like, touching the floor or anything like that, but it's firm enough to do plank so your wrists don't have any issues, and shoulders have any issues. And we have an incredible affiliate link that you can use to get a discount on that mat as handles. Brad Crowell 13:11  It's opc.me/foldingmat, foldingmat. Lesley Logan 13:16  And as far as, like, good grip, I'm imagining you mean on the floor. And so what I would say is, like, I you probably would put a pad down if you had hardwood floors, because there is, like, some metal on the bottom that you don't want to scratch your hardwood floors, and that would keep it from sliding around. Pretty much any mat. You should all be mindful of stepping on mats on hardwood floors, because a lot of mats will slip around. So even if they have good grip with your skin. They always have good grip on the hardwood floors. We have tile and we have a rug. So it doesn't slide around on our tile. It doesn't slide around our rugs. It is a heavy duty. Brad Crowell 13:49  I mean, it's, it weighs like, you know, 20 pounds. Brad Crowell 13:52  Oh, yeah. Brad Crowell 13:53  It's not light, yeah. It's not like a, it's not a, this is not a yoga mat.Lesley Logan 13:56  No, no, no. So Dan, so I it is an investment. But to me, your mat practice is something you're going to do forever, and it's something, well, this mat, you'll buy one, and you'll have it forever, and there's that. So that's what's really great. Versus my yoga mat.Brad Crowell 14:09  Buy one get that one forever,Lesley Logan 14:11  Get one forever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Versus my yoga mats that I inevitably have to replace even every 10 years because they start to just fall apart, Yep, yeah.Brad Crowell 14:21  Well, if you have a question, ping us. Let us know. Send us a text. 310-905-5534, or, you know, and easier is go to be it pod.com/questions we can leave us either a win or a question. We are looking forward to getting those from you so we can celebrate your wins on Fuck Yeah Friday, fuck yeah. Stick around. We'll be right back. We're gonna start chatting about Billy Lhar.Brad Crowell 14:46  All right, let's talk about Billy Lahr. Billy is the creator and host of the Mindful Midlife Crisis podcast and a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher with a background in education and behavior change. He spent over two decades working in education, including Leadership roles before stepping away in 2021 since then, Billy's focused on coaching and consulting while living and working internationally. Definitely describes himself as a nomad. He also facilitates the Jump Start, Jump Start Conversation Series, a free weekly conversation space that's relaxed and collaborative, where coaches often join to connect with peers and share perspectives without the pressure of performing. We're gonna put the link for that in the signup notes below. So if you're interested in that, if that's something that you know you want, like a support group kind of vibe or just a hangout community, sesh, you know, go check that out.Lesley Logan 15:31  Yeah, I think this is really fun. I love that. He said he's not a fan of getting out of your comfort zone to grow. I think that's great. It's like— Brad Crowell 15:40  He said, fuck that. I've been working hard to get into my comfort zone.Lesley Logan 15:42  Yeah, I resonate with that. Because, like, so many of us are, like, trying to figure out who we are. And so, like, it's kind of hard to, like, figure who you are and then get out of your comfort zone if you don't who you are. And but he said to be cautious when we get into the complacency zone. Brad Crowell 15:56  Yeah, I thought that was a cool term—Lesley Logan 15:57  I think that's, I think that that's really, we see that happen all the time with people who teach Pilates, like, sometimes they just get like, they're just like, going through the motions. And, you know, they it's not that they lost their zest for it, but something kind of happened along the way. Maybe they were restricted in too many ways, and they're just like, okay, I'm just gonna do this. But there's no it's okay to be in your comfort zone. Just notice, if you're in your complacency zone, what a great thing. He also suggested, like expanding your life from within, rather than forcing yourself into discomfort from the outside. And I mean, I think, look, here's the deal. We do understand that, like diamonds are made from pressure, and stressing your bones is how you make healthy bones, and stressing your muscles is how you make healthy muscles, like all that stuff is very, very true, but I do think that some people are constant, like, like, they're constantly putting themselves into experiences that maybe is too much, that they're going like, you're doing too much working out, or you're doing too much stress on the bones, and so you're never actually reaping the rewards and the benefits of those things. And so he actually likened it to you you stretch your comfort zone, like pizza dough from the inside. Brad Crowell 17:04  Yeah, I thought that was really interesting. I like the vision, he said. He said, Only heathens pull your pizza dough. You have to press it from the middle. You got to press it from the inside to expand your pizza dough.Lesley Logan 17:14  Yeah, that's why. But I think that just goes—Brad Crowell 17:16  Before we got talking with pizza zone. I want to just define complacency zone, because, you know, comfort zone versus complacency zone, Comfort, he's his argument is that it's okay to be in your comfort zone, but you can get complacent once you get there. And I look, I was just thinking about it, it's like a stagnant place. It's where you're stuck, you know, and you're you're also, it's not just that you're stuck, but you're also, like, unwilling to change. You are resisting change, right? And you're relying on familiar, outdated routines. So, you know, I think that there's definitely a difference between being in the comfort zone and being in a complacency zone. But I do like this the analogy of, like, stretching like a pizza dough, you know?Lesley Logan 17:54  Yeah, I do too. Pilate is all about moving from your center outward. And I also think, like, sometimes people are easy to just go, Well, I'm just gonna change the outside. I'm gonna change from the outside in versus the inside out. Brad Crowell 18:05  Yeah. Yeah.Lesley Logan 18:06  Because a lot of the things you get marketed to are, like, outside, exterior, like, you know, what do you call it? Like external things or physical things? It's not necessarily like getting to know who you are. And so I think that there's something about, you know, it's not, I don't think he's advocating that you just like, sit around in your comfy couch and just like, chill out. But I do think it goes back to like, how we coach studios, like, we want your business to be a little boring, not that you're complacent, but that it's predictable, right? That that it's okay to be in a comfortable place with your business, that it's predictable in its seasons, you'll still have to keep learning. There'll still be new tools to know. There's still going to be things out there that are going to stress you in a different way, but you don't have to find new ways to challenge yourself and get outside your comfort zone all the time. You can. You can actually have some predictability there, as long as you're not complacent. I like it.Brad Crowell 18:53  Yeah. So, you know, when he was talking about pushing back against negative, this idea of being selfish, I was laughing so hard, because we've been talking about this for a long time, that self-care isn't selfish, and I really loved that we're not the only one talking about it. He said, there's not necessarily something wrong with being selfish if you've been overly selfless, right? Like, because I think we get into this, you two are really digging in, you know? And he's saying, you know, we, we think that when we're selfless, we're quote, unquote correct or right, and then when we are selfish, we're wrong, right. And what he was saying is, like, those are both actual extremes. Yeah, you know, what if we were grounded or self centered? Or, what if we focus about centered self, not like, in a negative way, but like, how do we— Lesley Logan 19:49  I know, so—Brad Crowell 19:50  How can we be both of those things instead of like, one or the other?Lesley Logan 19:53  I know, I think, like, because self centered has such a negative connotation, but like, a centered self is, like, whelmed, right? Like—Lesley Logan 19:59  Yeah. Lesley Logan 20:00  So if, like, selfless and self-ish are overwhelmed and underwhelmed, right, then centered self would be whelmed, right?Brad Crowell 20:07  It'd be right in the middle and and that allows you to protect yourself, you know, to put yourself first in some situations and then in others still, of course, you know, serve others, and that's good. But—Lesley Logan 20:20  We have, we have a series coming out about like, giving yourself permission to become whatever it is that you want to be. And there's