In this episode, Matthew has a conversation with Kelli Dunham. She is an RN and a stand-up comedian. They have a great conversation about the impact humor can have on both clinician and patient even in settings where one might not think humor has a place. They also discuss her history of being an ex-nun and how that experience shaped her life today…

In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dr Miriam Zylberglait. She is a triple board-certified primary care physician that emphasizes holistic care in her practice. She is also the author of The 3G Cycle of Life: The Secrets for Achieving Joy, Meaning, and Well-being. They discuss this transformative book and a link to purchase is in th…

In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dr. Allan Lovern. He is a nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, and college professor at a nurse anesthesia training program. He recently defended his dissertation where he studied mindfulness in nature and how this intervention affects reported stress in nurse anesthesia students. Please check b…

Hey folks. So, after almost a year, I am back on the air with a great discussion with Hallie Evans and Crystal Hunnicutt, both of whom are Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and members of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Health and Wellness Committee. We discuss the overall and continuing culture of poor self-care in the healt…

In this episode, Matthew has a conversation with Andrew Douglas. He is a retired Firefighter/Paramedic that has taken his experience with job-related PTSD and started a tech company to create an app to offer support and peer assistance to the fire, EMS, and police community. We discuss common causes of PTSD in stressful professions like healthcare,…

In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dr Amir Rashidian. He is a Chiropractor and author of 2 books about stress and the stress response. He owns a busy practice in the state of Maryland. The episode involves a discussion about chiropractic care, the benefits, both well-known and not well-known, and also the misconceptions that surrou…

In this episode, Matthew has a conversation with the members of the Health and Wellness Committee of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. He speaks with Kathy Horvath CRNA, Donna Keeney CRNA, Kristine Tierney CRNA, and Sarah Forsythe SRNA. They are all Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. They discuss the different stages of a care…

Welcome to the 50th episode of The Provider Wellness Podcast. Thanks to all who have been listening and for your support! In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Rodney Overstreet. He is an advanced practice nurse, specifically a nurse anesthetist. He is a hypnotherapist and wellness coach that founded a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organizati…

In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Dr. Richard Safeer. He is the Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-Being at Johns Hopkins Medicine. He oversees the health and wellness of the 42,000 employees of The Johns Hopkins Medical System. He’s been working with Hopkins for 11 years. We discuss the current atmosphere within h…

In today’s episode, Matthew has a conversation with Ted Meissner. He is a meditation teacher and a Senior Mindfulness Program Manager for United Health Group. He is a certified instructor of MBSR, or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. They have a conversation about how meditation works, how it can benefit health and wellness, and how one can be tr…

In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Shereen Yusuf. She is an engineer, health and wellness coach, breath work coach, and Wim Hof instructor. We have an informative discussion about breath work techniques and the Wim Hof Method and how these tools can dramatically improve one’s overall heath and well-being. We first met when she shared he…

In this episode where I finally relaunch this podcast after being away since May, I have a discussion with Rodrigo Garcia. He is my business partner and co-founder of The Provider Wellness Symposium. We had our inaugural event this past November 4-6, 2022 at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort in Austin, TX. It was a resounding success and we have been qui…

In today’s episode, I speak with Sharee Johnson. She is a psychologist, author, and wellness coach. She is the author of the book, The Thriving Doctor. This is a book that helps doctors and other healthcare providers build skills in communication, emotional regulation, leadership, and compassion. This talk was a special one because Sharee is from, …

In today's Wellness Break, we go over 12 tips for a healthy night's sleep. These are recommendations that come right from the sleep scientists. This short-form episode is a discussion of what types of activities and habits we can create that encourages or creates a good night's sleep. Check back often for more episodes pertaining to health and well…

In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Matt Domyancic. He is a retired police officer who was a member his department’s SWAT team, a chaplain, and peer support and wellness coach. He is an individual who started down the road of wellness activities very early in his life and continues living that life to this day. He bucked the norms where …

In this episode, I speak with Dr Tami Berry. She is a physician and general surgeon by training. She has since left the profession of surgery and started a stress resiliency life coaching training program called The Stress Mastery Academy where she works with clients to harness the ability to increase control over the natural stress response. I fir…

In this episode, I have a discussion with Kelsey Fassold. She is a COVID ICU RN that has been taking care of critically ill COVID patients since the pandemic started 2 years ago. We discuss her experiences, provider wellness, the culture of poor self-care in providers, PTSD in providers, and The Provider Wellness Symposium which is a national confe…

In this inaugural episode of the rebranded Going Viral Podcast, now The Provider Wellness Podcast, I have a discussion with Rodrigo Garcia. He is an advanced practice nurse that is the CEO of Parkdale Center, a treatment center for substance use disorder that caters to healthcare providers. It is the go-to center in the United States for profession…

