Do Her No Harm - Episode 3 - Brittany

H.E.A.L. Healthcare

Do Her No Harm – Stories of Health Inequity and Dehumanization Experienced by cis-Women in the Canadian Healthcare System
Episode 3 - Brittany Clark: What Makes A Woman

In this episode, Brittany shares her story as a young woman trying to navigate infertility over the last six years. She describes how repetitive experiences of inconsiderate language, lack of transparency and medical gaslighting led her to question her own womanhood. Brittany shares how small acts of kindness and humanity from healthcare practitioners made a world of difference in her journey, and how she’s reframed this experience to empower her in her life today.

Britt’s Reflective Questions:

1. What is your definition of “womanhood”?

2. How can you use more mindfulness in your language in presenting patients with diagnoses, results, treatment options and so on?

3. How could conversations around fertility health be better represented in education and healthcare settings for people of all ages?

4. What resources can we provide to patients undergoing treatment for infertility that can best serve and support them outside of the physical components of their treatment? i.e. mental health support, and so on.

Brittany Clark was born and raised in Trail, BC. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Literature at the University of British Columbia Okanagan and a Post-Bach in Accounting at Okanagan College, in addition to numerous professional designations. She currently resides in Trail, BC with her partner, Nathan, and her St. Bernard/Great Pyrenees, Delilah. Brittany is a shopaholic in both personal a professional life, as she works as a Buyer for Teck Metals Ltd. She enjoys being active and spending quality time with her friends and family. Brittany has been navigating the world of infertility for the last 6 years.

This podcast series is part of the H.E.A.L. Healthcare project.

The Hearts-based Education and Anti-colonial Learning Project brings together artists, writers, activists, and people with lived experience to create arts-based anti-oppression learning materials for healthcare educators, professionals, and practitioners wanting to address biases and ‘-isms’ that permeate healthcare systems and culture. The learning modules provided on this site address the longstanding and well-established health disparities exist because of racist, colonial, able-body/minded, geographic, economic, and gendered inequities.
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