Bottom of the Scrub Bin

Were the ’90s really better, or are we just nostalgic for being younger? Lauren and Pam are throwing it back to the days of MTV, Blockbuster, mixtapes, sleepovers, calling your friends’ house phones, riding bikes until the streetlights came on, and surviving dial-up internet.  But somewhere between scrunchies and Instant Messenger, the conversation gets a little deeper. Were we happier when people...

We’re back for Season 2! Lauren and Pam catch up on career changes, summer adventures, perimenopause, Pam’s unexpected GLP-1 journey, and what’s changing for Bottom of the Scrub Bin this season. More real life, more honest conversations, and plenty more to come. Disclaimer: This episode reflects our personal experiences and opinions and is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is n...

SUMMER REPLAY ☀️ While we’re getting ready for Season 2, we’re bringing back one of our favorite conversations from Season 1 — and one that hit home for a lot of women. Perimenopause. The hot flashes. The 2 a.m. anxiety. Brain fog. Weight changes. Irritability. Joint pain. And that filter that seems to disappear somewhere in your 40s. 😂 In this episode, we get very real about what this stage of l...

As we wrap up Season 1 of Bottom of the Scrub Bin, we're having the kind of conversation that happens when two friends sit down, take a deep breath, and talk honestly about life. In this episode, we're talking about perimenopause, people pleasing, brain fog, anxiety, body image, confidence, and the reality of navigating midlife as working women. From forgetting important things (including family p...

In this episode of Bottom of the Scrub Bin, we sit down with Julia Martin-Velez for an honest conversation about aesthetic medicine and the questions many people are afraid to ask. We discuss: • first-time fears surrounding Botox and injectables • common skincare mistakes • misinformation online and influencer culture • how facial aging actually happens • what to look for in an injector • natural-...

You don’t think about cybersecurity… until you have to. And when it happens, it’s usually not a dramatic, headline-making event. It’s the small, messy moments, getting locked out of your email, a fake invoice getting paid, or realizing everyone’s been sharing the same password for years. In this episode, we sit down with Mike Faas, founder of Echo Cyber, to break down what cybersecurity actually l...

Working Parents… be honest. Have you ever packed the kids, the dogs, and all the snacks… only to realize at the beach you forgot your own clothes? 😭 Or had that daily 8:30pm “What’s for dinner?!” meltdown while juggling sports practices, homework, and work emails? You’re not alone. In our very first “Bin There, Said That” episode, Lauren and I sit down with zero script and no plan, just two exhau...

Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment feeling worse, not because of your symptoms, but because you felt unheard? In this episode of Bottom of the Scrub Bin, we dive into a topic that’s getting more attention but is often misunderstood: medical gaslighting. This conversation is not about blaming providers. It’s about understanding what happens when patient experience and healthcare realities co...

What does it really look like to start a business from nothing? In Episode 3 of Bottom of the Scrub Bin, we’re joined by entrepreneur Cristin Abernathy to talk about the reality of building a business—from the initial excitement to the challenges of the “messy middle.” Cristin owns M& I Paipeir M&I Paipeir: products on Zazzle .  This conversation dives into the highs, lows, and everything...

Ever sat in a waiting room wondering why your 10 AM appointment is still going at 11? In Episode 2 of Bottom of the Scrub Bin, former pediatric nurses Pam and Lauren pull back the curtain on the real chaos behind those long waits: tight scheduling trade-offs, invisible work between patients, emergencies and add-ons, staffing shortages, devastating diagnoses that take time, insurance headaches, and...

In our very first episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on who we are, where we came from, and how two pediatric nurses ended up co-founding a pharmacovigilance consulting company. We share: • What drew us into nursing • The emotional and physical realities of bedside care • Why we left clinical nursing • How we discovered pharmacovigilance (drug safety) • The culture shock of moving from bedsid...

What happens when two nurses leave the bedside, survive corporate pharma, become working moms, start a business… and decide to start a podcast? This trailer gives you a real, unscripted peek into what Bottom of the Scrub Bin is all about. From Sunday night anxiety and Monday morning meetings to travel ball, dinner stress, caffeine survival, and the many hats women wear every single day — we’re tal...

Welcome to Bottom of the Scrub Bin, a podcast where two nurses turned pharma professionals dig into the real stories behind healthcare, work, motherhood, and everything that never makes it into the chart. New episodes coming soon.   Music Credit: “Feels Good 2 B” by Audionautix Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://audionautix.com/