Provider Wellness Podcast

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. 

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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...

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 t...

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 populat...

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-ca...

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...

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 dow...

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 resea...

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 t...

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 lea...

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...

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 inf...

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 t...

Part 2 of 2:  In today’s episode, Matthew speaks with Daryl Davis.  He is a musician and activist that works to end racism one person at a time.  His tactics are unique but effective.  Daryl is an African American man that befriends members of the KKK and white supremacy groups to diplomatically show them the err of their ways.  Many of these individuals leave their respective organizations after spending time with Daryl and engagi...

Part 1 of 2:  In today’s episode, Matthew speaks with Daryl Davis.  He is a musician and activist that works to end racism one person at a time.  His tactics are unique but effective.  Daryl is an African American man that befriends members of the KKK and white supremacy groups to diplomatically show them the err of their ways.  Many of these individuals leave their respective organizations after spending time with Daryl and engagi...

Today, Matthew has a conversation with Jason Linett.  He is a Hypnotherapist and Entrepreneur who has a successful practice and training facility in Virginia.  He has traveled all over the world speaking and educating on the subject of hypnosis and business.  He is the author of Work Smart Business where he wrote about business including marketing, communication, and leadership.  In this episode, Matthew and Jason take a deep dive ...

Matthew speaks with Luke DePron, a performance, lifestyle, and fitness coach out of San Diego, CA.  He has a business where he coaches men on living a better life through practices in fitness, nutrition, health, and wellness.  Luke also hosts The Live Great Lifestyle Podcast where he has discussions with experts in many fields regarding health, wellness, fitness, and nutrition. 

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Matthew speaks with Todd Steinberg.  He is the CEO of Komuso Design and the co-inventor of a device called the Switch.  It is a device that assists with breathing exercises and meditation.  It is essentially a metal straw that is stainless steel and designed to be attractive enough to wear as a piece of jewelry.  One uses it to facilitate proper breathing exercises and to slow breathing down with switches one from the sympathetic (...

Matthew speaks with Jon Lowrance.  He is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, an educator, a speaker on the lecture circuit, and the producer and host of The Anesthesia Guidebook Podcast, formerly From the Head of the Bed Podcast. He has been doing the show for over 8 years and recently changed the format and platform to put more focus on anesthesia-related topics.  Matthew and Jon have a conversation about the effects of stre...