Lighting Your Way

Lighting Your Way


Latest Episodes

Episode 5.7 Be Like Murph
May 26, 2023

This week, were celebrating and learning from Maryellen Murphy, RN, BSN, CCCP, who is retiring after 44 years in nursing. Find out what we mean when we say Be Like Murph!

Episode 5.6 Nurse’s Month Interview With Betty Long
May 11, 2023

To celebrate Nurses Month, Rebecca Rivkin-Czarkowski is turning the tables and interviewing host Betty about the start of Guardian Nurses, nursing, and entrepreneurship.

Heart Scans Save Lives
April 27, 2023

Six years ago, IUPAT District Council 21 Fund Administrator Mike Previtera had a heart scan that saved his life, but not in the expected way. Learn more about the many benefits of this non-invasive te

Bobby Simmons
April 14, 2023

This week, Hip-Hop Artist and Stetsasonic Drummer Bobby Simmons talks about being hospitalized for diverticulitis surgery and how Guardian Nurse Michelle Agnese helped him recover.

Episode 5.3 Epilepsy Advocacy
March 31, 2023

This week, we talk to the amazing Colleen Quinn, a New Jersey mom who worked to get a Seizure Safe Schools law passed in her state when her son Paul was diagnosed with Epilepsy.

Episode 5.2 – What is Palliative Care?
March 24, 2023

This week, Betty talks to two nursing colleagues about the confusion surrounding palliative care, a valuable and life-enhancing service not synonymous with hospice care.

Season 5, Episode 1
March 17, 2023

Season 5 starts with a cautionary tale about how getting a second opinion saved a man from getting an unnecessary procedure from an ethically questionable doctor.

Dr. Susan Hunt
December 21, 2022

For our final episode of season four, we talk to clinical psychologist Dr. Susan Hunt about strategies to get through the holidays which can be a stressful time for many of us.

Renee Pedro
December 15, 2022

When healthcare systems break down, the consequences can be catastrophic. This week Betty speaks to Renee Pedro, a cancer patient who was taken to the ER by ambulance and left to sit for two days. Sad

Jeneane Fitzmaurice
December 08, 2022

Betty and Jeneane Fitzmaurice, RN, BSN, talk about healthy strategies for people with diabetes during the sugar-filled holiday season. Good advice for everyone hoping for a healthier holiday!