Dive deep into the power of compassion and empathy during uncertain times. Kaitlin is joined by special guest, popular TikTok/Instagram influencer Dr. Beachgem10, as she shares her personal journey of becoming a pediatric emergency medicine physician and how she found solace and purpose in providing accurate information during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discover how kindness, love, and education have been at the core of Dr. Beachgem10's mission, both as a healthcare professional and a compassionate human being. Join us as we explore the importance of treating children with respect, fostering inclusion, and spreading kindness in the face of adversity.

In a world that can often feel divided, this episode serves as a reminder of the positive impact we can have when we prioritize understanding, empathy, and kindness.

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"Almost the sense of not seeing children in their full humanity. Not mbracing the fact that they are humans"

"I think we see a lot of that. Not necessarily treating kids like humans, with discipline. You wouldn't hit another adult, but people do feel comfortable providing discipline in the form of, physical punishment. But if my boss came up and did that to me, I'm going straight to HR they're getting arrested"

"The stuff that's happening especially here in Florida with education right now, you wouldn't see that happen in an adult workplace necessarily but we're taking funding away from kids and we're taking education away from kids"

"We want children to grow up and be able to say no to abuse. But then we're taking away the tools necessary to make them feel comfortable in doing so"

"If they don't know where they need to have boundaries it's all off and I think that we're making them potential targets"

"Seeing a lot of misinformation that was starting to be propagated around so I started to make some videos to address some of it"

"I think part of what I was able to do is take some of that information and clarify and to decomplicated a little bit"

"We're really good at being okay with this not knowing because it's more comfortable and we feel better"

"Education is so powerful"

"Kindness is kind of like a generous spirit... it's putting yourself second"

"The things that I focus on in the Bible and from the teachings of Jesus which is again where my Christianity is based...it's love"

"From that place of love, being the most important, I have a hard time seeing same sex relationship with, loving on loving each other and loving their kid. I have a hard time seeing that as a sin"

"Jesus would be educating, he would be giving books out, he would be making sure that there was equity and equality because he loved everyone. He didn't just love the white people. The white Christian cis, Hetero men...he was here for all of us."

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