Hey Folks! It's been close to a year since I've uploaded an episode of Going Viral. Due to business issues and personal activities getting overwhelming, the show took a back seat. I am uploading this quick episode to announce that I will be restarting the show with a new name. It will now be called The Provider Wellness Podcast. I have decided to g…

Matthew speaks with Erik Milosevich. He is a recently retired 25-year veteran of the Santa Monica Police Department. Before that, he was a sniper in a recon unit in the US Army. He is also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a Krav Maga instructor. During his tenure as a police officer, he became aware of the need for engaging in self care if he was to…

Matthew has an informative and enjoyable discussion with nutritional innovator and wellness writer, Udo Erasmus. His products, Udo's Choice and Udo's Oils, are carried widely at wellness centers, health food stores, and Whole Foods. He speaks all over the world including at Tony Robbins and Deepok Chopra events on subjects like nutrition, health, a…

In this episode, Matthew speaks with Dustin Dean. He is a Psychiatric Registered Nurse and a B.E.R.T. Nurse in Minnesota. That stands for Behavioral Emergency Response Team. He is also a life coach and a behavioral consultant for a non-profit. We discuss the effects of COVID-19 on our healthcare provider population, what does a B.E.R.T. nurse do, w…

In this episode, Dr Mohammed Al-Ibrahim revisits to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine. He is an executive and Principal Investigator in a Phase 1, 2, and 3 human research facility where he and his organization participated in and performed the vaccine clinical trials. This makes him a valuable guest to discuss many questions regarding the vaccine mechan…

In this episode, Matthew has a discussion with Jason Kniola. He is a licensed therapist that works with individuals suffering from substance use disorder. He works at the Parkdale Center which is a treatment center that caters mainly to healthcare providers. Jason integrates meditation in to his therapy and in to his own life. Matthew and Jason dis…

Matthew speaks with Dr Joe Nieusma. He is a toxicologist that runs a company called Superior Toxicology and Wellness where he has many offerings to promote health and wellness in a toxic environment. The discussion spans many interesting topics such as pharmacology, food, and immunity. He offers a program called HOPE (Health Optimization Prescripti…

In todays episode, Matthew speaks with Board Certified ER Physician, Dr Jeff Gusky. He has put his 36 year medical career on hold to work on an initiative to change the population's perspective on how COVID-19 is spread. His research and statistics are showing that if one takes steps to improve personal immunity, then mass spread can be prevented. …

Part 2 of 2: In today’s episode, Matthew speaks with Daryl Davis. He is a musician and activist that works to end racism one person at a time. His tactics are unique but effective. Daryl is an African American man that befriends members of the KKK and white supremacy groups to diplomatically show them the err of their ways. Many of these individual…

Part 1 of 2: In today’s episode, Matthew speaks with Daryl Davis. He is a musician and activist that works to end racism one person at a time. His tactics are unique but effective. Daryl is an African American man that befriends members of the KKK and white supremacy groups to diplomatically show them the err of their ways. Many of these individual…

Today, Matthew has a conversation with Jason Linett. He is a Hypnotherapist and Entrepreneur who has a successful practice and training facility in Virginia. He has traveled all over the world speaking and educating on the subject of hypnosis and business. He is the author of Work Smart Business where he wrote about business including marketing, co…

Matthew speaks with Luke DePron, a performance, lifestyle, and fitness coach out of San Diego, CA. He has a business where he coaches men on living a better life through practices in fitness, nutrition, health, and wellness. Luke also hosts The Live Great Lifestyle Podcast where he has discussions with experts in many fields regarding health, welln…

Matthew speaks with Todd Steinberg. He is the CEO of Komuso Design and the co-inventor of a device called the Switch. It is a device that assists with breathing exercises and meditation. It is essentially a metal straw that is stainless steel and designed to be attractive enough to wear as a piece of jewelry. One uses it to facilitate proper breath…

Matthew speaks with Jon Lowrance. He is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, an educator, a speaker on the lecture circuit, and the producer and host of The Anesthesia Guidebook Podcast, formerly From the Head of the Bed Podcast. He has been doing the show for over 8 years and recently changed the format and platform to put more focus on anest…

In today's Wellness Break, Matthew discusses hypnosis. As a Hypnotherapist, Matthew has seen many examples of the misconceptions regarding what hypnosis is, how it works, and how it affects people. He discusses all of theses issues and how hypnosis can be used as a tool to help a person create outcomes that they wish to create for themselves. For m…

