Kecia Lund – Nursing Director at Essentia Health. She is a high-level labor and delivery nurse who cast her net wider to cover 3 departments in a leadership role.



We get into the all of the ways she juggled/s the big renovation and major changes to the Essentia birth center, NICU and Women’s & Children’s services, but then also the day-to-day nursing. If you were to find a picture next to the definition of “busy” in the dictionary you’d see a picture of K Lund. But what gets you really inspired when you hear her you see that she is up for growth and challenges all to make health care better and service to others. We take a twist and cover social media and our kids. We also get into the weeds over parenting differently for each of your own kids.

A returning guest to season two and we explore parenting on a personal front with pediatric cardiologist. Dr. Rauser-Foltz. The excitement and anticipation of kiddos going to kindergarten, to the tougher conversations about social media and when it’s ok or how much is ok.
And we of course get into more details on pediatric cardiology. The evolution of the field and what the new goals are past pediatrics and how to treat congenital heart defects for a life time. And it’ll be eye opening the pieces that get missed. We also get into the scary. The scary for parents who face all of the obstacles
through parenting with this life changing diagnosis and treatment of their kids.

The brain is so good we needed to bring back Dr. Bess Martin for a part 2 this season. She’s rocking her specialty in neuropsychology and is a clinical psychologist and I get a chance to go deeper.
We get into the weeds of emotions. How Anger is important but can be mislabeled as sadness or something else. So we talk deeply about how change and normalizing our emotions is possible.
And she breaks down the Number one way to manage anxiety, research backed number one. And Dr. Martin gives a metaphor that might be my favorite way to explain coping strategies and also how to change them to something healthier.
We’re going to cover Midwesterners…. And even very specifically rural culture and the mountain it can be for those suffering from depression and needing help but “not being raised” to ask for it.

It could be a surprise. It could be anticipated. When it comes to High Risk Pregnancies, they are becoming more prevalent in our country. And you or your baby's health could suffer but, one of those life lines in obstetrics today is Maternal Fetal Medicine. This episodes guest is a specialty in MFM and this expanded department to our region is welcomed as it is necessary. This episode we talk to Dr. Michelle Wyatt who will give us insight into her world and that insight offers her own vulnerability to her patients that can level up their care and experience. We talk about the challenges of her own loss as well as having a job where she has to comfort patience who have been dealt bad news. Then partner and plan and inform.

There is more to the click bate about the ability to have children then meets the headline. We talk to fertility expert and Dr. Stephanie Dahl who draws an enlightening comparison to cholesterol and infertility and how both can be genetic as well as self-induced.
And her NUMBER ONE no-no for women who want to avoid fertility issues. It’s a big baddie that can be devastating to your fertility health. And what’s the question about Men’s fertility does she get all the time?
What about her take on all of the current at home fertility tests for men and women – helpful or save your money?
Dr. Dahl drops some Fertility Truth Bombs.

Oh girl, you may not have a clue how deep you can go in the drama department when it comes to
Genetic counseling. Our special guest is a genetic counselor who shares those intimate, and sometimes awkward
Questions that can come up! We embrace the humor of that side, while also holding space for the seriousness
Of difficulty some parents face with their baby and markers for conditions.
I’ll ask her about the exciting future and fast paced changes that are happening in this field! We even get into
How Celebrities are influencing our genetic counseling decisions. And her wellness nugget is something that
EVERY WOMAN needs to hear!

Dr. Keene is a returned guest so we go a little deeper with her in Orthopedics. She's refined her practice with a specialty in knee surgery. We also get into the all important "PAIN" conversation. What does this pain mean? We've revamped the pain scale. Bear mauling you… it should maybe be on the list. Dr. Keen says that a team approach makes a whole lotta sense in orthopedics. And what's exciting for the future in Ortho. We get Doctor Keene's expert opinion on the advancements in products and techniques and how that is the future and that is where we are changing people’s lives.

She’s a clinical psychologist by training with a specialty in neuropsychology. Simplified to say that Dr. Martin has extra training in the brain and how that makes us behave. Find out why I liken her to an oil painting. Say What? And why Dr. Martin believes that the patients she treats that have ailments that shows up when we don't face our emotions directly.
We’ll also get her insight on ways we can make our brain healthy, and its old school. Spoiler alert: there is NOT an app for that!
The brain is big and beautiful and behaviors are complex so we have some good things to talk about and find out about her as a doctor but we'll be coming in for more too. This will be a two-part episode.

Best kept secret in healthcare. Where have you been all my life? Two phrases my guests often hear about child life services.
Jessica Hotchkiss and Michelle Finneman are Child Life Specialists and don’t feel bad if you don’t know exactly what that means. Hence why they hear “best kept secret in healthcare” all of the time. Boiled down it means they support and assist kids during medical visits. Covering those that are overwhelmed by a visit for shots to hospital stays and everything in between.

To kick off season 2 we have a returning guest who was a bright star Dr. Stephanie Gefroh in OBGYN at Essentia Health, she splits her time both clinically and administratively. She is a boss, a wife, a mom and gives you the real as a doctor. We cover a LOT in this conversation.
Period sex.
Vaginal odor.
Why in the world do we hide our underwear under our jeans?!
What helps keep you calm when you’re in labor?
And teen girls' menstrual expectations.
We always are able to make the uncomfortable conversations happen with laughter and vulnerability.