The Nurses and Hypochondriacs Podcast

Are You Addicted to Dopamine?

We are living in a time where we have access to high reward, high dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, social media, news, video games, sports, gambling, shopping, texting, sexting, streaming, YouTubing, Instagramming, tweeting , TikToking... Our smartphones act as hypodermic needles giving us dopamine hits nonstop. On this episode of N&H, our special guest Dr. Anna Lembke joins us to talk about her book "Dopamine Nation, Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence."

Dr. Lembke is the medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine, program director for the Stanford Addiction Medicine fellowship, and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding research in mental illness, for excellence in teaching, and for clinical innovation in treatment.

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If It’s Not Funny, Then It’s Just True

Johnny Pemberton was born and raised in Minnesota, developed Ulcerative Colitis as a child, got really really into Reggae, then somehow went on to have an actual career in the entertainment industry. Johnny premiered his one person show "Minnesota Reggae Colostomy Bag" at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The show marks his first foray publicly sharing a series of highly personal stories that were all previously kept hidden, deep in the shame vault. On this episode of N&H special guest Johnny Pemberton joins us to share how transforming the embarrassing into the hilarious is a celebration of his personal stories.

Johnny Pemberton is a comedian, actor, writer, mildly knowledgeable gardener, and reggae enthusiast. He is the voice of ‘Peanut’ on the Disney XD show “PICKLE AND PEANUT”. Johnny can be seen in the films “21 JUMP STREET” “22 JUMP STREET” “NEIGHBORS 2” “THE WATCH” “ANT MAN” “BAND OF ROBBERS” “THE 4th” “ACTION POINT” “TONE DEAF'' and Armando Ianucci’s Oscar nominated film "IN THE LOOP". He played 'Bo' on NBC’s "Superstore", 'Max' on season 4 of FXX's "You're the Worst", and 'Alangulon' on the FOX series “Son of Zorn”. He can be seen in the upcoming show “Fallout” from Kilter Films and Amazon Studios. Johnny is a nationally touring comedian and host of the podcast “LIVE to TAPE”. He was born in Minnesota and currently lives in Los Angeles.

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Sex, Drugs, & Alternative Comedy

Today, the use of medical cannabis is legal in 38 states, and cannabis is completely legal for recreational use in 23 states. In this episode of N&H our special guest and author of "Baked: Sex, Drugs & Alternative Comedy" John Flynn takes us on a journey through his memoir about selling pot cookies while pursuing a career in show business in New York City in the late 2000's. We also talk about live storytelling in New York and Los Angeles as well as John's storytelling show "Oh Hey Guy's" at the UCB in Hollywood. If you love storytelling and cannabis, this is definitely an episode you won't want to miss.

John Flynn is the co-host of the podcasts Two Old Queens and The Celebration Celebration. His memoir Baked! was recently released by Pretty Great Publishing. In 2021 he won the LA Ovation Award for Best Book of a Musical for IT! The Musical Parody. He has won five Moth StorySLAMs and one GrandSLAM. Website: johnflynncomedian.co Twitter: @jfly9 IG: @john_flynn99

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Death Fat & Fat Funerals

It's estimated that over 115 million people globally suffer from obesity-related problems. Many reports state that Obesity continues to be a significant Public Health crisis. However, there are very few funeral options for a deceased obese person. On this episode of N&H we'll be talking about "Death Fat" and "Fat Funerals" with our special guest Isabella Carr. We'll also discuss death work, death doulas, the importance of having a 'death plan,' various different types of funeral and burial options and their exorbitant costs. Even though we are talking about death, we share many interesting stories including 'Funeral of a Fat Girl,' the story of Blanche Moses an entertainer living at the 'Freaks' boarding house, comedian Chris Farley's funeral and many more quirky facts.

Isabella Carr is an artist, theologian, and death-worker. She is currently a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School and working with Death Doula LA founder Jill Schock this summer as part of her field education. Her doula and research focus is a practical and theological project, "Deathfat: Fat Funerals and Futurities," which focuses on the end-of-life needs of fat people and their loved ones.

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Art & Health: Advocacy From A Soul’s Purpose

Pablo Picasso once said “Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” On this episode of the N&H Podcast my special guest Dominic Quagliozzi talks about his experience creating art that started from childhood while he was hospitalized with Cystic Fibrosis. We also talk about the importance Art in healthcare where Dominic will share his experience of creating art from illness which has guided him into a career as an artist.

