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Helping patients choose wisely

A new article in the BMJ today titled “Helping patients choose wisely”, which is part of a drive to tackle the current overreliance on medication and other expensive interventions and help...

Podcast: Managing stress for you and your patients

We all know the importance of managing stress in our patients, and the overwhelming body of research out there linking stress to chronic disease highlights the need to discuss this with our patients....

Podcast: Building rapport with your patients… and why you should never ask why!

In this podcast Rhiannon and Philippa share some coaching skills to help you empower your patients to take responsibility of their own health care, and build rapport quickly in the treatment room. The...

Offers and Discounts in Health care

Let’s talk about giving out offers and heavily discounted treatments in the health care environment. If someone told you they could give you an x-ray, full body scan, and spinal manipulation treatment...

When doctors get annoyed with empowered patients

Have you ever been annoyed with a patient that ‘knows-it-all’? Can patients know too much? How can being empowered help or hinder the relationship? Apparently there’s a training programmed...

Golden rules of dealing with bad press

Before I became a coach, I ran a marketing and PR agency, so I understand bad press happens to good people. It’s inevitable. With recent news articles lambasting chiropractors at almost every turn,...

Self-discipline

How many times on average does someone attempt a goal before giving up? Would you guess – one, two or three? The answer is less than one! Many people give up after the first hurdle. “Mastering others...

6 Steps to Beat Procrastination

Are you prone to procrastination? Whether you’re staring down the black hole of completing a project or even just everyday chores. Well, let me tell you a secret: even the most productive among...

Develop confidence

Have you ever felt that you’re holding yourself back from the very success you seek due to a lack of confidence? You wouldn’t be alone. In my experience working with businesses and individuals, self-confidence...

Get a better result from your patients

How can you get a better result from you patients? Put simply, stop asking “why”. As a coach, we are trained to rarely (if ever) ask the question why. I can hear you saying “why?” to this very question!...

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