Words For Your Medical Team
Sentences to borrow when you are trying to be understood inside a short appointment.
Conversation guide · Estimated time 5 minutes
A look inside
This is the whole of it. Nothing is hidden behind the download, and nothing is asked of you in exchange for it.
Small moments become lasting changes.
Who this tends to help
- Anyone who leaves appointments feeling unheard
- People who freeze when asked to explain
How to use it
- 1Choose two sentences before you go. Do not try to use them all.
- 2Reading them aloud from the page is entirely acceptable.
Where this came from
A page like this one is a companion to the reading rather than a substitute for it. These are the Conversations it grew out of, whenever you would like the longer version.
- Why Normal Tests Don’t Always Mean You’re FineSometimes the problem isn’t that nothing is wrong. It’s that no one has explained what the results don’t measure.6 min · Understanding Symptoms
- Listening To Your Body Without FearYour body communicates far better when it no longer feels like the enemy.5 min · Mindset
One small thing at a time
Wondering what comes next?
Understanding tends to come before anything else changes. Sometimes one small page is where that understanding begins.