With all the heaviness in the world, this week your hosts keep it lighthearted with an episode all about their fave skincare and beauty products. Just because they’re healthcare heroes doesn’t mean they don’t also love to gush about makeup and moisturizer every now and then! But first, they touch on the exciting PSLW news for public school teachers, frontline public health workers, or veterans, who may be eligible to have all their federal student loan debt forgiven under temporary changes to th...
Oct 14, 2022•37 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Before your hosts start today, they’d like to take the time to remind everyone that this podcast is, ultimately, a Chase Stokes fan account...Once that’s established, Jac and D welcome an incredible certified physician’s associate in primary care who specializes in LGBTQ+ and HIV care, Asia Sullivan. We promise this episode does get in to your standard medical chats, but first the three gush over Asia’s wedding that was featured in The Knot wedding magazine. Asia then discusses how she got into ...
Oct 07, 2022•55 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Something D gets questions on constantly is her experience in the field of aesthetics; many people are looking to get out of the hospital and to learn about other options. So, this week, while Jac is roaming with the cows in no-wifi land, board certified FNP Vanna Padilla hops on the mic to talk all things dermatology and aesthetics. The two start by addressing the difference between derm and aesthetics, and Vanna then talks about what her patient population looks like, and how she found her way...
Sep 30, 2022•46 min•Season 5Ep. 12
TW: Suicide Prevention Awareness month On this episode of where in the world is Jackie Camardo, Jac joins us from Scotland, with full on fall girl vibes to take us into pumpkin spice season. Today’s solo catch up episode is inspired by the change seen in Jac this summer that has been so inspiring to watch. She has seen a shift in herself and her perspective, and wanted to update everyone on where she’s at and how she got there. For Jackie, the key to her recovery was mindfulness. She encourages ...
Sep 23, 2022•49 min•Season 5Ep. 11
The fangirling is real on this week’s episode of The WoMed as your hosts welcome badass sports medicine physician Dr. Julia Bruene to the pod. Now working for some of the most elite teams in the country, Dr. Bruene shares how she got to where she is and goes into her love for the spectacle of sport. She speaks to imposter syndrome, burnout, and finding what she actually likes for her own creative outlet. This leads your hosts to discuss Julia's incredible podcast, Your Doctor Friends, that highl...
Sep 16, 2022•55 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Before welcoming this week’s incredible guest, we reminisce on WoMed x New Girl reels, and applaud Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope for standing up to Brittany Aldean. Your hosts are then joined by registered dietician Kara Wilson, who has chosen to work specifically with nurses! She shares why she chose to work with nurses in particular, what she would define as healthy or balanced eating, and offers advice to nurses on night shift. Her and Jackie bond over how common tackling a shift on nothing ...
Sep 09, 2022•53 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Financial wellness is a huge part of our overall well-being, and as healthcare workers, a six-figure debt is not uncommon. Today your hosts are joined by Student Loan Planner consultant Meagan Landress who reminds us that student loan debt is treatable with the correct plan of action. Meagan joined Student Loan Planner in 2019 and since has consulted on $160M+ of student loan debt for over 900 households. Meagan shares what the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is, how to know if you’re el...
Sep 02, 2022•59 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Thank God It’s WoMed Friday! TGIWF is our new motto around here as your hosts sit back, relax, and catch up. Danielle is getting back in the city and rediscovering why she fell in love with the place, and has been taking care of her brand-new puppy. She gives us an update on her career and the passion she has to perfect her craft. Jackie opens up about a potential career path that’s on her mind, which could not be more perfect. They also touch on a few of your questions, and talk about how to po...
Aug 26, 2022•52 min•Season 5Ep. 7
If you’re looking for a source of inspiration, look no further than Dr. Ade Osinubi. She joins your hosts today to discuss her impressive career, despite only recently starting her residency in emergency medicine. She discusses the non-profit she started in high school to help women experiencing obstetric fistula and what it was like doing this work at such a young age. They then discuss her documentary, Black Motherhood Through the Lens, and how she balanced creating it while also being in med ...
Aug 19, 2022•44 min•Season 5Ep. 6
TW: suicidal ideation Just the two of us! This week your hosts take the time to update the WoMed community on season 5 and their busy lives. Danielle opens up about her one-year anniversary of being in therapy, and how good of a place she is in. For Jackie, hearing D continue to process traumas that happened a decade ago offers her some perspective that while trauma may always sit with you, you find ways to cope. Jac opens up about her divorce and the things that have helped her though, includin...