Through various media, with a focus on drawing, painting and performance, Dominic Quagliozzi's work merges his lived experience as a person with chronic illness and disability into art. Using medical materials common to hospitals, clinics and home healthcare; hospital gowns, IV tubing, clinic table tissue paper, to name a few, Quagliozzi hints at the presence of a body past, present and future within health care systems and sick-well-sick-well cycles. By repurposing and re-coding medical materials as art making materials, he explores the emotional and psychological space in those moments of vulnerability, anxiety, fragility and resilience. Parallel to his art practice, Dominic uses art as a method of teaching for medical students and health workers. Quagliozzi received an MFA in Studio Arts from Cal State University, Los Angeles and a BA in Sociology from Providence College. His work is in the permanent collection at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum and a collaborative work in the permanent collection at Museum of Latin American Art, in Long Beach, CA. He has exhibited work in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Providence and Denmark. In 2018, he was on the Keynote patient panel at the Nexus Summit for interprofessional care and education at the University of Minnesota. He is on the Arts Council for Creative Healing for Youth in Pain and has given workshops and lectures at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Chapman University, Cal State Los Angeles and Cal State Long Beach.

http://www.artistdominic.com/

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What is the EGO?

What is the EGO? In this episode of N&H special guest Tanya Domansky joins us to talk about Ego death also known as "The Dark Night of the Soul." We do a deep dive into the chemical changes that happen in the brain when a person goes through EGO death, how the Ego's ultimate fear is death, and why some people are talking like robots? we'll also explore Maslow's hierarchy of needs and "The Default Network."

Tanya Domasky is researcher, content creator. You can find more of her videos on TikTok and her Youtube channel Egoless World Healing https://www.youtube.com/@egolessworldhealing/videos

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Let’s Talk About PORN

Is Porn consumption good or bad for you? Believe it or not Porn has been around for centuries. Humans have always had an interest in Erotica and sex as evidenced by cave dwellings. It wasn't until we had photography that we had pornography.

In this episode of N&H special guest Dr. Megan Maas joins us to discuss Porn and how media shapes our world view of sex. We'll also talk about porn addiction, what porn does to the human brain, how capitalisim and money drive the pron industry, and how to talk to your adolescent patients and children about porn and sex.

Megan Maas, PhD, is an assistant professor in Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State University. She received her PhD in 2016 from The Pennsylvania State University as a pre-doctoral fellow funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Her award-winning research focuses on adolescent sexual socialization, with an emphasis on the bi-directional role that social media, sexting, and online pornography play in the development of attitudes and behavior related to sexuality and gender. Broadly, she is interested in promoting healthy romantic relationships and sexual competencies and preventing unwanted sexual experiences (e.g. childhood sexual abuse, adolescent sexual harassment and assault). Particular attention is paid to female adolescents' experiences with sexual harassment, self-objectification, sexual agency, and sexual behavior.

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That Big Bald Nurse

Many nurses use TikTok as a platform to share their personal stories of the nursing profession. Some stories are raw and heart breaking while others are hilarious. On this episode of N&H special guest Matt Norman "That Big Bald Nurse" joins us to talk about his TikTok fame as a nurse as well as his passion for telling stories. We'll also discuss nurses leaving the profession, over paid CEO's and Matt's family nurse lineage. Matt also shares a story of how he once wrestled a naked fat man at Starbucks.

This episode is super fun and will surely make you LOL.Matt has been a nurse for 22 years and a pastor for many of those years. He spent most of his career in the emergency department and now is working as a nursing professor. Matt is married to his high school sweetheart for 26 years and has two awesome kids. He is the founder of Restoring Nurses helping Christian nurses find peace, joy and success inn their life. He's also developed the 'Healthy Happy Life Assessment" that you can find on his website http://restoringnurses.com/

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Life Is Short and the World is Wide

Taking a travel break, or ' gap year', can bring incredible benefits to your life and career. On this episode of N&H our special guest Janet Atienzia RN, MSN, FNP talks about how she and her husband decided to quit their jobs and take a year off to travel around the world to 16 countries with their 2 teenage children. Janet talks about what its like to travel the world with 2 teenage kids and 'World' schooling them, the perks of being an NP while traveling to different countries, and how she and her family has gained a new perspective on life.

Janet Atienzia RN, MSN, FNP has been a transplant NP for over a decade. This episode is sponsored by Rogue Nurse Media Empowering Nurses and Patients to tell their stories.

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Are You In Control of Your Emotions?

More and more people are complaining about feeling lonely. Not understanding how to control and express your emotions can cause problems in your daily life and in relationships. On this episode of N&H, returning guest Michael Grady joins us to talk about how to feel more FREE and empowered by being able to control your emotions. We'll talk about relationships, isolation, dating, and how to live a more empowered and successful life by controlling your emotions and embodying a healthy mindset to be able to manifest with just a few simple proven moves.

Michael is an author, speaker, stage hypnotist, master neurolinguistic programming practitioner, YouTuber, and speaker trainer. Michael has dedicated his life to empowering his audience to understand and take control of their emotions and energy for freedom, health and power. to learn more about Michael Grady and take advantage of his FREE energy clearings go to www.FreeEnergyClearing.com

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