Alphabet Soup: A Mental Health & Medicine Podcast

Sleep is EVERYWHERE in pop culture! It's interesting and important to human life. Listen on to find out about the guy who stayed awake for 11 days straight, the sleep cycle, and 5 researched tips on how to get more restful beauty sleep.

Any Marvel fans? Because today we're talking about Thor. (spoiler alert)

In the latest movie, when Thor's ex-girlfriend Jane reappears, she possesses the power of Thor. However, every time she wields the weapon, her health is drained and her stage 4 breast cancer worsens. Jane is a symbol of strength and weakness, and is therefore just like the rest of us. Listen to find out more about what it means to be as strong as you are weak... 

Scott Greenberg is a motivational speaker and business expert who battled cancer - twice. Learn about his mindset and how he was able to connect the dots between the lows and highs of his life. While his experiences with cancer have become influential experiences to draw from, he refuses to let those low moments define him.  For more about Scott visit https://scottgreenberg.com/

Recent findings show that throat cancer, once thought to be caused by tobacco and alcohol, may be related to the presence of HPV.  Neva talks about what this means for parents who are being advised by physicians to let their kids be vaccinated for HPV.  Could a silent stigma around LGBTQ+ related topics influence parent's concerns?

#pridemonth

Everyone deserves to be happy. Research has shown that happiness in cancer patients can improve their outlook on treatment and life. How can we pursue happiness? A Portuguese study gives insight into two concepts of happiness in the cancer patient: self-perception and health literacy (knowledge). You'll find that these concepts are applicable to anyone. To anyone looking to find happiness, press play!

Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24089635/
https://www.google.com/search?q=bedside+manners+abraham+verghese&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS881US881&oq=bedside+manners+abraham+verghese&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160j33i299.9036j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

The pandemic has changed many people's lives, for cancer research, it has brought a $200 million dollar decrease in donations... In an effort to combat this, on March 19th 2022, 75 people in Norfolk, VA go bald to fund childhood cancer research and clinical trials.  Through events like these, people are proving that a bad situation can bring us closer together for greater cause. You can help too.

By sharing this episode you can join the cause to spread awareness! 

Visit https://www.stbaldricks.org/ for more stories and info. 

Lisa shares her unique story of fighting through several rounds of chemotherapy and how cancer changed her outlook on life as a daughter, wife, mother, and friend. I learn the importance of blood transfusions and  bone marrow transplants in treating leukemia.

To become a bone marrow donor visit: https://www.giftoflife.org/about/history
To become a blood donor in the US visit: https://www.redcross.org/ or search for local blood drives and sign up. 

Decades of cancer research made developing the mRNA vaccines used to combat COVID-19 possible. In turn, the pandemic opened the doors for rapid development of vaccines, which is critical for treating cancer patients. Today, Neva talks about how mRNA vaccines are extremely promising in curing the worldwide leading cause of death.

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Sources: https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/mrna-vaccines-to-treat-cancer
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mrna.html
https://immune-checkpoints.creativebiomart.net/immune-checkpoint-antibody-discovery.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA95aRBhCsARIsAC2xvfy4T6B2qvwLTOHpRkDuuoO1DDI9j4WibE2fMwkAO0cFFwvM0k43m2YaAtxBEALw_wcB

Join Neva as she talks to Becky Dolman MSN, RN, FNP-C about pediatric hematology/oncology nursing. How have remission rates improved? What is realistic advice for families dealing with childhood cancer? Childhood cancer prevention?  How does childhood cancer treatment differ from adult cancer treatment? In a field that offers rewards and challenges, adjusting to each patient is a critical team effort, and staying positive because there is, life beyond cancer. Find out more in the episode! 

Join me as I talk with Jeremy Godwin about Growth! We give insight on how to leverage both the growth and fixed mindset to capitalize on self awareness and realize your growth is limitless.
Jeremy's Website: https://letstalkaboutmentalhealth.com.au/
Jeremy's Instagram: @ltamentalhealth