#913 The 5-4-3-2-1 Method
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
Scott Benner
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Erika is a licensed marriage and family therapist who herself has had Type 1 diabetes for over 30 years and who specializes in working with people with diabetes and their families and caregivers—from those newly diagnosed to those experiencing it for decades. She and Scott discuss the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello friends, and welcome to episode 913 of the Juicebox Podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | Erika Forsyth is back, and today she and I are going to speak about the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding |
| 0:23.7 | technique. |
| 0:24.7 | I know you've never heard of it before, and you're like, sounds like counting Scott, but |
| 0:28.9 | there's a little more to it. |
| 0:30.6 | While you're listening today, please remember that nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast |
| 0:35.0 | should be considered advice medical or otherwise, always consult a physician before making |
| 0:39.7 | any changes to your health care plan, or becoming bold with insulin. |
| 0:44.1 | At the end of this, if you find yourself saying, I loved Erika, I want more, you could |
| 0:48.6 | make an appointment with her at ErikaFourSyth.com. |
| 0:52.7 | Erika serves a number of states right now, virtually, that's the word, right? |
| 1:00.0 | California, Oregon, Utah, and Florida, and she's in California if you'd like to meet her |
| 1:05.0 | in person. |
| 1:06.0 | ErikaFourSyth.com. |
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| 1:13.3 | And how would you like to pay 35% less for them than other people back? |
| 1:17.0 | You can do that at cosyearth.com when you use the offer code Juicebox to check out. |
| 1:23.4 | That's right. |
| 1:24.4 | The word Juicebox at checkout saves you 35%. |
| 1:32.6 | This episode of the Juicebox Podcast is sponsored by the company where my daughter gets her |
| 1:38.3 | Dexcom and on the pod supplies from, and you can get that and more from USMedUSMed.com |
| 1:45.5 | Ford slash Juicebox, that's how you get started. |
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