#147 - Compassion through Crisis, Stories of Hope & Gratitude for Healthcare Workers

My three guests today speak from the heart about their
experiences during COVID-19 as patient advocate (Lara Loverro)
and healthcare workers (Shannon Hughes and Katy Gaston). We
discuss the meaning of compassion “to suffer together” and how
the personal and collective traumas we’re experiencing challenge
us to reframe our value, how and why we practice Body Kindness
for resilience and personal growth.


Here’s a glimpse of what what we discussed:


Human kindness and how altruism and compassion give people
the biological drive to help.

Gratitude to healthcare workers, Shannon Hayes a physician
assistant and dietitian and Katy Gatson, a clinical registered
dietitian specializing in respiratory issues.

How we can best show our gratitude and support to healthcare
workers and advocate for our needs as families and communities.

The story behind the healthcare workers counter-protests
throughout the U.S.



About Lara
Lara Loverro is holistic health and lifestyle coach. She works
with individuals to help them reconnect with food, their bodies
and their lives. She is a Certified Health Coach, Certified
Intuitive Eating Counselor, Certified Eating Disorder Recovery
Coach and Certified Personal Trainer.
Website | Instagram | Facebook: Recovery from Disordered Eating
and Diet Culture with Lara


About Shannon
Shannon Hughes, MMS, RDN, PA-C is a registered dietitian and
physician assistant. These days she wears two professional hats
in her career. One is as a pediatric physician assistant at a
large children's hospital where she specializes in Infectious
Diseases. But following her passion as a Registered Dietitian she
founded The Lifestyle Nutrition RD, a nutrition and
weight-inclusive private practice. Here she specializes in
helping individuals transform their health and well-being through
a mindfulness-based approach to self care including finding
freedom with food and their bodies. She believes everyone, no
matter what their size, deserves compassionate care and to live
their life unapologetically.
Website | Instagram


About Katy
Katy Gaston is a registered dietitian working as a clinical RD in
a long term acute care hospital in San Francisco. She also has a
private practice where she sees clients virtually with a focus on
intuitive eating and healing relationships with food.
Website | Instagram


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