Being In Medicine with Jeff Marrs and Corey Anderson

Special Event - The Ultimate Experience

🎧 Being in Medicine – The Ultimate Experience "There's a place where healing begins not with doing, but with being." What happens when the clinical meets the cosmic? When presence matters more than performance? Welcome to Being in Medicine, where we step beyond symptoms, science, and systems — and into the radical art of becoming whole. In this soul-expanding podcast, hosts Dr Jeff Marrs and Dr. Corey Anderson takes listeners on a journey through the hidden dimensions of healing — where grief, silence, joy, and surrender all hold medicinal power. Blending emotional vulnerability with spiritual insight, each episode becomes a ceremony of remembering: that we are not broken to be fixed, but beings to be felt. This special arc — The Ultimate Experience — chronicles a transformative encounter in Arizona, where medicine isn't a prescription — it's a presence. Guided by the work of The Ultimate Coach and surrounded by a community of courageous hearts, Jeff shares a visceral unfolding of identity, purpose, and sacred pause. This isn't just a story of healing — it's a dismantling of illusion, a devotion to truth, and a call to return home to yourself. Whether you're a clinician questioning the system, a soul navigating grief, or a seeker ready to let go of old stories — Being in Medicine invites you into something deeper. This is the medicine of now. This is the medicine of being. This is The Ultimate Experience.

Reimagining Medicine Through Positive Psychology

✅ Episode Summary 🎙 Guest: Dr. Jordyn Feingold, MD, MAPP, MSCR * Psychiatrist, Well-being researcher * Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Mount Sinai * Fellow in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia/Cornell * Co-author of Choose Growth * Developer of the PEERS program, teaching Positive Psychology to medical trainees 🎯 Topic Focus: How Dr. Feingold is infusing Positive Psychology into psychiatric practice, medical education, and clinician well-being. A deep dive into human flourishing, character strengths, the "reversible cape" model, and building more human-centered healthcare systems. 🎥 Episode Title: REIMAGINING MEDICINE THROUGH POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ✍️ Episode Description 🌿 What if medicine didn't just treat illness—but helped us thrive? In this transformative episode of *Being in Medicine*, we sit down with psychiatrist and well-being researcher Dr. Jordyn Feingold to explore how Positive Psychology is reshaping psychiatry, medical education, and clinician well-being. From the origins of the PEERS program to her clinical use of character strengths, Dr. Feingold shares practical strategies for healing ourselves and our healthcare systems. 🔹 What You'll Learn: ✔ Why burnout isn't the end of the story ✔ How to cultivate meaning, purpose, and resilience ✔ What the "Reversible Cape" teaches us about healing ✔ The power of language, presence, and gratitude in medicine ✔ Strategies for transforming medical culture 📌 Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome & Guest Introduction 2:24 – What is Positive Psychology? 6:50 – Dr. Feingold's Journey into Medicine & Mental Health 12:05 – Creating the PEERS Program 18:40 – Using Character Strengths in Psychiatry 24:15 – The Reversible Cape Model 32:00 – Impacts on Patient Outcomes 41:10 – Building Resilient Healthcare Teams 47:20 – Hope, Healing, and Human Potential 53:00 – Advice to Healthcare Leaders 📚 Explore More: 🔗 https://jordynfeingold.com 📘 *Choose Growth* by Dr. Jordyn Feingold & Scott Barry Kaufman 🎧 Join Our Community: 🌐 Website: https://systemofcreation.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeingInMedicine 🎙 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMaMHLPUoWXJXSs0ridIp 🧠 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-being-in-medicine-with-jef-276428148/ #BeingInMedicine #PositivePsychology #PhysicianWellbeing #JordynFeingold #HolisticHealing #MedicalBurnout #CharacterStrengths #ResilientHealthcare 🎤 Guest Introduction Jordyn H. Feingold, MD, MAPP, MSCR is a psychiatrist, well-being researcher, positive psychology practitioner, working to bring the science of well-being to clinicians and patients everywhere. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she earned her BA in Health & Societies and her Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) and went on to receive her MD and a Master of Science in Clinical Research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2021, where she also completed her psychiatry residency in 2024. She is an active clinician working with adult patients as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Mount Sinai and in private practice, and since 2024, she has been completing a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NewYork‑Presbyterian/Columbia and Cornell Universities, which she'll complete in 2026. As a passionate advocate for clinician well‑being, Dr. Feingold has developed and taught various programs at the intersection of Positive Psychology and Clinical Medicine (Positive Medicine) designed to support resilience and reduce burnout among healthcare professionals. She is the co‑author (with Scott Barry Kaufman) of Choose Growth: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self‑Doubt, and has contributed to dozens of academic works on the topics of posttraumatic growth, clinician resilience, the gut-brain axis, and more. 🧠 Key Quotes & Takeaways 💬 Memorable Quotes (with timestamps): "We practice dissecting wellness just as we learn to dissect illness." — [00:16:32] "You have to bring the intervention to where people are—during the workday, not after it." — [00:52:40] "It's not about being blindly optimistic. Hope means believing in a better future and your role in making it happen." — [00:48:00] 📌 Key Takeaways: * Positive Psychology is not about ignoring suffering—it's about also cultivating well-being. * Clinician well-being directly improves patient outcomes and organizational performance. * The PEERS program offers a scalable model for training resilience and reflection among healthcare workers. * Tools like character strengths, gratitude, and mindfulness can be integrated into both clinical practice and team culture. * Leadership buy-in is crucial for building positive organizations in healthcare.

