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- Why Rural Health Systems Need Implementation Expertise
Healthcare leaders are often asked to do something deceptively simple: adopt evidence-based practices that improve outcomes. On paper, this seems straightforward. Research identifies interventions that work. Organizations adopt those interventions. Outcomes improve. In reality, the path is rarely that linear.… Read more: Why Rural Health Systems Need Implementation Expertise - Integrating Brain Science & Motivational InterviewingThe deeper I go into brain science, predictive processing, and Motivational Interviewing, the more I realize I’m not inventing anything new. I’m absorbing ideas from brilliant thinkers and trying to synthesize them into something usable for everyday humans. That awareness… Read more: Integrating Brain Science & Motivational Interviewing
- The Workforce Challenge Behind Rural Health TransformationOne of the central goals of the Rural Health Transformation Program is strengthening the healthcare workforce in rural communities. Anyone who has spent time working in rural systems knows why this matters. Recruiting clinicians to rural areas can be difficult.… Read more: The Workforce Challenge Behind Rural Health Transformation
- Holding Grief & Gratitude: The Paradox of Healing from TraumaLosing Bella remains devastating. It is devastating. And at the same time, I feel deeply blessed by my life. Those two realities exist together without canceling each other out. Grief doesn’t erase gratitude, and gratitude doesn’t dilute grief. They move… Read more: Holding Grief & Gratitude: The Paradox of Healing from Trauma
- Rural Health Transformation Will Happen One Conversation at a TimeLarge healthcare initiatives often focus on systems, infrastructure, and funding. Those elements are critical, particularly in rural communities where resources can be limited and access challenges are real. But beneath every healthcare system is something much more fundamental: conversations between… Read more: Rural Health Transformation Will Happen One Conversation at a Time
- Gratitude Influences LearningSometimes I think about the people in my life and it genuinely stops me. Friends across continents who would drop everything to sit down over wine or tequila and talk for hours. Deep relationships built through shared work, shared curiosity, and… Read more: Gratitude Influences Learning
- The Hidden Implementation Gap in Rural Health Transformation FundingLarge healthcare initiatives often begin with strong ideas. Policy makers identify priorities, funding is allocated, and organizations are encouraged to adopt evidence-based strategies that can improve outcomes in areas such as chronic disease, behavioral health, and prevention. The Rural Health… Read more: The Hidden Implementation Gap in Rural Health Transformation Funding
- When Insight Feels Like RememberingI often feel like a high school kid in an adult body, as if I’m still playing house while everyone else has it figured out. Then I walk into a room when teaching Motivational Interviewing or step onto a conference… Read more: When Insight Feels Like Remembering
