Send us a text In today’s episode, Matthew has a discussion with Dr. Jonathan Ripp. He is the Chief Wellness Officer and Dean of Well-Being and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr Ripp has authored many publications on the subject of healthcare provider wellness including many articles, a textbook, and National Academy of Medicine publications. They discuss the role of a Chief Wellness Officer, the culture of poor self-care in healthcare workers, and in...
May 22, 2025•47 min•Season 5Ep. 61
Send us a text In today's episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dustin Dean and Mick Myers. They are both Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. They have a concierge psychology practice that operates uniquely where they offer their services together for each client through Telehealth. They provide both coaching and formal therapy depending on the needs of their clients. Matthew, Dustin, and Mick discuss the concierge paradigm in modern healthcare, the difference between coaching and therap...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 60
Send us a text In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Darin Zimmerman and Laura Zimmerman. They are a married couple that have opened a functional medicine practice here in Maryland. Darin is an anesthesiologist and intensivist and Laura is an advanced practice nurse and nurse anesthetist. We discuss many topics in this episode like what is functional medicine, how they promote health and wellness in their patients, and how their practice is different than a traditional primary care...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 59
Send us a text In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Rodrigo Garcia. If you are a regular listener, you’ll recognize that name since Rigo has been on this show multiple times over the years. He is a Nurse Anesthetist and the CEO of Parkdale Center for Professionals, a treatment center for substance use disorder that is geared for the healthcare provider and professional worker population. Matthew wanted to have a discussion with Rigo about substance use disorder in terms of recogni...
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 58
Send us a text In this episode, Matthew has a conversation with Kelli Dunham. She is an RN and a stand-up comedian. They have a great conversation about the impact humor can have on both clinician and patient even in settings where one might not think humor has a place. They also discuss her history of being an ex-nun and how that experience shaped her life today. KELLI DUNHAM RN, BSN is a community health nurse, trauma-informed stand-up comic and storyteller and author of seven hilarious nonfic...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 57
Send us a text In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dr Miriam Zylberglait. She is a triple board-certified primary care physician that emphasizes holistic care in her practice. She is also the author of The 3G Cycle of Life: The Secrets for Achieving Joy, Meaning, and Well-being. They discuss this transformative book and a link to purchase is in the show notes below. They have a great discussion on her background, practice, and the current state of healthcare in terms of clinician...
Oct 08, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 56
Send us a text In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dr. Allan Lovern. He is a nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, and college professor at a nurse anesthesia training program. He recently defended his dissertation where he studied mindfulness in nature and how this intervention affects reported stress in nurse anesthesia students. Please check back often for more episodes pertaining to health and wellness for healthcare providers and caregivers. Please send your questions to pr...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 55
Send us a text Hey folks. So, after almost a year, I am back on the air with a great discussion with Hallie Evans and Crystal Hunnicutt, both of whom are Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and members of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Health and Wellness Committee. We discuss the overall and continuing culture of poor self-care in the healthcare provider population and how to integrate and normalize wellness and self-care in our training programs. For more information on t...
Apr 17, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 54
Send us a text In this episode, Matthew has a conversation with Andrew Douglas. He is a retired Firefighter/Paramedic that has taken his experience with job-related PTSD and started a tech company to create an app to offer support and peer assistance to the fire, EMS, and police community. We discuss common causes of PTSD in stressful professions like healthcare, the different treatment options, different sources of support, and the culture that teaches providers that they should only take care ...
