Healthcare Uprising
This interview-based podcast shares stories and perspectives from TWO sides of the healthcare universe to tell a story: First, we seek to shine a light on the movers, shakers, and innovators across the healthcare industry. This includes everything from the tech and digital-based startups providing care and services to patients, to the academics and the medical researchers changing healthcare from inside our educational institutions, to the clinical, biomedical, and medical equipment organizations bringing innovation to our homes, phones and doctor’s offices. It gives a platform to those who are helping to change how healthcare is accessed, delivered, and experienced, for so many Americans. And secondly and equally as important, to truly add the human side of healthcare to this podcast, we’re weaving in real stories about real people who have had not-so-great, and maybe even some really great, experiences, on their healthcare journeys.In the end our goal, as much as possible, is to tell stories about many aspects of healthcare from a variety of vantage points, building a deeper understanding, appreciation of, and empathy for both the patients and the experiences of everyday Americans and how, hopefully, the US healthcare industry is addressing and improving it day-by-day. What’s especially unique about this podcast is that you have a healthcare industry veteran coupled with an average American to bring levity, authenticity, and a ”real” human perspective to these conversations so they don’t get too clinical, too in the weeds or complex that you have no idea what we’re talking about. This podcast is for everyone who cares about healthcare. Also available in video format on YouTube and Patreon!
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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Thanks to innovative companies like Herafertility, they’re bringing new products straight into our homes. Men’s fertility testing, also known as sperm testing, no longer has to happen at a fertility clinic, eliminating any potential awkwardness that comes with it. Just as in-home testing has expanded across various health areas, sperm testing is now part of the mix. But it goes beyond just fertility—by checking biomarkers and identifying other potential health issues, it provides a valuable baseline for overall health. This aligns with the growing emphasis on value-based care, allowing individuals to be proactive about their health and address concerns before they become bigger issues. Historically men aren’t exactly on top of their health, so this is one simple way to change that behavior.
https://herafertility.co/
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Highlights from Episode 13 with Thiv from Herafertility discussing at-home testing for male fertility.
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Don’t read a healthcare industry vet by their cover. Even the most educated, connected and experience healthcare industry professionals are still baffled and overwhelmed when navigating their own personal healthcare scares and journeys.
In this episode, Stacey Meade shares the surprising, scary, and challenging tale, and it is indeed a tale, of her husband’s seemingly unknown serious and abrupt medical condition and the twists and turns they experienced in finding answers to get him back to health. But equally important to the story is the incredible doctors they encountered in the process and the pricelessness of flexibility and support from her employer.
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Here are the highlights from this Friday's Bonus Episode with Stacey Meade telling us her harrowing story of being thrust into the role of caregiver. This episode is not to be missed.
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Join us for our first ever roundtable discussion. For this episode we bring back some guests from previous ketamine therapy episodes to collectively discuss ketamine therapy, and create a more complete understanding of what it means to have access to and benefit from this treatment. Alternative mental health therapies are clearly on the rise, with growing curiosity and interest. Organizations like Enthea are expanding access through employers, while providers like Dr. Casey are stepping up to offer these treatments safely. Ketamine ambassadors like Leigh play a crucial role in normalizing and advancing ketamine as a truly viable—perhaps even more effective than traditional pharmaceuticals—option for addressing mental health challenges such as depression, suicide, and PTSD.
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Here are some highlights from our roundtable discussion with Dr. Casey Dubravcic from Episode 3, Leigh Call from our first Bonus Episode (inbetween episodes 4 & 5), and Sherry Rais, co-founder and CEO of Enthea, the company represented by Jessica Tracy in episode 1.
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Part two of our conversation with Latham Thomas from Mama Glow finds us discussing the deeper issues around pregnancy and birthing practices within the current healthcare system, and how doulas like Latham are working to improve these practices for the better.
Mama Glow: https://mamaglow.com/
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Highlights from part two of our interview with Latham Thomas from Mama Glow, in which we get deeper into the roles of birthing doulas, and discuss issues with the current healthcare system's approach to women's pregnancies and birthing methods.
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
This is part one of a two part interview with Latham Thomas from Mama Glow. Latham is a published author, speaker, and teaches at several universities, and Mama Glow offers doula education certification, connects families with doulas, and more. Part one deals primarily with the basics of what a doula is and what doulas do.
Mama Glow: https://mamaglow.com/
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Highlights from Episode 10 with Latham Thomas from Mama Glow discussing birthing doulas and their role in the pregnancy process.