About Yvonne - Dental Fear Fix

about yvonne

Wellness Advocate, CE Provider, Trainer, Speaker, Dental Hygienist

Hey There!

I'm glad you are here. You might have stopped by because you feel wrung out, frustrated or at your wit's end. You used to love what you do but now your'e not convinced you want to keep doing this. You might be asking yourself if you even like working in healthcare anymore. I hear you. I feel you. I have been you.

Since 1998 I have been working with amazing health care providers and brave patients doing their level best to create great relationships. There is one profound understanding that is the key to unlocking those relationships. I am uniquely positioned as a trauma survivor, former human service professional and current clinical dental hygienist to help patients and providers to work together to find that key.

Whether you are a healthcare provider or a practice leader in a clinical or business role - my heartfelt desire to help you feel seen, heard, understood, and valued.

Unfortunately we have accepted that strained team relationships, toxic behavior, and burnout just the way things are in a post pandemic world. Sadly staffing shortages, increasing costs, and more demanding patients have created disconnection, frustration, and and breakdowns in treatment and work relationships. We've come to believe it's just part of the deal. But is it??

I submit that there is a different way. One that acknowledges, better yet embraces, the need for safety in the treatment relationship and work environment. Because, make no mistake, these are relationships. The more conscious we are of that awareness, the better and more beneficial the relationships are - for patient, provider, and practice.

Humans are wired to connect. The the lion's share of that connection is expressed through the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). This issue is ALWAYS in the tissue. So when we boil it all down, if we can approach each other in a way that engenders and then supports a perception of safety in the nervous system of our partner, in any sort of exchange, we strike a sense of harmony that allow us to work together to meet our common aims. We enjoy a more productive, fulfilling outcome - on all sides.

I am here to facilitate these very connections.

It starts with support for you. Because you took the brave step of stopping by I have a bunch of gifts I would love to share with you. Click the link and claim them, they are all absolutely free

Whatever space it is you occupy I am here to support and encourage. I'm ready to help.

I am constantly searching for understanding the brain, how it shapes our experience, and how to fight back against the, at times, crippling effects of complex trauma. My goal is then to show you how previous experiences have impacted you, your team and your patients. My mission is to teach you the skills that will help you both - to complete healthcare treatment safely and successfully.

This work is about bridging the gap between people who have had traumatic experiences (by the way, this includes 61% of adult men and 51% of adult women according to a study done by the CDD in 1998) and the practitioners who are committed to caring for them. I teach practitioners how to pre-identify and diffuse high-demand patients, create a welcoming, protective environment, and to support patients through all phases of treatment. Patients learn to communicate confidently and remain grounded to reach their dental health goals with ease.

My work also most importantly, involves supporting and coaching healthcare providers fighting the uphill battle against work overwhelm, toxic work stress, and burnout. You. experience is real. It is valid and you have a right to work in a space where you are safe to express your authentic self as a healthcare provider.

It has been my privilege to spend more than 30 years in health and human service provision and leadership roles. For the last 27 years (and counting), I have provided direct patient care and practice support as a Registered Dental Hygienist.

Let's get started to help you cultivate or recognize these extremely valuable and applicable skills and change the way in which you, as providers, teams, or high-demand patients approach treatment in order to alleviate stress and create long lasting, safe treatment relationships.

Your Healthcare BFF,

Yvonne

Okay... Here's a bit more inside scoop

Let me outside, near water, with children or animals and I feel at home. I'm a serial redecorator, voracious reader (and audiobook listener - gotta do something when I strip and refinish furniture), and photography novice. I love great food, theater (and musicals *shrugs sheepishly*). OH! and word games, I love word games! I am the daughter of an adventurous Texan fella and a hard working Minnesota farmer's daughter. My sister couldn't say my name until she was three. Sometimes she calls me the black Martha Stewart. I love her anyway. I can teach you some Jedi DIY skills and you can share your favorite recipes. More importantly we can move you forward when it comes to ending the cycle of pain and disappointment that is so often connected to dental fear and anxiety.

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