I sat down with Melissa Kwiatkowski, CEO of Guelph Community Health Centre, a role she never planned on holding, but came to after following a pull through several other positions in healthcare. We talked about refusing to dehumanize anyone, even while leading her team through the devastating closure of the consumption and treatment services site, and how she knows when to stop trying to convince someone stuck in their “tower of rightness.” Melissa also shared how a concussion forced her to stop pushing through and start listening to her body, and why doing less with more connection somehow adds up to more. I left this conversation feeling nourished and genuinely hopeful about the sprouts emerging from all the composting happening in healthcare right now.
Connect with Melissa:
Guelph CHC Website: https://gchc.ca/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-kwiatkowski-a53aab52
Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/
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