The Most Important Medicine

Join Dr. Amy and  special guest, Bahia Overton, executive director for Black Parent Initiative. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Social Work. She is completing her Ph. D. in Social Work Research, focusing on the experiences of African American female adolescents in foster care. ​Ms. Overton most recently served as the Director of Equity and Partnerships at the Cha...

Oh friends - get ready to be inspired and challenged. My discussion with Dr. Londoño encourages everyone to re-think how medicine is practiced. She challenges folks to take a more heart-centered approach, dance more, and focus on human-beings vs. human-doers. Dr. Diana Londoño is the founder of Physician Coach Support.com, where doctors can get peer support over Zoom 24/7.  She is a certified life...

Friends  - the last two months have FLOWN by - listen to a quick 13 minute re-cap of where we've been on this podcast. If you haven't had time to listen to all of the episodes so far, listen to this crash-course on content and guests. And, you'll get some important gems along the way that can transform your practice NOW! Free Upcoming Workshop: We're Really NOT OK: 5 Steps to Address Overwhelm TOD...

Join me on October 19, 2022 for a FREE workshop on overwhelm. As I listen to physicians' and other healthcare providers' stories lately, I'm deeply touched and concerned about the level of overwhelm right now. It's as if folks are just able to come up for air and now there's a reckoning of how difficult things have been for far too long.  So, I'm offering a free workshop on October 19, 2022 from 6...

Please join Dr. Amy as she talks with an incredible friend and expert about health equity.  Alfonso Ramirez discusses the importance of understanding health equity and how it can be utilized to create meaning in medicine. His insights around being culturally responsive, looking at outcomes and systemic barriers to health give us all important factors in healthcare to consider.  LINKS:Alfonso Ramir...

Join Dr. Amy and Drs. Teri Pettersen and Keith Cheng as we discuss stories of healing when working with children in pediatrics and child psychiatry. They dive into how physicians can deepen their relationships with children and families by discussing traumatic events openly. Plus, they share incredible stories about their work with families, how they became interested in discussing adversity and w...

In this podcast, Dr. Amy sits down with Dr. Dominic Corrigan, a psychiatrist with a very personal story to share.  Physician burnout and physician suicide is a relatively unknown issue in the world of medicine.  This stems from many factors, including stigma and a general unwillingness to talk about the subject. Dr. Amy and Dr. Corrigan explore preconceived notions about physicians and with a cand...

In this episode, Dr. Amy has a candid discussion with Dr. Eric Wiser, a physician with a wide ranging background from the jack of all trades rural medicine world to education roles at the world famous Oregon Health and Science University.  During the course of his career, Dr. Wiser always tried to break down barriers for patients and families to educate, advocate for, and deliver compassionate car...

Join me and Dr. Guy Macpherson, podcast host of the well-known show, Trauma Therapist Podcast. We're talking about the importance of being fully human in the work of trauma. Guy discusses how he got into this field, why talking about trauma is fundamental and why it allows us to be who we are - our WHOLE selves. It's such a great conversation about being humans who are also professionals. You'll l...

In this short podcast, Dr. Amy takes you through a brief history of the ACE study and discusses the study's challenges and limitations. She then takes a walk through the history and impact of the study, including the infamous TED talk that Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris presented. Dr. Amy then takes you through some of the elements needed to understand trauma, including the categories of trauma, definiti...

In her debut podcast launch, Dr. Amy engages in a riveting discussion with Dr. Ken Ginsberg, a pediatrician with 35 years of experience.  Dr. Ginsberg is a resiliency expert who focuses on building trauma awareness in medicine, establishing tools and resources for providers, and shifting the lens from what is “wrong” with patients to what is “good and right” with them.   During this hour-long podc...

When you hear the word trauma-informed care, what comes to mind? Do the words speak to you?  During this short introductory podcast, we join Dr. Amy on the journey that she began many years ago when she first started exploring the world of trauma-informed care and meet her where she is today… making a podcast to help the world better understand. During this podcast, Dr. Amy discusses her early sta...

When you hear the word trauma-informed care, what comes to mind?  Do the words speak to you?  During this short introductory podcast, we join Dr. Amy on the journey that she began many years ago when she first started exploring the world of trauma-informed care and meet her where she is today… making a podcast to help the world better understand. From early discussions surrounding the ACEs study t...

ABOUT THE PODCAST This podcast is The Most Important Medicine: Responding to Trauma and Creating Resilience in Primary Care, and I am your host, Dr. Amy. This podcast is where I meet with healthcare providers to discuss what trauma is and how it presents in primary care. Then, we talk about how to respond to trauma by building resilience in ourselves and our patients. We'll listen to providers tel...