First Do No Harm

The 5th of the mini series covering Old Wive's Tales to discover which are fact which are fiction. This episode will be covering 8 tales about food and drink. Can you guess which have been proven to be factual? Listen and find out!

Eating a tomato helps prevent sunburn

Oats help soothe bug bites

Eating turkey makes you sleepy

Alcohol helps you sleep

Spicy foods will cause you to have an ulcer

A spoonful of honey is good for coughs

Chocolate causes acne

Drinking water helps you lose weight

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The 4th of the mini series covering Old Wive's Tales to discover which are fact which are fiction. This episode will be covering 8 tales about home remedies. Can you guess which have been proven to be factual? Listen and find out! How did you do? 

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The 3rd of the mini series covering Old Wive's Tales to discover which are fact which are fiction. This episode will be covering 6 tales about health. Can you guess which have been proven to be factual? Listen and find out!

Knuckle cracking causes arthritis

Chicken soup can cure a cold.

Your mouth is dirtier than a toilet seat.

If you eat too many carrots you’ll turn orange.

Sneezing too hard can cause a stroke.

Reading in dim light will damage your eyes. 

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  The 2nd of the mini series covering Old Wive's Tales to discover which are fact which are fiction. This episode will be covering 6 tales about weather. Half are true, Half are false. Can you guess which have been proven to be factual? Listen and find out!

It’s so hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalk.

A fuzzy Caterpillar can shed light on winter weather.

A red sky at night, sailor’s delight. A red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning

You’ll catch a cold if you go outside with wet hair

You can find out the temperature, by listening to how many times a cricket chirps

The sharper the blast, the sooner ‘tis past.

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The first of the mini series covering Old Wive's Tales to discover which are fact which are fiction. This episode will be covering 4 tales about pregnancy. Two are true, two are false. Can you guess which have been proven to be factual? Listen and find out!

Heartburn while you carry means your body will be hairy. Fact or Fiction?

You can't get pregnant while you're breastfeading. Fact or Fiction?

Eat your veggies now and your babies will love them later. Fact or Fiction?

If you're carrying low you're having a boy. If you're carrying high you're having a girl. Fact or Fiction?

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 Hey Honey, sweetie, baby! 

On this week’s episode it is just you and me. I reflect back on a lesson that is taught to all those who prepare to care for those in the healthcare setting. It is the way in which we talk to and address others. I reflect back on several people who triggered me in simple conversation and what YOU and I both can do to ensure we don't make others feel such a way.

 A group of highly anxious individuals performed at least six acts of kindness a week. After one month, there was a significant increase in positive moods, relationship satisfaction and a decrease in social avoidance in socially anxious individuals.  https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/the-science-of-kindness Christen and I decided to try this out for the month of July. You should too! Upload pictures with #hopeforhumankindness or simply send us pics or updates and we will send you a goodie in the mail in August!

Since this week focused so much on the impact words can have on people, I'm including the link to Chemo Angel where signing up to send a card to someone undergoing chemo can make a difference in their week. It is something I actively participate in and encourage you to do the same.  http://becancerpositive.org/the-chemo-angels/ 

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"My pain isn't who I am, but it controls what I can do, and in this world what you can do is a huge measure of who you are." -unknown

In this week’s episode we chat about night shift versus day shift and which is the coveted position in the world of healthcare. We also discuss chronic pain. In the midst of an opioid epidemic it is becoming increasingly difficult to get pain medication in seek of relief. At times the medications barely feel like a bandaid. As a sufferer of chronic pain I began looking for a way to decrease my pain in hopes to have the ability to run again- an action I was told would remain in my past. I’ve have successfully been able to run and go from taking almost 4grams of Tylenol a day for pain to rarely taking it! We discuss the pathophysiology of how pain works and the circuit pathway in relation to the brain. We go through proven research on ways to train your brain to communicate differently to rewire your brain into tolerating what those with chronic pain suffer from. Listen to the podcast with an open mind, try it out and share with us the changes you experience to help encourage others. 

https://invisibleproject.org/donate/ is our organization of choice this week that helps those who suffer from pain. 

