Feeding Our Young®

Join current student and Kent, Washington native Honored Guest Jenn Moon as she discusses her heroes in life, how a car accident drew her to nursing, what she loves most about nursing school, adjusting to being in a new city, the challenges of being a first-gen college student, having to retake classes, feeling overwhelmed to the point of crashing out, the “black cloud,” loving her incredibly chal...

Join host Eric Miller in this bonus episode as he briefly shares three takeaways applicable to nursing and life in general that he was inspired to share from whatever the "big event" is that is happening later today! (Episode recorded seven hours prior to the "big event.") Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.org to send a note of appreciation to any of our honored guests - let t...

Join current students - Kahului, Maui, Hawai’i native Honored Guest Jayde Sagun and Thousand Oaks, California native Honored Guest Maya Zilberstein - as they describe their favorite parts of nursing school, celebrating with peers, why they chose the nursing profession, direct vs. non-direct admissions, their future plans, challenges they have faced in nursing school, turning the cranky people into...

Continue with nurse practitioner and Grafton, West Virginia, and North Carolina native Honored Guest Kim Wiest as she waxes eloquent about her superpower, how her mother’s journey informed her passion in functional medicine, some of the differences between nurse practitioners and physician assistants, how to get connected to her practice and education, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung....

Join nurse practitioner and Grafton, West Virginia, and North Carolina native Honored Guest Kim Wiest as she waxes eloquent about her hero, how she accidentally became a nurse, her “messy twin,” her incredible career progression (and funny stories along the way), starting in psych right out of nursing school, nursing being an ever-changing field, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.org to...

Join nurse educator, nurse practitioner, and Spokane Valley, Washington native Honored Guest Jae McKinney as she discusses how a television show helped get her into nursing, how a life event side railed her into her chosen specialty, the huge transition period she had entering nursing school, an impactful trip to Peru, why she chose to enter nursing education, having a different perspective on tho...

Continue with nurse, farmer, and Yakima, Washington native Honored Guest Jamie Clark as she chats about the importance of grit and character in nursing, using tact and kindness while rocking the boat, moral injury/secondary trauma in healthcare, being in the trenches vs. the “20,000 foot view,” practical pointers for respectful confrontation, the importance of talking with the person you trust mos...

Join nurse, farmer, and Yakima, Washington native Honored Guest Jamie Clark as she chats about why going to work is a stress relief sometimes, the intersection of nursing and farming in her life, her myriad influences leading her to nursing, being part of a satellite cohort, nursing school expectations vs. reality, her nursing journey, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.org to send a not...

After listening to a very special intro, join host Eric Miller as he gives thanks to those that helped make 2025 a success, touches on why 2025 was both a “glass half-empty” and “glass half-full” kind of year, celebrates how far the Feeding Our Young® movement has come, and casts vision for what lies ahead for the podcast, business, and movement in 2026! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.org to s...

Join nurse and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Chandy Thorn as she talks about the challenge of attending clinical during COVID, navigating nursing school after her mother’s death, her involvement in the Big Sister Little Sister program, what she loves about working in the NICU, how navigating grief has helped her current profession, her practical advice for dealing with difficult shifts,...

[explicit - opening swearing and brief discussion about gun violence] Join nursing student and Cle Elum, Washington and Pacific Northwest native Honored Guest Christopher Vertefeuille as he discusses an oddly deeply impactful pizza party, previous careers including flipping burgers and chaplaincy, the hardship that informed his decision to become a nurse, navigating being a leader in the midst of...

Continue with very recent graduate and Jasper, Alabama native Honored Guest Katelyn Makemson as she describes her short- and long-term career plans, how she’s prepping for the NCLEX, working through nursing school with a jaw-dropping diagnosis, and so much more, including closing her episode with her two favorite Bible verses! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.org to send a note of appreciation t...

