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The Lamp Podcast
by Lisa LaBrie-
Shining a light on the stories of caregivers. Each episode features a personal narrative from a caregiver.
Episodes
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S2 Ep 11: The Long Path to the Self with Heather Thorne
Every story, every journey in caregiving is different. The same goes for how someone finds themself becoming a caregiver. Heather shares her long journey in finding herself and her path in caregiving. Heather Hope Thorne, RN, BSN, NC-BC I love being outdoors, cooking, and spending time with my…
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S2 Ep 10: Finding Freedom with Bianca Pierre-Louis
What do you do when you start your new Nurse Practitioner career and in the first year and a half, there is a worldwide pandemic, an active shooter at work, and you're in a major car accident? Bianca shares her story of finding herself through all of the change and chaos. Bianca Pierre-Louis is a...
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S2 Ep 9: Nurse Papa
In this episode, we hear an excerpt from David Metzger's book, Nurse Papa, and talk about being a parent and being a pediatric hematology oncology nurse. David is a nurse, a podcaster, and an author. The Nurse Papa podcast can be found on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere else you go to seek an...
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S2 Ep 8: Ch-ch-changes with Logan Trudell
Sometimes you need to make big changes externally in order to make big changes internally. In this episode, we hear from Logan who struggled with burnout and eczema and made a big change in order to heal. Logan was a Trauma ICU RN turned burnout reduction specialist and entrepreneur after...
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S2 Ep 7: The Healing Journey for a Military Nurse
Today's story comes from a nurse friend of mine who wished to remain anonymous. She wanted to share her experience of dealing with PTSD after military deployment as a nurse. In this episode, we learn how healing from trauma is a long process.
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S2 Ep6: Turning Points with Sarah Gaines
Have you ever experienced a turning point? A no going back, gonna make a big change moment? Most of us have at some point in our lives, and with a whole pandemic, many of us are experiencing it right now. In this episode, Sarah Gaines shares a turning point in her life. A moment where she was…
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S2 Ep 5: Origin Story with Tara Ryan Kosmas
Everyone loves an origin story. How did your favorite superhero become who they are today? How did Oprah become Oprah? This episode and a few of the episodes this season look at the road to where we are now. In this episode, Tara shares how her life experiences brought her to where she is now,...
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S2 Ep4: Which Came First? The Caregiver or the caregiver with Ketevan Jorjadze
Which came first? The Caregiver or the caregiver? So many professional caregivers are and have been caregivers in multiple places in their lives. What does it mean when your job and your familial role are both that of a caregiver? What does it mean to be a first-generation child caring for your...
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S2 Ep 3: The Covid ICU with Laura Wright
What is the cost of caring through Covid? We recently hit 500,000 lives lost to Covid, a number that is staggering. What does that mean for caregivers? In this episode, we hear from Laura Wright as she talks about her experiences as a charge nurse in a Covid ICU. Laura is a Trauma ICU nurse at…
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S2 Ep 2: Love & Healthcare *Bonus Valentine’s Day episode*
For Valentine's day, let's talk about love and healthcare. Are they a good mix? This episode includes stories of professional caregivers who are married to other caregivers. We hear from the host, Lisa, and her husband WIll LaBrie talking about being nurses and raising a family. We also hear from...
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S2 Episode 1: With A Little Help from My Friends
Welcome back to Season 2 of the Lamp Podcast. We are still in this pandemic, somehow it didn't end during my hiatus. But stories of caregivers are still, and possibly even more, important right now. This first episode of season 2 is actually by me, the host of the Lamp. In this episode, I share a...
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S1 Episode 13: Keepsakes with Oriana Turley
Grief has a way of tying us to objects and those objects sometimes remind us of who we are and who loved us. In this episode, we hear from Oriana, as she shares how a personal keepsake gave her strength through grief in nursing. Oriana is a mom, nurse and founder of Medicine Mountain Scrub…
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S1 Episode 12: Finding Your Purpose with Kristin Shinn
For this episode, I called my longest friend of almost 30 years, Kristin. In the middle of a Pandemic, Kristin is loving her work as an educator and reflects on being burned out as a manager. Kristin has been a Medical assistant, an EHR educator, and a rural health clinic manager. She teaches...
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S1 Episode 11: Sticks and Stones with Blaise Agcopra
The American Nurses Association put out a statement in 2015 that "nurses will no longer tolerate violence of any kind from any source." This includes nursing. But bullying and lateral violence is still a problem for nurses. Many people who work in the caregiving profession can recall a time where...
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S1 Episode 10: Walking with Grief with Jennie Hoek
Disenfranchised grief is grief not acknowledged by society. There is missing collective mourning right now for so many people who are dying during this pandemic. In the world of caregiving, there is also often a lack of acknowledgment for the grief professional caregivers experience. This episode...
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S1 Episode 9: A Lawsuit Purgatorio with Tiyana Calderon
Inferno is the most well-known volume of Dante's Divine Comedy. But the second volume, Purgatorio, is about a long-suffering climb up the mountain of Purgatory. Purgatory is often marked in people's minds by its in-between status, waiting to advance to paradise. Are we in the Inferno or…
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S1 Episode 8: Do Resuscitate with Arlene
After our break, we have returned with a new episode. In this episode, I shared a podcast that is good to listen to if you want to learn about the history of whiteness in this country. The podcast is called Scene on Radio featuring the season called Seeing White. Episode 8 features Arlene Taylor,...
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S1 Episode 7: Lights in the Distance with Tony Bernstone
On one cold November night, Tony, a flight nurse, finds himself in a life-changing and dramatic personal health crisis. In the midst of providing emergency care, he becomes the emergency. His story of survival is a powerful reminder of the value of the everyday work healthcare providers do. Tony...
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S1 Episode 6: Give Sorrow Words
Are we in the middle of collective grief right now? What does it mean to experience loss as a group? It feels like collective trauma and grief for us in this pandemic. Some aspects of health care feel like that as well. In this episode, Peggy discusses the difficulties of being a charge nurse in…
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S1 Episode 5: Some Soul is Passing Over with Gerri Sainte
The mix of personal loss and loss in the professional caregiver setting can be hard to navigate. Caregivers sometimes imagine they can compartmentalize the personal for the sake of the professional, but what happens when they intersect? Gerri shares a story of pregnancy loss while working on a...
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S1 Episode 4: To Thine Own Self Be True (and then quit) with Frances Wright
When you are first starting out in your career, how do you know you are on the right path? How do you know you are in the right job? Frances shares her story of ignoring the signs all around her that she was in the wrong job. Frances Wright has worked as an inpatient bedside nurse for over 8…
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S1 Episode 3: Trauma (& Death) in the ER with Patrick
Dealing with Trauma is an experience many caregivers may face. Trauma isn't just about the type of injury a patient faces, but about how experiences overwhelm us. In this episode, Patrick shares a story of dealing with trauma as a nursing student. Patrick is an Adult Float Pool Nurse and an…
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S1 Episode 2: A Tale of Two Deaths with Em Cheng
Death is not easy, especially for new nurses. And no two deaths are exactly the same. In this episode, Em shares her story of dealing with death as a new graduate nurse. Em Cheng is a travel nurse from New York, currently traveling in Seattle, WA. Most of her nursing experience is in…
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S1 Episode 1: Intro to The Lamp Podcast
This inaugural episode features the host, Lisa LaBrie talking about what to expect from The Lamp and how the idea originated from a storytelling event with SheStories founder, Ehmandah Ramsey. Listen, as caregivers share real stories and real struggles from their everyday lives. Future episodes...
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How many episodes does The Lamp Podcast have?
The Lamp Podcast currently has 24 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Lamp Podcast about?
Shining a light on the stories of caregivers. Each episode features a personal narrative from a caregiver.
How often does The Lamp Podcast release new episodes?
The Lamp Podcast has 24 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts The Lamp Podcast?
The Lamp Podcast is created and hosted by Lisa LaBrie-.
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