Our Cancer Journey Podcast
The Our Cancer Journey Podcast is a place for those impacted by Cancer, their caregivers, their loved ones and also those wishing to prevent illness.
Our podcast is more than a program about cancer, it's a conversation about life and how we can make ours better.
Together we explore ways we can optimize our lives through the experiences of diagnosis, treatments and beyond into the future of Survivorship.
We discuss ways to help YOU feel better, live happier, expand your self-empowerment, and enhance your life experience. It is more than a podcast about medicine, or even Cancer. It is about you, the Whole Person, and tips, ideas and strategies to possibly improve your cancer journey and make your life better.
Hosted by unique storyteller and unconventional creator Bruce Watkins, the Our Cancer Journey Podcast provides a unique voice to people in the cancer community that transcends the conventional medical and patient experience-based shows.
Please share this podcast with anyone you feel may benefit from our content, our outlook, our attitude, and especially our passionate advocacy for self-empowerment!
Learn More: https://www.ourcancerjourney.com/
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The content of the Our Cancer Journey Podcast with Bruce Watkins, our website, and of all other associated media forms is provided for informational, inspirational, and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. The information shared in our content and the views expressed by the hosts and guests of the program are their own. The Our Cancer Journey podcast with Bruce Watkins, its related media. and Fairlead Media do not suggest or intend that information or opinions shared in these media should or must replace the relationship you have with your chosen healthcare professional(s) and practitioner(s). The mention of any product, service, organization, activity or therapy on a podcast should not be construed as an endorsement. If paid or free promotional or awareness-building content is included during the podcast or within other media, such content will be separated into its own unique promotional spot or mention.
Episodes
#023 - From Caregiver, to Surviving Cancer, to Patient Support Advocate Part 2 - Joe Bullock
Show Details40min 21s#022 - Learning About New Cancer Diagnosis - Recorded Live - Bruce Watkins
Show Details18min 34s#021 - Cancer Returns - The Strength of Vulnerability - Bruce Watkins
Show Details33min 29s#020 - Biostatistics & Informatics Part 2 - Prof. Levi Waldron
Show Details31min 23s#019 - Biostatistics & Informatics -Part 1 - Prof. Levi Waldron
Show Details36min 38s#018 - Lymphedema, How Lymphatics Work, and Effective Therapies- Part-2 - Dr. Paula Stewart
Show Details47min 29s#017 - Lymphedema & Lymphatic System Intro - Part-1 - Dr. Paula Stewart
Show Details33min 3s#016 - How Loneliness, Cytokines, Inflammation are Linked to Chemo Brain (CRCI) — Part 2 - Dr. Arash Asher
Show Details26min 9s#015 - What is Chemo Brain, Cytokines & Accelerated Aging - Part 1 - Dr. Arash Asher
Show Details30min 57s#014 Season 2 Trailer for the Our Cancer Journey Podcast with Bruce Watkins
Show Details15min 47s#013 - Season 1 Retrospective and New Insights - PART 2 - with Bruce Watkins
Show Details32min 33s#012 - Season 1 Retrospective and New Insights - PART 1 - with Bruce Watkins
Show Details23min 59s#011 - Lung Cancer Advocacy - Terri Ann DiJulio & The Gift Of Our Beautiful Lives
Show Details41min 24s#010 - Motivation to Action, Just Say YES & OCJ is Back!! - with Bruce Watkins
Show Details18min 57s#009 - From Caregiver, to Surviving Cancer, to Patient Support Advocate Part 1 - Joe Bullock
Show Details42min 24s#008 - Ovarian Cancer, Giving Back and Australian’s AusLitTeal Awareness - Sirin Steele
Show Details49min 46s#007 - Your Mindset and You - Part 2 - Stories - with Bruce Watkins
Show Details15min 41s#006 - Your Mindset and You - Part 1 - with Bruce Watkins
Show Details18min 2s#005 - Intro to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Part 1 - Angela Lai, L.O.M.
Hide Details39min 28sIn this "Part 1” episode of a two Episode series, Licensed Oriental Medicine Practitioner Angela Lai (see bio below) joins us on the program to discuss the multiple-millennia practice and healing art form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Angela and I briefly discuss the origins of TCM, a few of its common applications, how TCM differers in practice and approach from traditional Western medicine, and how people in Western societies sometimes approach this unfamiliar treatment option.
We also touch on how TCM is being integrated into the new collaborative / alternative medicine approach in modern Western medical hospitals.
Stay Tuned for the upcoming “Part 2” episode of this interview, where I will undergo TCM Acupuncture LIVE on the Podcast!!!! After that, we will continue our conversation with Angela about TCM, energy, the internal connective nature of our body’s internal systems, and more.
Key Discussion Points and Takeaways from this Our Cancer Journey Episode:
- Compare the differences between Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Whole-Person approach to healing and Western Medicine’s compartmentalized outlook towards treatment
- When to seek Western Medical care and when to integrate TCM into your recovery plans
- Human body “Micro-systems”, the energy known as “Qi” (pronounced Chē) and how TCM works with them to improve our health and well-being
- How TCM views food consumption, “GUT” health and eating best practices
- Common apprehensions and misconceptions people have about TCM and its benefits
References and Resources mentioned in this Episode:
- Angela C. Lai, L.O.M.: https://www.uchealth.com/physician/angela-lai/
- UC Health Integrative Medicine Service - University of Cincinnati Hospital: https://www.uchealth.com/integrative/
- Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego: https://www.pacificcollege.edu/prospective/programs/san-diego/medicine/
- National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: https://www.nccaom.org/
- Pepperdine University, Malibu, California: https://www.pepperdine.edu/
- The Yellow Emperor's Classic of (Internal) Medicine - Huangdi Neijing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2287209/
- Neurobiological foundations of acupuncture: the relevance and future prospect based on neuro-imaging evidence - Written By: Lijun Bai 1, Lixing Lao - Published 2013 May 14 in PubMed: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23737848/
Episode Guest(s): Angela C. Lai, L.O.M.
Angela C. Lai. L.O.M., is a licensed Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner. Angela received her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA in 1998. She then worked in a cardiac electrophysiology lab at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA where she collaborated with other researchers from around the world to publish their findings. Angela received her Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM) from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA in 2005 after which she opened a clinic providing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in Redondo Beach, CA. In 2020, she relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio to join the UC Health Integrative Medicine team. Angela holds a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM.) certificate from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She is Licensed in Oriental Medicine (LOM) by the Ohio Medical Board, and she is a regular TCM lecturer and educator.
- https://www.uchealth.com/physician/angela-lai/
- UC Health Integrative Medicine Service - University of Cincinnati Hospital: https://www.uchealth.com/integrative/
Episode Host: Bruce Watkins
A Father, Cancer survivor, podcaster, writer & content creator, speaker, voice-over artist, facilitator/moderator, traveler, cultural explorer, humanitarian, giving-back & minimalist evangelist, music enthusiast, former Corporate people leader, and curious soul who transformed into an unapologetically optimistic and unpretentious advocate of Life-Optimization for all.
After surviving Cancer and other life-changing experiences in 2017, Bruce gave away most of his possessions, left his home behind and began traveling, writing, volunteering, and giving-back. Learn more:
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Published Mar 8, 2021 at 6:45pm