<![CDATA[Healing with Dr. Newman]]>What if you had a doctor in the family...one who told you the truth, met you where you are, and never made you feel dismissed? That's exactly what Healing with Dr. Newman is. Every month, Dr. Newman sits down with real people to talk honestly about health, healing, and the stories we don't always want to hear. No filters. No judgment. Just 15 minutes of real talk that could change how you see your health forever. Healing with Dr. Newman, your antibiotic for the soul."

]]>www.myDITF.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:31:13 GMTSat, 11 Apr 2026 13:37:04 GMT60Dr. Sherika Newman<p>What if you had a doctor in the family...one who told you the truth, met you where you are, and never made you feel dismissed? That's exactly what Healing with Dr. Newman is. Every month, Dr. Newman sits down with real people to talk honestly about health, healing, and the stories we don't always want to hear. No filters. No judgment. Just 15 minutes of real talk that could change how you see your health forever. <b>Healing with Dr. Newman, your antibiotic for the soul."</b></p>episodicDr. Sherika Newmaninfo@myditf.comno<![CDATA["The Healthcare System Killed Both My Parents" Rich Goldstein on Why You Need to Self-Advocate]]>"The healthcare system killed both my parents."

That's not a hyperbole from Rich Goldstein, it's his reality. His father died of sepsis after being sent home with a fever. His mother spent 15 years in a hospital bed after a surgery she never should have had. Both were intelligent, resourced, capable people. The system still failed them.

In this episode, Dr. Newman sits down with Rich, a healthcare data and advocacy expert, to unpack why having money and intelligence isn't enough to protect you inside a system built for billing, not healing. They dig into the CARES Act's unintended consequences, why medicine has shifted from relational to transactional, and the four things Rich says can measurably improve your outcomes in any healthcare encounter.

In this episode:

  • Why "people of means" are not immune to medical system failure
  • The CARES Act: progress, and its unintended anxiety
  • Why most people remember only 10-25% of what's said in a doctor's appointment
  • The 4 pillars of better outcomes: personalization, continuity, engagement, and literacy
  • Why doctors are not God -- and why uncertainty is part of medicine
  • What Rich's company, Tanara, is building to help patients self-advocate
]]>585463ce-2e20-4e6b-a653-608bcb6b0162Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p><b>"The healthcare system killed both my parents."</b></p><p>That's not a hyperbole from Rich Goldstein, it's his reality. His father died of sepsis after being sent home with a fever. His mother spent 15 years in a hospital bed after a surgery she never should have had. Both were intelligent, resourced, capable people. The system still failed them.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, Dr. Newman sits down with Rich, a healthcare data and advocacy expert, to unpack why having money and intelligence isn't enough to protect you inside a system built for billing, not healing. They dig into the CARES Act's unintended consequences, why medicine has shifted from relational to transactional, and the four things Rich says can measurably improve your outcomes in any healthcare encounter.</p><p></p><p><b>In this episode:</b></p><ul><li>Why "people of means" are not immune to medical system failure</li><li>The CARES Act: progress, and its unintended anxiety</li><li>Why most people remember only 10-25% of what's said in a doctor's appointment</li><li>The 4 pillars of better outcomes: personalization, continuity, engagement, and literacy</li><li>Why doctors are not God -- and why uncertainty is part of medicine</li><li>What Rich's company, Tanara, is building to help patients self-advocate</li></ul>no00:28:2713"The Healthcare System Killed Both My Parents" Rich Goldstein on Why You Need to Self-Advocatefull<![CDATA["You Look Like You Need My Walker" Marlene's Lupus Journey to Purpose]]>What does it take for a Black woman to finally stop pushing through?

For Marlene, it took a resident in an assisted living hallway offering her a walker.

In this episode, Dr. Newman sits down with Marlene, a lupus warrior navigating five years of chronic illness -- diagnosed in the middle of COVID, while changing jobs, managing properties, and showing up to work too exhausted to hold her head up. Marlene opens up about the moment everything shifted, what no one tells you about invisible illness, and how lupus ultimately led her to her purpose.

They also get into the uncomfortable truth about "Black Girl Magic" -- and why anything that pushes us to not rest isn't magic at all.

In this episode:

  • How COVID symptoms masked early lupus signs
  • Why being connected in healthcare made all the difference
  • The real cost of the "push through" mentality on Black women's health
  • What Marlene wishes she'd known about chronic illness and relationships
  • Why healing isn't fixing -- it's sitting still

"Lupus forced me to sit still. And in that stillness, I found my purpose." -- Marlene

]]>edde94d3-032d-478c-b582-5840cc691306Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>What does it take for a Black woman to finally stop pushing through?</p><p></p><p>For Marlene, it took a resident in an assisted living hallway offering her a walker.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, Dr. Newman sits down with Marlene, a lupus warrior navigating five years of chronic illness -- diagnosed in the middle of COVID, while changing jobs, managing properties, and showing up to work too exhausted to hold her head up. Marlene opens up about the moment everything shifted, what no one tells you about invisible illness, and how lupus ultimately led her to her purpose.</p><p></p><p>They also get into the uncomfortable truth about "Black Girl Magic" -- and why anything that pushes us to not rest isn't magic at all.</p><p></p><p><b>In this episode:</b></p><ul><li>How COVID symptoms masked early lupus signs</li><li>Why being connected in healthcare made all the difference</li><li>The real cost of the "push through" mentality on Black women's health</li><li>What Marlene wishes she'd known about chronic illness and relationships</li><li>Why healing isn't fixing -- it's sitting still</li></ul><p></p><p><i>"Lupus forced me to sit still. And in that stillness, I found my purpose." -- Marlene</i></p>no00:15:5812"You Look Like You Need My Walker" Marlene's Lupus Journey to Purposefull<![CDATA[Are You Sitting Down?]]>The conversation delves into the journey of a cancer diagnosis, the impact on the individual and family, the challenges in healthcare, the importance of advocacy, and the concept of healing. It highlights the significance of listening to doctors and understanding the role of spirituality in medicine.

Takeaways

  • Advocacy in healthcare
  • Importance of listening to doctors
]]>5d342ecc-e359-4336-a948-eec2e2d4cd00Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>The conversation delves into the journey of a cancer diagnosis, the impact on the individual and family, the challenges in healthcare, the importance of advocacy, and the concept of healing. It highlights the significance of listening to doctors and understanding the role of spirituality in medicine.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Advocacy in healthcare</li><li>Importance of listening to doctors</li></ul>no00:14:05Are You Sitting Down?full