Saturdays at the Barber Shop

 

It's true. 

It's happening.

A podcast.

The logo is the name: Conversations on a Comfy Couch

Get it?! It's a rebus puzzle! A lil' nod to Miss Brown who made us do these in GAT way back when.

I digress.

Something beautiful started happening at the clinic, particularly on Saturdays.  We offer many services at Alive and Thriving Healthcare including IV therapy. We have four reclining chairs set up for IVs. They're close enough that you can talk to your neighbor and still have enough space if you want to zone out to music, a book or if you want to study the inside of your eyelids. 

Many people choose to chat. Ideas are shared. Restaurants are recommended. Topics that many feel are off limits get discussed. The state of the world. Politics. Pets. Religion. Sports. Recipes. Cultures. Race. Experiences. Aging parents. Family. Vax vs anti-vax. Children. Drugs. 

When the chairs have bodies in them, the best of humanity is right there on display. People who do not look the same, who were not brought up the same, who do not have the same education, who do not have the same religion... sit and chat. The respect and the intelligence of these conversations is graduate study level. People have exchanged numbers. Phones get pulled out to show hobbies, grandchildren, pets, Harleys... people don't rush to leave when their drip is finished and we don't rush them out the door. I have said that Saturdays take on the vibe of a Barber Shop. 

It is proof to me that as different as we all are, people just want to live their life. People "like" to work. To be contributing members of society. They just want to be safe and happy. They want to be able to take care of their friends, their families, their communities. The people ATH attracts, also have realized how important being healthy is to be able to live a full life.

These conversations have led to... "you need to have a podcast". 

*Insert eyeroll. 

Some of our patients come weekly, monthly or at least regularly. We know their families, their hopes, their fears, their secrets. It isn't unusual for a mom to bring a kid with her or a dad to say they have to make an appointment for their kid. Sometimes the teens/young adults ask questions about "life". Hey, we're just a bunch of Aunties and we all know teens don't hear what their parents say. 

A few months ago, a teen came in with her mom. Her mom gave me a nudge the week before. There was a conversation. Mom basically stayed out of it. The next week, mom told me how her teen was talking to her girlfriends about things we discussed. The mom and teen (separately) said I needed to have classes, or a show, or something. 

So here we are! 

Conversations on a Comfy Couch

Send your questions, your topics you want discussed, any ideas to make this enjoyable. Yep, we're experts in Medicine and Aesthetics and we'll talk about those things... but we're so much more than our professions, certifications and degrees. Like Saturdays at the IV clinic with the Barber Shop vibe... no topic is off limits.