Resilience Reimagined: Healing Trauma Through The Body

🔥 Summary What if your illness wasn't the end—but the invitation to something deeper? In this powerful episode, Cari Rickabaugh shares how she rewrote her story—from childhood abuse and chronic illness to embodying purpose and possibility. With raw vulnerability and insight, Cari walks us through what it means to "do it scared" and finally come home to yourself. 👤 Guest Bio Cari Rickabaugh is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Master Bodyworker, and Trauma Healing Life Coach with over 20 years of experience. Her unique approach integrates bodywork, coaching, somatic and energy healing to help clients break free from the root causes of pain and step into their authentic self. · 🌐 Website: Resilience Mind and Body Coaching [https://systemofcreation.com/] · Linktree: https://linktr.ee/resiliencemindandbodycoaching [https://linktr.ee/resiliencemindandbodycoaching] 💬 Episode Highlights · Cari's awakening to resilience as a way of being, not just a skill · Processing and healing long-buried trauma through somatic work · Transforming illness (fibromyalgia, epilepsy, PCOS) by addressing energetic root causes · The power of choice in becoming who you are—not who you were told to be · The role of forgiveness and awareness in true healing · A powerful group healing experience at The Ultimate Experience event 🧠 Key Takeaways · True healing requires facing what hurts—and feeling it fully · You are not your trauma or diagnosis · Self-forgiveness is a muscle that builds self-trust · "Doing it scared" leads to personal expansion · Resilience means learning from pain—not being defined by it ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction to Cari Rickabaugh 4:35 – Discovering resilience through trauma 13:10 – Healing somatically and spiritually 24:45 – The shift from victimhood to possibility 32:45 – The body keeps the score—how trauma lives in the body 42:00 – Healing from illness through emotional release 51:33 – Group healing and forgiveness at The Ultimate Experience 57:33 – Letting go of trauma that isn't yours 1:04:00 – Advice for those in healthcare and trauma-rich spaces 🔗 Additional Resources · 📖 The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk · 🧠 Learn more about somatic trauma healing: systemofcreation.com [https://systemofcreation.com/] 📣 Call to Action 💬 "How has this episode shifted your view of resilience and healing? Share your insights in the comments!"👍 Like, Subscribe, and Hit the Bell for more weekly episodes.🌐 Join our community: [Instagram] | [Website] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMaMHLPUoWXJXSs0ridIp?si=6a5c91642b8e4a89] | iHeart [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-being-in-medicine-with-jef-276428148/]

From Bedridden to Breakthrough with Lindsey Miskin

💥 What if your chronic pain wasn't just physical? In this powerful episode of *Being in Medicine*, we sit down with nurse and mind-body coach Lindsey Miskin to explore the radical idea that chronic pain can be healed—not just treated—by reprogramming the brain and body. After a life-altering health crisis, Lindsey discovered a new way to heal from within, and now she helps others do the same. 🧠 **What You'll Learn:** ✔ The science behind brain-generated pain ✔ How to re-regulate your nervous system ✔ Why emotional awareness is essential to healing ✔ The role of self-compassion in recovery ✔ How to identify pain that isn't purely structural 📌 **Timestamps:** 0:00 – Introduction to Lindsey Miskin 2:15 – Lindsey's story: from RN to chronic pain patient 8:00 – Myopericarditis and being misdiagnosed 14:30 – Discovering the Curable app 19:40 – The 3 Pillars of Mind-Body Healing 27:50 – Emotional awareness through journaling 33:00 – How visualization influences healing 38:45 – Self-compassion as medicine 47:00 – Redefining identity beyond diagnoses 52:20 – Helping patients believe in their healing 56:40 – Teaching nurses to get curious 1:02:15 – The FIT criteria for identifying brain-generated symptoms 1:10:00 – Why pain is the invitation 1:16:20 – How Lindsey shows up differently as a mom and coach 1:21:00 – Final reflections and hope for chronic pain patients 🎧 **Join Our Community:** 🌐 Website: https://systemofcreation.com ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeingInMedicine 💖 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-being-in-medicine-with-jef-276428148/ 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMaMHLPUoWXJXSs0ridIp?si=6a5c91642b8e4a89 👤 Guest: Lindsey Miskin, RN🎯 Episode Focus: Healing chronic pain through the mind-body connection, emotional awareness, nervous system regulation, and self-compassion.🎓 Guest Expertise: Nurse, Mind-Body Coach, Founder of Shift Mind Body Coaching🌐 Guest Website: https://shiftmindbodycoaching.com [https://shiftmindbodycoaching.com/] Today on Being in Medicine, we're joined by a nurse whose career bridges both science and soul. Lindsey Miskin is a Registered Nurse with over 15 years of experience in settings ranging from clinical research and school nursing to home health and hospice. In 2025, she became a certified Nurse Coach and founded Shift Mindbody Coaching, a practice dedicated to helping people with chronic pain and persistent symptoms reclaim their lives. Through evidence-based mind-body techniques — including nervous system re-regulation, emotional awareness, and self-compassion — Lindsey guides her clients to not only manage symptoms but to step into their role as active partners in their own healing journey. A devoted wife, mother of four, and woman of faith, Lindsey brings both professional expertise and deep personal compassion to everything she does. She's here today to share how we can integrate body, mind, and spirit to create lasting transformation in healthcare and in our own lives.