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Amy Carlson a Color Street consultant. Zelda_is_the_g1rl on instagram. Go check her out and have beautiful nails for the summer!

Fuzail Haq is our monthly patreon.

“To have control of my own mind.. to go with dignity is less terrifying. When I look at both options I have to die, I feel this is far more humane.” –Brittany Maynard

Maine just became the 8th state plus Washington DC to legalize physician assisted suicide, also known as physician assisted death. It has been a topic of controversy since 1990’s. Tina from the podcast Good Nurse Bad Nurse joins the show this week to discuss how she views life and what it means to die with dignity. She also shares an experience that happened at a hospital she once worked at that included a husband who simply could not handle the suffering he witnessed his wife going through daily and an unfortunate turn of events. 

Links associated with today’s podcast:

The story of the Emerick’s: https://time.com/5179977/assisted-suicide-couple-death/

Guidelines for physician assisted suicide by state:  https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/26/us/physician-assisted-suicide-fast-facts/index.html

How to check out Good Nurse Bad Nurse:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GNBNpodcast/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodnursebadnurse/

Website: https://goodnursebadnurse.com/

Listen on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-nurse-bad-nurse/id1386501897

Thank You to:

Amy Carlson a Color Street consultant. Zelda_is_the_g1rl on instagram. Go check her out and have beautiful nails for the summer!

Fuzail Haq is our monthly patreon.

If you are looking for a good cause to donate to, check out Carolina Caring. My grandmother was cared for by the beautiful souls during her time in palliative care. It is a place that became home to her the last 8 months of her life and those who took such great care of her in 2012 are still our family members to this day. I encourage you to donate to a great organization. 

Donate Here: https://www.carolinacaring.org/give

Every single act of kindness, no matter how small has a ripple effect. 

I quizzed social media asking what one thing can (scientifically) INCREASE love, energy, happiness, pleasure and your life span. The same one thing can act as an antidepressant. It can DECREASE stress, pain, anxiety, depression and high blood pressure.

Some of our favorite guesses included pets, vacation with someone you love, being outdoors, and a couple more. 

Listen to Christen and I discuss Kindness and the ways in which we find ourselves struggling as well. 

We learned  "A group of highly anxious individuals performed at least six acts of kindness a week. After one month, there was a significant increase in positive moods, relationship satisfaction and a decrease in social avoidance in socially anxious individuals. University of British Columbia Study" We all could use improvement in our moods and satisfaction, right? We decided that the month of July we are going to take part in a challenge to perform 6 acts of kindness a week and we want you to join! More details in the podcast.  

New to season 2 of First Do No Harm is the ability to leave voicemails! It is included in the show notes of anchor. Leave us a message- ideas, fun thoughts, and reactions to the episode. 

We also want to give a big Thank You to our Patrons, Amy Carlson and Fuzail Haq for supporting us.

 This week we want to highlight  a nonprofit organization, Girls Rock! Phoenix that empowers girls through music education, creation, and performance.  Girls Rock! Phoenix links to signup to volunteer and/or donate:   https://girlsrockphoenix.org/donate & https://www.girlsrockcampalliance.org 

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It is no secret that it is my mission to open the eyes and minds of people that we can all begin to understand one another and in return spread kindness through our differences.

In the Season Finale of First Do No Harm we dial back to find out where it all began for me. My mom, Jan Jackson is the guest on the show (and my biggest support system with this podcast) and she and I chat on how she raised a child to see the world through loving lenses. Even though I lived it, traveling back through the memories of her taking me, her only child into the community to deliver food to the poor and hungry, befriend the "smelly" kid in class that no one liked, and the importance of loving others no matter who they are and what they've done in life left me captivated to hear the kindness pour out of her. 

I hope you are as deeply touched by this as you listen to her talk about the importance of kindness and love in today's society.