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Cal and Cathy welcome Lee Harper-Chen and Alexis Paules, ICU nurses who work at the bedside with COVID patients. In this episode we hear what it's really like for front line health care workers, why just showing up is impressive, and how taking care of ourselves (by wearing masks and washing hands) is the best way to support nurses and other front line providers.

About Our Guests:
Lee Harper-Chen is an ICU nurse at a level one trauma center in the Washington, DC area. She started caring for COVID patients during the spring surge and suffered with COVID herself for three weeks over the summer, which she caught in an outbreak among nurses. In her free time she loves playing sports and cuddling with her two young boys and their dog.

Alexis Paules accepted a job in the Neuro/trauma/Surgical ICU after college graduation, and has been working for about a year and a half now. Their ICU became a COVID ICU during the pandemic. During her first year of nursing she got married to her high school sweetheart and they just became homeowners in Maryland! Alexis loves to sing, cook, and spread the love to those around her.

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Cal and Cathy welcome Davonna Willis, entrepreneur and massage therapy educator. Davonna moderates a social media group for Black massage therapists and is here is talk about racism in the massage industry (and in life), the benefits of a safe space to share, and what white folks can do to support our Black colleagues. (There's a hint in the title.)

About Our Guest: A respected health and wellness practitioner and an acclaimed entrepreneur and educator, Davonna Willis is a passionate advocate for her clients and students. As CEO of Blue Skyes Massage & Wellness Center, Davonna is committed to establishing and sustaining high quality standards of care in the industry. As the leader of an award winning practice, Davonna is widely known as someone who cares deeply about client relationships and practitioner integrity. Davonna also owns 4 Nineteen Education & Training (http://www.4nineteeneducation.com) where she teaches a variety of massage curricula and also offers consulting on marketing and strategy to new business enterprises. With a MA from Columbia University and a BA from Xavier University, Davonna has over 20 years of experience in the field of health and wellness. Starting in the Bronx and moving her way west, Davonna is a well rounded business professional especially accomplished in the area of holistic physical rehabilitation therapy. Davonna is committed to the health and recovery of her clients and to the development of her colleagues and students. She is an advocate in elevating the way massage is perceived in society so that people fully recognize the power of healing in an expert’s human touch.

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Cal and Cathy welcome Beth Rosenthal and Dale Healey to talk about collaboration and true integrative care. It's about connecting practitioners and sharing resources. It's about knowing each other as people so we can advocate for other professions and have them advocate for ours.

Check out Beth's books
Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health Council
Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine
Hospital Based Massage Therapy (HBMT) Competencies for Optimal Practice in Integrated Environments

For more information about the development of these competencies:
Hospital Based Massage Therapy (HBMT) Competencies Discussion (September 2016) Hospital Based Massage Therapy (HBMT) Task Force Presentation (September 2016)

About Our Guests:
Dale Healey is the dean of the College of Health and Wellness at Northwestern Health Sciences University. He received his BS in Human Anatomy and his DC degree from Parker College of Chiropractic, and his PhD in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development from the University of Minnesota. He is a Commissioner for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation. He serves as vice-chair of the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH). He co-chairs the ACIH Education Working Group and serves on the task force for development of competencies for hospital-based massage therapy competencies.

Beth Rosenthal holds MBA and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, and a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. Rosenthal is author of Replenish: A life enhancing activity book and It’s That

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