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Making Bold Decisions

2022-06-0645:05

In this week’s episode, I chatted with Dr. Charmaine Gregory about being bold and making bold decisions. Dr. Gregory, or Dr. G as she is well known, is a wife and mother, an emergency medicine physician, and a serial entrepreneur with a weekly podcast, among many other titles. She also considers herself a burnout thriver. First, Dr. G talks about her bold decision to move with her family from the United States to Guam. There were many considerations when deciding on the right countr...

Wellness Revolution

2022-05-1628:52

In this week’s episode, I talk with Amber Shaw about the Wellness Revolution and how we can get off the diet roller coaster and move to a more sustainable lifestyle. Amber is a Women’s Weight Loss and Health Coach who has overcome bulimia and frequent restrictive dieting. Now, she helps other women shed the weight and feel confident. She shares with us tangible steps that we can take when we feel stuck. The first step is to get quiet with ourselves- even if it’s for 5 minutes every day. ...

On Being an Advocate

2022-05-0231:13

In this week’s episode, I talk with Dr. Meron Herpa and Dr. Richard Bruno about medical advocacy and the need for advocacy coaching. Dr. Herpa, a public health physician with the Cincinnati Health Department, has a passion for coaching physicians and future physicians to become medical advocates. Beginning with the loss of a loved one, Dr. Herpa shares her journey that led her to become a doctor and eventually, a medical advocate.Dr. Bruno is a well-known medical advocate and he also sha...

Mental Health and Millennials

2022-04-1829:09

This episode is part two of a with New York City-based psychiatrist, Dr. Claudine Jones-Bourne about grief, suicide, and how to create a safety plan. She also shares valuable resources for anyone struggling with mental health issues. Dr. Jones-Bourne starts by reminding us that our head is real and the psychiatric problems we may face are valid. Our mental health deserves attention just like any other part of our body.She provides us with some key statistics on suicides. In 2019, suicide...

Stages of Grief

2022-04-0425:14

Do you know what grief really is? On this episode of the Millennial Health Podcast Dr. Jones-Bourne and I talk about what grief really is and how it can escalate. In this episode you can also learn about the seven stages of grief, and how the pandemic has impacted mental health. Dr. Jones-Bourne is a New York City-based psychiatrist that works in emergency departments throughout the United States. Reference: Millennial Health Podcast on DepressionConnect with Dr. Jones-Bourne: Websi...

Integrative Medicine

2021-11-1517:51

On this episode of the Millennial Health Podcast, Dr. Anna B. Shannahan lets us know that it is possible to find healing, wellness & joy with Integrative Medicine based on evidence and excellence.She is currently the Associate Director of Education at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern as well as Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Northwestern. As an athlete who has completed 12 marathons & 9 triathlons, and figure skating coach who earn...

Becoming Brave Enough

2021-11-0225:46

Do you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and lacking work-life control? According to our guest, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt, there’s a better way ! She tells us all about it on this episode of the Millennial Health podcast. Dr. Shillcutt is the CEO & Founder of Brave Enough and her passion is empowering and encouraging women to be #braveenough in their professional and personal lives.She is also a tenured and endowed Professor and the Vice Chair of Strategy in the Department of Anesthesiology at the U...

Eating Disorders

2021-10-1130:02

Eating disorders have been on the rise since the beginning of the pandemic - many physicians and mental health care providers have reported seeing worrying increases. On today’s episode, we’re going to take a look at what’s driving that increase. We’ll also talk about treatment, prevention, and some misconceptions about eating disorders.Chelsea Kronengold is a mental health professional with an extensive background in clinical psychology, body image, and eating disorders. She is the communica...

Stress and Burnout

2021-09-1326:04

In this episode, Dr. Jessi Gold, an Assistant Professor and the Director of Wellness, Engagement, and Outreach in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis and I have a conversation about stress and burnout. She is a nationally recognized expert on healthcare worker mental health and burnout (particularly during the pandemic), college mental health, using social media and media for mental health advocacy, and the overlap between pop culture a...

On Being a Pregnant Millennial Physician in a Pandemic

2021-08-1624:31

I love to have guests on my show, but I wanted to have a heart to heart with my audience on this episode. I did not publicly announce my pregnancy until the 3rd trimester to give myself the space I needed to navigate the constant changes involved in this process. As a Physician, this was even more consequential as we’re still battling a pandemic and there’s another wave on the horizon.Millennials are known to speak our minds. We have a reputation for being bold, brave and empowered in ways th...

