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CancerSurvivorMD®The FDA is failing rare disease patients. I’m one of them.In this powerful conversation, G [Josie] Van Londen, MD, shares her journey with primary mitochondrial disease and the life-changing impact of the investigational drug elamipretide. She describes the invisible toll of her condition, the relief of a long-awaited diagnosis, and the real-world improvements she’s experienced on treatment. As she urges the FDA to reconsider its recent denial, Josie highlights what’s at stake—not just for herself, but for the entire rare disease community.This link contains more resources (podcasts and news articles) as well as action items (to contact legislators and FDA). G...2025-07-2214 min
Happy ReturnVan break-up naar Portugal: aligned leven met Nathalie KemnaIn deze aflevering van Happy Return ga ik in gesprek met Nathalie Kemna: founder van Kakalina Cacao en een vrouw die weet hoe het voelt om alles achter je te laten om trouw te blijven aan jezelf. We praten over opnieuw beginnen na break-ups, het loslaten van verwachtingen, en wat er gebeurt als je leert leven vanuit vertrouwen in plaats van controle.Nathalie deelt openhartig over de uitdagingen die haar op haar pad brachten, en hoe ze door de pijn heen ruimte vond voor haar eigen visie, zachtheid en alignment. We hebben het over in...2025-05-2739 minCancerSurvivorMD®Provider Talk with Colleen Dwyer DiehlIn this episode, Dr. Josie welcomes Colleen Dwyer Diehl, LCSW, a clinical social worker at Cancer Bridges, to introduce an exciting new mini-series on cancer survivorship. Colleen shares her journey, the mission of Cancer Bridges, and the impactful programs they offer to support cancer patients and survivors. Together, they explore the Living Life Post-Cancer Treatment program, a structured initiative designed to help individuals navigate life after active treatment. They also introduce the five essential elements of survivorship care, which will be explored in depth in upcoming episodes. Whether you’re a survivor, caregiver, or healthcare prof...2025-02-1431 minCancerSurvivorMD®Author Chat with Patrick BringleyIn this episode, we sit down with Patrick Bringley, MA, author of All the Beauty in the World, to explore his profound journey from working at The New Yorker to spending a decade as a museum guard at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Patrick shares how the loss of his brother to cancer led him to seek solace in art, offering him space for reflection, healing, and a deeper appreciation of life’s beauty and struggles. We discuss the power of art in processing grief, the intersection of the mundane and the sublime, and how his...2025-02-0542 minCancerSurvivorMD®Caregiver Chat with GaryCaregiving is a journey that touches many of our lives in profound and often unexpected ways. It is a role that demands resilience, compassion, and adaptability. In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Gary Marzolf, whose lifelong experience with caregiving began at a very young age and has evolved through decades of personal challenges and triumphs. Gary’s story offers wisdom, inspiration, and insight into navigating the delicate balance between caring for others and taking care of oneself.Links relevant to this episode: Reiki: Hands That Heal by Joyce MorrisReiki for Emot...2024-12-1240 min
Medical Money Matters with Jill ArenaEpisode 107: Revolutionizing Work: How Offshoring, AI, and RPA Empower Your Workforce - A Conversation with Josie Van ScholtenSend us a textJoin me for a fascinating conversation with Josie Van Scholten, Managing Partner of Valenta, a global company specializing in offshoring, AI and robotic process automation. Josie is a recovering practice administrator, and focuses on working with medical practices to future proof their workforce. She and I discuss how offshoring works, how best to partner with companies like Valenta, and what opportunities there are for medical practices with offshoring.We also touch on technology use of AI and RPA for medical practices to assist with shoring up the workforce given the ongoing...2024-12-1033 minCancerSurvivorMD®Author Chat with Chris Gabbard“A Life Beyond Reason: Chris Gabbard on Loss, Caregiving, and Spiritual Growth”In this deeply moving episode, Chris Gabbard, PhD, MA, professor and author of A Life Beyond Reason, shares his profound journey as a caregiver to his son August, who was born with severe disabilities due to a mismanaged birth. Chris reflects on the emotional and philosophical challenges he faced during and after August’s life, discussing the profound spiritual and personal growth that caregiving brought into his life. Alongside co-hosts Brad Buchanan and Dr. G van Londen, Chris explores themes of trust in the healthcare system...2024-11-2751 min
GirlscampAlmost ex-communicated with Josie Van DykeTRIGGER WARNING: Suicidal ideation & attemptYes, you read that right! At just 16, today's guest, Josie Van Dyke, faced the threat of a Mormon disciplinary council. We dive into what led to that moment and the journey that followed, all the way to Josie's decision to leave Mormonism. Since Josie hosts a podcast where she speaks with people across the Mormon and ex-Mormon spectrum, I also pick her brain about the patterns and insights she's gained from her work.Join the Girlscamp: After Dark Patreon account here.For...2024-10-091h 27CancerSurvivorMD®Author Chat with Jill SquireDiscover the essential tools and wisdom to empower yourself or a loved one through a cancer journey in our latest episode. Featuring author Jill Squire, BSN, RN, OCN, and her groundbreaking book "Cancer Journey Guide and Journals: Empowerment in Diagnosis and Treatment and Beyond," we explore practical strategies to support cancer patients from diagnosis through long-term survivorship. This conversation promises invaluable insights into self-advocacy, effective communication, and the significance of tracking symptoms and treatments in a user-friendly format.Engage in a heartening discussion on the power of self-care activities like birding and mindfulness, which are es...2024-09-2241 minCancerSurvivorMD®Survivor Chat with Brad and Josie: Cancer Treatment Complications Part 2Could you endure the excruciating