TW: This episode contains mentions of miscarriages and pregnancy complications.

On this episode of Friends & Enemas, we’re joined by Mama Tina, a labor and delivery nurse, for a candid and entertaining conversation about the realities of L&D nursing. We dive into new grad submission stories sent in by listeners, along with unforgettable tales sourced from a Reddit rabbit hole, sharing the highs, lows, and chaos that come with working in labor and delivery.

Mama Tina breaks down what makes L&D its own unique world the gals a banter about how drastically different it of an experience it is from Lindsey's work in the ICU. From patient acuity and workflows to communication styles and emotional intensity, we explore why these specialties often feel like completely different planets within healthcare.

Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube!

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Join us in Las Vegas for a mini episode where I catch up with remote RN Ava at the HEALTH Conference to discuss the future of healthcare. From new medical technology to the growing role of artificial intelligence, we dive into how healthcare is evolving and what it means for nurses and patients alike.

Ava shares her firsthand experiences with virtual nursing, the opportunities and challenges of remote care, and the most exciting innovations she saw at the conference. We discuss how AI is shaping clinical practice, transforming patient experiences, and the skills nurses need to stay ahead in a rapidly changing but also consistently stubborn and stagnant healthcare world. Whether you’re a nurse or other type of healthcare professional, this episode is a quick chat between friends about digital healthcare, virtual nursing, and the technology driving change.

📌 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Don’t forget to like and follow for more conversations on nursing, healthcare, and the human side of medicine!

To learn more about Ava's company and to find her course, use this link: https://solo.to/remotern

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TRIGGER WARNING: This is an episode about women's health and includes stories and descriptions of childbirth trauma, including references to mutilated and deceased infants. Please listen with care.

This week on Friends & Enemas, we sit down with colorectal surgery RN Megan Vernon to explore her journey in nursing, her passion for women’s health, and her life-changing medical mission work. Megan shares how she discovered colorectal surgery as her specialty, what inspired her to become a nurse, and where her career has taken her today. She also takes us inside her recent mission trip in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing care for women facing serious health challenges and sharing the incredible resilience of those she helped.

Megan discusses the procedures she supports, the recovery and follow-up care available, and how women are reintegrated into their communities with mental health support. She reflects on the challenges of delivering care in hospitals with limited resources, the emotional weight of the work, and her role as the first nurse to join Campaign 52. This episode is a powerful look at global health, colorectal nursing, and the intersection of compassion and medicine.

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, with links to Megan’s socials and Campaign 52 in the show notes.

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Check out the links below to learn more about this program, campaign, and Meg's trip blog!

Gynocare IG

Gynocare website

Beyond Fistula website

Campaign Gofund me

Personal trip blog

Disease of Colon and Rectum Article

In this episode, Lindsey and guest, Amanda (@clockedoutdinks), reunite to catch up and open up about their lives, their careers, their decision to remain childfree, and why that personal choice sparks so many unsolicited opinions!They dive into the realities of their nursing careers, emotional labor and relationships, and what it means to build a fulfilling life outside of parenthood. If you’ve ever questioned whether you “should” have kids or ask yourself why anyone wouldn't want to... then this candid conversation is for you.Follow us on social: The Guest: @clockedoutdinksThe Pod: @friends.and.enemasThe Host: @scrubhacks

In this powerful and NEEDED episode, Lindsey interviews Executive Vice President Peter Sidhu, RN, of UNAC/UHCP, one of the top nursing unions in California. Together they dive into the roots of a movement born from “a group of mad nurses” who refused to accept unsafe working conditions — and how that spark grew into one of the strongest healthcare labor organizations in the country.

Peter breaks down the early days of UNAC/UHCP, the evolution of its historic labor partnership with Kaiser, and why that partnership looks very different today. We also dig into the upcoming strike by Sharp nurses in San Diego, the deep pay disparities between Northern and Southern California nurses, and the surge of anti-union rhetoric aimed at healthcare workers.

Whether you’re union, non-union, or somewhere in between, this conversation shines a light on why organized nursing matters now more than ever — for patient safety, workplace standards, and the future of the profession.

If you’ve ever wondered why unions exist, what they actually do, or how nurses can reclaim power in a broken healthcare system, this episode is a must-listen.

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What really happens in the lab after you send off those samples? Friends & Enemas welcomes Marilyn the Lab Scientist, also known online as @marilynthescientist, to set the record straight.

Marilyn explains the education path to becoming a lab professional, the crucial role the lab plays in patient care, and why understanding lab processes helps nurses improve outcomes. Oh—and don’t miss her advice to Lindsey about proper food storage to avoid moldy leftovers and takeout!

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What’s it really like to work in hospice care? Death, dignity, and compassion.

Join Lindsey and Hospice Nurse Julie as they explore deathbed confessions from Reddit and from submission stories from caregivers and other frontline personnel — plus their own end-of-life care experiences.

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Spooky Season Finale – Spooky Healthcare Stories with Lindsey & Jared!

Lindsey and Jared are back — in full Halloween costume — to close out October with the creepiest listener and Reddit submissions yet! 👻From haunted hospitals to hospice hauntings, this final spooky episode dives deep into real-life ghost stories from nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers who’ve experienced the unexplainable on the night shift.

Expect chills, laughs, and one last dose of Halloween horror from the halls of healthcare. 🏥💀🩸

Get ready for goosebumps! In this special Halloween episode, host Lindsey Shelton is joined by Jennifer Stone — registered nurse and beloved actress from Wizards of Waverly Place — to dive into an assortment of spooky real-life stories from healthcare workers across every discipline. From haunted hospitals to eerie patient encounters, these listener submissions will make you laugh, gasp, and maybe even sleep with the lights on. A perfect mix of chills, laughs, and heart from inside the world of medicine.

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In the third installment of our Halloween spooky episode, Jared and Lindsey, two ICU nurses, pull back the curtain on the world between life and death. Join us as they read spine-tingling Reddit stories and listener submissions about ghost encounters, unexplainable moments, and paranormal experiences in hospice and end-of-life care.

From mysterious figures appearing at night to patients who speak of “visitors” before they pass, these firsthand accounts from nurses, caregivers, and loved ones will leave you questioning what happens when science meets the supernatural.

Tune in for a mix of real hospital ghost stories, compassionate reflection, and just the right amount of dark humor — all from the unique perspective of ICU nurses who’ve seen it all.

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