Aug 12, 2022•55 min•Season 5Ep. 5
TW: self-ham, eating disorders Before we start, let’s all take one big deep breath… This week your hosts welcome yoga teacher and author Ally Maz to talk about Girlvana, a community she founded that supports female-identifying Gen Z's physical, mental, and emotional health through yoga and mentorship. Yoga is a way to come back to yourself, and D, Jackie, and Ally all open up about the trauma that led them to yoga, and ultimately, back to themselves. Ally shares all about her work with Girlvana ...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 4
TW: miscarriage This week your hosts are joined by an absolute powerhouse, Shelly Rockwell MD, aka Doctor Mommy MD, as she shares her fertility journey and how different it would look in today’s post-Roe world. She chats about her impressive career history, and her online course for new moms. She also talks about how her online platform, Doctor Mommy MD, came to fruition and how she hopes to make others feel less alone in motherhood. Shelly also opens up about an ectopic pregnancy in a prior rel...
Jul 29, 2022•48 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Danielle is riding solo this week as Jackie’s is having technically difficulties under the Tuscan sun. Fortunately, she’s joined by a dear friend, Christopher Romero, and the two reminisce on their days in the NICU. He talks about working on a Transport team and how it made him fall lout of love with nursing, then discusses his transition to CRNA school that made him rediscover his passion. He shares his favorite thing about CRNA school, and offers advice to anyone considering it. In light of th...
Jul 22, 2022•43 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Season 5... Can you believe it?! Season 5 kicks off as we transition to Friday episodes, and we’re coming in HOT with this first episode, addressing the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe V. Wade. After admiring Jackie’s Under the Tuscan Sun moment, your hosts dive into this subject... and how we can even have conversations around this heated topic. The two touch on the argument for adoption, and how it minimizes the reality of what everyone actually goes through in that process. They also express co...
Jul 15, 2022•56 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Make yourself heard! Today your hosts are joined by Nurse with a sign (aka Kaylee) and they get to know the incredible healthcare worker behind the popular Instagram account. She shares her background in nursing, her plans for the future, and explains that most of the signs on her page are things she wished she focused on when she first started out in nursing. She talks about how she got started with the signs, what her first sign was, and discusses the pressure of posting and keeping certain th...
Jul 04, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Dr. Buffy Lloyd-Krejci is one of the foremost authorities on infection prevention and control in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, and it’s safe to say she has never done things halfway. From a young age, she had a curiosity for healthcare and mathematics, and intertwined those two passions to ultimately found her own practice, IPCWell, consulting with health care facilities across the country. She joins Danielle and Jackie to shed light on a population that is often left far behind, ...
Jun 27, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 41
This week your hosts sit down with a licensed social worker and therapist who specializes in grief, Karen Moon, to discuss grief in both their personal lives and the healthcare field. They discuss the magnitude of grief experienced by healthcare workers during the pandemic, and how there is not the luxury of space that allows them to go home and process their emotions. Karen also opens up about her experience with grief that she credits to where she is today, and highlights how we live in a coun...
Jun 20, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 40
This episode is what The WoMed is all about — women celebrating other women in healthcare! Jackie and Danielle chat with Kairavi and Baz about women in dentistry, including the unique value they bring to the field. However, they also share the unfortunate discrimination they’ve faced as a result of being women, and Baz discusses her tumultuous journey to becoming a dentist. The patriarchy runs deep in healthcare, and dentistry especially is a field dominated by white men. Your guests offer advic...
Jun 13, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 39
TW: Gun Violence In light of yet another mass shooting, this time at an Elementary School in Texas, your hosts discuss gun violence and the need for it to be examined as a public health crisis. They highlight the reality that mass shootings, while devastating, are still just a small part of the picture, as gun violence is a daily reality for many. The ease at which people can purchase weapons is alarming, especially considering guns are the leading method for suicide in America. Thinking of gun ...
Jun 06, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Today is the day!! We have Nurse Blake on the pod to talk about his PTO Comedy Tour, NurseCon at Sea, his new children’s book, the IMPACT in Healthcare safe staffing petition, and more!! The most recognizable face in the nursing video game, Blake juggles so much and does it with an infectious attitude. He shares how his book came to fruition, and how his impressive career got started. We also get a WoMed exclusive on the Becky thing...He then opens up about feelings of imposter syndrome, what to...
