Episodes
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There is nothing more terrifying than when your child is hurt or sick. Sometimes, you may need to take them to the Emergency Department for evaluation and treatment. Today, I chat with ER physician Heather Hammerstedt about what you can expect when heading into the ER, cultivating a relationship with your Pediatrician's office and how to use their nurse line for questions, and some concerning symptoms your child may have.
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What is the difference between and probiotic and a prebiotic? How can a whole-food plant-based diet help our gut microbiome, and what is the gut microbiome anyway? Is a 'poop' transfer a real medical treatment? Today, I dive into all of these questions with Sarina Pasricha, an expert gastroenterologist and mama! We also chat about how to give our little one's tummies the best start possible on today's episode! Head on over and check it out!
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Is your child very opinionated? Are there certain battles that we should choose to fight and others we can give in to? Join me as I chat with Pediatrician, Nicole Baldwin, about her experience raising a strong-willed child and how she counsels parents in her clinic. She gives us tips for positive reinforcement, tells us why having a strong-willed child can be a good thing, and chats a little about her personal life and being a mama in medicine!
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Food. Sleep. Mindfulness. Exercise. How can we optimize these four tenents of Lifestyle Medicine to help our little ones (and ourselves) get the best possible start in life? Join me and Emergency and Lifestyle Medicine Physician Heather Hammerstedt as we discuss the importance of these four areas of our lives and how to incorporate them into our lives.
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Do you get nervous and break out in a sweat at the thought of traveling with little ones? Let us calm your fears. I chat with Dr. Brittney Culp about her best tips for traveling with children. What should you pack? What can you do on the plane to keep them entertained? What time of day should you travel? We also talk about her life as a trauma surgeon and what it is like being a mama in medicine.
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Do you struggle with convincing your kids to eat their vegetables? Do you take care of everyone else and leave your personal needs unmet? You aren't going to want to miss this! Today we talk with the one and only Renee Paro, a Pediatric Cardiologist, about how she gets her family started on the right foot when it comes to healthy lifestyle choices. We also chat about what it is like having a baby right before fellowship, why a plant-based diet is a no-brainer, and what kind of help she enlists to make sure her family's lives are running smoothly in a two-physician household!
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Today we talk about money. Lots of people may want to push this topic to the side and not think about it, but it is extremely important to plan ahead. The Frugal Physician gives us tips and tricks for planning for maternity leave. She outlines expenses you may not think about, maternity leave benefits (or lack thereof), why disability insurance is important, how much childcare actually costs and more!
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This woman is SO accomplished! She is an Emergency Medicine physician, mama, former Division I athlete, and a champion of personal wellness. We chat about keeping our kids safe, maintaining a healthy diet despite crazy shift work, and how to get back into the groove of working out after taking time away. Come listen along and pick up some tips to incorporate into your own life!
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Reproductive endocrinology and infertility physician, Natalie Crawford, MD joins me today to chat about life, babies, and the trials that often come along with trying to start a family. We discuss the definition of infertility, what a typical workup might look like, and what life looks like for her as an REI specialist. We dig a little into her personal support system and how she takes care of her family, her patients, and herself. If you haven’t listened to her podcast yet – you should head over and listen to ‘As a Woman’!
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This episode was SO much fun to record because I just got to talk in person with one of my friends! Mallary West is a fourth-year medical student, soon-to-be pediatric resident, incredible cook, and what I like to call, the 'Queen of Cozy'. We discuss what it is like to be pregnant during medical school, if there is a 'right time' to have a baby, how things change in the third trimester, and prepping for delivery - including some common fears! Listen in while we chat about all of this and more!
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Today I talk with Annie Ray, a Family Medicine physician (previously my senior resident!) who is in her second trimester. We find out the interesting way she decided to go for baby #3, how this pregnancy has differed from her previous two, what the NIPT test is all about, how bad that glucose challenge test REALLY tastes and much more!
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Listen in as I chat with a good friend, Sports Medicine Physician, former athlete, and mama of a precious little boy with her second baby on the way about the first trimester of pregnancy. Hear how her second pregnancy has differed from her first, how she is balancing work, motherhood, and home life, what she is doing to stay fit, and what her doctor's visits have been like so far!
