The Most Important Medicine

You're in for a treat as Dr. Amy interviews a veteran mother/daughter duo about how to build resilience through relationships in classrooms! Our frank conversation about ways to engage parents, how to welcome children, and how to create your own support system is just what every educator needs to hear! Stacey Egli is a veteran teacher with 25 years of experience teaching in a variety of classroom...

Over the next year, we’re crafting the podcast to reflect different systems that children and families are in and having conversations about how to help them thrive and become more resilient. Hear a beautiful story about how we all play a part in the lives of children and get a sneak peek into this fall's lineup! And stick around until the end to hear about a new learning opportunity! RESOURCES Dr...

If you’ve been listening the past few weeks, then you know we’ve been going through the process of renewal and rebranding. Join today to learn about ways to build a community for you, a holding space for your story and Dr. Amy's "why" of less aloneness.  RESOURCES Dr. Amy's Newsletter Learning Collaborative Invitation Dr. Amy Youtube FREE DOWNLOADS Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Child...

What a whirlwind the past few weeks of rebranding this podcast has been! Join Dr. Amy today as we explore the importance of creating Circles of Support© in your life and in the lives of children and families. You're not going to want to miss the important message of how you can be a champion for kids by being that one safe, stable, nurturing adult in a child's life. You'll learn how to create supp...

Join us as we continue on our August journey of rebranding and hear Dr. Amy discuss 3 pillars of becoming a champion for children. I'm so very excited about this episode friends! Take a listen as we: Introduce our new podcast title Talk about what it takes to be a connected champion for kids Discuss Dr. Amy's 3 pillars of Connection AND, download the free resource today!! RESOURCES Dr. Amy's Newsl...

Season Two has OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF!! We cannot wait to share what's been going on behind the scenes of this podcast so that we can invite MORE of you IN! We’ve become laser focused on who comes to us for help and support. And it’s those of you who sit at the intersection of systems for children and families – pediatricians, family practitioners, early head start teachers, early intervention spec...

Friends - you're in for a treat as we wrap up YEAR ONE of our podcast, The Most Important Medicine. Dr. Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH is a double board-certified physician with 2 Master's Degrees in Biochemistry and Public Health and is the leading medical expert on stored trauma in the body. She bridges the worlds of functional medicine and trauma therapy to help accelerate the trauma healing journe...

Get inspired and learn how to create a movement with my friend, Susan Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, PMD. Dr. Susan Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, PMD is creating a digital space that can potentially reach millions of nurses worldwide. Her message promotes courage, confidence, and excellence in life-saving resuscitation practices. With her extensive experience in the American Heart Association, U.S. hospitals, and re...

Listen as Jennifer shares her humanity, professionalism and lived experience as a way to connect and bring more of our humanity into medicine.  Jennifer George is an award-winning author and podcast host, and compassion-focused physiotherapist with vast experience in the private and public sectors of care. At the onset of her career, she became a caregiver to her chronically ill father and it was...

Join Dr. Amy & Dr. Renee Thompson as they explore ways to improve workforce relationships, create healthy boundaries and thrive! Learn practical tools and scripts you can utilize right away to help yourself and your organization. Renee Thompson grew up in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, the oldest of 5 kids. She has a doctoral degree in nursing. Together, Ashley, Renee’s husband and Renee have built a li...

Hayley Runnels of The Undone Mama shares her inspirational story of advocacy, survival and community as she discusses her quest to heal trauma and help others. Hayley Runnels hosts an online blog and FB community to help and heal women and discover their worth after experiencing trauma. She's a friend, advocate, author & educator who helps to create less aloneness in the world. Dr. Burke-Harris Te...

Maggie Ortiz, RN, MSN is on fire with messaging for nurses and healthcare professionals, in general. Listen as she and Dr. Amy discuss ways to advocate for yourself, protect your license and ask important questions! A dedicated advocate for nurses' professional excellence. With a wealth of experience at the bedside and a relentless commitment to empowering her fellow nurses, Maggie has become a tr...

If you missed this podcast with my colleague, Bahia, you need to take a listen. In honor of Juneteenth, this episode is being re-broadcast.  Join Dr. Amy and Bahia Overton, executive director for Black Parent Initiative. RESOURCES Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter Provider Lounge Membership Dr. Amy Youtube FREE DOWNLOADS Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Scrip...