actually, like, this term called the permission gap that I get into in the episode series that I created. And it's actually all because the way society is is it raises women to feel that they are selfish if they prioritize themselves first, yeah, and so they must care for everyone else's needs ahead of their own, and then they can care for themselves. But there's no time after doing all that—Brad Crowell 20:49  That's, that's just illogical. It's not sustainable. Lesley Logan 20:52  Right. Brad Crowell 20:53  What, what ends up happening is, you're burnt out? Lesley Logan 20:55  Yeah. Brad Crowell 20:55  Yeah. Brad Crowell 20:55  There's a reason why. Like, speaking of Healthcare Advocacy Day, there is a reason why you can actually pay for some way that your health insurance pays someone to take care of you, because it is impossible for someone, or most people, in your life, to take off of work to care for you. There's a reason why we have home health aides, right? Because we—Brad Crowell 21:15  Yeah.Lesley Logan 21:15  We do live in a world where like you can't just like care for other people all the time at the expense of your own self?Brad Crowell 21:22  Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's the that's the key. That's true. Well, you know, anyway, I just thought they were great topics. So stick around. We'll be right back. We got some really fun BE IT action items from Billy Lhar as well. So we'll be right back.Brad Crowell 21:36  Alright, so finally, let's talk about those BE IT action items, what bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your conversation with Billy Lhar. He said he rejects the standard social question of, like, what do you do? And I found this really intriguing, because I love that what do you do is an open ended question, and I'm always interested, I asked that's exactly the question that I ask, what do you do? Because what people how they respond to that question tells me a lot, because when they turn around and say, what do I do? I say, I sleep a lot, or I play video games or, you know, but what they're implying with the question is, what do you do for work? So that's kind of interesting to me, but I loved that he like, he's like, no, screw that. Because people always answer with what do they do for work, which is, is boring. And I thought that was—Lesley Logan 22:22  Not what I do for work, but, you know, but other people are boring. (Laughs)Brad Crowell 22:26  No, but he. here's the thing, effectively, he doesn't want to talk about what he does for work, because he said, he said, I was an English teacher. That's boring, you know. So, you know, what he started doing instead was asking people different questions, and he said they often were like, like shocking or eye opening, or like, whoa, you're we don't even know each other, and you're asking me this kind of question. And he said he the question he likes to leave with is, what are 10 roles that you play in your life, 10 roles that you play in your life, right?Lesley Logan 22:56  Yeah, yeah. I think I would make it three. I feel like I don't want to sit there long enough (inaudible)—Brad Crowell 23:01  First five are always the same. What are your 10 roles? I'm a daughter, I'm a sister, I'm a mom, I'm a wife, I'm a husband. Whatever. He said, It's always that crap. But then once they get through that crap, then they have to tell you something interesting about themselves. What like because they run out of they run out of the obvious things. So then they think about it, and then they have to tell you something. So that's, I think that might be part of why it's 10. He argues that a person's value and interest lie in the various roles that they play outside of those standard things. Like, I'm a paddle boarder. I'm this, I'm a, you know, like, I'm a, I'm a long haul driver for when we go on tour. I'm a I sit behind a booth. I'm a boother. (Laughs)Lesley Logan 23:44  (Laughs)Brad Crowell 23:47  Just making shit up here. He said, he said, also, you know, it helps, because you're not just one thing in your life, and so it like battles complacency when you're when, when you're engaging people on these other things that they're excited about. So—Lesley Logan 24:02  Yeah, I think that's cool, I guess, I guess you're right. You have to go to 10. That's just a big question. If I don't know if I want to talk to that person for that long. Brad Crowell 24:10  Yeah, I feel like that makes sense.Lesley Logan 24:11  He's clearly interested in people, and I'm like, I you know, we can go. Brad Crowell 24:15  What about you? Lesley Logan 24:16  I, okay, so he said, follow your passion is complete and utter nonsense. Brad Crowell 24:21  (Laughs)Lesley Logan 24:21  I think this is so funny. Brad Crowell 24:23  I liked his logic here. I thought this was pretty awesome actually. Lesley Logan 24:26  He said, and I think this is helpful, because, like, people are always like, what am I passionate about? Like, what's my hobby? Like this—Brad Crowell 24:31  Yeah, what should I do? Lesley Logan 24:32  What should I do for like, passion is not a starting point. Passion is a byproduct of this formula. Step one, figure out what you are good at and your strengths. So we have had many a strength finder type coach on here. Oh yeah, so you can go talk to any of them. They are so many. From day one of this podcast, there's been so many. And then he said, jumps he has— Brad Crowell 24:54  He's got a workbook. Lesley Logan 24:54  He's a workhouse, workbook called Jump Start Your Midlife Workbook, and you could take that. So that's part of step one. Got to figure out what you're good at, what are your strengths? Step two, what are you curious about, and how can you leverage those skills and those strengths to learn more? So there's a Venn diagram I'm imagining. This is how I picture it, your skills, your strengths, and what you're curious about. And then dude in the middle, there's like you. And then you take that to find a community. So find people you can connect with, and they'll help you. That will help you identify your purpose. Because even if you don't like them, you'll go, I don't like that. That's not my purpose. And then in then, if you want to turn that purpose into a passion, you just multiply that by consistency, discipline, patience and self-compassion. So then you you put, you know, fuel to that fire.Brad Crowell 25:38  Yeah, and I think that he emphasized the last two and that the patience and self-compassion— Lesley Logan 25:45  Oh yeah. Brad Crowell 25:45  So like when you want to turn something that you're good at into your passion, he said, you need to multiply it by consistency, discipline, patience and self-compassion. And he said, most people, we've all heard you know consistency, persistent and consistent, be persistent and consistent, you know, which, which obviously also means discipline. But he said, we always skip the patience and self-compassion part of it. Lesley Logan 26:10  Yeah.Brad Crowell 26:11  Because you're gonna fail and it's also not gonna happen overnight, whatever it might be. Lesley Logan 26:15  Yep.Brad Crowell 26:15  You know.Lesley Logan 26:16  Yep. I agree. I think radical self-compassion is important.Brad Crowell 26:21  Radical self-compassion.Lesley Logan 26:22  Yes. Brad Crowell 26:23  I dig it.Lesley Logan 26:23  Yes. Just like radical responsibility. That's my right, my favorite phrase right now, I want more people to take it. Um, you guys, I'm Lesley Logan and I'm Brad Crowell. This sinus infection will pass and, but not on next week's episode. So just a heads up. We got one more and, but we're working on it. You know we are, and I appreciate your patience and the self-compassion I'm having for myself and the compassion you're having for me. Send his episode, or this one to a friend who needs to hear it. Send your be it pod wins and and your questions into beitpod.com What does it beitpod.com/questions Yeah. Send them there. And until next time, be it till you see it. Brad Crowell 26:56  Bye for now. Lesley Logan 26:58  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod. Brad Crowell 27:40  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 27:45  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co. Brad Crowell 27:49  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi. Lesley Logan 27:57  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals. Brad Crowell 28:00  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.  Brad Crowell 28:13  All right, let's talk about Billy Lhar. Billy is the creator and host of the Mindfulness, Mindful Midknife (inaudible).Lesley Logan 28:18  (Laughs)Brad Crowell 28:18  (Inaudible). 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April 16, 2025 - Patti Vanderbeck, Memorial Medical Certified Hospice and Palliative Care RN, joined Byers & Co to talk about National Healthcare Decisions Day. This day is dedicated to raising awareness about advance care planning regarding your healthcare wishes. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CO families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.