Fibroids with Dr. Arumala

2021-08-0234:23

In this episode Dr. Arumala, a Board Certified Ob/Gyn and Fibroid Specialist and I have a conversation about fibroids. She shares important facts about diagnosing, managing and treating fibroids. As a bonus, both Dr. Arumala and I share about our personal journeys with fibroids. Thank you for listening to the Millennial Health Podcast. Please subscribe to the podcast, share with your friends and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or comments feel free to reach out on Inst...

Men Need to See the Doctor Too

2021-07-1933:31

In this episode Dr. Lionel McIntosh and I have a conversation about men visiting the doctor for their healthcare needs ! He shares his thoughts on why this is extremely important and what men can expect at a new visit with a Primary Care Physician.Dr. Lionel McIntosh is a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician in Minnesota. Thank you for listening to the Millennial Health Podcast. Please subscribe to the podcast, share with your friends and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. If you hav...

Mentoring Millennials with Dr. Mark Shapiro

2021-06-2826:16

In this episode Dr. Mark Shapiro and host Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen have a conversation about advice for millennials, speaking up on controversial topics and not selling ourselves short by using language such as ‘side hustle’ to refer to our non clinical work.Mark Shapiro, MD is the creator, producer & host of Explore The Space Podcast, a show focused on bringing those who provide healthcare and those who seek healthcare closer together through conversations with leaders from across the spectr...

Millennials desiring marriage

2021-06-1526:42

Similar to many professional millennial women who desire marriage, Dr. Monique Rainford did not have a straight and easy path to finding her life partner.Her personal experience and those of the many women whom she interacted with both socially and through her OB/GYN practice led her to write the book Please God Send Me a Husband. With her own experience and that of the more than fifty women she interviewed, she has provided a roadmap, complete with traffic signs, roadblocks and potholes that...

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

2021-05-3133:39

On this episode we are joined by Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir for an update on the COVID-19 vaccine. Now that it’s available to the general public, will you be getting vaccinated?So much has changed since her first recording on this podcast. There are multiple vaccines on the market and we now have authorization for use in children. Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir is currently an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, CA.Thank you for listening to the Mi...

Have you heard of Precision Medicine?

2021-05-1729:17

There is a field of medicine called Precision Medicine. It is an approach to patient care that allows doctors to select treatments that are most likely to help patients based on a genetic understanding of their disease. It may also be called personalized medicine. Though this isn’t entirely mainstream just yet, many facets are.Dr. Camir Ricketts is an ardent advocate for science and innovation and an even greater advocate for the development of all of the Caribbean. He earned his PhD in Compu...

Getting Real about Self-Care

2021-05-0331:31

There’s a place and a time for yoga and meditation but we need a few other options in our self-care toolkits ! On this latest episode of the Millennial Health Podcast, my guest Dr. Caylor and I talk about a few other ways to tackle burnout. Tonya Caylor, MD, FAAFP is a family physician and certified professional coach in Anchorage, Alaska who founded Joy in Family Medicine Coaching after realizing the power of physician coaching and seeing a paucity of it at the resident level. She loves...

Your Health Check with Necole Kane

2021-04-1936:45

Inspired by an instagram post in which Necole Kane discussed her journey to reclaiming her health, Dr. Jay-Sheree decided to reach out for an interview.xoNecole.com is the leading lifestyle website for millennial women of color founded by former celebrity gossip blogger Necole Kane. The media platform features content that reaches over 2 million women through its website, social media channels, and in-person experiences. In this episode she shares some of the health struggles that have b...

Are you getting the COVID-19 vaccine?

2021-04-0533:55

In this episode, Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen opens the 2021 season by acknowledging the challenges we’ve been facing for greater than 1 year in this pandemic. We also set the record straight on a few popular terms including herd immunity, variants, mutations and we discuss the way in which vaccines work. She believes that the vaccines are offering us some light at the end of the tunnel. What are your thoughts and are you getting the vaccine?Thank you for listening to the Millennial Health Podc...

COVID-19 Vaccine

2020-12-1434:24

On this episode we are joined by Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir for a discussion on the COVID-19 vaccine. On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals 16 years of age and older. Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir is currently an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Lom...

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