Take a brief break with several six-word caregiver poems, like 'Pillow, Pills, Poop, Piss, and Pain' plus a poem about me from The Good Listening Project.

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Six-word caregiving poems 02:37. 1

A Guide to Pathological Optimism 04:38. 2

Reflection 05:34  2

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

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Inspired by and grateful to Jan Oldenburg, Cynthia Meyer, Steve Heatherington, Jane Beddall, Heidi Frei, Tania Marien, Suzanne Jones, Bob Buckley, Gabrielle Pitman, Sue Fantl Spivack

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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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The Show
Proem
Hello, fine listeners and readers. This is my 143rd episode and my 510th post. I began weekly blogging on July 24th, 2012, and weekly podcasting on November 28th, 2018. I've missed two posts in nine years. A short episode on mic- just me talking for 10 to 30 minutes- takes five to twelve hours to produce. This episode took six hours. A full 40-to-60-minute interview takes 12 to 40 hours to produce. Yikes. While I enjoy almost every minute of doing it, I feel the pressure of maintaining this production level and quality. A few months ago, I shifted to alternate weeks of interviews and on mic episodes. That reduced the effort. Now I'm going to give myself a break- not stop- because I love it. But not pressure myself to produce every week. So, I will miss some. I'm letting you know. Thanks for your continuing support and support from our sponsor, Abridge,