May 23, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 53
Send us a text In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dr Amir Rashidian. He is a Chiropractor and author of 2 books about stress and the stress response. He owns a busy practice in the state of Maryland. The episode involves a discussion about chiropractic care, the benefits, both well-known and not well-known, and also the misconceptions that surround the practice. They discuss how the central nervous system affects all aspects of health and wellness and how chiropractic care can a...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 52
Send us a text In this episode, Matthew has a conversation with the members of the Health and Wellness Committee of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. He speaks with Kathy Horvath CRNA, Donna Keeney CRNA, Kristine Tierney CRNA, and Sarah Forsythe SRNA. They are all Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. They discuss the different stages of a career in healthcare based on the diverse range of years’ experience that this committee represents and how their perception and practice o...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 51
Send us a text Welcome to the 50th episode of The Provider Wellness Podcast. Thanks to all who have been listening and for your support! In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Rodney Overstreet. He is an advanced practice nurse, specifically a nurse anesthetist. He is a hypnotherapist and wellness coach that founded a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization support network called Heal our Healers which has grown quickly during this time of stress and burnout in the healthcare professiona...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 50
Send us a text In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dr. Richard Safeer. He is the Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-Being at Johns Hopkins Medicine. He oversees the health and wellness of the 42,000 employees of The Johns Hopkins Medical System. He’s been working with Hopkins for 11 years. We discuss the current atmosphere within healthcare where burnout, stress, and personnel problems are now the norm. Plus, we go over how he is addressing the current state of he...
Jan 18, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 49
Send us a text In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Ted Meissner. He is a meditation teacher and a Senior Mindfulness Program Manager for United Health Group. He is a certified instructor of MBSR, or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. They have a conversation about how meditation works, how it can benefit health and wellness, and how one can be trained to practice and how to become a teacher. Ted's Contact Information: LinkedIn Profile Website: presentmomentmindfulness.com Email:...
Dec 29, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Send us a text In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Shereen Yusuf. She is an engineer, health and wellness coach, breath work coach, and Wim Hof instructor. We have an informative discussion about breath work techniques and the Wim Hof Method and how these tools can dramatically improve one’s overall heath and well-being. We first met when she shared her extensive expertise and experience to the first Provider Wellness Symposium this past November, 2022. We had her on the schedule both...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Send us a text In this episode where I finally relaunch this podcast after being away since May, I have a discussion with Rodrigo Garcia. He is my business partner and co-founder of The Provider Wellness Symposium. We had our inaugural event this past November 4-6, 2022 at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort in Austin, TX. It was a resounding success and we have been quite grateful for the feedback we have received from the attendees so far. We wanted to sit down and discuss the reasons for planning it,...
Nov 22, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Send us a text In today’s episode, I speak with Sharee Johnson. She is a psychologist, author, and wellness coach. She is the author of the book, The Thriving Doctor . This is a book that helps doctors and other healthcare providers build skills in communication, emotional regulation, leadership, and compassion. This talk was a special one because Sharee is from, and lives, in Australia. Through the wonders of the internet and Zoom, we were able to easily have an interesting and informative conv...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Send us a text In today's Wellness Break, we go over 12 tips for a healthy night's sleep. These are recommendations that come right from the sleep scientists. This short-form episode is a discussion of what types of activities and habits we can create that encourages or creates a good night's sleep. Check back often for more episodes pertaining to health and wellness for healthcare providers and caregivers. Please send your questions to providerwellnesspodcast@gmail.com Website: providerwellness...
Apr 27, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Send us a text In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Matt Domyancic. He is a retired police officer who was a member his department’s SWAT team, a chaplain, and peer support and wellness coach. He is an individual who started down the road of wellness activities very early in his life and continues living that life to this day. He bucked the norms where he grew up, and what he did for his career, to live a life of wellness and to work with the people around him to promote wellness in th...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Send us a text In this episode, I speak with Dr Tami Berry. She is a physician and general surgeon by training. She has since left the profession of surgery and started a stress resiliency life coaching training program called The Stress Mastery Academy where she works with clients to harness the ability to increase control over the natural stress response. I first came across Dr Berry by reading her many LinkedIn posts and reached out to her to discuss this important topic. I hope you get as mu...
