Living Above the Drama - The Challenge of Being Human

Dr. Georgianna Donadio is a Relationships Expert, Best Selling Author & Media Personality Who Helps People Get More Out of Life Using Effective, Hospital Researched Communication Skills.For over 35 years, Dr. Georgianna Donadio has been a pioneer in the field of behavioral health, working with healthcare professionals and patients to change behaviors that lead to improved health. Her pioneering work is the foundation for the Amazon #1 Best Selling book, Changing Behavior: Immediately Transform Your Relationships with Easy-to-Learn, Proven Communication Skills (SoulWork Press, 2012 and 2017).As a sought-after Integrative Health Care Provider, behavioral health and relationships expert, media personality, and bestselling author, her work has led to dramatic lifestyle changes for millions of people worldwide. As a featured blogger for Huffington Post and Dr. Mehmet Oz’s ShareCare and Daily Strength, as well as Easy Health Options and Jennings Wire, her expertise has been showcased in hundreds of print, online, radio and TV interviews including on Oprah.com, WebMD, CNN News, TODAY/MSNBC, Fox News, CBS, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Readers Digest, Night Beat with Barry Nolan, and Self and Shape Magazines. In addition, for 20 years, she hosted a nationally syndicated cable TV show, Woman to Woman® which explored all topics of interest to women with a special focus on relationships.A long-time proponent of the important role nurses play in healthcare, she is one of only six American Florence Nightingale Scholars, is an award-winning Nurse Advocate and has dedicated her life to improving the quality of healthcare delivery and patient advocacy. Her work in behavioral health began in 1976 when, after years in nursing and medical administration, she recognized a critically important missing piece within our current medical care delivery system. This awareness motivated her to establish the Boston based National Institute of Whole Health and develop Behavioral Engagement™, the first known whole person health education and health behavior change model developed, tested and utilized in clinical settings.