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Margaret Buxton

Certified nurse-midwife and Vice President of Clinical Operations at Diana Health, a network of women's healthcare practices in the South.

Oct 28, 2026

Kara Anthony
Kara AnthonyCORRESPONDENT
6:54
Walk us through that.
6:56
It's essentially a framework for talking to your health care provider when you're coming to a decision or a pivot point.
7:02
And the acronym that we use is called BRAIN.
7:05
Benefits and risks, alternatives, and also intuition.
7:10
That's the I, right? What do you feel about that suggestion that's on the table? And the end is, what if we do nothing? What if we wait? Can I have time to make that decision? And essentially, the framework gives you a way to have a conversation back and forth with your provider to get all the information you need.
Blake Farmer
Blake FarmerCORRESPONDENT
7:38
Why is that important?
7:40
Yeah, you do experience emotions in your body, not just in your head.
7:45
Usually we're accessing healthcare because something's broken or wrong or hurts or we need an evaluation and you sort of go in already anxious about the process.
8:03
Walk us through
8:04
that.
8:04
It's essentially a framework for talking to your health care provider when you're coming to a decision or a pivot point.
8:11
And the acronym that we use is called BRAIN.
8:14
Benefits and risks, alternatives, and also intuition.
8:19
That's the I, right? What do you feel about that suggestion that's on the table? And the end is, what if we do nothing? What if we wait? Can I have time to make that decision? And essentially, the framework gives you a way to have a conversation back and forth with your provider to get all the information you need.
8:47
Why is that important?
8:49
Yeah, you do experience emotions in your body, not just in your head.

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