Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare
"Compassion & Courage" is a healthcare podcast hosted by professional speaker, Marcus Engel, and his wife, Marvelyne aka The Hotness.
This podcast includes conversations on the leadership topics, we all need: resiliency, finding compassion for ourselves and others, and healthcare trends. There are lots of interviews with docs, nurses, experts, patients, and folks in the field up to their ears doing the work… and finding the balance.
Marcus is a speaker, consultant, professor, and the author of “The Other End of the Stethoscope” and “I’m Here: Compassionate Communication in Patient Care,” two texts that are often used by hospitals and nursing schools.
"Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare" is a Marcus Engel podcast and the views expressed are entirely his own.
Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare
The Jennifer - The Words that Started a Movement
Yes, THE Jennifer! Hear about the experience of “”I’m Here” from her perspective, plus some incredible leadership advice and reflection on a lifetime of care. The two also talk about retirement of Garrett from Seeing Eye dog service and how compassionate moments can last a lifetime and make a world of difference.
Key topics:
- 00:00 – Introductions
- 01:00 – Marcus introduces Jenny Detwiler.
- 03:17 – Marcus asks Jenny, “Who were you 30 years ago?” and the two talk about that night at Barnes-Jewish Hospital 30 years ago.
- 10:00 – Jenny talks about her interactions with Marcus on the night he lost his sight.
- 14:19 – Marcus talks about the reunion with Jenny 20 years later and then asks what Jenny did between the night of the crash and the reunion.
- 28:43 – Marcus shifts the conversation to what Jenny is doing now and asks about leadership.
- 34:52 – Jenny talks about the best leader she has ever had.
- 36:51 – Marcus talks about Garrett’s retirement with Jenny.
- 40:30 – Rapid fire questions! Jenny wants people to, "Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire."
- 46:00 – Thank you and conclusions!
Resources for you:
- More communication tips and resources for how to cultivate compassion: https://marcusengel.com/freeresources/
- Connect with Marcus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusengel/
- Learn more about Marcus’ Books: https://marcusengel.com/store/
- Subscribe to the podcast through Apple: https://bit.ly/MarcusEngelPodcast
- Subscribe to the podcast through Spotify: https://bit.ly/Spotify-MarcusEngelPodcast
More About Jenny Detwiler, MSN, RN, CCRN:
Jenny Detwiler is a patient centered and highly organized nursing leader with extensive experience leading staff at major medical centers. High-Visibility leadership team member and executive closely attuned to safety, cost, care quality, productivity, innovation goals and care experience. Motivator and influencer responsible for providing leadership and oversight over multiple areas and navigate continual change including staff adoption of new practices.
Jenny Detwiler is the Associate Director of Vanderbilt LifeFlight Event Medicine program where she works collaboratively with many different large and small scale organizations to provide onsite medical coverage. LifeFlight Event Medicine provides a wide array of medical coverage from AEMT's, Paramedics, Nurses, Flight Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Coverage.
Prior to Vanderbilt LifeFlight, Jenny has held numerous nursing executive roles as a Chief Nursing Officer and Associate Chief Nursing Officer. Jenny has an extensive background in Emergency Medicine and Surgical, Burn and Trauma.
Jenny lives on 5 acres in Hendersonville, TN right outside Nashville with her husband Mark, and puppy Levi. In her free time she loves to hike, cook, listen to live music and is active in her church. Jenny lives by the motto "Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire."
Date: 5/1/2023
Name of show: Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare
Episode title and number: Episode 100 – The Jennifer - The Words that Started a Movement