In this episode, Matthew has a follow-up discussion with Dr Mohammed Al-Ibrahim. He is an Infectious Disease Physician that is a Senior Primary Investigator at a phase II and III human research facility in Baltimore, MD. His site is currently one of the facilities working on a COVID-19 vaccine. They last spoke on episode 5 on April 7 to discuss wha…

In this episode, Matthew speaks with Dr. Donn Posner. He is the founder and president of Sleepwell Consultants, a clinical psychologist, and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. As an expert on sleep, sleep physiology, and insomnia, Dr Posner discusses the differences bet…

Matthew has a discussion with Captain Michael Donahue. He is a former NASA pilot and a former Captain for a private commercial jet airline. He is currently a flight instructor. They discuss the concept of self care from the standpoint of how aviation teaches its pilots from the hobbyist to the professional to be self aware and take care of themselv…

For today's Wellness Break, Matthew discusses the topic of breathing and breathing exercises. He discusses an introduction of the new book, Breath by James Nester, the benefits of breathing properly, and a breathing exercise for stress management. This will be the first of a series of Wellness Breaks on the topic of breathing for health and wellnes…

In this episode, Matthew has a discussion with Timothy Thomas. He is a Life Coach out of Seattle, WA. Tim will discuss exactly what a Life Coach is, how he was trained, and how he helps people make decisions regarding their future trajectories. They will also delve in to the current societal difficulties and how his profession is relevant to the si…

This is something new that will be added to the repertoire of this podcast. In between episodes with interviews, Matthew will be uploading some short, digestible episodes covering subjects of health, wellness, and current issues relevant to the theme of the show. It is called Wellness Break because one could listen during a break, during a short ca…

For today's Wellness Break, Matthew talks about Mindfulness Meditation and its benefits. He will give a background on how he first became interested in the practice and adds a quick and easy description on how it is done. He then makes some recommendations on some useful apps to get one started in the practice. Recommended meditation materials: Ins…

In this episode, Matthew speaks with Rodrigo Garcia. He is a Nurse Anesthetist in Indiana that co-founded the Parkdale Center. It is a treatment facility that caters mainly to impaired healthcare providers. They discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatment of providers with substance use disorder. The topics of stress management, health, and wellnes…

Today, Matthew has a discussion with Joseph Gnolfo, a chief Nurse Anesthetist at Stoney Brook Medical Center on Long Island, NY. They discuss many relevant topics related to the Coronavirus Pandemic including the role that leadership plays during this time of crisis, the use of personnel outside of their usual duties, plus support, health, and well…

In light of the recent murder of George Floyd and the civil unrest that has followed, Matthew felt it was prudent to address and discuss race relations in the United States through the eyes of a close African-American friend named Marvin. In this discussion, Marvin describes his life growing up in Baltimore and how his life was different from Matth…

Matthew has a discussion with Katy Dean, a Nurse Anesthetist out of Williamsburg VA who volunteered to take a 6 week assignment at Mt Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. She tells of her experience from the moment she walked in to the facility to the time she finished and how things changed over that time. She also discusses her recommendations to any pro…

Matthew speaks with Peter Biava, a therapist in Arizona. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor that works with adults and adolescents in areas of stress, anxiety, and coping. Peter discusses what the current pandemic has done to society and his client base in regards to the collective stress we are all experiencing. Plus, he describes how his pra…

As promised, this is a short guided progressive relaxation exercise for stress management. Do not listen to this recording while driving or operating machinery. It is best to find 15 minutes of uninterrupted time and be somewhere you can get completely relaxed. This might be in a recliner, reclined all the way back or lying down in bed. It's also a…

Matthew has a discussion with Ron Eslinger. A retired Navy Captain, retired Nurse Anesthetist, and Hypnotherapist. They discuss how hypnosis can assist people through difficult times such as the crisis we are all experiencing. Ron describes how people can benefit from hypnosis to manage stress now and any time in the future. Ron is an educator and …

In this episode, Matthew speaks with Tim MacWelch. He is the owner and instructor at Advanced Survival Training, a wilderness survival school in Virginia. He is also the author of 7 books on the subjects of survival and preparedness, 3 or which are New York Times best sellers. The discussion covers a wide range of topics such as how a person should…

Matthew has a discussion with Dr Garry Brydges. He is the Chief Nurse Anesthetist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas. They discuss how his institution is responding to the current pandemic and how they are planning for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus in the future. They go over different aspects of leadership and how it can be c…

Matthew speaks with Dr Quinn McCutchen, an anesthesiologist at Wake Forest Medical Center in North Carolina. Dr McCutchen had just finished a night call on an airway team treating Coronavirus patients. He discusses his experiences and how his institution is handling the crisis. They also discuss the virus itself and how it has affected healthcare a…