Interdisciplinary
Interdisciplinary is Healwell's healthcare podcast about all the places and perspectives that lift us up. We say what other people aren't willing to say and we always say the quiet parts loud.You’ll always learn something. You’ll always laugh and you’ll come away better informed and with real things you can do in your own community and practice to create a more compassionate and collaborative system of care for all humans.
Episodes
140 episodes
A Very Special Interdisciplinary with the Healwell Braintrust
In this episode, the Healwell Brain Trust opens up their hearts for an uncomfortable, loving, and honest conversation about code switching, in-groups and out-groups, and the question of lying versus adaptation. Featuring (in order of appearance...
Everyone is Afraid Sometimes with Mr. Harry Pickens
We are pleased to welcome Harry Pickens to today's episode. Harry shares his story of code switching in medical care, the links between trauma and code switching, and a clear vision of what our future could be like -- if we choose it.
People Just Want to Live with Chase Anderson, MD
Chase Anderson's keynote was one of the highlights of our Just Care conference. We are delighted to welcome Chase back to talk about finding your safe place, being yourself, and making it possible for everyone around us to be themselves too.&nb...
No One is Going to Help You Do This with Matthew F. Hudson, PhD
Matthew F. Hudson, Ph.D., M.P.H., joins us on the podcast to talk about code switching in a professional setting, the challenge of moving from the West Coast to the East Coast to the Southeast, and how all of this can affect personal and commun...
Worthy of Care with Jamil Rivers of the Chrysalis Initiative
Jamil Rivers returns to the podcast to talk about code switching in health care, ongoing disparities that are causing actual harm, and her work in connecting people to the standard of care in cancer care. Find Jamil's organization <...
Put Me At the Center with Frances Reed, LMT
We had such a great conversation with Frances Reed that we made it into 2 episodes! In this first part of our conversation with Frances, we talk about code switching as a queer, trans, bodyworker, and educator. We delve into what happens in you...
If I Had Been Seen Sooner with (more!) Frances Reed, LMT
Part 2 of our conversation with Frances Reed digs into questions around generations and growth edges, being seen and the possible benefits of needing to fight for your identity. Plus, baby otters and Frances' Nana.Check out Frances' web...
I Can Get Behind That Kind of Lie with the Healwell Braintrust
The Healwell Brain Trust is assembled to look back on the Season of the Switch. What have we learned? What have we unlearned? Put on your "It Depends" and grab a seat as we talk through this season, consider the question of honesty, and specula...
Introvert Takeover with Rebecca and Kerry
It's season 7! This preview episode features Rebecca and Kerry talking about all the fun episodes coming up this season.
Emphatically No Questions with the Healwell Braintrust
Cal Cates, Corey Rivera, and Laura Bryant-Earner went to the International Massage Therapy Research Conference on May 12-13, 2022. In this episode, they sit down and talk about the conference, research, and what is hopeful and frustrating about...
More Alliances with Kammaleathahh Livingstone, LMT of Tip It Forward
Cal talks with Kammaleathahh Livingstone, founder of Tip It Forward (tipitforward.org) about trauma-informed care, connecting with the community, and the essential difficulty of being a human
The Precious Time with Jennifer O'Brien
Cal and Corey talk with Jennifer O'Brien, author of The Hospice Doctor's Widow, about holding the truths that come along with a life-changing diagnosis, and facing the reality that, sooner or later, we all have to die
I'm a TAB, You're a TAB with Nellie Galindo, MSW, MSPH
We are so excited to talk to Nellie Galindo, disability advocate, sexual health educator, and speaker at Healwell's September Symposium! We talk about consent, communication, care, and compassion. Resources from Nellie:
We Have No Answers with Rebecca and Corey
The Education Department (Rebecca and Corey) take on a question from a podcast listener about how to keep learning after massage school. There's some perspective, some Piaget, and very little predictability.
Not Everyone Can Drive the Truck with Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan
It's the "what I did on my summer vacation" episode. Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan talk with Corey Rivera about their recent presentation at the Mountain Search and Rescue conference in Estes Park, Colorado.Link:
The Research Rat Race with Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, Ph.D
Aw, rats! The Healwell Brain Trust welcomes Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, Ph.D. to the podcast. Esther's presentation at IMTRC blew everyone away, and we are delighted to have her on the podcast to talk more about about her research into muscul...
Scarily Amazing with Healwell's Hospital-Based Massage Therapy Stewardship
This is your exclusive inside look at what happens in Healwell's Hospital Based Massage Therapy Stewardship. You will hear from the instructors and students of our class at University of Kentucky hospital in Lexington, KY. NOTE: So...
No More Skittering with the Healwell Braintrust
It's the Season 7 wrap up! And because we're Healwell, it's also an exploration of the state of the world and the work that needs to be done in it. Thank you for being here with us! We'll be off for a couple of weeks planning our next season
Smash It From Within with Cal Cates and Laura Bryant-Earner
Cal Cates and Laura Bryant-Earner talk about the nuances of "elevating the profession." What does this even mean? And what does it have to do with providing the best care for our fellow humans?
"No" is the Key with the Healwell Braintrust
In this episode, Cal, Kerry, Corey, and Rebecca talk about how to find and gather the resources you need to be a caring, compassionate, effective practitioner. We get into the issues with health care, massage therapy CEs, and what it even means...
Don't Hit the Panic Button with the Healwell Braintrust
Corey, Kerry, and Rebecca talk about mental health in the treatment room. Are we really prepared? What about our colleagues in other health care professions? And -- what is up with the massage room panic buttons?
Watch Your Mouth: Wellness Swear Words with the Healwell Braintrust
Toxins. Cleanse. Healer. Based on Psychology. Cal Cates, Kerry Jordan, and Corey Rivera explore these and other wellness swear words. What do we mean when we say the things we say?
So Many Wonders with the Healwell Braintrust
We're going back to school in this episode, and sharing stories of our massage school experiences, and of course bringing it out to the profession in general. And we might even be touching our hair.
I Blame Descartes with the Healwell Braintrust
Kerry, Corey, and Rebecca are talking false assumptions about the human body and how they affect care. And, because it's us, the conversation goes in multiple directions, including: pain, lactic acid, and touch-seeking behaviors.Editor'...