In this episode, we talk with Emily Knife, nurse, entrepreneur, founder, and creator of The Nurse Dream Lab. Aimed at helping nurses with mental health, trauma healing, and rewiring subconscious patterns. She shares her journey, what inspired The Nurse Dream Lab, and explains Somatic Nursing as a practical approach to tracking limiting beliefs and supporting mental health. We chat about what it means to make subconscious shifts, use tools like “unstacking trauma,” and rewrite personal narratives...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Meet one of our favorite advocates - Jaz Vergara @iamjazv on IG and join us as we talk with her about being a dedicated nurse, DACA recipient for Mexico, and passionate advocate for the immigrant community in the U.S. Hear her inspiring and unique journey as an immigrant who chose a career in healthcare to serve others, and learn how she champions immigrant rights, highlights the work ethic and value of immigrants, and fights for greater protections and recognition for the community! Follow us o...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 21
The fun didn't end last week, the convo was so good we have a part 2! ICU nurses Lindsey Shelton and Jason Wolf keep the convo going for the second half of their raw, hilarious catch up. Opening up about navigating weird patient encounters and reading new grad stories while sharing a few of their own! To balance it out, they go deeper on life after leaving toxic jobs, what’s changed (or hasn’t) in the nursing world, and how they're using their platforms to advocate, cope, and connect. They unpac...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 20
If you've been needing a laugh, this one's for you! ICU nurse Lindsey Shelton and Jason Wolf reunite after two years from the first time they collaborated to share the raw, real, ridiculous, and funny sides of being a nurse on and off the clock. From getting fired and facing nurse bullies to navigating the chaos of ICU life during the pandemic and shanking a patient - it's all in this episode. They dive into: Getting Fired & Still Creating – How they stayed resilient and kept making content ...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 14
In this episode, we dive deep into the wild world of dating in healthcare —from hospital hallway flirtations to the eternal debate: Should healthcare workers date each other or not? We’ve got stories (some cute, some cringey), and real talk from two married nurses whose first date was in… yep, the hospital cafeteria. We've been out of the dating game for over a decade, so should you even take advice from us? Probably not. But that’s where our sponsor, DownToDate , comes in. It’s the new dating a...
Jun 11, 2025•55 min•Season 4Ep. 18
What really goes on behind the scenes of nursing unions? Our guest this week, ER Nurse and the President of the Registered Nurses Association at UCMC (A union!), Kylee Ham, breaks down how nursing unions actually work! In this chat we talk about the most common myths that keep nurses divided, and why management, not fellow nurses, is the real opposition. We dive into how to start organizing in your workplace, what protections you legally have against retaliation, and why fear still plays a power...
Jun 04, 2025•45 min•Season 4Ep. 17
In this powerful episode, Lindsey and Jared delve into the growing crisis of workplace violence in healthcare. They break down the alarming statistics, share real-life stories, and explore why this issue can no longer be ignored. For many frontline workers, it's no longer a question of if they'll face violence—but when . Tune in as Jared and Lindsey recount their intensive week-long training with Gracie Medical Defense , a program designed to empower healthcare professionals with practical, non-...
May 28, 2025•45 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Think Remote Nursing Only Has 3 Job Options? Think Again — We are debunking that myth with David from @GoBeyondTheBedside! Remote nursing is growing fast, but too many nurses still believe there are only a few legit virtual roles. In this episode, we debunk that myth with David, a Remote RN and founder of @GoBeyondTheBedside — a platform helping nurses find real, high-quality remote nursing jobs.David shares his journey from burnout at the bedside to building a thriving remote nursing career. Le...
May 21, 2025•38 min•Season 4Ep. 15
"I was tired of getting yelled at" is a common theme in this industry, but it has not deterred ER nurse Madalyn. Madalyn got a degree in business and was managing moving theaters (where she was getting yelled at) when she decided to go back to school for nursing (and get yelled at there instead). An accomplished student, she has her associates, bachelor's, and master's, but she's currently working towards her doctorate while working in the ER, while also being a nurse instructor! She has her han...
May 14, 2025•52 min•Season 4Ep. 14
It's fun, it's giggles, it's Nurse Brenden! This gem of a human drove down to meet with us and record an episode, and we're so glad because he's such a great and growing nurse content creator! We had a blast talking about his experience nursing, taking shit in this career, his move into the content world, and dissecting Reddit stories and hot takes. Sit back and enjoy the ASMR that is his adorable Michigan accent for the next 47 minutes and 9 seconds! Follow us on IG: The Guest: @nurse_brenden T...
