A "Whole-Person" Approach to Health Care

T is for Transformation

Alex Coloreo

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Asia Sullivan, a certified physician associate specializing in LGBTQ+ primary care takes a “whole-person" approach to recognize the interplay of one's physical body, emotional wellbeing, environment, and psychosocial support systems. She shares with us her knowledge and passion behind preventative medicine and sexual health and how she helps patients be free to be themselves. Discussions on today’s show: Asia’s background credentials in becoming a PA The clinic where she works and what drew her to specialize in marginalized groups of health care The stigma and the statistics behind HIV - and how heterosexuals should be just as cautious of the risk of contracting the disease The healthcare system in the United States, its costs, and the difference between private and public healthcare Scare tactics in the medical industry and why they do not work New and revolutionary for preventative HIV care Gender care You can reach Asia and learn more through her content @coutureinclinic on all social Follow along @trustandbelievepod on Instagram for all of the latest updates! Become an ad-free member at https://plus.acast.com/s/trust-and-believe-with-shaun-t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up everybody? Welcome to Trust and Believe. I'm your host, Shanti, and today we are going to enhance your ability to trust and believe with a friend in my head. Now a friend in real life. I hope. Asia Sullivan, I found this amazing human on TikTok. And one of the things that really caught my eyes and ears was her ability to speak to
0:25.5	people as a doctor.
0:26.7	And something that's even near and dear to my heart is the LGBTQIA plus community.
0:32.9	I know we just have Pride Month, but like I tell you all the time, we should be proud of
0:37.0	who we are
0:37.6	beyond just one month. And that's why I wanted to have a star pop back in to remind you guys of
0:46.3	how to trust and believe in yourself and talk about the health beyond LGBTQIA plus. Get ready to
0:54.0	trust and believe.
0:56.1	Hello.
0:58.3	Somebody says, hey, yeah.
1:00.3	What's up?
1:04.2	You're better than Oprah.
1:05.4	Come on, y'all.
1:07.1	This is Sean T, and it's time to trust and believe.
1:13.6	Asia, welcome to the show.
1:21.6	How are you?
1:24.6	Hi, I'm doing well.
1:26.6	Thank you so much for having me. And just to clarify for you
1:30.4	and for the audience, so I'm not a physician or a doctor per se. I'm a physician associate or a PA.
1:36.4	I function as a primary care provider and I have all my own patients and da-da-da, but I'm not technically
1:41.6	an MD. But you've probably seen a PA or a nurse practitioner at some point in your life, just for a little bit of clarity. And I'm super-dover excited. Thanks for having me. Yes. Thank you so much for explaining that. I think me, myself along with so many other people, we're like, they have the doctor's coat on, they know what they're talking about, they see patients, you're a doctor to me. However, I will respect your schooling and your
2:06.3	degree. But with that said, first of all, I want to say, before we get into the health
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