OHS Journal

Compassion & Courage Podcast: Conversations in Healthcare with Dr. Rafal

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In this episode of Compassion & Courage, Marcus Engel interviews Our Heart Speaks founder, Keith Rafal, MD. The two talk about extending compassion and building a community that can be mindful. Come join two experts in the field of compassion and listen to their own story of growth and how they are applying it to patients and families.

 

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DELVING IN: Keith Rafal on Finding Meaning After Catastrophic Illness or Injury.

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Stuart Kelter interviews Dr. Keith Rafal, medical director of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island and creator of the non-profit organization and website, Our Heart Speaks, through which people from around the world share inspirational stories and artistic expressions about their rehabilitation, healing, connection, and meaning.
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The transformative power of medicine to offer hope and emotional wellbeing

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My grandmother was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in 2015. At first, she and my family were relieved – the medical team informed us it wasn’t a life-threatening condition, but rather a disease that was “annoying”. Fast-forward to today, the medical team wasn’t wrong. She is now healthier than ever from a procedure; however, over the 3-year battle with the disease, our perspectives were forever changed.

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A Tribute to Great Man

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Our Heart Speaks remembers and pays tribute to a man who has lived a life of meaning and purpose while giving so much to others.

Travis Roy a promising 20-year-old hockey star, moments into his first collegiate game suffered a spinal cord injury which rendered him paralyzed from the neck down.

Subsequent to his injury, he devoted his life to raising awareness for spinal cord injuries and inspiring others as a motivational speaker.

Travis was awarded an honorary doctorate from Boston University, ...

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Music as a guide to recovery and healing

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My name is Frances Ancheta Becker, and I am a health care professional and an independent musician. My life journey so far has been a voyage of coming full circle. Ironically, it took a life threatening illness to make me come back home to who I really am.

I grew up in the multi-cultural San Francisco Bay Area. Coming from a Filipino American immigrant family, I always was around the different influences of so many cultures and traditions, especially in regards ...

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Reflections by Tom Hussey

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Photograph above not by Tom Hussey

Our Heart Speak’s vision is to change our perception of what is possible and what it means to live with a new disability or chronic illness.

We all hold personal narratives about ourselves and others. These stories shape the perception of how we view the world and who we are. The powerful work of photographer with his project Reflections, visually invites us in to this world and beautifully captures this idea.

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