May 07, 2025•47 min•Season 4Ep. 13
This is Dr. Lorre Laws - An absolute pivot queen who started as a CNA, then became an integrated nursing professor, nursing scientist, and author! She came up during a time when nurses had to wear all white and give up their seats to physicians... So she got mad and wrote a book. Entirely self-funded, this book and all the research into nurse burnout were done without grants or help to get more resources out about the things in the industry that STILL SUCK: The gaslighting, the victim blaming, a...
Apr 30, 2025•49 min•Season 4Ep. 12
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence against women. On Feb 18th of this year, a 67-year-old nurse named Leela laid out her pajamas and jewelry at home before heading to work, expecting it to be another day of help and healing. However, she would be confronted with a Baker Act patient at work in a West Palm, FL hospital who would beat her into an unrecognizable state. Her daughter joins our host, Lindsey, to talk about the incident, raise awareness on violence against h...
Apr 23, 2025•47 min•Season 4Ep. 11
If there's no seat for you at a table, build your own damn table! - Sunny Khangura, The Teaching NP from Canada! We’re very excited to welcome an international guest who made the trip to talk about lateral moves in healthcare, entrepreneurship, haters (obviously), differences and sad similarities between the US & Canada, and how nurses have SO MANY MORE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAN PEOPLE THINK AND WE WILL DIE ON THIS HILL! So take some YOU time, press play, and join this GREAT conversation. Fin...
Mar 05, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 10
This episode comes with a trigger warning of attempted suicide and self harm - please take care while listening. Meet Rachel! Nurse, mom, and now advocate for increasing the education around Postpartum Psychosis. After having her children, she battled postpartum psychosis which led her to having auditory hallucinations that told her to do horrible things. With help from her husband, becoming more informed, and seeking professional help, she's here to spread the word to nurses on how to spot the ...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Season 4Ep. 9
This episode we welcome one-half of the popular IG account, @Nursedaddies, Colton Lord! Colton & Lindsey dive into the questions of trauma and processing trying to decide whether nurses are great at processing tough things OR they have grown accustomed to not processing anything and simply moving on... Let us know what you think in the comments! Follow us on IG: The Guest: @coltonlord7 & @nursedaddies The Pod: @friends.and.enemas The Host: @scrubhacks...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Money. Haters. Cops Childhood Dreams Work Trauma Night Shift Accusations You know, all the typical trials and tribulations of a new grad nurse! Did we miss any? Check out our chat with fellow nurse and content creator, Olivia to find out! Follow the Episode: Guest: IG & TikTok @bedsidebarbie Pod: @friends.and.enemas Host: @scrubhacks
Feb 12, 2025•58 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Breaking from tradition, we're pivoting to an episode for education! In the last few months, Lindsey's curiosity about Immigration has been piqued, so in order to learn, grow, and share, she's invited immigration lawyer and lovely human being, LaToya McBean Pompy to have a chat about the state of immigration in the US! Join us and learn from a trusted, knowledgeable, hands-on resource and if you have any other questions, leave us a comment! To stay up to date, follow LaToya and her firm on socia...
Feb 05, 2025•37 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Today, I'm your Host & Guest- I'm a Ghost! This episode is all about the nursing tips you won't find in a textbook. These are things I've come to learn on my own in my career, some are things you guys have told me on Instagram, and some I found on the internet! These may be controversial, they may stir doubts, and provoke conversations. That's all well and good, as long as we're not mean - So when in doubt, let's be nice, when not in doubt... still be nice! Enjoy :) Follow us on social: The ...
