This 'sode is all about surviving this turbulent political season. It's based on training we give our staff at PelvicSanity about how to navigate an election and patients who are passionate/anxious/fired up about the political environment.
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Let's start with this - talking politics with your patients is never going to go well.
Even if you're on the 'same team', going back and forth about what the 'other side' is doing is only going to rile both of you up.
And if you have political disagreements, you aren't going to change anyone's mind. Especially not while your finger is up their butt!
But with only a handful of days left until an election, it seems almost impossible to avoid this conversations. So how do we navigate them?
1) Be curious. If your patient brings up politics, be curious. Ask more about whether their family agrees with them. How much political TV or news they are taking in. Whether it's helping or hurting their symptoms or issues.
2) Have a 'no politics' policy. You can also just be a little more firm with a 'no politics' boundary. You could say something like: "totally respect your opinion, but with things so polarized I think it's best to steer away from politics and focus on your pelvic health. How have your symptoms been this week?"
3) Shut it down. If your patient says something you feel you can't just let slide - we give an example in the 'sode - it's shutting the conversation down in 1-2 sentences and then immediately redirecting back to them and their care.
We hope this helps navigate these conversations until the election! Remember, it's not about you - while it's great to hold strong beliefs of your own, people on the 'other side' (whatever that is) deserve great care as well.
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Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS
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