Shadow Me Next!
by Ashley Love
A Clear Map Of Careers In Psychology From Therapy To Policy | Dr…
About this podcast
Shadow Me Next! is a podcast where we take you behind the scenes of the medical world. I'm Ashley Love, a Physician Assistant, and I will be sharing my journey in medicine and exploring the lives of various healthcare professionals. Each episode, I'll interview doctors, NPs, PAs, nurses, and allied health workers, uncovering their unique stories, the joys and challenges they face, and what drives them in their careers. Whether you're a pre-med student or simply curious about the healthcare field, we invite you to join us as we take a conversational and personal look into the lives and minds of leaders in Medicine. Access you want, stories you need. You're always invited to Shadow Me Next!
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 72 episodes
- A Clear Map Of Careers In Psychology From Therapy To Policy | Dr. Christal Badour, PhD · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 70Most people hear “psych” and picture two options: talk therapy or life-altering medication. Whar so many of us miss is an entire world of careers. I sit down with licensed…
- What Do Patients Need When The Cancer Prognosis Changes? | Michele Neskey, PA-C · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 69You can study medicine for years and still feel unprepared for the moment you deliver news that changes someone’s life, then immediately have to walk into the next room and do it…
- How A Critical Care PA Learns To Think And Speak Under Pressure | Jordan Kestler, PA-C · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 68Not knowing is not the problem. Hiding it is. Jordan Kessler works as a critical care PA in a neuro ICU, where the alarms are loud, the decisions are fast, and uncertainty is…
- The Skills Medicine Still Can’t Automate | Dr. John Oberg, DSW · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 67You can do everything “right” in healthcare and still feel like you’re missing the point. That’s the tension we discuss with Dr John Oberg, a clinician, entrepreneur, and…
- How A Single Patient Question Changed A PAs Entire Career | Kerry Jenkins, PA-C · 35 min · Episode 66A 16-year-old with lupus asked an honest question: “How does my diet affect my disease? and it chamged everything for Kerry Jenkins. She discusses being a seasoned derm PA who…
- When Service Becomes Identity: Healing The Invisible Amputations | Rachel Howard · 35 min · Episode 65What are we still missing when service members come home “intact” on paper but feel amputated in spirit? We sit down with Rachel Howard, a 14‑year Army National Guard combat…
- AI Can Run Protocols, But Only Clinicians Create Healing | Dr. Chris Seitz, MD · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 64What if AI could run every clinical protocol and you (the clinician) still felt more essential than ever? We sit down with Dr. Chris Seitz (board-certified in emergency medicine…
- From Navy Corpsman To Pediatric ER PA: A Journey Through Rejection, Resilience, And Community | Johnnie Gilpen PA-C · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 63What does it really take to last in medicine? In this episode of Shadow Me Next, I sit down with Johnnie Gilpen, a veteran, first responder, and pediatric emergency medicine PA…
- From Fatal Tragedy to Forensic Nursing: Building a Life You're Proud Of | Dr. Shanea Clancy, DNP · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 63What if the moment that wrecked your plan ended up shaping your purpose? Follow Dr. Shanea Clancy along the real (and difficult) road to forensic nursing, starting with a fatal…
- What if heart attacks weren’t a surprise? The practice of preventing heart disease | Dr. Jeffrey Boone, MD · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 62What if heart attacks weren’t a surprise? Dr. Jeffrey Boone of Boone Heart Institute shows how imaging plus modern meds can make heart disease optional. Bold claim, big data…
- When anonymity is required to share medical stories | Roberts Essex, PA-C · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 61What if medicine chooses you before you choose it? In this episode of Shadow Me Next, I sit down with Roberts Essex, a seasoned physician assistant who chose to speak under a pen…
- The Quiet Truth about Poor Sleep from a Sleep Doctor | Dr. Benjamin Long MD · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 60Sleepless nights rarely start in the bedroom. They usually begin with a racing mind, a tender story, or a belief we’re afraid to say out loud. We sit down with Dr. Benjamin Long…
- Holding The Line Between Crisis And Care | Jessi Beyer, MHP · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 59The quietest lifesaving moments often happen between a slammed door and a deep breath. We sit down with crisis mental health clinician and SWAT negotiator Jessi Beyer to unpack…
- From Oncology To Biotech and Drug Development: Courage, Patients, And Progress | Dr. Satya (Nanu) Das · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 58What happens when the humanity of oncology collides with the creative engine of biotech? We sit down with Dr. Satya (Nanu) Das, a former gastrointestinal oncologist who left a…
- Adapting And Advancing: A Doctor’s Journey Through Grief Across Continents | Dr. Oluwole Babatunde, MD · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 57What if your hardest seasons became the fuel for your life’s most meaningful work? We sit down with Dr. Oluwole Babatunde, a physician who turned early loss, cross-continental…
- From ICU To Helicopter: A Nurse’s 46-Year Fight To Prevent Harm | Dr. Julie Siemers, DNP · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 56A 97% pulse ox can lull anyone into a false sense of safety, until ventilation fails and the patient quietly slips into danger. That tension between what looks stable and what is…
- From Exam Rooms To Academia: A PA’s Purpose-Driven Path | Dr. Kenneth Bothelo, DMSc, PA-C · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 55We start with a simple question: what is your why? Today we sit down with Dr. Ken Botelho, a seasoned primary care PA and the founding director behind a new Doctor of Medical…
- More Than Colonoscopies: The Multiverse of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Dr. Doug Adler, MD · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 54Curiosity is a skill, and it can carry a medical career farther than raw talent. We sit down with interventional gastroenterologist Dr. Doug Adler to unpack 30 years of change in…
- How Functional And Integrative Medicine Restore Real Health | Dr. Aimee Duffy, MD · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 53Connect with Dr. Duffy at: aimeeduffymd.com Feeling “fine” on paper but worn out in real life? We sit down to virtually shadow Dr. Amiee Duffy, a board-certified family physician…
- From Standard Medical Protocols To Curiosity-Driven Care | Dr. Aaron Hartman, MD · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 52To learn more about Dr. Aaron Hartman, visit: aaronhartmanmd.com Dr. Aaron Hartman—triple board certified in family, integrative, and functional medicine—walks us through his…







