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Our guest today is Elizabeth Knight, a DNP, PhD, Integrative Health Coach, and long-distance athlete in Portland, Oregon. We are so excited for listeners to hear about Elizabeth’s journey from nurse, to nurse practitioner, to PhD, to integrative health coach, to business owner at Flower Power.Today we discuss Elizabeth’s varied career path, insurance-free practice, entrepreneurship, and the fuzzy line between health coaching and primary care.Enjoy!0:44 - Elizabeth’s intro1:13 - What brought Elizabeth into nursing2:29 - Elizabeth's experience getting her RN degree 3:48 - How Elizabeth decided to pursue a higher degree and why she choose a dual DNP / PhD program6:55 - Elizabeth's thoughts on “optimizing” education early on for future career paths in nursing8:35 - The ability to try many career paths as a nurse9:33 - Elizabeth's work with uninsured patients13:05 - Elizabeth's choice to pursue an Integrative Health Coaching certification16:17 - Elizabeth's experience starting a health coaching business as an NP19:13 - how Elizabeth chose Flower Power as the business name19:52 - Elizabeth's ongoing goals for Flower Power22:01 - Elizabeth's clinical "secret sauce"23:50 - How Elizabeth structures her time to be effective across multiple positions27:04 - How Elizabeth encourages medication adherence28:17 - Elizabeth's approach to working with patients from different backgrounds29:19 - How Elizabeth helps clients identify health goals31:06 - How Elizabeth helps her clients reach health goals 32:54 - What Elizabeth would like to change in American healthcare36:23 - Elizabeth’s advice to listeners38:19 - Elizabeth's book recommendation for providers
