The EmergeAndSee Podcast with Samantha Barela

Episode 21: The Realities of COVID

Guest: Jamie Anaya Today, I talk with Jamie Anaya… Respiratory Therapist Badass. Jamie has spent most of 2020 working in the COVID unit at a local hospital and has spent most of this time treating dying COVID patients. Today Jamie shares her experience of working fourteen hour days, four to five days a week, in full PPE as well as what the reality of COVID looks like from a healthcare worker perspective. She also shares what the death of COVID patients has been like for her and the sad reality that most of these patients die without any of their loved ones by their side. CAUTION: This episode is sure to pull on your heart strings and might even make you cry. I know I had a hard time not choking up as Jamie shared these experiences with me… which I recorded for you! COVID is real and the effects of it are not only felt by the infected patients, but also the healthcare heroes who are trying to save them. If you have a show idea or a topic suggestion, or if you know someone who was a patient that would make an amazing guest, please reach out to me via email at emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com [emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com].

EmergeandSee Episode 20: The Girl on Girl Episode Part II

Guests: Shannon Van Meir, Daisy Graves and Faith Applewhite Todays episode is a continuation from Episode 19. Our conversation was so awesome that we just kept “rolling” and created a Part II. You’re welcome! We continue our conversation about what is has been like being women in the fire service and we also share our perspectives on the challenges we have faced as women in the fire service. This was a fun conversation that I wish we could have kept recording and sharing. Thank you, Shannon, Daisy and Faith, for sharing as well as for all the laughs! It was fun! If you have a show idea or topic suggestion, or if you know someone who was a patient that would make an amazing guest, please reach out to me via email at emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com.

Episode 19: The Girl on Girl Episode Part I

Guests: Shannon Van Meir, Daisy Graves and Faith Applewhite Today’s episode is super special to me. Today, I host my first episode with a group of women who I not only admire, but I also feel really grateful to have these women as my friends. Today, Shannon, Daisy and Faith share their experiences of not only being in the fire service, but being women in the fire service. Each guest shares their own unique challenges that they have faced as women in the fire service, as well as their perspectives on changes and growth that can be made within the profession, which can make the profession more all-inclusive and diverse. While we all know the fire service is a male dominated profession, we also see the opportunities where we can help the profession expand which we might not otherwise see, if not for our female lens. If you have a show idea or a topic suggestion, or if you know someone who was a patient that would make an amazing guest, please reach out to me via email at emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com [emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com].

Episode 18: EmergeAndSee Podcast Turning the Tables

Guest: Michelle Silva and Samantha Barela Today, Michelle turns the tables on me and interviews ME! Michelle wanted to interview me so I can share about my EMS journey with all of you! In this episode, you will learn why I chose EMS (or rather that EMS chose me) and I share stories about some of the challenging calls I have faced during my time with the Fire Department. I also share some of the things I have seen while working as a Paramedic in one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the State. We also discuss a variety of other things like what bodily fluids and smells bother me and what my future hopes for this Podcast are. Thank you for listening and for letting me share a little bit of me, with you! If you have a show idea or a topic suggestion, or if you know someone who was a patient that would make an amazing guest, please reach out to me via email at emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com [emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com].

EmergeandSee Podcast Will be Back Next Week!

We are a short break. We encourage you to go back and listen to past episodes.  If you have a show idea or a topic suggestion, or if you know someone who was a patient that would make an amazing guest, please reach out to me via email at emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com [emergeeducationsolutions@gmail.com].