Jan 10, 2018
Dr. Jacquelyn Paykel, Director of Whole Health System at the
Veterans’ Hospital and Clinics in Tampa, Florida, and Director of
the THRIVE Program, reveals her grit in bringing ancient
philosophies of care to meet the whole needs of veteran
patients.
Key Takeaways
[5:11] Dr. Jacquelyn Paykel made
herself over with introspection and self-compassion with four
prongs: understanding herself and having self-compassion,
understanding her veteran patients as part of the tribe, serving
leaders by understanding their values, and understanding the VA’s
organizational goals.
[11:52] Jacquelyn’s training
years were filled with the stress associated with terror. Stress
can be productive depending on how you perceive it. Negative stress
can cause damage. Positive stress can be healthy. If you exercise
grit, you build confidence in yourself.
[16:47] Early on, Jacquelyn
collided with a medical practice’s traditional culture with her new
ideas and agenda. This created tremendous stress and daily scrutiny
due to the lack of trust. Her grit came into play when she was on
notice every day for a year to perform under pressure. She learned
that she wasn’t stuck. She could always change where she was and
the way she behaved. It was a valuable lesson.
[31:47] Dr. Jacquelyn Paykel is
at the tip of the spear of changing minds and behaviors in a field
that’s not known for changing quickly. Hold your uniqueness without
displaying it.
[36:51] Jacquelyn explains
THRIVE, a multi-disciplinary 14-week program that brings veterans
together in a standardized curriculum based on positive psychology,
integrative medicine or understanding self, and acceptance and
commitment therapy. In the 14 weeks, the veterans form a tribe and
support each other. The teaching staff also learns how to teach
again.
[42:35] Leaders find value every
day in their own work, model their passion for others, and then
allow them to find what makes them tick to interact with the world
in a valuable way.
Email: Jacquelyn.Paykel@VA.Gov
Twitter: @DrPaykel_OBGYN
Facebook: @Dr.JacquelynPaykel
LinkedIn: Jacquelyn Paykel
Quotable Quotes
“It’s in belonging — feeling
like we belong — that we really can live our best life.”
“Stress is a very significant
aspect of my training years. … there’s a significant amount of
stress even now … it’s a 24/7 job.”
“If you don’t have barriers up,
people will naturally migrate towards you to help.”
You can change where you are and
you can change the way you behave. And sometimes you have to change
both.
Hippocrates emphasized the
natural aspects of medical care and doctors are getting back to
that.
“It really is about kind and
compassionate care that will help these individuals heal. Each
treatment has a placebo effect.”
“What I needed to do was
acclimate and people needed to acclimate to me.”
When you move into a new
situation, understand the environment and prove your worth to the
people on the ground.
“When people have confidence in
you then you can do those creative processes and move forward from
there.”
“We as leaders generally find
value in what we do every day ... but it’s our obligation to model
that for other individuals.”
Bio
Dr. Jacquelyn Paykel is a gynecologist and integrative medicine
physician who trained at the University of Wisconsin and completed
a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the Arizona Center for
Integrative Medicine under the direction of Andrew Weil. She is a
United States Navy Veteran. Dr. Paykel has practiced in private and
academic settings since separating from the Navy but found her way
back home with the Veterans Health Administration in 2014.
Currently, she is the Director of Whole Health System at James A.
Haley Veterans’ Hospital and Clinics in Tampa, Florida. She is also
the Director of the THRIVE (Transforming Health and Resiliency
through Integration of Values-based Experiences) Program, a novel
health care approach that is based upon the tenets of Integrative
Medicine, Positive Psychology, and Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy.
Books mentioned in this episode
Wired to Eat: Turn Off
Cravings, Rewire Your Appetite for Weight Loss, and Determine the
Foods That Work for You, by Robb Wolf