The Sacred Art of Medicine with Dr. Joy Falkenburg

🌿 What does it truly mean to "BE" in medicine? In this deeply moving episode, Dr. Joy Falkenburg shares her remarkable 20+ year journey practicing rural medicine in Custer, South Dakota. Her holistic, faith-infused approach to patient care will inspire you to see medicine through the lens of presence, divinity, and deep human connection. 🔹 **What You'll Learn:** ✔ How presence and spiritual grounding enhance patient care ✔ The power of forgiveness and self-awareness in healing ✔ Why embracing mystery and uncertainty is essential in medicine ✔ How Dr. Falkenburg integrates faith, intuition, and science ✔ The emotional challenges and beauty of rural family medicine 📌 **Timestamps:** 0:00 – Welcome + Introduction 2:10 – Life force, identity & divine presence 6:33 – Showing up at a dying patient's bedside 11:00 – Why "being" comes before "doing" 17:45 – Presence over protocol: building healing gardens 24:20 – Authenticity, emotion & showing up as your full self 31:00 – Forgiveness as medicine: the labyrinth approach 37:50 – Teamwork, soul leadership, and vulnerability in care 45:15 – Redesigning healthcare: curiosity, love, and empowerment 55:42 – Personal illness, spiritual resilience & patient advocacy 🎧 **Join Our Community:** 🌐 Website: https://systemofcreation.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeingInMedicine ❤️ iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/263-being-in-medicine 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMaMHLPUoWXJXSs0ridIp [https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMaMHLPUoWXJXSs0ridIp] 🎙️ Guest Info Dr. Joy Falkenburg Family Medicine Physician, Custer, South Dakota * Over 20 years of experience * Community health leader * Creator of a hospital healing garden * Advocate for integrative, faith-based, and deeply humanistic care Today's guest is someone whose life and work truly embody what this podcast is all about. Dr. Joy Falkenburg is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who has spent the last 25 years practicing deeply intentional and holistic care in Custer, South Dakota. She grew up on a ranch just 30 miles from where she now serves — a fourth-generation steward of both land and community. Dr. Falkenburg isn't just a doctor — she's a life force. Whether she's guiding patients through their final moments, planting healing gardens outside the hospital, or inviting presence and prayer into the exam room, she brings divinity, authenticity, and deep human connection into every part of her work. She's also an entrepreneur, the founder of drmamajoy, a business blending vacation rentals, farm tours, and rural wellness. But perhaps one of her most beautiful creations is the Healing and Wellness Garden at Monument Health — a sacred space where patients and staff can reconnect with nature and their inner peace. 🧠 Key Episode Highlights * Practicing presence: Why being fully with a patient often matters more than doing something * Faith in action: Using spirituality and divine connection to guide clinical care * The healing power of touch: Washing the feet of dying patients * Redefining success in medicine: Asking, "What are we doing this for?" — not just "What are we doing?" * Forgiveness as medicine: Using labyrinth walks to guide emotional healing * Authenticity in medicine: Showing up as your whole self — even in professional spaces * Listening deeply: Why 7 uninterrupted minutes can transform care 🗣️ Memorable Quotes "I identify as a life force. When I show up, I show up as an expression of divinity." – [00:03:10] "If I could see the divinity in everyone — even someone yelling at me in the ER — imagine the healing that could happen." – [00:05:00] "Sometimes, all we can do is say: I don't know the answer — but I'm here with you." – [00:14:32] 🔑 Key Takeaways * Presence Heals: Being truly present often heals more than procedures ever could. * Forgiveness Frees: Forgiveness — especially of self — unlocks powerful emotional and physical healing. * Authenticity Matters: Patients feel safest when physicians are real, vulnerable, and emotionally attuned. * Medicine is Sacred: True care honors mystery, faith, community, and love — not just diagnoses and metrics. * Curiosity is the Future: The next wave of medicine requires slower, deeper curiosity — not faster throughput.