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After the Burnout
Welcome to After the Burnout podcast where real health meets real life. No Pinterest routines, no toxic hustle, no wellness gatekeeping. Just raw, unfiltered conversations that get to the heart (and gut) of what it actually means to feel good again.
I talk with friends, clients, and fellow humans about the messy middle of burnout, hormones, stress, healing, and everything in between with a side of sarcasm, science, and soul.
If you’re tired of overthinking your health and ready to actually understand your body… you’re in the right place.
After the Burnout
Your Insurance Company Is Also Your Doctor
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In this episode, we break down how today’s biggest insurance companies don’t just pay for your care. They own it.
From clinics and doctors to pharmacies and prescription pricing, corporations like UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, and Cigna Group now control nearly every step of your healthcare journey.
We explore how this system shapes diagnoses, treatment options, denials, and costs and why so many people with chronic symptoms, burnout, and hormonal or gut issues feel unheard.
This isn’t about blaming doctors.
It’s about understanding the system they’re working inside.
And learning how to advocate for yourself within it.
In This Episode, We Cover:
✨ How insurance companies built healthcare “empires”
✨ What vertical integration means for your care
✨ How PBMs influence medication access and pricing
✨ Why denials and prior authorizations exist
✨ The conflict between patient care and shareholder profit
✨ How this system fuels burnout and medical gaslighting
✨ Practical ways to protect and advocate for yourself
Key Takeaway
You’re not “difficult.”
You’re navigating a system designed around cost control, not long-term healing.
Knowledge gives you leverage.
Awareness gives you power.