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The Sacred Art of Medicine with Dr. Joy Falkenburg

The Sacred Art of Medicine with Dr. Joy Falkenburg

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 🌿 What does it truly mean to "BE" in medicine? In this deeply moving episode, Dr. Joy Falkenburg shares her remarkable 20+ year journey practicing rural medicine in Custer, South Dakota. Her holistic, faith-infused approach to patient care will inspire you to see medicine through the lens of presence, divinity, and deep human connection. 🔹 **What You'll Learn:** ✔ How presence and spiritual grounding enhance patient care ✔ The power of forgiveness and self-awareness in healing ✔ Why embracing mystery and uncertainty is essential in medicine ✔ How Dr. Falkenburg integrates faith, intuition, and science ✔ The emotional challenges and beauty of rural family medicine 📌 **Timestamps:** 0:00 – Welcome + Introduction 2:10 – Life force, identity & divine presence 6:33 – Showing up at a dying patient’s bedside 11:00 – Why “being” comes before “doing” 17:45 – Presence over protocol: building healing gardens 24:20 – Authenticity, emotion & showing up as your full self 31:00 – Forgiveness as medicine: the labyrinth approach 37:50 – Teamwork, soul leadership, and vulnerability in care 45:15 – Redesigning healthcare: curiosity, love, and empowerment 55:42 – Personal illness, spiritual resilience & patient advocacy 🎧 **Join Our Community:** 🌐 Website: https://systemofcreation.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeingInMedicine ❤️ iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/263-being-in-medicine 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMaMHLPUoWXJXSs0ridIp 🎙️ Guest Info Dr. Joy Falkenburg Family Medicine Physician, Custer, South Dakota Over 20 years of experience Community health leader Creator of a hospital healing garden Advocate for integrative, faith-based, and deeply humanistic care Today’s guest is someone whose life and work truly embody what this podcast is all about. Dr. Joy Falkenburg is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who has spent the last 25 years practicing deeply intentional and holistic care in Custer, South Dakota. She grew up on a ranch just 30 miles from where she now serves — a fourth-generation steward of both land and community. Dr. Falkenburg isn’t just a doctor — she’s a life force. Whether she’s guiding patients through their final moments, planting healing gardens outside the hospital, or inviting presence and prayer into the exam room, she brings divinity, authenticity, and deep human connection into every part of her work. She’s also an entrepreneur, the founder of drmamajoy, a business blending vacation rentals, farm tours, and rural wellness. But perhaps one of her most beautiful creations is the Healing and Wellness Garden at Monument Health — a sacred space where patients and staff can reconnect with nature and their inner peace. 🧠 Key Episode Highlights Practicing presence: Why being fully with a patient often matters more than doing something Faith in action: Using spirituality and divine connection to guide clinical care The healing power of touch: Washing the feet of dying patients Redefining success in medicine: Asking, “What are we doing this for?” — not just “What are we doing?” Forgiveness as medicine: Using labyrinth walks to guide emotional healing Authenticity in medicine: Showing up as your whole self — even in professional spaces Listening deeply: Why 7 uninterrupted minutes can transform care 🗣️ Memorable Quotes “I identify as a life force. When I show up, I show up as an expression of divinity.” – [00:03:10] “If I could see the divinity in everyone — even someone yelling at me in the ER — imagine the healing that could happen.” – [00:05:00] “Sometimes, all we can do is say: I don’t know the answer — but I’m here with you.” – [00:14:32] 🔑 Key Takeaways Presence Heals: Being truly present often heals more than procedures ever could. Forgiveness Frees: Forgiveness — especially of self — unlocks powerful emotional and physical healing. Authenticity Matters: Patients feel safest when physicians are real, vulnerable, and emotionally attuned. Medicine is Sacred: True care honors mystery, faith, community, and love — not just diagnoses and metrics. Curiosity is the Future: The next wave of medicine requires slower, deeper curiosity — not faster throughput.
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