Survival mode in a bubble of privilege until called to more radical action. 15-minute advantage, active listening, sharing control, critical thinking, and music
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Stories in life 00:52. 1

Stories in a pandemic 03:47. 1

Lessons 05:24. 2

Music in the bubble of privilege 07:55. 2

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Credits
Music by permission from Joey van Leeuwen, Boston Drummer, Composer, Arranger

Web/social media coach, Kayla Nelson

Thanks to Michael Mittelman and Laura Marcial, sounding boards for this episode
Sponsored by Abridge

Thanks to these fine people who inspired me for this episode: Michael Mittelman, Laura Marcial, Robert Doherty, Jeff Harrington, Joey van Leeuwen, Scott Perry, Gabrielle Pitman, Tania Marien, Matt Neil, Catherine Lynch, Oscar and Leon van Leeuwen, Jennifer Keeney

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About the Show
Welcome to Health Hats, learning on the journey toward best health. I am Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged, old, cisgender, white man with privilege, living in a food oasis, who can afford many hats and knows a little about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. Most people wear hats one at a time, but I wear them all at once. We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life's realities in the awesome circus of healthcare. Let's make some sense of all this.

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Stories in life
When my grandson, Leon, was six, he and his dad intensely studied dinosaurs. Jokingly, I said to him, “Your aunt is an herbivore.” No, Opa, she’s an omnivore.” “But Leon, she’s a vegetarian.” “Oh, Opa, she CAN eat meat.  She’s an omnivore.” Leon was the expert at that table. He had a 15-minute advantage on me. Experience, education, skills, and behavior all feed expertise. In my grandson story expertise has nothing to do with age or credentials.

My father, Ruben van Leeuwen, a Holocaust survivor, never went to college. I don’t think he graduated from high school. When he died at age 45, he was Vice President of Import Export for Hygrade, a multinational corporation. When I was 15, after his first heart attack,