Bethany Hays, MD, FACOG, uses the metaphor of a harbor pilot to explain the functional medicine clinician's role in the therapeutic partnership. Copyright 2010, Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). http://www.functionalmedicine.org. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Institute-for-Functional-Medicine/161260314470
This is a great illustration of how people respond to being coached as opposed to being told what to do. It's about empowering the individual.
mcbainmike 1 year ago