Where patient experiences become shared wisdom. Based on the book, Facing Inward, by award-winning media personality Melissa Carter. This podcast is a space for candid conversations with patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals who believe that every story holds the power to heal, educate, and inspire change. Whether you're navigating your own health journey or seeking to better understand the human side of healthcare, you belong here.
Facing Inward: The Podcast
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Where patient experiences become shared wisdom. Based on the book, Facing Inward, by award-winning media personality Melissa Carter. This podcast is a space for candid conversations with patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals who believe that every story holds the power to heal, educate, and inspire change. Whether you're navigating your own health journey or seeking to better understand the human side of healthcare, you belong here.
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March 18, 2026
Medical Gaslighting: How to Advocate for Yourself in a Broken System with Ilana Jacqueline
<p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">Author and Patient Advocate Ilana Jacqueline joins Facing Inward to break down medical gaslighting—why it happens and how patients can advocate for themselves. A must-listen for anyone who's ever felt dismissed in the exam room.</p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">🎧 Subscribe to hear real patient stories and healthcare conversations that matter.</p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">📝 A Transcript of this episode is available on <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/collection/1748050">Patreon</a>.</p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">📘 Want to go deeper? Ilana's Book <a href= "https://amzn.to/40Z2pjD">Medical Gaslighting</a> and Melissa's memoir <a href= "https://amzn.to/4nrC7jq">Facing Inward</a> are available wherever books are sold.</p>
January 7, 2026
From Diagnosis to Purpose: Bryon Daily on Living Beyond Blood Cancer
<p data-start="184" data-end="707">In this episode of Facing Inward, host Melissa Carter speaks with <strong data-start="252" data-end= "267">Bryon Daily</strong>, National Community Outreach Manager at <strong data-start="308" data-end="349"><span class= "whitespace-normal">Blood Cancer United</span></strong> and a multiple myeloma survivor, about what it means to face a life-altering diagnosis with courage, curiosity, and community. Bryon shares how subtle changes in his lab work—and an attentive primary care physician—led to an early diagnosis, and walks listeners through his treatment journey, including chemotherapy and an autologous bone marrow transplant.</p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">🎧 Subscribe to hear real patient stories and healthcare conversations that matter.</p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">📝 A Transcript of this episode is available on <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/collection/1748050">Patreon</a>.</p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">📘 Want to go deeper? Melissa's memoir <a href= "https://amzn.to/4nrC7jq">Facing Inward</a> is available wherever books are sold.</p>
November 5, 2025
You Don't Know Your Strength Until You Need It: Aurea McGarry's Story
<p>Aurea McGarry was told she'd never speak again. In this candid episode, she shares her incredible journey through cancer, chemo, and recovery with host Melissa Carter. Together they explore what happens when patients are ignored, how to rebuild after devastation, and the strength we don't know we have—until we need it.</p> <p> <strong data-start="393" data-end="460">🩺</strong> Lifeline Screening – Click 👉 <a href= "http://llsa.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=387&aff_id=1257">Here</a> for affordable preventive Health Screenings. (<a href= "http://llsa.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=387&aff_id=1257)">http://llsa.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=387&aff_id=1257)</a></p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">🎧 Subscribe to hear real patient stories and healthcare conversations that matter.</p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">📝 A Transcript of this episode is available on <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/collection/1748050">Patreon</a>.</p> <p data-start="1113" data-end="1200">📘 Want to go deeper? Melissa's memoir <a href= "https://amzn.to/4nrC7jq">Facing Inward</a> is available wherever books are sold.</p>
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