Remotely Possible: Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Existential Despair

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Remotely Possible: A show about uncertainty, anxiety, and existential despair. Put together by Owen Muir, M.D. We take a mental health lens to look at some of the more frustrating uncertainties of the day. And we start with the big one, COVID19.


    • Aug 3, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    Flatten the curve

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 14:32


    As COVID19 spreads, nyc clamps down and prepares for a wave of illness that will push the system to its limits. So how do we help as mental health professionals? Keep people out of the hospital. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    Sharpening the curve.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 18:46


    In episode four, we meet “lisa,” And emergency room nurse in New York City struggling with the beginning of a pandemic and the end of protective equipment being easily accessible. Our host tries to find some, but learns that how the government regulates things does make a difference in terms of what we can get to our workers in the front line. Www.brooklynminds.com For more information about your mental health, and for those in crisis, reach out to The crisis text line at 741741, by texting the word “ start”. Also make sure to take a listen to “Pandemic Check In“ our call and podcast featuring advice from mental health professionals about how to cope with all of the things that are happening now. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    I Never Learned to Draw Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 11:50


    In a brief pause from our exploration of the psychological impact of COVID-19, we travel back in time to the very first podcast Dr. Muir ever put together. It's a story about Kelly Fiore, MD, a psychiatrist who, when she began Residency, had never learned how to draw blood. This is the story of how she, like so many physicians in the coming days, will have to learn new skills, perhaps that they should have picked up along time ago…. Www.brooklynminds.com , and check out https://open.spotify.com/show/6DcMRsmxqLa0KizEGEhT8i?si=HCMqbP60S3C9TNDTKLL9qg also! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    A Sh@&ty Ouija Board

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 19:08


    (Episode Edit) in an update of episode seven, we listen, with more appreciation of the audio has improved, to our journey to understand COVID-19 testing, one of our team members coming down with symptoms, and understanding the uncertainty surrounding this illness and it's immune response. Www.brooklynminds.com. If you like podcasts, check out the Listen App, available on the Apple App Store. It lets you share your thoughts with Podcast creators and join the dialogue https://apps.apple.com/us/app/listen-app-podcast-community/id1486892589 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    Self Disclosure: Lance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 15:18


    In episode 2 of our “Self-Disclosure” mini series, we join Lance, an RN who went from state hospital patient to registered nurse, and persevered past every obstacle. Join us as we find hope on the other side of depression. Www.asksphere.co --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    A New Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 23:42


    We learned that nobody, including Owen's mom, really understand the point of social distancing. And President Trump announces his deep and thorough understanding of emerging basic science being brought to the bedside. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    The Wave

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 27:39


    New York City prepares for the wave of cases to hit, but the emergency rooms are already straining. PPE is in short supply. We hear from Capsule cofounder Dr. Sonia Patel about how they keep their deliveries running, and more. Listen App is a place where podcast listeners hang out and interact with podcast hosts. Here's the link to download it: Be sure to tell us your story in the episode comments. https://05oky.app.link/iYXERisGj5 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    Self Disclosure: Lara Cox, M.D.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 19:25


    Back in the before times, 2016, I sat down to interview My friend and the best psychiatrist I've ever met. This interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Lara Cox changed how we both think about therapy. Www.brooklynminds.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    Zoom Bombers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 22:17


    In this weeks episode we speak with Dickon Bevington, medical director of www.annafreud.org and explore the psychology of zoom bombers. Www.brooklynminds.com. https://www.patreon.com/johnvanderslice is how you can support the musician who wrote the music in the episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    Sphere of influence: how insurance got so crazy…

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 11:05


    In this preview pilot episode of our forthcoming series sphere of influence, we learned a little bit about how the healthcare industry hides graft, kickbacks, and other nonsense underneath a blizzard of boring names, regulations, and details. You'll never look at health insurance the same way again! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    What is TMS? (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) explained.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 12:24


    In this episode, a special bonus educational episode, Dr. MUIR explains what transcranial magnetic stimulation is, what works for, how it feels, and everything I need to know for you getting evaluation for this revolutionary treatment for depression, OCD that Hasn't responded to other treatments --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    Self-Disclosure: Nate Sharon M.D.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 40:02


    While we work on the next season of remotely possible, we hope you enjoy our first mini series, never before released, self disclosure! Stories of health professionals facing their own mental health, and coming out the other side. Please visit our website at www.asksphere.co And www.Brooklynminds.com. musical contributions by the remarkable John Vanderslice. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    American Tornado

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 22:40


    Understanding racism is difficult, close to impossible at times. We are going to try anyway. We hear from a black woman protesting for her right to survive in the face of police violence, a combat veteran who sees the police violence as disgusting and unprofessional, and Dr. William Osei explains that none of this is new to black kids in America. And we essentially give up on linear narrative or story structure. Www.brooklynminds.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    Interlude, with a purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 4:18


    This brief update is to let our listeners know what we're working on! Www.brooklynminds.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

    It's pandemic time...what next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 12:03


    In our first episode, the mental health professionals at Brooklyn Minds see covid19 coming for us all, and start preparing to try to understand the misunderstandings that will arise. Part education, part documentary, and part guided meditation, we are here to deal with the insanity that comes with the COVID19 pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RemotelyPossible/message

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