In this workshop, we’ll explore:

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• 3 easy-to-remember questions to always ask 

• Building the relationship you want with your healthcare provider

• Addressing barriers to quality communication

• Strategies for approaching tough conversations effectively

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Join us to learn tangible skills for self-advocacy in healthcare. Sponsored by Mount Rogers Community Services.

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Lindsay Rathert (she/her) is a DONA trained birth doula, with advanced studies in perinatal loss. She also holds a Communications degree from Northwestern University.

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While completing her doula training, Lindsay volunteered at a hospice, and began to see birth and death as one central threshold, instead of two ends of a spectrum. We all have to walk through those doors alone, but excellent support can mean the difference between 'suffering' and 'transformation.'

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She is passionate about helping individuals and families have the most empowering and present experiences possible, balancing an evidence-based approach with honoring each client's intuition and expertise on their own bodies. Lindsay is on a mission to create a culture of ownership around those radical moments of transition by promoting compassionate listening, fierce advocacy, and a real, "F*, yes" attitude.