Join very recent graduate and Jasper, Alabama native Honored Guest Katelyn Makemson as she describes her love of the Lord and trusting in Him for her future, the importance of her family, how she pictures her family during labs/sims, nursing externships, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.org to send a note of appreciation to any of our honored guests - let them know how they touched you...

Join nurse and Curlew, Washington native Honored Guest Haleigh Gibson as she articulates the oddity of wearing masks, her initial foray into dental hygiene, following your heart and gut, how to develop that gut instinct, how to communicate a clinical picture to a provider, go-to-girls, the value of your first RN position,  kindness, being in charge of your own learning, being present, pursuing fur...

Join very recent graduate and O’ahu, Hawai’i native Honored Guest Aysia Ramos as she chats about her touching inspiration behind becoming a nurse, prep work advice for taking the NCLEX, the importance of self advocacy and asking for accommodations, her favorite parts of nursing school, balancing extracurriculars, how you never want to be the smartest person in the room, and more! Contact us: thank...

Continue with hot-off-the-presses graduate and Meridian, Idaho and Oregon coast native Honored Guest Brooke Peterson as she talks about books, her favorite parts of nursing school, not being the best student in high school, her practical study tips, the joy of capstone/practicum, failing anatomy and physiology, dealing with bad news along the journey, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.o...

Join hot-off-the-presses graduate and Meridian, Idaho and Oregon coast native Honored Guest Brooke Peterson as she talks about how she prepared for the NCLEX, her most helpful NCLEX resource, cramming, the importance of keeping busy post NCLEX, how being a NAC/CNA helped her nursing school journey, learning how much she could work during nursing school, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung...

Continue with Washington State University’s Foundational Practice and Community-Based Care Department Chair and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Tiffanie Rampley as she waxes eloquent about her career including her reluctant journey into leadership, unexpectedly serving the chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, how honesty is the best policy, her leadership learning lab, Air Command and Staf...

Join Washington State University’s Foundational Practice and Community-Based Care Department Chair and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Tiffanie Rampley as she waxes eloquent about her career including receiving multiple degrees from many universities, why she chose nursing, joining the Air Force, falling in love with critical care, becoming a Critical Care Air Transport nurse, her incredi...

Continue with recent graduate and Bay Area, California and Phoenix, Arizona native Honored Guest Daphne Roberts as she discusses her experience taking the NCLEX (and her advice for students), her recommendations regarding how long to wait to take the NCLEX and/or find a job, her recommendation to work as a nurse tech during school if possible, focusing on the “little in-between things,” finding a...

Join recent graduate and Bay Area, California and Phoenix, Arizona native Honored Guest Daphne Roberts as she discusses her inspirational grandparents, how a paper cut and a special band-aid got her into nursing, her love of emotional intelligence, wanting to transplant other students’ abilities into her own knowledge base, enjoying always having the opportunity to learn from someone else, looking...

Join soon-to-be nursing student and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Maia Siemers as she chats about her family, her activities and hobbies, how her sports background will help her in nursing school, other jobs she has had, how her little sister is her hero, how her mom and grandma inspire her both in life and her future career, being open to all areas of nursing, her 12-hour shift shadow...

Continue with nurse and Puyallup and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Christina Peterson as she eloquently describes navigating the traumatic grief surrounding her unexpected divorce, the importance of taking advantage of counseling, “going to the moon” for 12-plus hours, how acute care almost cut her career short, her many incredible experiences working in Papua New Guinea with a medical...

Join nurse and Puyallup and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Christina Peterson as she eloquently describes her round-the-world trip from one side of the state to the other, being okay with being weird (and accepting being weird to feel good), the importance of having matching underwear, her passion for health and nutrition and tying that into nursing, the importance of what you use for sn...

Continue with nursing student and Portland, Oregon native Honored Guest Ani Posner as she discusses the role the VA has played in her education, the Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP), advice for working with inappropriate patients (especially as a young lady), the importance of leaning into your faculty, setting definitive boundaries, doing chest compressions on a patient for the firs...