What can we do to advocate for ourselves in the healthcare system and why we need to

Published: Feb. 26, 2019, 2 p.m.

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Show Highlights\\xa0

  • Terri talks about the\\xa0onerous\\xa0journey in trying to get to resolution for her daughter\\u2019s daily pain\\xa0and the navigation through the fragmented health system\\xa0and signing up for MDVIP to pay for concierge healthcare\\xa0
  • Terri shares the stories and statistics around how the healthcare system is failing women through underdiagnosis or lack of diagnosis\\xa0
  • Jacqueline and Terri talked about how we women know our own bodies and doctors need to listen to us\\xa0
  • Terri emphasizes the need to investor more dollars into\\xa0women\\u2019s health, diagnostics, and treatments\\xa0
  • Terri and Jacqueline talk about how you can advocate for your own health and for the health of your loved ones\\xa0
  • Terri talks about the lack of visibility into all the medical records for herself and for her kids as Terri can\\u2019t see the doctor\\u2019s notes\\xa0
  • Terri\\xa0and Jacqueline discuss\\xa0how you can be an advocate for your own health or the health of your loved ones\\xa0
  • Terri shares recommendations for changes as suggested by Maya Dusenbery in\\xa0Doing Harm\\xa0

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Terri\\u2019s Key Takeaway\\xa0

Terri has come to believe that the journey with her daughter is a\\xa0sign from the universe (along with her professional experience)\\xa0that she needs to take a greater role in advocating for better healthcare for women.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

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References in the Podcast\\xa0

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Contact\\xa0

Jacqueline can be reached through her website\\xa0https://www.jacquelinesteenhuis.com/\\xa0and can be followed on Twitter\\xa0@TipsyCoPilot.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:\\u202f https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.\\u202f\\xa0

Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com.\\xa0

To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife\\xa0and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.\\xa0

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