Health Hats, the Podcast

Health Hats, the Podcast


Latest Episodes

Pain: The Solution – Many Solutions
July 28, 2019

You’re in for a treat. Amy Baxter, pediatric emergency physician, pain researcher, and device manufacturer, is the CEO and Founder of Pain Care Labs. We talked about: Pain is inevitable, it’s life. Unnecessary pain is wasteful and it sucks.

Pain: The Solution – Many Solutions
July 28, 2019

You’re in for a treat. Amy Baxter, pediatric emergency physician, pain researcher, and device manufacturer, is the CEO and Founder of Pain Care Labs. We talked about: Pain is inevitable, it’s life. Unnecessary pain is wasteful and it sucks.

Fibromyalgia. Managing Pain. Doing the Work.
July 21, 2019

When I examine the puzzle of pain management and opioid use, I often see Melissa Reynold’s words in my mind’s eye. She lives with, struggles with pain. She’s so sensible about pain. Melissa writes about Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and pregnancy,

Fibromyalgia. Managing Pain. Doing the Work.
July 21, 2019

When I examine the puzzle of pain management and opioid use, I often see Melissa Reynold’s words in my mind’s eye. She lives with, struggles with pain. She’s so sensible about pain. Melissa writes about Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and pregnancy,

Salt in My Soul. An Unfinished Life
July 14, 2019

Mallory Smith lived and died with Cystic Fibrosis. Mallory wrote, "Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life." In this fifteen episode of Young Adults with Complex Conditions, I speak with mother, Diane. Mallory was Captain of her own ship, lived HAPPY,

But You Can! Total Self-Care at 13
July 07, 2019

Lauren Reimer-Etheridge lives well with a rare condition where her gut can’t absorb nutrition. Incompatible with life, Lauren takes and totally manages all her nutrition through her veins since age 13. In this fourteenth podcast episode in the series a...

Been There, Done That. Open Heart.
June 30, 2019

MarlaJan Wexler, a registered nurse, supports young people with stories similar to hers: congenital heart defects and open-heart surgeries.  In this thirteenth episode in the series about Young Adults with Complex Conditions Transitioning from Pediatri...

Breakthrough to College on the Autism Spectrum
June 23, 2019

A conversation with Mary Lawler, a trailblazer and educator, supporting young adults on the autism spectrum for success in college. Welcome to this twelfth episode in a series about Young Adults with Complex Medical Conditions Transitioning from Pediat...

Time. I Need Some More
June 16, 2019

A conversation with Dr. Tanilla Brown, a pediatrician and Internal Medicine doc who thinks about the challenges of enough time with patients, family-focused care, and the lifespan of transition.  Welcome to this eleventh episode in a series about Youn...

I’m not drug-seeking. I’m in pain.
June 09, 2019

This episode concludes the conversations with Fatima Muhammed-Ighile, a mother with two young children, and her mother, Esosa, navigating Sickle Cell Disease. These conversations have been different as Fatima and I are friends.