May 30, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Reporting live from the FIGS annual retreat, D and Jackie chat with Midwife Henna all about midwifery and Roe v. Wade. She shares how she got into midwifery, and the many misconceptions around the practice. She discusses how midwifery is the standard care in other countries until alternate intervention is required, while there is such a stigma surrounding it in America. She explains why she couldn’t see herself working in a birth center, and the high mortality rates in the United States for wome...
May 23, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 36
This episode is dedicated to Harry Styles. Harry, if you’re listening, we love you. Your hosts are joined this week by their friend Hamza DMD to talk all about toxic masculinity and gender neutralism. They discuss the patriarchy running deep in healthcare, and how inappropriate behaviors are still brushed off as “just how it is.” Hamza opens up about being an immigrant and person of color, which allowed him to empathize more with women who are faced with additional challenges at work and in life...
May 16, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 35
Coming in hot, THE Katie Duke is here to spice up the pod. She talks about supporting your friends' businesses (the right way), her live shows, and her ER crisis contract assignment where she experienced working somewhere with ratios for the first time. They also discuss Katie’s move to New York, and how she paved the way for all the healthcare influencers you see today. Katie also opens up about her separation from Cherokee and her new partnership with FIGS. Plus, we get a WoMed exclusive on he...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 34
This week is all about getting real when it comes to that buzzword, “self-care.” Danielle and Jackie open up about how they take care of themselves, especially when it's that time of the month. Danielle even shares an all-to-relatable story of getting her period in Tulum. They touch on individual and group therapy, test anxiety, and setting boundaries with your phone. Your hosts also share some words of inspiration and self-care ideas from the WoMed community. Lastly, they discuss the importance...
May 02, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Dr. Natasha Datoo specializes in pediatric palliative care and oncology. She views it as a tremendous privilege to help people find peace in these moments and speaks highly of Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, a pediatric palliative care provider which offers interdisciplinary, specialized care to over 800 children living with life-threatening illnesses. She spends much of her time there educating and training other physicians on pediatric palliative care. In today's episode, Dr. Datoo shares how...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 32
This week we chat all about healthcare influencers; this episode is great for anyone thinking of starting that side hustle! Portia and Sarah from the Healthcare Influencer Network join your hosts to talk all about diversifying healthcare and using our education to relay public health information. They share how the network got started, their mission, and the type of brands they work with. They explain why they’re not just a typical influencer agency, and highlight the specific values the brands ...
Apr 18, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Let’s talk about boards, baby! This week we are joined by Latrina Walden, MHA, MSN, FNP-C, FNP-BC and CEO & Owner of Latrina Walden Exam Solutions to talk all about medical board exams. She talks about what sparked her interest in the NP route, and specifically the FNP route. She discusses why she wanted to create Latrina Walden Exam Solutions for nurses, and she highlights the gap between our education and studying for the boards, as it’s completely different from how you’re tested in schoo...
Apr 11, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 30
This week we’ve got a very special check in with your co-hosts, from Tulum! D and Jac talk all about getting to Tulum, their incredible accommodations, and all the exciting things they’ve gotten up to and highlights from the trip. As this time of year is always challenging for D, she takes time to share what’s on her heart as we pass the 11th anniversary of Nic’s passing. Your hosts also share what they are manifesting for the future, and answer some questions from The WoMed community. Find the ...
Apr 04, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Narcissistic Relationship Coach and Psychologist Dr. Jaime Zuckerman joins your hosts to talk all about navigating and exiting a relationship with a narcissist. Many healthcare workers identify as fixers and people pleasers, which can make them even more likely to fall victim to a narcissist. Dr. Z is here to teach us how to protect ourselves and spot abusive behavior. She talks about whether a narcissist can actually change, and if male and female narcissists present differently. Dr. Z explains...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Our dear sweet new grads, this one’s for you! Disclaimer: this is not an episode on how to pass the NCLEX, it has been far too long and too much has changed. This episode is about everything that comes after you successfully pass. When should you start looking for a job? Do you need to start on med surg? Plus, your hosts talk about what to be looking for when you’re searching for a job (hello well paying, unionized position!), and all the things you should be asking about during the interview pr...
Mar 21, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 27