CO families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.

Coloradan families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No jurors picked on first day of Trump's Manhattan criminal trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.Podcast from April 16, 2024, on the Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, online at heartlandnewsfeed.com, Spreaker, the Heartland Newsfeed Alexa radio skill, and other platforms. Now available on Google Assistant speakers!Listen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/listenliveFollow us on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlnfradionetworkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/HLNF_BulletinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandnewsfeedMastadon: https://liberdon.com/@heartlandnewsfeedTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heartlandnewsfeedDiscord: https://discord.gg/6b6u6DTSupport us with your financial supportStreamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/heartlandmediaPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/heartlandmediaSquare Cash: https://cash.app/$heartlandnewsfeedPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandnewsfeedCrypto via 1UpCoin: https://1upcoin.com/donate/heartlandmediaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heartland-newsfeed-radio-network--2904397/support.

Wellness House of Annapolis welcomes triage nurse Liz Hutchison, Quality Manager and Project Coordinator at Maryland Oncology Hematology, who talks about ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day‘, promoting establishing an individual's ‘advance directives', or guidelines for treatment, in the case of an injury or illness leaving that person unable to make care decisions.

Triage nurse Liz Hutchison from Maryland Oncology Hematology talks about ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day‘, promoting establishing an individual's ‘advance directives', or guidelines for treatment, in the case of an injury or illness leaving them unable to make care decisions.

My guest Nathan Kottkamp is the founder and chair of National Healthcare Decisions, which highlights the importance of advance care planning. National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an annual day recognized as a day to talk about advance care planning. My guest Nathan Kottkamp is the founder and chair of National Healthcare Decisions, which highlights the importance of advance care planning. He's actively engaged in addressing complex public health issues. He is also a member of the Advance Directives Task Force Committee of the Supreme Court of Virginia Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, and a member of the Legislative Committee of the Central Virginia Overdose Working Group. Nathan also serves on the Williams Mullen Diversity and Inclusion and well-being committees.  Nathan is a prolific writer and regular speaker on a wide array of legal and ethics topics, including HIPAA, digital health and ransomware.   Find out more about National Healthcare Decisions on The Conversation Project website. Complete your own advance care planning with resources from The Conversation Project.   Access resources to supportNational Healthcare Decisions Day activities in your community here.  Find more information about hospice philosophy, end of life care, and self care for both personal and professional caregivers here.   Connect with The Heart of Hospice podcast on The Whole Care Network, along with a host of other caregiver podcasts by clicking here.  Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com.  Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)

My guest Nathan Kottkamp is the founder and chair of National Healthcare Decisions, which highlights the importance of advance care planning.  National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an annual day recognized as a day to talk about advance care planning. My guest Nathan Kottkamp is the founder and chair of National Healthcare Decisions, which highlights the importance of advance care planning.  He's actively engaged in addressing complex public health issues. He is also a member of the Advance Directives Task Force Committee of the Supreme Court of Virginia Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, and a member of the Legislative Committee of the Central Virginia Overdose Working Group. Nathan also serves on the Williams Mullen Diversity and Inclusion and well-being committees.  Nathan is a prolific writer and regular speaker on a wide array of legal and ethics topics, including HIPAA, digital health and ransomware.   Find out more about National Healthcare Decisions on The Conversation Project website. Complete your own advance care planning with resources from The Conversation Project.   Access resources to supportNational Healthcare Decisions Day activities in your community here.  Find more information about hospice philosophy, end of life care, and self care for both personal and professional caregivers here.   Connect with The Heart of Hospice podcast on The Whole Care Network, along with a host of other caregiver podcasts by clicking here.  Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com.  Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)      

