Not Your Doctor Podcast

This week, docs Rachel and Laurel read and react to your tales from the trenches. We chat waiting rooms. Rashes. Burnout. Telehealth turned Croatian travel guide. And the infiltration of AI into your yearly wellness check. Send your stories and questions to notyourdoctorpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Docs Tara and Laurel delve into supplements, giving their take on a myriad of powders and potions from super-molecule anti-aging concoctions to pre-workout creatine to sleepy magnesium. Is the Lion’s Mane Mocha Latte actually giving you a mental edge? And will your child be missing developmental milestones without Little Critters Immunity Super Boost? And what are the docs themselves willing to tr...

As interns, Rachel and Laurel are the Meredith to each other’s Christina, and they’re both looking for the Dr. Robbys to their Mel. This week the gals gab about their favorite medical shows and answer questions about how real life compares. Do residents ever sneak away for sex in supply closets or sob in stairwells? Do bugs actually grow in wounds and do people die in the waiting room while waitin...

This week the girls talk wearables, as in the pretty jewellery that also takes your temperature, measures your sleep and judges your exercise habits. The docs answer listener questions about continuous glucose monitors, socks that check your baby’s oxygen, and other devices that promise big glow-ups but might give big anxiety. Digressions include horses on beaches, a celebrity shadowing and a damp...

On this week’s episode, Rachel shares exciting news, Laurel flips to nights, and the docs delve into some double D dilemas on this episode about boobs. One listener is wondering if her asymmetry is a cause for alarm, and another listener ponders whether she should get a breast reduction.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel is back from Greece and Laurel has completed yet another book club. The docs also discuss some of our listener’s common health myths and misconceptions. From STIs on toilet seats to swallowed chewing gum to the percentage of our brains we put to use- are you ready to shake them off? Or continue squatting in midair? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Tara and Laurel struggle to make use of the English language, while responding to a grab-bag of listener reactions, a hantavirus haunting, a fertility visit gone awry, and some dating dilemmas. The docs also return to the question of quitting and discuss the extent to which they’re in competition with one another. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you aging with grace or subversion? From botox to fillers to wills, Tara and Laurel discuss some of the practical and cultural implications of what it means to age in our society. Does your metabolism tank? Will your back ever be the same after the first Big Tweak? We’ve got some hot takes and some actual science to back up this week’s episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Rachel and Laurel dig in and talk money in this week’s pod. Our listeners have questions about everything from gel nail habits to the hidden costs of food allergies to different spending patterns between partners. And they spill on the sanity (or lack thereof) of their own spending. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your sex drive “normal”? Are you wondering when and how to bring up STIs in a new relationship? Experiencing physical limitations to getting it on? Tara and Laurel tackle questions related to relations between two (or one, or more) consenting adults. We’re not your doctors, but we certainly have opinions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you a good friend? In this week’s episode, listeners ask how the f* do you make friends when you move to a new city, whether competition in friendship is ever healthy, and does loneliness impact your longevity? Spoiler: yes it does. The docs also detail what it’s like to maintain (or neglect?) their own friendships while working 80 hour weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Laurel and Rachel offer suggestions to a listener in finance who is checking their email during funerals, a teacher contemplating a permanent maternity leave, and a student athlete wondering if they should hang up their Nikes in this week’s episode on Burnout. And just how close are the docs themselves to calling it quits? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel is getting a puppy, Tara’s switching to surgery and Laurel is languishing on stay-cacation. We’re also talking tough news, difficult diagnoses, and how to prep for a breakup. Tune in as the docs shed some light on approaching difficult conversations both in and out of the hospital.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Tara and Laurel gab about the great outdoors. We hear from a listener who is wondering whether she should leave the city to start a family, and another one who is in need of sun-exposed relationship advice. Further digressions involve Lyme disease and whether we should ditch our sunrise alarm clocks or our jobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rachel and Laurel compare showering habits and weigh in on Clean Girl aesthetic. How many steps should be in your face care routine? Are you the one at the gym that others are avoiding? Find out by tuning in to our latest episode where we answer listener questions on hygiene.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tara has been welding knives, Rachel has been stealing dogs, and Laurel has enrolled herself in twelve different book clubs so naturally the girly-docs are using today to talk about mental health. Not comprehensively, don’t be silly, but this week we’re answering your questions about personality clashes, draining friendships and recieving emotional support from Chat GPT. Send more questions our wa...

Tara and Laurel discuss the startling similarities between Hinge dates and finding a new healthcare provider. Are doctors secretly judging your sex life? Does bad bedside manner actually make you worse off? When should you call it quits and start from square one? The docs delve into listener questions about starting with a new provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Tara and Laurel talk clothes, fashion and bodies. Is it bad to wear a sports bra all the time? What should you do with your wardrobe if a medication is changing your body composition? Are bridesmaid dresses made to look ugly or is it just you? Weigh in with your own stories and questions by sending them to notyourdoctorpod@gmail.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

This week the doctors discuss matters of the heart, and share thoughts on our listener's relationship woes. What happens when you're on different pages with exercise and wellness? Is it okay if one partner doesn't approve of the other one's therapy? The interns ditch their prescription pads and tell you whether you should stay or go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, all three docs weigh in on resolutions. Like the kind we set in January and largely abandon by February. We'll tell you ours and respond as listeners tell us theirs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tara and Laurel debate the merits of adult kickball leagues, peloton obsessions and wax nostalgic about their college rowing days in this week's episode about sport. Is it time to start training for that marathon or maybe to stop? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rachel and Laurel have a melatonin melt-down as we tackle listener questions related to sleep. Hold on to your oura rings and grab an eye mask. And don't forget to send us your questions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet the docs in this first brief intro. Send your listener questions to notyourdoctorpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.