Defying the Patriarchy with Attention to Care
Dr. Li Huo is a board certified MD and a Life coach. She helps exhausted health care workers feel fulfilled & purposeful so they enjoy their life now instead of waiting until retirement.
Learn more about her and her work at: https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithli
Show Notes:
1:26 Dr Li Huo’s intro
Burnout in the medical provider system
Institutional corruption vs self imposed stress
Patriarchy and Misogyny in our messaging
Saying no
The impact of racism
15:11 “What can I do to bridge understanding? What can I do…”
What organization do you know speaking to/through the Asian lens of reproductive justice?
18:37 Christian influence in the immigrant Asian community
19:46 “I didn’t know how I felt about it growing up. It wasn’t until I became and obg resident that I had a firm grasp”
20:48 “Have you looked into the eyes of a woman trying to make that decision?”
Propaganda
Abortion care in residency
22:57 “And that’s the problem when people want to eliminate abortion care…”
The term “abortion”in the medical field
35:44 “Self-care targets mostly women” “be curious about that”
Self-care as another burden, another task
37:15 “What is on the other side of self-care?”
38:22 “ it’s proof to me and society that I’m worthy”
38:48 “It’s an act of defiance to the patriarchy”
39:29 “It’s an expression of my self-love…”
41:17 “In pursuing my own self care and putting my desire first I made a meaningful connection with my son”
Self care is not selfish
Transactional self-care vs. integrated self-care
45:35 “find it within yourself to love yourself”
Have your own back
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