My guest Nathan Kottkamp is the founder and chair of National Healthcare Decisions, which highlights the importance of advance care planning. National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an annual day recognized as a day to talk about advance care planning. My guest Nathan Kottkamp is the founder and chair of National Healthcare Decisions, which highlights the importance of advance care planning. He's actively engaged in addressing complex public health issues. He is also a member of the Advance Directives Task Force Committee of the Supreme Court of Virginia Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, and a member of the Legislative Committee of the Central Virginia Overdose Working Group. Nathan also serves on the Williams Mullen Diversity and Inclusion and well-being committees.  Nathan is a prolific writer and regular speaker on a wide array of legal and ethics topics, including HIPAA, digital health and ransomware.   Find out more about National Healthcare Decisions on The Conversation Project website. Complete your own advance care planning with resources from The Conversation Project.   Access resources to supportNational Healthcare Decisions Day activities in your community here.  Find more information about hospice philosophy, end of life care, and self care for both personal and professional caregivers here.   Connect with The Heart of Hospice podcast on The Whole Care Network, along with a host of other caregiver podcasts by clicking here.  Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com.  Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)

April 16th 2023 is National Healthcare Decisions Day! For this year, we brought on one of our Medical Social Workers, Crystal Waller. Crystal is also a Certified End-of-Life Doula. Crystal dives deep into some of the specifics on Healthcare Power of Attorney, discussions with patients and families, and the overall benefit of making your wishes and desires known for medical care. Hospice of Davidson County is participating in 4 events related to healthcare decision making. Feel free to reach out to the partner agency, or to Hospice of Davidson County @ (336) 475-5444, for more information. April 17 | 10am | Thomasville Senior Services Location April 21 | 12pm | Lexington Senior Services Location April 27 | 10am | Lexington Library Location April 28 | 11am | North Davidson Library Location

“Nursing ethics is relationship centered because when your friend, family member, or colleague becomes a patient, that relationship can't be uninformed by how you know that person before they got sick. The first thing is to recognize you know them, and caring or them poses some fairly unique challenges in terms of, ‘How do I maintain professional boundaries?'” Lucia D. Wocial, PhD, RN, FAAN, HEC-C, senior clinical ethicist at the Lynch Center for Ethics at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, about the ethical considerations and implications of providing cancer care when people you know become the patient—whether they're a friend, family member, or a colleague. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode and completing the evaluation linked below. Music Credit: “Fireflies and Stardust” by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Earn 0.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by March 31, 2025. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Learning outcome: The learner will report an increase in knowledge related to the ethical issues surrounding caring for personal acquaintances. Episode Notes Complete this evaluation to earn free NCPD. Learn more about the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline. Learn more about National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16. Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes: Episode 21: Normalizing the Use of Advance Directives in Cancer Care Episode 78: Ethical Distress Impacts Nursing Practice ONS Voice resources: Ethics in nursing topic tag Advance care planning topic tag My Practice video: Advance Care Planning Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing articles: Strategies to Mitigate Moral Distress in Oncology Nursing Advance Care Planning: Having Goals-of-Care Conversations in Oncology Nursing Advance Care Planning: Advanced Practice Provider–Initiated Discussions and Their Effects on Patient-Centered End-of-Life Care ONS Moral Resilience Huddle Card™ ONS Nurse Well-Being Learning Library ONS Advance Care Planning Worksheet ONS Advance Care Planning Video National Council for State Boards of Nursing: Information on professional boundaries VitalTalk training program: IMPACT-ICU Nursing Code of Ethics The Conversation Project Conversation tools and games: Hello GoWish card game To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities. To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org. Highlights From Today's Episode “Nursing ethics is relationship centered because when your friend, family member, or colleague becomes a patient, that relationship can't be uninformed by how you know that person before they got sick. The first thing is to recognize you know them, and caring or them poses some fairly unique challenges in terms of, ‘How do I maintain professional boundaries?'” Timestamp (TS) 02:55 “Many oncology nurses will see patients over years, so they develop relationships with them, and maybe you see those patients outside of the hospital. It's hard to turn on and off the professional you from the personal you when those natural relationships form. So, how can you prepare yourself for that? One is: Think about it. If you're in an environment like a small town or at an important cancer center even in a mid to large city, if you are the cancer center, people are going to come and want to be cared for. So, chances are pretty good that you will, one day, encounter someone that you know in this professional capacity.” TS 09:30 “It's challenging because there's this middle zone of helpfulness where on one end, there's clearly a boundary violation, and on the other end is maybe a boundary crossing. And there's no right line when we're taking care of a family member or friend. It's not like an alarm is going to go off when you cross a boundary and make a slip. So thinking about it in advance is really important, and talking with your colleagues about it openly.” TS 10:41 “Nurses are so well positioned to have conversations with patients about values and goals. If you can learn about patients' values and goals, you can help them and physicians frame serious news they have to deliver. We're the most trusted profession. People look to us and think they can have these conversations with us. . . . Some of these patients feel like your friends because you've cared for them for years. You have a deep relationship with them that's been built over several years. Those are the times where you feel like somebody's got to have this conversation, and I know the information. What is my role here? What does the code of ethics tell me I'm supposed to do?” TS 26:07 “People ask me all the time: ‘What would you do?' Do I answer the question? When people ask me that question, I learned recently a really nice way to answer that question. ‘First of all, I'm not you, but I'd like to help you think about it. Can I help you think about this?'. . . And sometimes after all of that, patients will still press, ‘Well, what would you do?' And as long as you're clear and say, ‘I'm not you. If I tell you the decision I would make, I need to tell you why. And here's the decision I would make and here's why.'. . . What's within your scope of practice? It is within everybody's scope to ask permission to the patient and say, ‘Would it be okay if I shared something with you?'” TS 28:44

In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day 2022, we're talking about advance care planning.  What's your plan for your healthcare and who have you told it to?  National Healthcare Decisions Day was started in 2008 by attorney Nathan Kottkamp to encourage people to complete their advance care planning. Every year on April 16 (the day after Tax Day), National Healthcare Decisions Day is observed.  It's the perfect day to make your end of life plans.  Develop your plan - think about your beliefs, wishes, and wants for healthcare during a serious illness.  Document your plan - put your plan into the legal forms that are accepted in your state or province.  Discuss your plan - tell your healthcare provider team and your family or those who would help with your care.  Eliminate the chance that you'll receive care you don't want, care that won't work, or care you can't afford by making your wishes known.  Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2022!   Find more information about NHDD 2022 at The Conversation Project website. Use some of our favorite advance planning tools and games: The Conversation Project The Death Deck Go Wish cards from Code Alliance Hello game from Common Practice  Heart2Hearts: The Workbook from Discuss Directives with Lisa Newburger Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice here: https://theheartofhospice.libsyn.com/ Connect with podcast host Jerry Fenter at jerry@theheartofhospice.com. Connect with podcast host Helen Bauer at helen@theheartofhospice.com. Find more information about hospice philosophy, end of life care, and self care for both personal and professional caregivers here.  Looking for a speaker for your event or conference?  Send an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com or to jerry@theheartofhospice.com.  We'd love to partner with you!  

