Our words need an overhaul. A church posted asking for donations of food ‘for the needy’. I thought we were all one family and welcoming all to the table of nourishment. Why not ask seeking nourishment support for our families and friends at this time.
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Dr. Jeanette welcomes Dr. Michael F. Myers, M.D., the “Doctors’ Doctor” to discuss Physician Suicide and Physician Health. Dr. Myers, author of Why Physicians Die by Suicide: Lessons Learned From Their Families and Others Who Cared, is a psychiatrist and specialist in physician mental health and supports his clients through professional and personal struggles. Are the parameters and boxes we have put the physician professional into, now exceeded the limits of what a person can possibly hold to exist in this life and be healthy? This is a conversation that is now on the table; how are we all participating in treating…
What has changed in our lives? Are we going through the motions until the gate opens and we get back to whatever we were doing before the virus showed up? Dr. Jeanette shared on a recent radio show about how will we rise up: Peace, kindness, compassion and empathy; how do we define their existence and how do we engage in giving and receiving. It is a loop that is to be created with love and understanding. Are you giving and receiving unconditionally? Doug Carnine and Dr. Jeanette recently discussed the aspects of these words and how we may look…
Multidimensional living as a cosmic being! Welcome to 2020! This is the time of life we have all been waiting for, been working to see it at its best and hoped we could affect change in the world around us. How are you feeling; excited, hopeful, healed and ready to go, challenged, or confused? Fantastic! I am so glad you found your way here! Welcome!!! What would you like to see for your life going forward? Are you noticing things are different, not fitting into what you used to do, hitting walls consistently, stuck in a rut that you just…
Thought for the week to consider: How has life changed for you? Are you looking to go ‘back’ to the way you had things? What would you like to see change for your life going forward? The fork in the road has already altered our lives and if we consider this as a great opportunity for self reflection, might we let go of getting back to anything. Once you open a door of creativity, compassion and kindness, and supporting others; are you willing to say ‘I am only doing this for now. Once things get back to normal I am…
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Traumas of the past That is a big statement and not taken lightly if you have a few decades of life behind you. Trauma is the new age word we have given to how we lived through the decades of our early lives. The early 1900’s were not easy for anyone but it was the way life was for everyone! It did not appear harsh, painful, abusive, destructive or dangerous. It was the way of life and no one had an idea it could be any different. We were not supposed to know anything different at that time, we were…
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Below is an article I wrote many years ago which describes how I feel about the dental hygiene profession. It is my opinion and the original article is available below. Thank you for coming here. RDH Magazine: Readers’ Forum Nov 1, 2003 Serve those in need with compassion by Jeanette Gallagher Dear RDH: I am writing in reference to the article, “Rolling with the Punches” (“New Heights” column, September 2003). I spoke with you previously concerning my personal disgust with that article and hope there are other dental hygienists who are not as idealistic and superior as to refer to this large…
One example of Dr. Jeanette Gallagher’s experience with looking at healthcare situations with a different eye. My Experience with Croup – The Dark Knight who takes your breath away