Mar 23, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Send us a text In this episode, I have a discussion with Kelsey Fassold. She is a COVID ICU RN that has been taking care of critically ill COVID patients since the pandemic started 2 years ago. We discuss her experiences, provider wellness, the culture of poor self-care in providers, PTSD in providers, and The Provider Wellness Symposium which is a national conference that aims to teach strategies of self-care in the healthcare provider population. Check back often for more episodes pertaining t...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Send us a text In this inaugural episode of the rebranded Going Viral Podcast, now The Provider Wellness Podcast, I have a discussion with Rodrigo Garcia. He is an advanced practice nurse that is the CEO of Parkdale Center, a treatment center for substance use disorder that caters to healthcare providers. It is the go-to center in the United States for professionals that are struggling. We discuss provider wellness, the culture of poor self-care in healthcare, and The Provider Wellness Symposium...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Send us a text Hey Folks! It's been close to a year since I've uploaded an episode of Going Viral. Due to business issues and personal activities getting overwhelming, the show took a back seat. I am uploading this quick episode to announce that I will be restarting the show with a new name. It will now be called The Provider Wellness Podcast . I have decided to get more focused on a much needed subject and that is healthcare provider health and wellness. The show will maintain much of its origi...
Feb 22, 2022•5 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Send us a text Matthew speaks with Erik Milosevich. He is a recently retired 25-year veteran of the Santa Monica Police Department. Before that, he was a sniper in a recon unit in the US Army. He is also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a Krav Maga instructor. During his tenure as a police officer, he became aware of the need for engaging in self care if he was to be an effective officer and a normally functioning individual. This led him down a path of training in yoga, breath work, meditation, ...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Send us a text Matthew has an informative and enjoyable discussion with nutritional innovator and wellness writer, Udo Erasmus. His products, Udo's Choice and Udo's Oils, are carried widely at wellness centers, health food stores, and Whole Foods. He speaks all over the world including at Tony Robbins and Deepok Chopra events on subjects like nutrition, health, and peace. Udo tells his fascinating story of how he came to become a researcher, writer, and product developer in the wellness industry...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Send us a text In this episode, Matthew speaks with Dustin Dean. He is a Psychiatric Registered Nurse and a B.E.R.T. Nurse in Minnesota. That stands for Behavioral Emergency Response Team. He is also a life coach and a behavioral consultant for a non-profit. We discuss the effects of COVID-19 on our healthcare provider population, what does a B.E.R.T. nurse do, what kind of de-escalation techniques are generally used, and more mental health topics that are relevant to our current societal issues...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 36
Send us a text In this episode, Dr Mohammed Al-Ibrahim revisits to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine. He is an executive and Principal Investigator in a Phase 1, 2, and 3 human research facility where he and his organization participated in and performed the vaccine clinical trials. This makes him a valuable guest to discuss many questions regarding the vaccine mechanism of action, efficacy, side-effects, distribution, and much more. I hope you learn much from this episode as Matthew did. Check back ...
Feb 05, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Send us a text In this episode, Matthew has a discussion with Jason Kniola. He is a licensed therapist that works with individuals suffering from substance use disorder. He works at the Parkdale Center which is a treatment center that caters mainly to healthcare providers. Jason integrates meditation in to his therapy and in to his own life. Matthew and Jason discuss what meditation is and how it can be integrated in to one's life, why it is an important practice in today's stressful environment...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Send us a text Matthew speaks with Dr Joe Nieusma. He is a toxicologist that runs a company called Superior Toxicology and Wellness where he has many offerings to promote health and wellness in a toxic environment. The discussion spans many interesting topics such as pharmacology, food, and immunity. He offers a program called HOPE (Health Optimization Prescription Evaluation) where he will analyze a client's prescription list and give information on redundancy and interaction. This is an intere...
Jan 01, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Send us a text In todays episode, Matthew speaks with Board Certified ER Physician, Dr Jeff Gusky. He has put his 36 year medical career on hold to work on an initiative to change the population's perspective on how COVID-19 is spread. His research and statistics are showing that if one takes steps to improve personal immunity, then mass spread can be prevented. This is cell mediated immunity which he will define and discuss at length in the episode. Dr Gusky then gives strategies to prevent inf...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 32
