Chrissie Ott is a multi-passionate, multi-board-certified physician, professional certified coach, and well-being leader with broad experience across life stages and care contexts. She has spoken to national and international audiences about burnout and the healing power of coaching, and has personally coached dozens of health care professionals back to a sense of wholeness. With a background in human nutrition and food science, Dr. Ott integrates clinical knowledge with holistic approaches, including nutrition and purposeful supplementation. She is also a skilled communicator, dedicated to bridging the information and bias gap between health care providers and recipients for improved outcomes. Her work is featured on chrissieottmd.com, her writing and reflections are shared at solvingforjoy.com and on Substack, and she connects regularly with her community through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
Chrissie Ott is a multi-passionate, multi-board-certified physician, professional certified coach, and well-being leader with broad experience across life stages and care contexts. She has spoken to national and international audiences about burnout and the healing power of coaching, and has personally coached dozens of health care professionals back to a sense of wholeness. With a background in human nutrition and food science, Dr. Ott integrates clinical knowledge with holistic approaches, including nutrition and purposeful supplementation. She is also a skilled communicator, dedicated to bridging the information and bias gap between health care providers and recipients for improved outcomes. Her work is featured on chrissieottmd.com, her writing and reflections are shared at solvingforjoy.com and on Substack, and she connects regularly with her community through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
Today I helped a family friend in a medical crisis. My friend’s elderly mom had been admitted to the hospital after a series of falls. In hospital medicine, this is a tale as old as time. Falls often herald the beginning of a downhill trajectory.
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I would never have thought I would be the one writing this piece.
I am a board-certified pediatrician and internist with a background in nutrition, well-versed in integrative medicine. Our family eats its fair share of kale, blueberries, and salmon. We hardly ever have a significant supply of junk food in the house. Fast food is a rarity, and she never even tasted juice in toddlerhood. And still, my child’s BMI …
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