Jan 29, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Naturally, people online have a lot to say about us and our relationship. They also have loads of questions, very personal questions, and while it's a weird way to live, having so many people feel they can have input in our relationship, we figured ya'll are going to speculate regardless so for this episode we're inviting you in to pry into our personal life as we answer questions that we've received in our DMs! (which is genuinely a scary place). Follow us on IG: The Pod: @friends.and.enemas Th...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Veterinarian Dr. Molly Brinkmann joins Lindseys for a PHENOMENAL chat about patient (of all types) care, the fact that there are no vet drama series, pet owner misconceptions, working with exotics, getting pickpocketed by a kangaroo, and the time she got her arm stuck inside a horse's bladder for several hours... It's fun, it's wild, and at times a little gross ... such is the life of someone working in healthcare! Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts! Please don't forget to Like, S...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 3
The scrubs collide with your host, Scrubhacks interviewing Brock aka ScrubLaddy! Join us to listen to Brocks's thoughts, stories, and LOLs from navigating life as a male ER nurse living in Wisconsin and navigating the new world as a new social media influencer! Follow us on IG: The Guest: @ScrubLaddy The Pod: @friends.and.enemas The Host: @Scrubhacks
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 1
FLASH WARNING NOTE: The flashing seen from the device demo is due to the camera - Firefly Vein Lights DO NOT flash. Welcome back to F&E for Season 4!!! If you love a nurse entrepreneur story, then you'll love this one! Adam B, a Peds nurse who was struggling to lay those IVs in those tiny little meaty hands, decided he needed something to increase first stick success. What followed snowballed through a multi-year journey of creating Firefly, the infant vein light, while living out of a van, ...
Jan 02, 2025•59 min•Season 4Ep. 1
BONUS JONAS: Juicy Bits Episode II It's not an infomercial, BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. Another bonus episode of our Juicy Bits series that we recorded back at the beginning of season 3 and are deciding whether to make a regular thing. Juicy bits would dive into shared stories, Reddit threads, and guest submissions of the nasty, the juicy, and the distinctly nursing-appropriate things that would make normies gag. Enjoy, and see you next week for the launch of season 4!...
Dec 27, 2024•28 min
F&E DEEP CUT: This is from a small series we were planning to do called, Juicy Bits. It was made for Patreon during a previous season, but we completely forgot about it! So ahead of season 4 coming out next week, we wanted to share it and see if Juicy Bits - Reddit and hot top issue conversations are something ya’ll enjoy! If so, we’ll add it to the episode mix for the next season!! Please leave a comment and let us know what you think! Season 4 drops the first week of the year!...
Dec 25, 2024•29 min
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of gun violence. At F&E, we love to hear from all types of nurses because the "average" person is often extraordinary, and so is their story! Our guest this week is exactly that: an incredibly kind soul and a Lindey Shelton fangirl! Nidia is an El Salvadorean immigrant who has battled childhood trauma and gone on to complete a bilingual nursing program before ultimately choosing hospice nursing! She loves taking on the Spanish-speaking pati...
Dec 04, 2024•59 min•Season 3Ep. 19
She's just a girl, she's just a nurse, and she's just a spicy smut writer - which is to say, she's one hell of a woman! Lexie Woods joins Lindsey to talk about starting out studying marketing.. being an oncology nurse and then finding a super health coping mechanism in writing and deciding F*** IT! I'm going to publish! Three books later she's not slowing down. Lexie is a ball of cuteness, and we hope you love hearing about her journey, which further proves nurses are more than just nurses... We...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Healthcare is hard out here - for human and pet healthcare! Dr. Sarah Cortright is a veterinarian in Orange County and volunteers with the Under Dog Community project to provide free healthcare to the animals living on Skid Row. She's as lovely as she sounds, and she joins Lindsey to talk about similarities, differences, and the challenges of working with people, pets, and insurance! Follow us on IG: The Guest: @dr.sarah.cortright The Pod: @friends.and.enemas The Host: @Scrubhacks Under Dog Comm...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 17
F&E loves getting to know nurses with all backgrounds, and in this episode, we have Ashley C! Finding nursing later in life and feeling very connected and called to it, she started out pursuing her passion for dance, transitioning into the world of education which proved to be toxic, and ultimately made a hard pivot into nursing a bit later than most! Fun, kind, and passionate, she's the kind of person who should be a nurse and someone we could all learn from in that it's never too late to t...
Nov 13, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 16
10 years married and The Shelton's are here to go through the top 10 things they've learned in that time! Married at 25, they've been and still are learning, growing, and still arguing over silly things because OBVIOUSLY, NO ONE IS PERFECT. Tune and let us know what of the 10 you think is the most important! Follow us on IG: The Pod: @friends.and.enemas The Host: @scrubhacks
Nov 06, 2024•58 min•Season 3Ep. 15
It's a crowd favorite, embarrassing new grad stories! I get a lot of requests for these, understandably, because they make us all feel a little better knowing we make mistakes, and laughter at it all is the best way to cope! So join us for a laugh and a conversation where Jared and I read submission stories, share some of our own, and Jared learns its okay to say penis! Follow us on IG: The Pod: @friends.and.enemas The Host: @scrubhacks...
Oct 02, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 14
