Date: 08/28/2021
Name of show: Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare
Episode title and number: Trailer, episode 00
Brief summary of episode:
We know healthcare is tough. Our goal is to help you remember WHY you chose to dedicate your life to this sacred work. By tuning in weekly, you’ll hear stories of profound patient experience, including stories from families, survivors, doctors, nurses, experts and researchers, and more. Come along for narratives that will touch your heart, resonate with your soul and will make you proud that you have chosen to take care of patients just like me.
Key topics:
[0:12] “I should not be alive” – Marcus’ story of massive trauma and his current work of giving back to the very professions that saved his life over 20 years ago
[1:09] “You’ll learn techniques to stay grounded and be present” - What you, the listener, will gain from tuning into the podcast
[1:35] “Compassion is a full part of the human experience” – Details on the show’s format and the experience you can expect when tuning in
Resources for you:
Subscribe to the show on Apple: https://bit.ly/MarcusEngelPodcast
Connect with Marcus on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcusEngelSpeaker/
Marcus Engel website: www.MarcusEngel.com
Join us weekly and please feel free to share this podcast with any healthcare professionals you know who may need a shot of inspiration!
Transcript
[00:02] Hi, and welcome to "Compassion and Courage: Conversations in Healthcare". I'm your host, Marcus Engel, and I should not be alive right now.
[00:14] The night that I was drug into the emergency room with my face crushed and both eyes blind, I should not have survived. But, I did. Thanks to the doctors, the nurses, the paramedics...all the circle of care throughout health professions that helped save my life. And for the last 20 plus years, I have dedicated my life to helping those who saved mine.
[00:44] Here on "Compassion and Courage", we know that healthcare is tough. We know that when you are at the bedside, it is some of the most physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually demanding work that anybody could think of. And our goal here on the podcast is to help you remember WHY you chose to dedicate your life to this sacred work.
[01:09] So, here on the podcast, you're going to get many, many stories of patient experience. You're going to hear stories from families, from survivors, from doctors, from nurses, from experts and researchers. You're going to hear about techniques to help you stay grounded and be present for your caregivers. And you're also going to get some fun along the way, too, because when we think of compassion, we always think of that as the antidote to suffering. But what compassion is, it's a full part of the human experience.
[01:45] So here on the podcast, in our full human experience, you're going to get to meet my wife, The Hotness, and she's going to join us occasionally for commentary and fun and perspective; and also help me have the courage to share some of my own struggles.
[02:04] Being compassionate, specifically with self-compassion. This is what you're going to get on this podcast. Come along for stories that will touch your heart, that will resonate with your soul, and that will make you proud that you have chosen to take care of patients just like me.
[02:22] Please join us weekly. Subscribe. Rate. Review. Share. Help get the word out to any health care professionals that you may know that might need a shot of inspiration. Thank you so much.