Contributing Factors

The conversation in this episode is a genetic counseling session that took place between Lucero Sifuentes, whom you know we are following throughout this season, and genetic counselor Dr. Jehannine Austin of the University of British Columbia. Clips of the conversation appear in Episode 2, which you can hear on iTunes or by going to healthfurther.com/contributing-factors. We are publishing this conversation as a bonus episode because we believe it's a unique opportunity to hear what goes on in a counseling session, and so can provide powerful insight into the process that we hope will be educational and helpful. We are so grateful to both Lucero and Dr. Austin for agreeing to do this session on the record. A couple of things before we get started. First, as always, do not take anything in this conversation as medical advice for yourself. It's a specific conversation between a clinician and a specific patient, so if you need help please seek out your own clinical advice. Secondly, parts of this conversation de