Reclaiming Your Role In Healthcare

Dr. Karen on Vibly

Thursday July 17, 2025 | NOON

From Passive Patient to Empowered Partner: Reclaiming Your Role in Healthcare
With Dr. Karen Lawson, Physician, Educator, Integrative Health Coach & Co-Founder of the NBHWC
What if the most radical shift in healthcare isn't more treatments—but more agency?
In this transformational episode, Dr. Karen Lawson joins Dr. Diego Salinas to explore how we can all step out of the role of the “patient patient” and into the driver’s seat of our own healthcare journey.
As a founding board member of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) and a pioneer in integrative health coaching education, Dr. Lawson has spent decades equipping both professionals and individuals to reclaim a holistic, empowered relationship with health. She shares insights from her time directing Integrative Health Coaching at the University of Minnesota, founding IHWC Productions, and supporting clients directly through personalized coaching.
💬 In this episode, we cover:
🔹 Why so many people feel disempowered and overwhelmed in the healthcare system
🔹 How integrative health coaching helps clients become advocates, not just patients
🔹 The mindset shift from compliance to collaboration
🔹 A vision for well-being teams: coaches, providers, and individuals working together
🔹 How you can begin to take charge of your health—one conversation at a time
Whether you’re a patient, coach, or healthcare provider, this conversation will shift the way you think about healing, power, and possibility.

🎧 Tune in to Episode 23 HERE to learn how to navigate healthcare with confidence, clarity, and courage.