We're back, and with a special guest! Our oldest daughter, Bel, joins us on this episode to talk through her senior thesis on genetic therapy. She would love any feedback you have (through instagram is probably easiest) as she prepares to turn ...

After a very long absence, we're back! It won't take you long to note that this was actually recorded back in the spring and it's not so much that we have been MIA as it is that it's just taken forever to get it edited and uploaded. .<...

We're a whole TWO MONTHS late in uploading this episode, but it's an important update that we need to give before moving forward. As the title suggests, Andrew's exemption was rescinded and he was fired from the hospital that he's worked at for...

We're back! After a nearly two month hiatus, we're back with an update on the verdict from the hospital on Andrew's vaccine status. We also talk a bit about the various viruses that are circulating at the moment, including Omicron, Influenza A,...

In this episode we bring our 4 kids into the 'studio'! If you want to hear a lot of giggling and kid-versions of what Andrew does, as well as everyone telling all their favorite wound stories, give this one a listen! 

In this episode, we talk about what the recently announced vaccine mandate at the hospital means for Andrew. We talk religious exemptions, science behind the mandates, medical ethics, patient autonomy, and what we're doing in the face of anothe...

What *is* a concussion? Do you have to hit your head to get a concussion? Is it the same thing as a TBI? How do you treat it? What are laws surrounding possible concussion for student athletes? Why do we have our kids (specifically sons) play s...

Leech therapy, maggots for debridement, silver as an antimicrobial, and hyperbaric medicine! This week we talk wound care - one of Andrew's specialties. 

We're coming up quickly on the end of fall sports season and winter sports are just around the corner - what should athletes be doing in the off-season to prepare for the next sport? Should they be doing cardio, lifting, or actually resting? ...

We’re never really sure who does and who doesn’t know what a PA is - we’ll say that Andrew is a PA and they’ll nod understandingly, but we’re always wondering if they’re thinking Public Accountant? Production assistant? Power amplifier? Power o...

We're a couple of days late with this week's episode, but we squeezed it in! In this episode, Andrew fills Betsy in on how the clinic open house went and some of the questions people had for him and the other providers. Of course Covid came u...

In this episode we go deeper into what DPC  (Direct Primary Care) is, and we talk about it both from the perspective of provider (Andrew) and patient (Betsy). We talk about  how it's different from both concierge medicine AND the stan...

In this episode we discuss the meaning behind our podcast title - what it means, why we chose it, and how it applies to many aspects of both of our lives. Andrew also tells some stories, from working as a CNA to his first days as an EMT and eve...

You knew it was bound to come up at some point, right? While we don't plan on making this a frequent topic on the podcast, we thought it might be helpful to give our take on the happenings of the last 18 months. In this episode we ...

Bonus episode! We recorded an extra issue this week, mostly because we know that fall sports are quickly approaching and people are buying gear! In this episode we talk about buying athletic shoes - how to evaluate someone's foot for pronation,...

In this episode we talk a bit more about Andrew's work as an Athletic Trainer, both right out of undergrad and today. We get into the new athletic training elective that he teaches as well as the valuable lessons learned by both Andrew and Bets...

In this episode we dive into Andrew's least favorite thing to talk about - himself! We talk about what got him into medicine and his training in the 4 main medical arenas where he works - athletic training, EMS, PA, and wound care. 

In this episode we discuss medical ethics, iRobot, trusting your provider, and Body Integrity Dysphoria (which we referred to as No Left Hand Syndrome)

In this episode we talk about the Direct Primary Care Model  - how it differs from insurance based medicine and the ins and outs of DPC from both the provider's perspective and the patient's..As a bit of background, Andrew spent 10...

With the wildfire smoke making an early appearance this year, Andrew talks about things to look out for in at-risk populations and steps you can take to stay safe when the air quality goes south. 

Andrew fills us in on his recent training in emergency cricothyrotomies (a pocket knife and deconstructed pen or straw are not generally suggested).