Lalit Chawla MD

Be Kind to Healthcare workers, and help in a Simple Way, -we need more PPE. It saves life: yours and ours please share.

E60: INTERVIEW With JESSE THISTLE Best Selling Author, (From The Ashes) Professor and His Story of Homelessness & Addiction Jesse Thistle is Métis-Cree, from P...rince Albert, Saskatchewan. He is an assistant professor in Métis Studies at York University in Toronto. He is the author of the National Best Selling Book- From the Ashes. He has won many awards for his academic work including: The Governor General’s Academic Medal in 2016 and Kobo Emerging Writer Award, Indigenous Voices Award, Odessa Award in 2014, Dr. James Wu Prize in 2015 He was voted as one of the 50 Most Influential Torontonian in 2019 He is a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholar and a Vanier Scholar. In this interview he shares: His process through rehab and how he had to learn about self-care. He shares how he manages life after having fallen from a 3.5 story building and the after effects of that. He’s very candid as he shares his opinion of doctors and so much more. In this interview we cover how he wrote this incredible book, how he overcame his struggles with addiction to drugs and alcohol and became an award winning professor despite his learning setbacks. In this interview we cover: Why he considers this a love story How he got the book contract from Simon & Schuster His process of how he wrote the book His philosophy and advice on how to make changes in one’s life What is the definition of homelessness and what does that mean in terms of the Indigenous experience as a result of history What healthcare professionals can do to be better stewards of care History of how residential schooling came about, why they were built far away from reservations and the consequences of that. What happened in the residential schools A review of some of the legal practices that were done specifically at that time. You may be surprised to learn about them. Jesse’s response on how to bring empathy back to a clinical setting. How and why the demographics of homelessness has changed from the typical single male to youth, single families, women, elderly veterans, indigenous and immigrants. He shares a very insightful perspective on how we as a society have changed the way we look at housing. What advice he’d give his younger self Advice to drug addicts We cover so much ground in this interview. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the resilient and talented Jesse Thistle. You can see our interview via your favourite podcast app (The Introverted Doctor Podcast) or goto: https://www.theintroverteddoctor.com/jessethistle-fromtheas

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A Check List in the Time of Corona

Here's some good news from an outstanding Canadian. I interviewed the wonderful Hayley Wickenheiser back in Feb. In this sit-down interview, we cover so much ground. The road to winning 4 Olympic Gold Medals, how she thinks, how she deals with loss, and her experience as a medical student and so much more. She was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Awarded the Order of Canda 7 World Gold Championships... Sports Illustrated named her "Top 25 Toughest Athletes in the World" She created CONQUER COVID-19 and Hollywood Actor Ryan Reynolds has contributed immensely. She is truly one of the most humble human beings I know. You can watch or listen to the interview via your favourite podcast app. Click below or go to TheIntrovertedDoctor.com #hayleywickenheiser #ConquerCovid19 @conquercovid19 @hchickwick @hayleywickenheiser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ7LrsoDLgA&feature=emb_logo

I thought I’d share my thoughts regarding the Coronavirus and to Protect Yourself. I’m sure we are tired of listening to this but here it is. May Health and Happiness be with you and your loved ones. And yes that was a fart you heard by my son.

How to Protect Yourself From the Corona Virus

I hope you day is going well. I've Updated the Free Pandemic Guide Book It Includes a New Chapter: "How Not to Drive Yourself Crazy" Some additional updates a...nd additional resources in Part 1 and a Mood Tracker Under Tools, Tips and Checklist. Thank You to all the wonderful people for letting me know this had been useful. Also a big thank you to those who have helped in updating this. Be well and healthy. Please share with others as you see fit. FREE ebook: THE COVID-19 GUIDEBOOK: How to Stay Safe, Sane & Healthy in a Pandemic. I cover key areas such as: 1. How to Not Drive Each Other Crazy (especially right now as the walls seem to close in and routines have changed) 2. How to Deal with Fear, Anxiety, Loss 3.How to Boost Your Health & Immunity 4. Other Useful Tools, Tips & Checklist 5. Practical things to do such as grocery buying, masks (when to wear it, how to make it) 6. Other Important resources you can access I couldn't attach it with this post (or I don't know how) so you can get it free by going to my website TheIntrovertedDoctor.com It's meant to help us through this time so that we can live better and make the best of our situations. This was something several people asked me about so here it is. Please feel free to share. If it helps even in the smallest way that would be wonderful. Wishing you and your Family Great Health and Spirit Lalit

E37: How Childhood Affects Your Self Identity? After I released the Disgusting Patient Episode (E#31), several people have asked me how does our childhood influence our self-identity and our adult behaviours? In this episode, I'll look at influences, motivations and questions on reformatting our past experiences and helping others do the same. I'm confident this will be very interesting and informative. The stories are quite interesting, one from when I was a teenager and an...other from my clinical practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch

A Demo: The Correct Way to Wash Hands. Kids make sure your parents are washing correctly. My 9yr old son demonstrates the correct way and I have a few additiona...l "handy" tips to keep your hands healthy from all that consistent washing. Personally I find using bar soaps easier on the hands. That’s been my experience. See more

As a physician, I'm always careful not to bring home germs, but now I have a whole new protocol given that the Coronavirus/COVID-19 might try to befriend me. S...o, this episode will teach how to mitigate the risk of bringing germs into your home, especially if you work in a medical setting. We don't want to make our family members sick. For example: Shoes are a terrible source of germs, and I know that in some homes, people keep their shoes on and walk right into their bedroom. To all the beautiful people who are helping to keep the supply chains open, and to the wonderful people keeping our community and workplaces clean. We see more than ever who and what really matters. Health is wealth. We all are frontline workers in what we do. Stay well, safe and healthy.

It’s essential to be safe now more than ever when buying groceries. It can be intimidating to even go to the store. I’m not the best shopper, but now I have to ...be and this episode shows you how. I recommend watching the video too, but audio works as well. This episode was created to make the process simple, easy and minimize the risk of bringing the Coronavirus, and other pathogens, into your home. Whoever thought grocery shopping would be cumbersome, but it’s good to have a sterile way to bring your food and household products safely into your home. Keep you and your family safe. You are what you eat, and you don’t want to be eating a contagion that will weaken you. A special thanks to Sandra Laviviere-Penney for suggesting I do this and to Chris Robinson, who helped me create the process. With so much misinformation, it’s important to do this right.

I also have some cool and fun photos of Ken that will appear on the website on Friday. It’s shows the fun side of Ken and how he’s a family man at heart. Be sure to check that out too.