DTH 97 | True Advocacy Part 1 with Special Guest Marly Brodsky

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In this episode of the Dance to Heal Podcast, host Jenny C. Cohen sits down with Special Guest Marly Brodsky to talk about the urgent need for human-centered care in today’s healthcare system and why patient advocacy is essential to healing. Tune in next week for Part 2!

Episode Breakdown:
(00:00:00) – Podcast Intro
(00:00:40) – Marly’s Story & Why She Created MedCompanion
(00:07:32) – The Art of Pivoting When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
(00:12:28) – Bringing Humanity Back into Healthcare
(00:15:00) – Why MedCompanion Is a Model for True Patient Advocacy
(00:22:55) – End of Part 1 & Podcast Outro

About Marly Brodsky
Marly Brodsky is a proud mom of two, licensed health educator, and the visionary founder and CEO of MedCompanion. Celebrated by Psychology Today for her groundbreaking contributions to personalized care, and recognized by Forbes as providing the Human Rx (prescription), Marly is redefining how patients, families, and doctors work together and experience healthcare. Through MedCompanion she has introduced a revolutionary addition to the healthcare team- a virtual medcompanion that simplifies the complexities of care, empowering individuals to navigate their health with confidence and clarity.
Marly's passion for public health advocacy is deeply personal. Her journey was shaped by her grandmother's battle with breast cancer and the frustrations of navigating a fragmented healthcare system, which ignited her mission to create MedCompanion.
Her leadership and innovations have garnered widespread recognition, with features in Forbes, Psychology Today, US Business Insider, New York Weekly, World Reporter and more. Marly has shared her remarkable journey from overcoming homelessness to transforming America's Healthcare system on platforms like Studio 17 TV feature, The Jen Gottliebb Show, and more.
With unwavering determination, Marly is on a mission to build a more inclusive, accessible, and patient-centered healthcare system that empowers individuals to take charge of their well-being and thrive.

Connect with Marley
Website: https://medcompanion.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marly_brodsky/

About Jenny C. Cohen
Jenny C. Cohen is a breast cancer survivor, and it is her mission to help people who have been through the most debilitating, disfiguring, traumatic events like breast cancer to feel bold, beautiful, and full of life. Jenny believes in a world where everyone can dance to heal and feel safe in their bodies knowing they are created in beauty and perfection despite life happenings. She is an award-winning performer who healed through her D.I.S.C.O.V.E.R. process presented in the multi-category best-selling book “Outside In Recovery: Dancing My Way Back to My Self after Breast Cancer."

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Connect with Jenny
Begin your Dance to Heal journey here: https://DanceandHeal.com 
Main website: https://www.outsideinrecovery.com 
DTH Podcast website: https://www.dancetohealpodcast.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyccohen/