Healthcare Episodes
Learn about healthcare innovation, mental health advocacy, and medical breakthroughs improving lives.
90: Stacey Putka on upbringing, Miss Colorado, and helping others
In this episode, Stacey and Jeff discuss her upbringing, a brief consideration of journalism, her time as Miss Colorado, and dedicating herself to helping people. Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/-FRzTgKLvEA Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 4/4/24 Stacey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-putka/ https://www.instagram.com/stacey_c_putka/ Breakthrough: https://www.linkedin.com/company/timetobreakthrough/ https://timetobreakthrough.org/ https://www.facebook.com/TimeToBreakthrough/ https://www.instagram.com/time2breakthrough/ https://www.youtube.com/c/TimetoBreakthrough?sub_confirmation=1 Bio: Stacey believes fiercely in challenging perceptions and in the power of transformation. Growing up in an entrepreneurial household, with a father who took full advantage of his second chance in life after recovering from addiction, Stacey has always been inspired to facilitate transformation in the lives of others. Stacey received a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Colorado State University and a master’s in social work from the University of Denver. Prior to joining the organization, Stacey provided mental health and substance abuse treatment to men on parole and probation. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 7:58 - Education 14:51 - Early Career 29:18 - Breakthrough 37:40 - Continued Involvement 41:12 - When Work Affected Change 46:55 - Mentor 49:47 - Ask Jeff a Question 51:28 - Most Grateful 53:21 - Criminal Legal System 56:32 - Snap Your Fingers 59:08 - How to Support
76: Craig Kramer on global mental health
In this episode, Craig and Jeffrey discuss Craig’s brief political career, time in Korea, world travels while helping to create impact in healthcare, his deep dive in mental health and how it was personal for his family, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BYZ_HLhK9ew Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/23/23 https://www.edelmanglobaladvisory.com/contact-us https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigkramer1/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-action-alliance-for-suicide-prevention/ https://twitter.com/Action_Alliance https://twitter.com/Edelman_EGA https://www.facebook.com/ActionAlliance https://www.youtube.com/TheActionAlliance https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/ Bio: Craig Kramer is retired from his role as Mental Health Ambassador for Johnson & Johnson. In that capacity, Kramer led a Johnson & Johnson team that helped transform mental health care globally by raising awareness, reducing stigma, promoting research, improving access, and ensuring better patient outcomes. Key initiatives included a global leaders’ coalition to champion proven, scalable reforms, including “next-in-class” workplace mental health practices, and establishing the first employee resource group (ERG) in the world for employees who live with mental illness, either as a patient or caregiver and ally. Before that role, Kramer held various positions in global corporate and government affairs at Johnson & Johnson and worked as a lawyer in the U.S. Congress, a Washington, D.C., law firm, and an international human rights organization. He is a graduate of Princeton University, the University of Michigan School of Law, and Harvard Business School. In addition to his role as private sector co-chair of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Kramer also serves on the boards or steering committees of the DMAX Foundation, the Mental Health Center of Denver (WellPower), Project HEAL, Trinity Counseling Services, and the United Nations Health Innovation Exchange Investor Coalition. 0:00 - Intro 8:31 - Early Career 16:57 - Johnson & Johnson 23:27 - Global Campaign on Mental Health 28:52 - Mental Health Alliance for Employers 30:55 - Alliance for Diverse Abilities Employee Research Group 36:22 - Nation Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention 43:12 - Mental Health Resources in Prisons 45:34 - Edelman Global Advisory 50:53 - When Work Affected Change 53:59 - Ask Jeff a Question 57:56 - Snap Your Fingers 59:46 - How to Support
75: Dr. Roxy Manning on having antiracist conversations
In this episode, Dr. Roxy Manning and Jeffrey discuss her books “Having Antiracist Conversations” and “The Antiracist Heart”, her immigration to the US and the bullying that accompanied it, her education and career, a major health scare, non-violent communication and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FE3bEw0xj58 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/15/23 Dr. Manning: https://linktr.ee/roxymanning https://roxannemanning.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RoxyManningPhD/ https://www.instagram.com/roxygiraffe/ https://www.youtube.com/c/RoxyManningPhD https://twitter.com/roxymanningphd https://www.amazon.com/stores/Roxy-Manning/author/B0BVDWFKXM Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC): https://www.cnvc.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-nonviolent-communication/ https://www.facebook.com/centerfornonviolentcommunication/ https://twitter.com/NonviolentFor/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3bnYn7uzrdsiGM4zKuD3LQ/videos Other resources: Workshop - Fierce Compassion: Skills for Antiracist Conversations: https://sarahpeyton.com/product/fierce-compassion-roxy-manning-sarah-peyton/ Book - How to Have Antiracist Conversations: Embracing Our Full Humanity to Challenge White Supremacy https://www.amazon.com/How-Have-Antiracist-Conversations-Embracing/dp/152300373 Book - The Antiracist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook https://www.amazon.com/Antiracist-Heart-Self-Compassion-Activism-Handbook/dp/1523003782 Bio: Antiracist, Nonviolent Communication speaker, consultant & psychologist bringing people & groups together to address today's harms while nurturing Beloved Community | Learn how to respond against microaggressions 0:00 - Intro 10:46- Education and Early Career 21:56 - "I heard a pop" 29:12 - Nonviolent Communication 36:14 - Responding to Microaggressions 10:52 - Clinical Psych in San Francisco 45:15 - The Center for Nonviolent Communication 47:04 - Leveraging Self Compassion to Counter White Supremacy 49:52 - Fierce Compassion, Skills for Antiracist Conversations 53:47 - When Work Affected Change 58:00 - Mentor 1:00:25 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:03:56 - Most Grateful for 1:05:23 - Snap Your Fingers 1:07:28 - How to Support
S2E1 (episode 11): Dr. Marion McNabb on public health, cannabis research, working in Ethiopia
In the season 2 opener, Marion and Jeffrey discuss Marion’s public health work, cannabis research, living and working in Ethiopia, and much more… Episodes are now available on YouTube, and season 2 episodes will all include videos of the interviews! Learn more: Cannabis Center of Excellence DONATE, website, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter; The Phoenix Art Project Etsy, Instagram, Facebook; 510 Innovations website, Instagram, Facebook; Marion LinkedIn Marion McNabb, Dr PH, MPH Dr. McNabb is the CEO of 510 Innovations, a human and data sciences think tank serving the healthcare, cannabis, and entheogenic plant medicine industries. She also co-founded and is the President of the Cannabis Center of Excellence, Inc a Massachusetts-based 501c3 nonprofit organization that conducts citizen-science-focused population studies and programs in the areas of community engagement, medical and adult-use cannabis, and social justice in the industry. The CCOE serves as a virtual resource & network of industry patients and stakeholders who aim to break the stigma and advance social justice initiatives. Dr. McNabb is the Retail Appointee to the MA Cannabis Advisory Board. She is the Principal Investigator of six research studies examining the reasons and impact of cannabis use among adult-use consumers and medical patients, veterans, and the impact of cannabis use among consumers, medical patients, veterans, and the impact of COVID on these individuals in MA and the US together with UMass Dartmouth (UM-D). She sits on several advisory boards for academic cannabis educational and workforce training programs. Dr. McNabb has collaborated on cannabis research with academic partners UM-D and Rider University and educational programs with Excelsior University, Holyoke Community College, BU, Wayne State University, and others. Dr. McNabb is the former CEO and Co-Founder of the Cannabis Community Care and Research Network (C3RN), a MA-based cannabis research company from 2018–20 that aimed to improve adult-use cannabis and medical therapy research. C3RN, with UM-D, led research studies in cannabis consumer and patients and veterans health and medical cannabis while also partnering on the Cannabis Advancement Series events to drive change for veterans’ access. From 2019-20, C3RN was an approved vendor for the first-in-the-nation cohort of the MA’’s social equity training program. C3RN helped to establish the Holyoke Community College Cannabis Education Center that provides workforce training programs, and C3RN was the winner of the first annual 2018 Boston University Ancillary Cannabis Startup Competition. Dr. McNabb also has over 15 years of global public health experience in the areas of digital health, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and family planning, working primarily in Africa and Haiti. Dr. McNabb holds a DrPH from BU School of Public Health and an MPH from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Episode 8: Mara Gordon on treating seriously ill patients with cannabis around the world and on Netflix
In episode 8, Mara and Jeffrey discuss cannabis treatment protocols and education, global patient access, and much more... Links: Aunt Zelda’s, Zelira Therapeutics, Society of Cannabis Clinicians, Weed the People on Netflix, Mary Janes: The Women of Weed Learn more: Mara Gordon is the co-founder of Aunt Zelda’s™, Octopi Wellness, and Zelda Therapeutics (now Zelira Therapeutics). She specializes in the development of cannabis treatment protocols for seriously ill patients, and is a pioneer in medicinal cannabis globally. Aunt Zelda’s™ line of products are the result of years of research & development in consultation with knowledgeable physicians and world-renowned researchers. Utilizing time-proven extraction processes improved with modern technology, Aunt Zelda’s™ products offer precisely measured potency & purity that allows patients to dose to the milligram, unlocking the therapeutic potential of cannabis. Aunt Zelda’s™ is manufactured by The Oil Plant. Previously, Mara worked as a process engineer, helping Fortune 500 companies create intelligent software. This experience has enabled her to take a detailed & scientific approach to medical cannabis. Her pioneering work in cannabis was recently chronicled in the Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein documentary, “Weed the People”, as well as Windy Borman’s film “Mary Janes: The Women of Weed”, and Ben Daitz's "The Medicine in Marijuana". Mara is a Director of North Bay Credit Union (NBCU). She has been the keynote speaker at numerous conferences around the globe, and holds numerous advisory board positions including Zelira Therapeutics, CannPal, House of Saka, Patients Out of Time, and Marijuana Business Daily.
Episode 3: Andy Lipman on battling cystic fibrosis and empowering other CF warriors
In episode 3, Andy and Jeffrey dug into Andy’s fight to conquer Cystic Fibrosis, books he’s written, love of sports, running with the Olympic torch, and more... Follow Andy and The CF Warrior Project on Twitter: @CFWarriorProj; Instagram: @CFWarriorProject;TikTok: @cf_warrior_project ; and Facebook: Andy-Lipman. Check out Andy’s website at cfwarriorproject.org. Andy Lipman has cystic fibrosis, but cystic fibrosis will never have him. On his 38th birthday, Andy passed the current median life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis (CF). At 48, his life expectancy now exceeds the expected. Andy is a positive role model who defied all odds to become a college graduate, Olympic-torch bearer, runner, advocate, author, husband, and father. He is dedicated to finding a cure for this genetic disease. Andy’s fourth book, The CF Warrior Project: 65 Stories of Triumph Against Cystic Fibrosis, celebrates the people from around the globe who, like him, persevere and live life the fullest every day even though they have a terminal, invisible disease. The book is available on Amazon and other booksellers. Andy is currently working on a second installment of The CF Warrior Project. The CF Warrior Project is more than a book, it is a movement. Andy, in fact, appeared on The Today Show to discuss his story along with the movement. Andy has two written memoirs telling his story battling the long odds of a CF diagnosis: Alive at 25: How I’m Beating Cystic Fibrosis and The Drive at 35: The Long Road to Beating Cystic Fibrosis. In addition, he wrote A Superhero Needs No Cape about a young person who grows up wanting to play Major League Baseball, but he must do so while fighting cystic fibrosis. Not just relating stories of survivors, Andy is also dedicated to finding a cure for this terminal disease. He founded the Wish for Wendy Foundation in memory of his older sister, who died from CF after only 16 days of life. In 2017, Andy was the recipient of the Alex Award presented by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. As of 2021, Wish for Wendy has contributed more than $4.5 million to help raise awareness for cystic fibrosis and fund research for a cure. Andy has spoken all over the US and in Ireland. Andy adheres to a rigorous daily workout routine. His fitness accomplishments include: running the 10-km Peachtree Road Race every year since 1997, finishing a triathlon, and completing the difficult 90-day workout program P90X. In 2006 Andy became a father, a miracle for any male with cystic fibrosis because they are nearly all infertile. The Lipmans’ second child, also conceived with the help of IVF, was born in 2008. Andy holds a degree from the University of Georgia and serves on the Terry College of Business emeritus board. He also has served on the GA Chapter of the CF Foundation board (the first ever CF patient to do so) and was the corporate sponsorship chair for three years at the National CF Foundation. Andy currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Andrea and their two children. He began a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug called Trikafta in November of 2019 and has since seen his lung function skyrocket to levels he has not seen in more than 25 years.