Feeding Our Young®
Encouragement for today's student nurse... and life lessons for the rest of us!
Have you ever heard the phrase “nurses eat their young?” Feeding Our Young® is more than a podcast – it’s a movement. It’s a desire to see new nurses of all ages be supported and uplifted by their peers.
Join the movement! COME and hear host Eric Miller's vision for a radical culture change - in nursing, healthcare, and elsewhere; then STAY for a stable of all-star nursing students, nurses, and nurse educators!
They might make you LAUGH...
they might make you CRY...
but they will all definitely make you THINK...
and be ENCOURAGED!
Episodes
188 episodes
185 - Carsen McGuire: I Grew As a Person in Ways I Didn’t Know I Could
Join hospital nurse educator and Enid, Oklahoma and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Carsen McGuire as she talks about her organizational superpower, what it was like raising triplets (and four kids under the age of three), how her pre-...
184 - Katrina Nebel Pt 2: …Because There’s So Much In Life
Continue with recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Katrina Nebel as she chats about what it’s like to run the Boston Marathon, why she chose nursing, how it felt going back for a second degree, how her family adjusted to...
183 - Katrina Nebel Pt 1: I Have a Hard Time Sticking to One Thing…
Join recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Katrina Nebel as she chats about having two bachelor degrees, man crushes, her first educational journey, being the first in her family to go to college, how her first degree hel...
182 - Margie Cooke Pt 2: It’s Like Having 500 Children
Continue with long-tenured nurse and Los Angeles, California and St. Maries, Idaho native Honored Guest Margie Cooke as she discusses what she loves most about nursing, her incredible nursing career journey, how she respectfully deals with conf...
181 - Margie Cooke Pt 1: A Nurse Well Traveled
Join long-tenured nurse and Los Angeles, California and St. Maries, Idaho native Honored Guest Margie Cooke as she discusses her special superpower, her traveling adventures (including 50 countries and soon to be 7th continent), her incredible ...
180 - Welcome Back Morgan: Has it Really Been Two Years?
Welcome back very first Honored Guest, previous nursing student, and now full-fledged nurse Morgan Johnson as she reflects on being the first repeat Honored Guest and updates us on how life is these days, her practicum experience, her NCL...
179 - Lewis Hackney: The Fourth Man in the Pub
Join men’s mental health advocate and Sandbach, England native Honored Guest Lewis Hackney as he discusses how and why he is running 12 kilometres a day for an entire year, his own experience with suicidal ideation and what contributed to that,...
178 - Lily Wright Pt 2: Where There's a Will There's a Way
Continue with current student and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Lily Wright as she opens up about exactly why she is so open about her medical history, why she chose nursing, how she ended up at her chosen university, what she loves ...
177 - Lily Wright Pt 1: Get to Know the Person Before the Diagnosis
Join current student and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Lily Wright as she opens up about her foster care journey, her family, her return trip to China, her astonishing medical journey, the impact that had on her parents and siblings,...
176 - Paige Gladstone: Do Everything on Purpose for a Purpose
Join current student and Gig Harbor, Washington native Honored Guest Paige Gladstone as she discusses the importance of balance and self-care, having the encouragement of her older sister having gone before her, her incredibly supportive parent...
175 - Randy Marmolejo: A Smile is a Choice
Join current student and Kennewick, Washington native Honored Guest Randy Marmolejo as he vibes about being in a satellite classroom, his recent medical missions trip, developing healthy coping mechanisms, having empathy for others, why he chos...
174 - Bente Gilbertson Pt 2: Don’t Give Up on Your Passions
Continue with nurse and Minneapolis, Minnesota native Honored Guest Bente Gilbertson as she delicately and powerfully talks about her family’s support, how being a young mom set her on her path to nursing, the challenges of going to nursing sch...
173 - Bente Gilbertson Pt 1: Every Day Is A Little Bit More
Join nurse and Minneapolis, Minnesota native Honored Guest Bente Gilbertson as she delicately and powerfully opens up about the accident that completely changed the trajectory of her life and career, her incredible recovery journey, using her i...
172 - Kendall Martin Pt 2: Being Hungry and Willing to Learn Goes a Long Way
Continue with nurse and Eureka, Nevada native Honored Guest Kendall Martin as he chats about his path from nursing school to the CICU, working as a nurse born with club feet, the benefits of faith and family, his advice for talking with family ...
171 - Kendall Martin Pt 1: Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Join nurse and Eureka, Nevada native Honored Guest Kendall Martin as he chats about growing up in a small hometown, who inspires him most in life, the importance of bing comfortable with being uncomfortable, his recent “work project” trip to Me...
170 - Ainsley Nelson and Vanessa Lester: BFFs Through the Rewarding and Absurd
Join current students - Whidbey Island, Washington native Honored Guest Ainsley Nelson and Spokane Valley, Washington native Honored Guest Vanessa Lester - as they talk about their families, how they became best friends, what inspired them to c...
169 - Karli Petruso Pt 2: Autopsy of an NCLEX Failure (You Will Be A Nurse)
Continue with recent grad and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Karli Petruso as she walks us through failing her first NCLEX attempt and subsequent passing of her second attempt. She describes how she prepared for her first attempt, the...
168 - Mandy Nigg: There's Always So Many Layers to Everything
Join nurse and Spokane Valley, Washington native Honored Guest Mandy Nigg as she describes enjoying her time working in a nursing home in her teens, why she chose nursing as a career, her advice on balancing work and nursing school, not having ...
167 - Allie Rader: Nursing is the Sweetest Profession
Join nurse and Wenatchee, Washington native Honored Guest Allie Rader as she talks all about finding positivity in hard situations, growing up with medical jargon, why she works postpartum nursing, the learning curve involved in working float p...
166 - Ally Tracy: You Make it Safe to Tell You
Join nurse educator and Hermon, Maine native Honored Guest Ally Tracy as she describes being a staunch opponent of the “eating our young” phenomenon, navigating an unnecessarily challenging nursing school situation, encouraging students to prof...
165 - Runar Camp Pt 2: Always Check Your Own Pulse Before You Check Your Patient’s
Continue with recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Runar Camp as he chats about what it felt like to walk across stage and obtain his diploma, how he prepared for and overcame failing the NCLEX, celebrating milestones, h...
164 - Runar Camp Pt 1: The Little Moments Can Make a World of Difference
Join recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Runar Camp as he chats about April Fools jokes, the impact of his family on his life, how a broken arm landed him in his nursing career, how the little moments can make a world o...
163 - Katie Kunda Pt 2: You’ve Got to Get the Buy-In
Continue with nurse, nurse educator, and Snohomish, Washington native Honored Guest Katie Kunda as she waxes eloquent about a couple of non-traditional nursing jobs, how her pre- and post-Africa trip prepared her for nursing education, her pass...
162 - Katie Kunda Pt 1: A Jacqueline of All Trades
Join nurse, nurse educator, and Snohomish, Washington native Honored Guest Katie Kunda as she waxes eloquent about her unconventional nursing journey, why she decided to become a nurse, using her voice during COVID, her intro into education, he...
161 - Karli Petruso Pt 1: Even Your Struggles Become Part of Your Growth
Join recent grad and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Karli Petruso as she talks about perceived flaws being actual strengths, how previous jobs helped her in nursing school, her “ridiculously boring” reason why she chose nursing, getti...
