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Tips on how to find the right therapist for you. #mentalhealthmatters #endthestigma #mentalhealthadvocate

“Tell them exactly what you need. ” NAMI's Ken Duckworth, Chief Medical Officer - Discovering the right therapist just got easier! Check out these 8 valuable tips to guide you on your search.

Life can change in an instant. Are you protected? Monique@estateandfamilylawyer.com #durablepowerofattorney #healthcareproxy #guardian #conservatorship #trust #will #trustandestates #estateplanning

Life is unpredictable. Accidents or illnesses can happen in an instant. A Durable Power of Attorney and Healthcare Proxy ensure your wishes are respected, even if you're unable to make decisions yourself. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮: - 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲: Choose a trusted person to manage your finances and legal affairs if you're incapacitated. - 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐲: Designate someone to make medical decisions on your behalf if you can't communicate your wishes. 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬: - Reduced Stress: Knowing your wishes are documented eases the burden on your family during a difficult time. - 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: Your voice is heard, ensuring your medical care aligns with your preferences. - 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭: Clear instructions minimize disagreements among loved ones about your care. 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝. At Monique M. Sadarangani, PLLC, we can help you create a Durable Power of Attorney and Healthcare Proxy that reflects your wishes. Schedule a free consultation today and take control of your future, no matter what life throws your way. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eMWEaYdk #EstatePlanning #PeaceofMind #HealthcareProxy #DurablePowerofAttorney #BeHeard

"Great honest service with good choices. Alan Knowles has helped myself & my husband with various policies & it's always honest, detailed & with choice. So we can't ask for anymore as we trust the information we're being given. So I would thoroughly recommend Cura as their intentions are to care." https://lnkd.in/gWMvVGf #AccessToInsurance #FeefoReview

Sharing your story, and someone listening well, is what makes you feel alive, satiated, and valued. In any context, this is true. You want a lover who also listens. You want a best friend who listens. You want a parent who listens. Your life is rich with story, and you want to share it. The backstory, the buildup, and the critical arc. We are all authors in some way of our own story. I had a long conversation with a doctor today about his low patient volume. He thought it was his lack of advertising. I thought it may be his lack of listening. During the call, he explained that he often turned patients away for non-compliance, and if the patients had gotten a work-up before they entered his door, he wanted to see those results before their first visit. "Why?" I asked. "Because I just want to know what's been done before," he said. "That way, I'm better prepared." "Why don't you just let them talk? Allow them share their story. The work-up will come." Sure, you need to order the prior scans, get medical records transferred over, do repeat labs. But the moment where you meet a patient for the first time, sit down, look in their eyes, and let them explain the journey they have been on, in a way that makes them feel seen? Priceless. Listening is how you start to put money in the patient trust bank that you can pull out later when you need it. Open the doors more to your practice. Sure it's more visits and more income, but more importantly, it's more time with the people with whom you are establishing a relationship. I talk a great deal about building patient relationships. Maybe an odd thing for a health lawyer to focus on, but I know what kind of patient relationship it takes to avoid a lawsuit. And prevention is what I love best. My course on people is where I put all my knowledge, packed into one simple online course your entire staff can listen to. It's much more reasonable than hiring me as a lawyer to talk through these things, and it all comes with CME. In this course, I go over the following things: --> How to build robust patient relationships --> Dealing with Difficult Patients --> How to handle non-compliant patients --> Terminating a patient relationships --> Settling a Small Case --> How to handle online reviews --> Board complaints and how to defend yourself --> When doctors act badly --> Sexual Harassment Prevention in the office --> Employment Manual and other employment matters I've been at this game a long time. Let me help you. https://lnkd.in/g8TJh6nz

"Great honest service with good choices. Alan Knowles has helped myself & my husband with various policies & it's always honest, detailed & with choice. So we can't ask for anymore as we trust the information we're being given. So I would thoroughly recommend Cura as their intentions are to care." https://lnkd.in/dnTAEum #AccessToInsurance #FeefoReview

Happy National Case Management Week! Check out our blog article where we discuss how they help our patients:

Interesting article but what about the initial delay in getting access to a patients records? This is an area that needs a complete review of why there are such backlogs

Fresh Press Alert! Check out Fresh Starts Expert and Therapist Bonnie Scott in this piece by Gabi Conti in Giddy - How to Deal With Medical Gaslighting!