Serendipitously Looking Through a New "Lens" with Polarity Thinking

Once in a while in your professional life, the stars seem to align and the universe introduces you to a dynamic colleague who you hit it off with right away. But what is truly amazing is meeting a dynamic duo…an interprofessional duo at that… who you have an instant connection with that leads to great things. At BE Collaborative, we were fortunate to have this experience ourselves recently and want to share about the incredible partnership between BE Collaborative and Missing Logic.

Michelle Troseth and Tracy Christopherson are the geniuses behind the consulting firm called Missing Logic. Together, they work to bring balance and resilience into the lives of healthcare professionals. Through workshops, retreats and podcasts, their energy and passion for helping others is obvious in everything they do.

I was fortunate to meet Michelle and Tracy through the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professions Education when they presented a session on Polarity Thinking several years ago. Since then, we’ve stayed in touch and in the same IPE circles which has kept our friendship and working relationship going strong. Then, this past spring, they invited us to be guests on their “Healthcare’s Missing Logic” podcast.

Tony talked about the alignment of interprofessional education with collaborative practice and I talked about stress and burnout in the nutrition and dietetics profession. Admittedly, this was my first podcast so I wasn’t totally sure what to expect. I should have known, though, that this would be an incredibly fun hour together. It felt like talking to old friends about one of my favorite topics. When the podcast came out, they made me sound so good, I made all my family listen to it and sent it to as many people as I could think of! It’s this enthusiasm and genuine caring that make these women two of my favorite IPE rock stars out there.

I love to listen to their weekly updates and how they incorporate current events with a broad variety of guests on their show. If you haven’t listened to them yet, you are missing out!

Listen to "Episode #15 What Nobody Tells You About Aligning Interprofessional Education and Practice" featuring Dr. Tony Breitbach:

https://www.missinglogic.com/new-podcast/2020/4/30/episode-15

Listen to "Episode #36 Burnout Through the Eyes of a Dietitian Nutritionist" featuring Dr. Katie Eliot:

https://www.missinglogic.com/new-podcast/2020/4/29/episode-36

Learn more about Missing Logic: https://www.missinglogic.com/