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a 15-week abortion ban into law, clean-energy advocates give a thumbs-up to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget, and Saturday is National Healthcare Decisions Day.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a 15-week abortion ban into law, clean-energy advocates give a thumbs-up to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget, and Saturday is National Healthcare Decisions Day.

In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day we welcome Rich Gwaltney, Community Engagement Representative for Transitions LifeCare, as he explains what the Five Wishes document is and why it's important. We also speak with Mark Philbrick, Director of Education at Transitiosn LifeCare about two other critical documents.

April 16th, 2022 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. In this episode Emmalee and Cole host a discussion with Jennifer King  RN and Katelyn Brady LCSWA , regarding healthcare planning, and advanced directives. For more information, or to start the process for your or a loved one head over to, https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/ or, https://www.hospiceofdavidson.org/resource-library/helpful-links/

April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. It's a day to focus on legal and medical directives in case of emergency. To no surprise lots of us don't want to think about death and dying. But guess what? If you ignore it, it won't simply go away. Learn about of some the different documents and directives and the importance they play in life and death for you and a loved one. For more information and to access downloadable living wills/advance directives or a healthcare power of attorney, check out the following websites: -National Healthcare Decisions Day website- nhdd.org/ -Caring Connections PA Advance Directive- caringinfo.org/files/public/ad/Pennsylvania.pdf -PA Department of Health website sample advance directive and durable healthcare power of attorney - dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/he…irectives.pdf -Medicare.gov website- medicare.gov/manage-your-health…ong-term-care.html www.legalzoom.com www.rocketlawyer.com www.upmc.com (free advance directive form) www.polst.org www.funeralwise.com For the most comprehensive and crucial decision making I would recommend consulting with an attorney, particularly an eldercare attorney.

April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. In this episode Dr. Emily Schafhauser from Minnesota Oncology and Dr. Bennett Clark from Livio Health share insights on advance care planning. Dr. Emily Schafhauser leads Minnesota Oncology’s Palliative Care program. Dr. Schafhauser is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care and Internal Medicine, and has a special interest in caring for young adults with cancer. Dr. Bennett Clark is Livio Health’s Chief Medical Officer. He has a clinical background in internal medicine and hospital medicine. Prior to joining Livio, he served on faculty at Yale and Johns Hopkins, where his research focused on transitions of care and medical education. With more than 100 cancer care providers, Minnesota Oncology offers access to the latest evidence-based treatment paths, 12 close-to-home locations in the Twin Cities Metro area, and comprehensive services to support the whole person. In this podcast, experts from Minnesota Oncology and our community of care discuss the latest topics in oncology treatments, research, support, caregiving, and more. Treating cancer takes a community. Welcome to ours.

Our guest, Patty Webster, from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement joins us from 7,500 miles away from where we are right now to talk more about The Conversation Project and National Healthcare Decisions Day. Patty's professional roots run right from her heart and we can't wait to dive into our talk today! Let's start the conversation about your health and your wishes, your way. 

Our guests today were Karen Skarolid, Restore Operations Manager, Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity, Danell Eggert, Baxter Common Goods Store Manager, and Jeff Grunenwald, Owner, Green Forest Recycling to talk about the Earth Day Recycling Event on Saturday April 24th. Our guests today were Social Workers Kari Lee Pietz and Betsy Liedl, Facilitators, Honoring Choices Healthcare Directive, to talk about National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16th.

April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. It's a day to focus on legal and medical directives in case of emergency. To no surprise lots of us don't want to think about death and dying. But guess what? If you ignore it, it won't simply go away. Learn about of some the different documents and directives and the importance they play in life and death for you and a loved one.

On April 5, 2021, a new federal rule mandates that healthcare providers make most medical records available to patients without charge and without blocking. It's a move proponents hope will promote transparency and collaboration between patients and clinicians. But will clinicians tailor their language for patients? Will the average patient understand what's in the medical record? And will this move aimed at transparency cause more confusion than  clarity? Healthcare attorney Nathan Kottkamp and palliative physician  Gregg VandeKieft join Seán Collins to discuss the new medical records rule and some ways patients and clinicians can use the change for their common good. And then Maura Wozniak joins Seán to talk about how important it is for patients with chronic illness to understand their condition and their treatment options in order to fully participate in their own care. She has lived with cystic fibrosis her whole life and says it's "imperative" that you understand your medical condition.  Nathan Kottkamp, JDPartnerWaller Law Firm Nashville, Tenn.FounderNational Healthcare Decisions Day  Gregg VandeKieft, MDMedical DirectorPalliative Practice GroupProvidence Institute for Human CaringPalliative Care PhysicianProvidence St. Peter HospitalOlympia, Wash.   Maura WozniakPatient living with Cystic FibrosisCharlotte, N.C. FOR FURTHER READING:21st Century Cures ActOpenNotesAdvance Care Planning Decisions (videos)National Healthcare Decisions Day  (April 16)Trusted Decision Maker (website)Trusted Decision Maker  (podcast episode) 

Dr. Ira Byock, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Providence Institute for Human Caring, discusses a new vision for advance care planning that simply asks individuals to name a trusted decision-maker to speak for them in the event they’re not able to speak for themselves. This choice is then entered into the electronic health record by a care provider. Joining Dr. Byock are Edo Banach, President and CEO of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, and Nathan Kottkamp, founder of the National Healthcare Decisions Day.

July 16, 2020 is National Healthcare Decisions Day 2.0!  NHDD may have been delayed this year because of the pandemic but it’s never too late (or too early) to have advance care plan discussions.  Sponsored by The Conversation Project (the conversation project.org),National Healthcare Decisions Day “exists to inspire, educate, and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning”.  Nobody likes having to think about his own death, but if it would make things easier for you and the ones you love, wouldn’t it be the discomfort of having those hard conversations?  There are tools and games to help you start the “death talk”.  You’ll find links to all those ACP resources on theheartofhospice.com on our Advance Care Planning page.  Need some guidance or have questions? Send an email to host@theheartofhospice.com.  You’ll get a personal response.  Remember - you are The Heart of Hospice!  

National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. NHDD founder Nathan Kottkamp, a partner with Waller, is joined by Dr. Dan Morhaim, an emergency room physician and long-time state legislator in Maryland, for a discussion about how advance care planning can help healthcare providers improve end-of-life care for patients and their loved ones. Dr. Morhaim's new book "Preparing for a Better End" from Johns Hopkins Press will be available this fall.

In this recording of a virtual seminar presented on April 16, 2020 in conjunction with National Healthcare Decisions Day, Attorney Julie Steinbacher of Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, and Dr. Alexander Nesbitt, geriatrician at UPMC Susquehanna, discuss the importance of making end-of-life preferences known to your family and healthcare professionals. Are you aware that when the time comes, 50% of people are physically or mentally unable to make their own end-of-life decisions? It is essential that your family and health care professionals know your preferences and values about these important decisions. Dr. Nesbitt discusses things from a healthcare professional's point of view, while Julie goes over the legal perspective. Access the free Health Care Power of Attorney document (available for any resident of Pennsylvania) referenced during the seminar here: https://www.paeldercounsel.com/healthcare-poa-form?view=formView the entire presentation with PowerPoint slides at https://youtu.be/a1BqgusgE0Y

With recent reports that Black Americans are being disproportionately infected with and dying from COVID-19, on this week's show we reflect on the health and lives of ourselves, our loved ones, and our entire communities -- and we talk about how to properly prepare for the inevitably of death, whether it is expected or abrupt. Co-founder of Louisville's Before I Die Festival and end of life planning advocate Justin Magnuson joins us to discuss National Healthcare Decisions Day and the importance of "dying wisely."

National Healthcare Decisions Day exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. What better time to discuss this topic than in the middle of a pandemic. I hope you listen in as I speak with my guest who worked not only at the bedside as an ICU and Emergency Room Nurse, but also in the legal field. https://communities.americanhealthlaw.org/healthlawweek2020/national-healthcare-decision-day --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jami-fregeau/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jami-fregeau/support

Caregiving for a loved one can be stressful, and mentally and physically draining, no matter how involved you are in the caregiving process. There are things that can be done to help alleviate that stress, free up more time for you, and keep you organized and ready over the long term. Part of that is creating a schedule to get others involved and taking advantage of offers to help. Self care should be a top priority as you work as a caregiver.Another major part is planning. You never know what is going to happen, and health can change on a moment's notice. Do you know your loved one's wishes? Do you have the legal authority to make decisions for them, if they are unable to do so? These are all things to have a conversation about, to be aware, even if you are not a caregiver and your loved one is perfectly healthy. April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. It is a time to start having that conversation, and putting together Advanced Directives or Living Wills. Care management departments can help explain the difference and file the needed paperwork. Either way, the first step is the conversation.Marcia Hartwig, RN and Education Coordinator at Perry, joins the Pulse to discuss caregiving tips, how to stay safe amidst COVID-19, and what documents are available to help plan for the unexpected.Learn more by visiting www.perrymemorial.org/podcast

Some experiences are worth repeating.  Our interview with Pulitzer prize-winning author Ellen Goodman was one of our brightest moments, and we're excited to share it with you in an encore presentation.  Ellen is a co-founder and director of The Conversation Project, an organization whose mission centers around helping people to voice their wishes for care at the end of life.  They know that having discussions about death and dying can help to ensure respectful, appropriate care when serious illness becomes a reality.  It's about having those conversations in the living room, not in the hospital waiting room. In advance of National Healthcare Decisions Day 2020 coming up on April 16, we want to highlight how important it is to have conversations about your end of life wishes with the important people in your life. Check out theheartofhospice.com to get more information about advance care planning, and to subscribe to the podcast to connect you with Helen and Jerry of The Heart of Hospice every time we release a new episode.  Take care of your Self - you are The Heart of Hospice. 

Dr. K shares a personal story and explains why it's so important to address advance care planning, which is meant to provide others with guidance, since most of us will at some point be unable to make our own healthcare decisions. She covers key steps to take, two free online tools that make the process much easier, common pitfalls to avoid, and much more. The post 089 Giving Yourself (And Your Family) a Gift on National Healthcare Decisions Day appeared first on Better Health While Aging.

We were in the studio for a conversation with local attorney, Suzan Herskowitz to talk about medical directives, wills and other end-of-life decisions that can be made today, before there's a crisis. National Healthcare Decisions Day was Tuesday, April 16, 2019 and it prompted a conversation a few weeks ago with Tina & Jodi from Valley Health about the types of decisions that you should make from a medical perspective. You can hear that show here: https://theriver953.com/podcast/advance-care-planning-with-valley-health/ We spoke with Suzan about those same decisions from a legal perspective. She explained what the various terms mean, what decisions they actually authorize and walked us through some scenarios about having (and not having) medical directives & wills in place when the need for them arise. During our conversation, Suzan referenced the Conversation Starter Kit. You can download that here: ConversationProject-ConvoStarterKit-English For more information about Suzan, visit her website: https://suzanherskowitz.com/

We were in the studio for a conversation with local attorney, Suzan Herskowitz to talk about medical directives, wills and other end-of-life decisions that can be made today, before there's a crisis. National Healthcare Decisions Day was Tuesday, April 16, 2019 and it prompted a conversation a few weeks ago with Tina & Jodi from Valley Health about the types of decisions that you should make from a medical perspective. You can hear that show here: https://theriver953.com/podcast/advance-care-planning-with-valley-health/ We spoke with Suzan about those same decisions from a legal perspective. She explained what the various terms mean, what decisions they actually authorize and walked us through some scenarios about having (and not having) medical directives & wills in place when the need for them arise. During our conversation, Suzan referenced the Conversation Starter Kit. You can download that here: ConversationProject-ConvoStarterKit-English For more information about Suzan, visit her website: https://suzanherskowitz.com/

Does your family know your wishes if you were to suddenly become unable to make decisions for yourself? Do they know if you want to be resuscitated? Do they know if you want to be kept on life support? Do they have the legal authority to make decisions for you in emergencies?www.perrymemorial.org/podcasts

Filipinars from the Philippine Nurses Association of Nevada - PNANV celebrates the National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16th) and talks about the importance of advance healthcare directives.

Filipinars from the Philippine Nurses Association of Nevada - PNANV celebrates the National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16th) and talks about the importance of advance healthcare directives.

As part of National Healthcare Decisions Day, Dr. Tom McCarrick, Chief Medical Officer at the Vanguard Medical Group in New Jersey, sits down with Josh (@DrJIsrael) to discuss advance care planning — an important way to ensure that patient's wishes are respected when critical healthcare decisions need to be made. From Dr. McCarrick's experience, Annual Wellness Visits are a great way for primary care providers to start having more of these important conversations with patients. #NHDD #convoproject

National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, and the purpose of National Healthcare Decisions Day is to encourage everyone to have the conversation about their advance care plans with family, friends and healthcare providers.  Learn more about NHDD in this episode. From the NHDD website: “NHDD, an initiative of The Conversation Project, exists as a 50-state annual initiative to provide clear, concise, and consistent information on healthcare decision-making to both the public and providers/facilities through the widespread availability and dissemination of simple, free, and uniform tools (not just forms) to guide the process.” #NHDD#TheConversationProject#CommonPractice #MyLifeandWishes#DrJessicaZitter#Extremis To learn more about hospice, advance care planning, caregiving resources and self care tips, visit The Heart of Hospice website and blog. Please join our Facebook page, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more information and resources, and to discover the latest hospice news and trends.  

As part of our Community Health Partnership with Valley Health, we were in the studio today for conversation about Advance Care Planning. Jodi Young and Tina Carter talked about the nuts and bolts of advance directives and why it's so important to have a conversation NOW with loved ones about end-of-life wishes if they become unable to speak for themselves. Jodi and Tina encourage listeners to honor National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16, 2019 by picking up advance care planning information and guidance at their local Valley Health hospital. There are several opportunities throughout the month of April. Staff will be available to answer questions and share information on advance directives (as well as organ and tissue donation) at the following times and locations: Hampshire Memorial Hospital Tuesday, April 16, 10 am – 4 pm – main lobby Monday, April 22, 1:00 pm - Organ Donor Flag Raising Page Memorial Hospital Monday, April 1, 10:30 – 12 noon – PMH Main Lobby Shenandoah Memorial Hospital Friday, April 5, 10:30 – 12 noon, SMH Main Lobby War Memorial Hospital Friday, April 12, 9a – 3p, near main lobby Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. - Organ Donor Flag Raising Warren Memorial Hospital Wednesday, April 3       11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria Monday, April 8            11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria Monday, April 15          11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria Monday, April 22          11:00am – 1:00pm – WMH Cafeteria Tuesday, April 30         10:00am – 11:30 am – Outpatient Center/Rehab, N. Commerce Ave. Winchester Medical Center Friday, April 5              11:00 am - 1:00 pm - SSB Bistro Tuesday, April 9           10:30 am - 12:00 noon- Diagnostic Center Thursday, April 11        12:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Diagnostic Center Tuesday, April 16         11:00 am - 1:00 pm - WMC Lobby All Day - Cancer Center Lobby Friday, April 19            11:00 am - 1:30 pm - Courtyard Café Wednesday, April 24     8:30 am - 10:00 am - VHS Wellness Ctr Friday, April 26              11:00 am - 1:30 pm  - Courtyard Café

As part of our Community Health Partnership with Valley Health, we were in the studio today for conversation about Advance Care Planning. Jodi Young and Tina Carter talked about the nuts and bolts of advance directives and why it's so important to have a conversation NOW with loved ones about end-of-life wishes if they become unable to speak for themselves. Jodi and Tina encourage listeners to honor National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16, 2019 by picking up advance care planning information and guidance at their local Valley Health hospital. There are several opportunities throughout the month of April. Staff will be available to answer questions and share information on advance directives (as well as organ and tissue donation) at the following times and locations: Hampshire Memorial Hospital Tuesday, April 16, 10 am – 4 pm – main lobby Monday, April 22, 1:00 pm - Organ Donor Flag Raising Page Memorial Hospital Monday, April 1, 10:30 – 12 noon – PMH Main Lobby Shenandoah Memorial Hospital Friday, April 5, 10:30 – 12 noon, SMH Main Lobby War Memorial Hospital Friday, April 12, 9a – 3p, near main lobby Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. - Organ Donor Flag Raising Warren Memorial Hospital Wednesday, April 3       11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria Monday, April 8            11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria Monday, April 15          11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria Monday, April 22          11:00am – 1:00pm – WMH Cafeteria Tuesday, April 30         10:00am – 11:30 am – Outpatient Center/Rehab, N. Commerce Ave. Winchester Medical Center Friday, April 5              11:00 am - 1:00 pm - SSB Bistro Tuesday, April 9           10:30 am - 12:00 noon- Diagnostic Center Thursday, April 11        12:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Diagnostic Center Tuesday, April 16         11:00 am - 1:00 pm - WMC Lobby All Day - Cancer Center Lobby Friday, April 19            11:00 am - 1:30 pm - Courtyard Café Wednesday, April 24     8:30 am - 10:00 am - VHS Wellness Ctr Friday, April 26              11:00 am - 1:30 pm  - Courtyard Café

With the annual National Healthcare Decisions Day coming up on April 16, Founder and CEO Eddie Thompson joins Executive Vice President Jason Meredith to discuss the importance of advance care planning.

In today's episode, learn what a Health Care Power of Attorney or Advanced Directive is…..why you need one…..and what can happen if you do not have one.And, in recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day, learn about the special savings we are offering to listeners on a Health Care Power of Attorney.

Dr. K shares a personal story and explains why it's so important to address advance care planning, which is meant to provide others with guidance, since most of us will at some point be unable to make our own healthcare decisions. She covers key steps to take, two free online tools that make the process much easier, common pitfalls to avoid, and much more. The post 063 Giving Yourself (And Your Family) a Gift on National Healthcare Decisions Day appeared first on Better Health While Aging.

