Episodes
Feb. 16, 2023
What Would Dr. Virgie Do?
In this episode of What Would Dr. Virgie Do?, the regular HEALTH, WELLNESS & MEDICAL BILLS series in which Dr. Virgie reveals how she handles outrageous medical bills in step-by-step detail, Dr. Virgie discusses what to do if...
Feb. 9, 2023
Love is a Doing - Not a Feeling!
Valentine's Day is coming, and Dr. Virgie wants to remind you that love is a doing - not a feeling. As Al Green says in his classic song, Love & Happiness: Love will make you do right! Dr. Virgie reveals 3 things to do to pro...
Feb. 2, 2023
What This Cardiologist Wants You to Know about REAL Healthy Food!
In honor of American Heart Health Month, we're joined by esteemed Preventive Cardiologist, Dr. Elizabeth Klodas. Dr. Klodas is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Step One Foods, which has helped improve heart health and...
Jan. 26, 2023
What You Can Do to Stop Human Trafficking
For this last week of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Ali Boak of the Global Center on Human Trafficking returns to talk about human trafficking in especially vulnerable populations. Joined by Global Center on Human Traffi...
Jan. 19, 2023
5 Things You Need to Know to Become & Stay Financially Well!
Dr. Virgie says, In the United States, in order to have financial stability, we need basic medical financial literacy. In honor of Financial Wellness Month, Dr. Virgie reveals the top 5 Things You Need to Know to Become - and...
Jan. 12, 2023
What Your Doctor Wants You to Know about Human Trafficking
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month - and we're spending this month getting enlightened and busting top myths about labor and sex trafficking. At the end of this episode, you're going to learn from renown trafficking...
Jan. 5, 2023
What This ER Doc Wants Us to Know About Having A Successful Life!
At the beginning of a new year when many of us start thinking about our life missions and goals, we also think about the goals we’ve made for ourselves in the past and sometimes feel like we’re falling short of the dreams we ...
Dec. 29, 2022
How to Become Resilient!
At the end of this hour, you're going to learn about all things resilience! Resilience expert and therapist Bruce May, LCSW CCBT returns to reveal why we should become resilient, the five components of resilience training, an...
Dec. 22, 2022
What Your Doctor Wants You to Know about Resilience
This episode's special guest is a 35-year law enforcement veteran, licensed clinical social worker, therapist, resilience expert - and Dr. Virgie's husband! Bruce May LCSW CCBT joins Dr. Virgie with an insightful discussion a...
Dec. 15, 2022
Dance with the One That Brought You to the Medical Debt Party!
In today's episode of What Would Dr. Virgie Do?, Dr. Virgie reveals why it's critical that we never (ever!) move medical debt from the facility which provided our care, pay it off with loans, or put it on credit cards. Listen...
Dec. 8, 2022
What Your Urologist Wants You to Know with Dr. Diana Londono
Award-winning Urology physician Dr. Diana Londono reveals why it's important to know the difference between non-physician providers and physicians, the suprising - and preventable! - causes of kidney stones in healthy and you...
Dec. 1, 2022
Got Medical Bills?
In this episode of What Would Dr. Virgie Do?, Dr. Virgie reveals the expert insider 3 simple steps to CRUSH MEDICAL DEBT - and the biggest medical bill mistake to look out for when we have health insurance! Listen to this, sa...
Nov. 17, 2022
What Your Doctor Wants You to Know about Health Insurance
Oakbridge Insurance broker Matt Henderson reveals his hard-earned insider secrets that explains why medical bills are America's #1 cause of debt and bankruptcy. And, it's open enrollment season! But what does that mean? Dr. V...
Nov. 10, 2022
Say Thank You to US Military Veterans: End Veteran Medical Debt
Just in time for Veterans Day 2022: Jerry Ashton, co-founder of RIP Medical Debt, the nonprofit which has empowered donors to forgive more than $7 billion in medical debt for more than 4 million Americans, returns to update D...
Nov. 3, 2022
How to Catch the Top 5 Mistakes in Your Medical Bills
Got medical bills? Listen to how to catch the 5 biggest mistakes in your medical bills (and have more money for holiday shopping!). Dr. Virgie shares expert insider secrets on saving hundreds to thousands on medical bills! cr...
Oct. 27, 2022
Listen to This: Vascular Surgeon & UBERDOC CEO Dr. Paula Muto
Before you see a doctor for swollen leg veins, listen to this episode with Dr. Paula Muto. Dr. Muto, a board certified vascular and general surgeon, reveals what you should know to protect yourself from painful complications ...
Oct. 20, 2022
What Your Internal Medicine Doctor Wants You to Know
In this super info-packed episode, board-certified Internal Medicine physician Dr. Asqual Getaneh reveals insightful secrets behind the 3 pillars - healthy diet, regular exercise, and mental health and stress management - of ...
Oct. 13, 2022
What Your Medical Debt Doctor Wants You to Know
In this follow up to last week's first episode of What Would Dr. Virgie Do?, a new regular 'What Your Medical Debt Doctor Wants You to Know' series in which Dr. Virgie reveals how she handles medical bills in step-by-step det...
Oct. 6, 2022
What Would Dr. Virgie Do?
What Would Dr. Virgie Do? is a new regular 'What Your Medical Doctor Wants You to Know' series in which Dr. Virgie reveals how she handles outrageous medical bills in step-by-step detail. In this first episode, Dr. Virgie sha...
Sept. 29, 2022
What Your Psychologist Wants You to Know about Suicide Prevention
In honor of Self Care September & Suicide Prevention Month, Dr. Virgie and Dr. Kristin Carothers discuss why self care is like keeping the gas tank of your car filled and asking for help is a sign of good health. And, Dr. Vir...
Sept. 22, 2022
What Your Pain Management Doctor Wants You to Know
In this extra-interesting episode, Interventional Pain Management physician Dr. Christopher Gay shares what it's really like to live in Alaska; different and sometimes unexpected causes and triggers of pain - including stress...
Sept. 15, 2022
Ambulance Bill Paying Mistake of the Week!
We're revisiting why it's important to always be kind to each other, including front line medical staff, even when we really really(!) don't feel like doing so. And heads up - you may want to think twice before taking an ambu...
Sept. 8, 2022
What Your Social Work Doctor Wants You to Know
In this insight-packed episode, Dr. Raheem Lay talks about the importance of respecting our emotions but NOT giving them power, making sure your therapy has been shown to be effective by evidence-based research, and why effec...
Sept. 1, 2022
Medical Bill PAYING Mistakes of the Week!
This week, Dr. Virgie talks about what to do when a debt collector calls - and the most common bill Americans get tricked into paying that we actually don't owe! healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits