Podcast
Remotely Possible: Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Existential Despair
Hosted by Owen Muir, M.D. · EN
Remotely Possible: A show about uncertainty, anxiety, and existential despair. Put together by Owen Muir, M.D. We take a mental health lens to look at some of the more frustrating uncertainties of the day. And we start with the big one, COVID19.
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Flatten the curve
Aug 3, 202100:13:24Tap to summarizeAs COVID19 spreads, nyc clamps down and prepares for a wave of illness that will push the system to its limits. So how do we help as mental health professionals? Keep people out of the hospital.
Transcribe →Sharpening the curve.
Aug 3, 202100:17:38Tap to summarizeIn episode four, we meet “lisa,” And emergency room nurse in New York City struggling with the beginning of a pandemic and the end of protective equipment being easily accessible. Our host tries to find some, but learns that how the government regulates things does make a difference in terms of what we can get to our workers in the front line. Www.brooklynminds.com For more information about your mental health, and for those in crisis, reach out to The crisis text line at 741741, by texting the word “ start”. Also make sure to take a listen to “Pandemic Check In“ our call and podcast featuring advice from mental health professionals about how to cope with all of the things that are happening now.
Transcribe →I Never Learned to Draw Blood
Aug 3, 202100:10:42Tap to summarizeIn a brief pause from our exploration of the psychological impact of COVID-19, we travel back in time to the very first podcast Dr. Muir ever put together. It’s a story about Kelly Fiore, MD, a psychiatrist who, when she began Residency, had never learned how to draw blood. This is the story of how she, like so many physicians in the coming days, will have to learn new skills, perhaps that they should have picked up along time ago…. Www.brooklynminds.com , and check out https://open.spotify.com/show/6DcMRsmxqLa0KizEGEhT8i?si=HCMqbP60S3C9TNDTKLL9qg also!
Transcribe →A Sh@&ty Ouija Board
Aug 3, 202100:18:00Tap to summarize(Episode Edit) in an update of episode seven, we listen, with more appreciation of the audio has improved, to our journey to understand COVID-19 testing, one of our team members coming down with symptoms, and understanding the uncertainty surrounding this illness and it’s immune response. Www.brooklynminds.com. If you like podcasts, check out the Listen App, available on the Apple App Store. It lets you share your thoughts with Podcast creators and join the dialogue https://apps.apple.com/us/app/listen-app-podcast-community/id1486892589
Transcribe →Self Disclosure: Lance
Aug 3, 202100:14:10Tap to summarizeIn episode 2 of our “Self-Disclosure” mini series, we join Lance, an RN who went from state hospital patient to registered nurse, and persevered past every obstacle. Join us as we find hope on the other side of depression. Www.asksphere.co
Transcribe →A New Hope
Jul 31, 202100:22:33Tap to summarizeWe learned that nobody, including Owen’s mom, really understand the point of social distancing. And President Trump announces his deep and thorough understanding of emerging basic science being brought to the bedside.
Transcribe →The Wave
Jul 22, 202100:26:31Tap to summarizeNew York City prepares for the wave of cases to hit, but the emergency rooms are already straining. PPE is in short supply. We hear from Capsule cofounder Dr. Sonia Patel about how they keep their deliveries running, and more. Listen App is a place where podcast listeners hang out and interact with podcast hosts. Here’s the link to download it: Be sure to tell us your story in the episode comments. https://05oky.app.link/iYXERisGj5
Transcribe →Self Disclosure: Lara Cox, M.D.
Jun 29, 202100:18:14Tap to summarizeBack in the before times, 2016, I sat down to interview My friend and the best psychiatrist I’ve ever met. This interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Lara Cox changed how we both think about therapy. Www.brooklynminds.com
Transcribe →Zoom Bombers!
Jun 29, 202100:21:08Tap to summarizeIn this weeks episode we speak with Dickon Bevington, medical director of www.annafreud.org and explore the psychology of zoom bombers. Www.brooklynminds.com. https://www.patreon.com/johnvanderslice is how you can support the musician who wrote the music in the episode.
Transcribe →Sphere of influence: how insurance got so crazy…
Dec 8, 202000:09:57Tap to summarizeIn this preview pilot episode of our forthcoming series sphere of influence, we learned a little bit about how the healthcare industry hides graft, kickbacks, and other nonsense underneath a blizzard of boring names, regulations, and details. You’ll never look at health insurance the same way again!
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