Nathan is no stranger to the world of healthcare. Nathan is a lawyer at McGuire Woods where he concentrates in healthcare law, including federal and state regulatory compliance, patient rights and clinical ethics. He lives in Richmond, Va. (My hometown) with his wife and 2 young children.And last but not least, Nathan is the founder and creator of National Healthcare Decisions Day. It’s a grassroots movement to get everyone talking about their own death by encouraging individuals to fill out the documents that support wishes at the end of life. Every year on April 16th, Nathan and thousands of others nationwide take to the streets to bring awareness to Advance Directives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

National Healthcare Decisions Day is Monday, April 16.  At the Heart of Hospice we encourage everyone to share their healthcare decisions with the significant people in their lives.  Over the past year we've shared several resources that can help make having the conversation easier, and even enjoyable.   In this episode, we share another resource that will help you communicate to your doctor, and your loved ones, about your healthcare wishes.  It's called the "What Matters Most" Letter Project.  To learn more about the Letter Project, go to the Stanford University Medical website here.  Please leave us a rating or a review about the Heart of Hospice podcast by following this link: http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1139992713.    

National Healthcare Decisions Day is on Monday, April 16.  The purpose of NHDD is to encourage people to have conversations with friends and loved ones about advance care planning.  It's a day to remind us about the importance of advance care planning.  These conversations aren't always easy to have, but they're very important, and can be very meaningful, too.  In this episode, we share with you one of the tools that can help make those conversations easier.  It's a game called "Hello."   "Hello" was designed by Jethro Heiko, and Nick Jehlan to promote conversations about end of life wishes, and advance care planning.  The game is fun, insightful, and can inspire many good conversations among friends, or even strangers.   To learn more about "Hello", visit the website of CommonPractice.com, and learn more about how the game was developed, and how you can purchase the game for yourself.   We would love for you to give our podcast a rating or review.  Please follow this link to our review page.  

On October 1, 2017 we published the first part of Helen's story about being a personal caregiver for a close friend.  Helen's friend had appointed Helen to be her Medical Power of Attorney without informing her of this fact.  Helen didn't realize she was the MPOA until her friend was in critical condition with sepsis in a hospital ICU.   In Part 2 of Helen's story she describes the turmoil of trying to make medical decisions for someone who had never communicated her end of life wishes.  Helen's story is not unusual.  There are many people who find it difficult to discuss their end of life wishes with family or friends, or even medical professionals.  It always seems unnecessary until it's too late.   April 16, 2018 is National Healthcare Decisions Day, and we encourage our listeners to take advantage of this day/week to discuss with their family and friends the wishes that they have for end of life care.  If you need help starting the conversation, visit our website at www.theheartofhospice.com for more resources, including the Five Wishes, Go Wish cards, and more.       Helen's Hospice Story, Part 2 

We have witnessed the pain and agony that families face when their loved one has not expressed, either verbally or in writing, what they wanted to happen should they no longer be able to communicate their wishes.  Did they want to have a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order, or not?  Who will be able to make their decisions for them when no one has a medical power of attorney?  Would they want to die at home, or in a hospital?  Without an advance directive, families often become divided.  When you have not made your healthcare wishes known, preferably in writing, your family is often the ones that suffer the consequences. The Conversation Project, the sponsoring organization for the National Healthcare Decisions Day, is an excellent resource to help make those decisions easier for everyone.  In this episode Helen & Jerry share the resources that are available through The Conversation Project website.  You can check it out at www.theconversationproject.org.   Another excellent organization that helps improve the quality of life for many children is the Make A Wish foundation.  They and their staff of volunteers have a vision to help grant the wish of every child with a life-threatening medical condition.  You can find out more about this excellent work at www.wish.org.  

None of us want to consider the possibility of our own death, or our loved one's death.  "It always seems too early, until it's too late," is the theme of the National Healthcare Decisions Day for 2017.   The Heart of Hospice wants you to consider your end of life decisions before it's too late.  To help start the end of life conversation, Helen & Jerry share the Go Wish cards created by the Coda Alliance. (www.codaalliance.org, www.gowish.org)  In this 5 for Friday episode, we share our personal perspectives after using the Go Wish cards.  Please take the time to check out the online version of the Go Wish cards, and discover for yourself which end of life activities will be important to you.   For more information about the Go Wish cards, be sure and visit their web site above, or visit our website at www.theheartofhospice.com.  

What do two young, vibrant restaurant owners in New Orleans have to say about the subject of death More than you would think. In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day, Mani Dawes and Rob rt LaBlanc open up about failure, loss, and family. We ve saved you a spot at the table. Join us at Kenton s and find out what happens when two of New Orleans most successful restauranteurs take death out to dinner. To find out more about the restaurants go to tiapol.com maysvillenyc.com kentonsrestaurant.com leblancandsmith.com To find out more about the organizations go to deathoverdinner.org theconversationproject.org

Prof. Galambos from University of Missouri's School of Social Work and Sinclair School of Nursing explains advance directives the day before National Healthcare Decisions Day 2016.

Expert on Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney, Len Byers, talks about the history behind these documents and why they are a crucial part of your plan. This is a great show and I learned lots. I hope you will, too. #theelderlawguy

Nathan Kottkamp, a healthcare attorney with the McGuireWoods law firm in Richmond, VA, and founder of "National Healthcare Decision Day," is the guest on this week's Boomer Generation Radio program with Rabbi Address. National Healthcare Decision Day was April 16 this year. Nathan A. Kottkamp Kottkamp started National Healthcare Decision Day "to inspire, educate & empower the public & providers about the importance of advance care planning. National Healthcare Decisions Day is an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be." Biography Nathan concentrates in healthcare law, including Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, third-party reimbursement, federal and state regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse, self-referral prohibitions, privacy and confidentiality requirements, patient rights and clinical ethics, medical staff privileges, healthcare contracts, "certificate of public need" proposals, reproductive medicine, healthcare antitrust, HIPAA, EMTALA, healthcare professional education accreditation, and advance directives. Nathan's clients include health systems, hospitals, specialized medical practices, mental health services providers and universities. Boomer Generation Radio airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website.  Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.  Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.

April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day and we will be talking about the local efforts in Hawaii from the Compassion and Choices Hawaii organization to support, educate, and advocate for choice and care at the end of life.

Guest: Nathan Kottkamp, JD Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Hear healthcare attorney Nathan A. Kottkamp with the law firm McGuireWoods in Richmond, Virginia, as he discusses National Healthcare Decisions Day 2008.