pain of cancer therapy complications and still find gratitude in the experience? Join us as Brad shares his gripping story of survival following a stem cell transplant in early 2016. Brad takes us through the agonizing process of total body irradiation, chemotherapy, and the harrowing reality of developing severe acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). His gut-wrenching account of intense pain, temporary blindness, and gastrointestinal distress, coupled with the initial misdiagnosis by his medical team, gives us a raw glimpse into the grueling battle he faced. Through Brad's narrative, we delve into the intricacies of m...2024-08-2946 minCancerSurvivorMD®Survivorchat with Brad and Josie: Cancer Treatment Complications Part 1Join us as Brad and I dive into the unspoken challenges related to cancer therapies. We share our personal experiences with honesty and vulnerability. We had so much content that we split it into two parts. This is the first part, in which we tackle the often-overlooked subjects of fertility, intimacy, bone health, accelerated aging, and the emotionally taxing effects of stigmas associated with cancer. In future episodes, we hope to tackle these topics in more detail.Brad and I share our stories in the hope of resonating with and supporting fellow survivors who are w...2024-08-1328 minCancerSurvivorMD®Author Chat with Kate WashingtonI sit down with Kate Washington to discuss her compelling book, "Already Toast," which delves into the profound and multifaceted caregiving journey. Kate shares her deeply personal experience of caring for her husband as he underwent a stem cell transplantation for lymphoma. We explore the highs and lows, the triumphs and challenges, and the emotional and physical toll that caregiving can take. Through her narrative, Kate provides invaluable insights and reflections that resonate with anyone who has navigated the intricate path of supporting a loved one through a serious illness. Join us for a candid and heartfelt conversation that...2024-07-2945 minCancerSurvivorMD®Survivor Chat with Brad and Josie: Cancer RecurrenceHow do you navigate the turbulent waters of cancer recurrence and its treatment? In this emotionally charged episode, we share deeply personal stories of battling persistent abnormal cells, undergoing numerous medical procedures (surgery, radiation, and stem cell transplant), and the heart-wrenching decision to opt for treatments that come at large risk of loss of fertility, loss of life, and loss of quality of life. We will discuss the unique nature of each of our cancer journeys (Brad's lymphoma and Josie's solid tumor), all through the lens of lived experiences. Prevention strategies are also discussed. Helpful li...2024-07-0951 minCancerSurvivorMD®Survivor Chat with Brad and Josie: Initial Cancer Treatment Part 2In this second part of the podcast episode, hosts Brad and his co-host delve into Brad's harrowing experience with aggressive cancer treatment. Initially diagnosed with an indolent form of cancer, Brad's condition rapidly worsened, leading to an emergency hospitalization due to a burst tumor in his lung. The episode details the intense therapeutic measures taken, including aggressive chemotherapy, the physiological and psychological toll, and the extensive hospital stay. Brad shares his firsthand experiences of treatment, recovery challenges, and complications, ultimately highlighting the resilience required to endure such a grueling medical journey. The episode also touches on...2024-05-1734 minCancerSurvivorMD®Survivor Chat with Brad and Josie: Initial Cancer Treatment Part 1Discovering cancer during a prenatal checkup was a curveball I never saw coming. Listen closely as I open up about my battle with HPV-related cancer, diving into the emotional rollercoaster from the initial diagnosis of low-grade dysplasia to the eventual necessity of treatment for high-grade dysplasia. Brad joins me, offering a unique lens through his own fight with lymphoma, casting it as an unwelcome guest, much like a pregnancy. The conversation then shifts gears to a critical comparison of healthcare systems as we juxtapose the Dutch model against the American one. We dissect the subtler points of...2024-05-0132 minCancerSurvivorMD®TBD Brad and Josie: Diagnostic Phase of Initial Diagnosis In this episode, we will be speaking about our personal experiences with the diagnostic part of our journey for our initial diagnosis, such as delay in workup, needing more tissue for diagnostic purposes (multiple times being biopsied, etc.), being a rare case, getting a second opinion, talking with our children, and a bit about feeling gaslighted. Here are a few helpful links relevant to this episode:https://www.cancer.org/cancer/caregivers/helping-children-when-a-family-member-has-cancer/dealing-with-treatment/talking-to-kids.htmlhttps://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/finding-care/seeking-a-second-opinion.html Disclaimers: https://cancersurvivormd.org/disc...2024-04-1343 minCancerSurvivorMD®Survivor Chat with Brad and Josie: Diagnostic Phase of Initial DiagnosisIn this episode, we will be speaking about our personal experiences with the diagnostic part of our journey for our initial diagnosis, such as delay in workup, needing more tissue for diagnostic purposes (multiple times being biopsied, etc.), being a rare case, getting a second opinion, talking with our children, and a bit about feeling gaslighted. Here are a few helpful links relevant to this episode:https://www.cancer.org/cancer/caregivers/helping-children-when-a-family-member-has-cancer/dealing-with-treatment/talking-to-kids.htmlhttps://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/finding-care/seeking-a-second-opinion.html General Links: Disclaimers: https://cancersurvivormd.org...2024-04-1243 minCancerSurvivorMD®Survivor Chat with Brad and Josie: What Brings Us HereBrad and Josie describe a summary of their significant and chronic health issues, which we will discuss in more detail in future episodes. General Links: Disclaimers: https://cancersurvivormd.org/disclaimers/ Brad Buchanan: https://linktr.ee/bradthechimera G [Josie] van Londen: https://linktr.ee/cancersurvivormd CancerBridges: https://cancerbridges.org/ 2024-04-0217 min