We're in desperate need to celebrate small joys in life. Join Dr. Amy as she discusses finding joy as a way to avoid re-traumatization. Finding joy helps to ameliorate some of the compounding stressors so that we have energy to draw from during hardships. This year has been coined, The Year of Sophia. Why? Because my daughter, Sophia, graduates from high school in just 4 days! The “why” is truly i...

Join Dr. Amy & Dr. Robyn Koslowitz as she shares her experience and rich work with families in healing trauma. Robyn is brilliant, funny & compassionate. We had such a wonderful discussion about the important work of healing intergenerational trauma and ways to work with families in a way that honors their stories. Dr. Koslowitz received her PhD in Clinical Child Psychology from New York Universit...

Dr. Joe Sherman shares an abundance of experience and wisdom - from Bolivia to Seattle - his career has been filled with compassion and service. But it's also been filled with a great deal of life lessons during his tenure as a pediatrician, husband and father. We talk about the MOST important part of pediatrics, coaching and caring for oneself. With Joe, you'll find warmth, growth and encourageme...

In today's episode, Dr. Amy talks about three ways to think about the people in your village and "build your house" of support! We use the analogy of a home as a way to think about relationships and relational health as a way to build resilience. When I teach professionals this tool, it's called The Circles of Support -but today, I thought we'd take a deep dive into your own support systems throug...

Katie Kurtz, LCSW, provides beautiful insights in the world of being trauma-informed and offers practical suggestions for ways providers can "practice the pause" right away! Katie is a trauma-informed care subject matter expert specializing in delivering inclusive trainings and consultation that are adoptable for any profession. Join Dr. Amy & Katie as we explore how to practice pausing in healthc...

Ever wonder what it's like being an expert in the field of trauma-informed medicine? Join Dr. Amy as she discusses what's new in the field and in her business. She reviews recent retreats & training, and what providers and healthcare systems are currently struggling with in their work. Learn about ways to engage in this important work as a profession or as an organization. And if you want a deep d...

Join Dr. Amy & Lee Cordell from the Institute for Trauma & Psychological Safety as we discuss burnout, creating trauma-responsive spaces and why there's no shame in going through hard stuff in medicine! Dr. Lee C. Cordell is an expert anti-shame coach, and CEO and founder of the Institute for Trauma and Psychological Safety. Dr. Lee uses her 15+ years of experience in healthcare, psychology, and e...

Today, Dr. Amy talks about the "B" word, boundaries. Join us to learn the continuum of boundaries and why we should all take a radical look at our own boundaries. It's also a sneak-peek into our learning collaborative with a special invitation to join! RESOURCES Dr. Amy's Provider Newsletter Provider Lounge Membership Dr. Amy Youtube FREE DOWNLOADS Provider Lounge Virtual Meeting Freebie Start Cre...

Meet the founders of Tend Health and learn how they're disrupting medicine and providing healing spaces for healthcare professionals. In this episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Christina Runyan and Dr. Joan Fleishman, psychologists and co-founders of Tend Health. They're breaking barriers in healthcare by providing accessible mental health services. These powerhouses are asking the question - "What's...

Rola and I were in tears several times as we shared and I listened to her incredible story and advocacy. Listen to her sage advice about physician identity and burnout. You'll be inspired by her wisdom and journey of burnout to advocacy to humanitarian work. Rola was born a doctor. She just didn't know that her home country of Syria would shatter into a million pieces, killing over 30 members of h...

Nurses represented!! Nurse Keith and Dr. Amy share a wonderful conversation about how nurses have been affected by the pandemic, vicarious trauma, staffing shortages and a need to find greater purpose in their occupation. Nurse Keith has inspiring information about coaching, emotional intelligence and how to find greater values alignment within nursing. Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC has been a nur...

Friends - if you missed this episode early-on, you're in for a treat! In her debut podcast launch, Dr. Amy engages in a riveting discussion with Dr. Ken Ginsburg, a pediatrician with 35 years of experience. Dr. Ginsburg 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 patient...