Power Your Purpose With Megan Accardo

This week we have a special glimpse inside the medical community on the frontlines of the COVID-19 outbreak. I sat down with Dr. Smith, who works in palliative medicine, consulting and visiting patient’s homes for end-of-life care. She also serves on the board of the Bioethics Program at her hospital. Dr. Smith shares the tools and resilience she’s developed to have hard conversations on a regular basis through her job, how she navigates a high-level leadership position even though she didn't feel ready for it, and tips for handling criticism from her colleagues. She also reveals the self-care must-haves that helped ease the impact from her tough job caring for Coronavirus patients in the ICU, and why she had to ask for a leave of absence from the hospital after working non-stop for weeks. While dealing with a high amount of helplessness and grief, and navigating a tremendous amount of unknowns, Dr. Smith shares her best resources with us for dealing with these same feelings. Hit PLAY above to hear all the de