Shadow Me Next!

About Shadow Me Next!

Shadow Me Next! is a podcast where we take you behind the scenes of the medical world. I'm Ashley Love, a Physician Assistant, and I will be sharing my journey in medicine and exploring the lives of various healthcare professionals. Each episode, I'll interview doctors, NPs, PAs, nurses, and allied health workers, uncovering their unique stories, the joys and challenges they face, and what drives them in their careers. Whether you're a pre-med student or simply curious about the healthcare field, we invite you to join us as we take a conversational and personal look into the lives and minds of leaders in Medicine. Access you want, stories you need. You're always invited to Shadow Me Next! Want to be a guest on Shadow Me Next!? Send Ashley Love a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/175073392605879105bc831fc

Publisher

Ashley Love

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Nov 2024

Latest episode

6 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Apr 2026

   A Clear Map Of Careers In Psychology From Therapy To Policy | Dr. Christal Badour, PhD

   Most people hear “psych” and picture two options: talk therapy or life-altering medication. Whar so many of us miss is an entire world of careers. I sit down with licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Christal Badour to make the landscape of psychology finally feel clear, practical, and real, including what psychologists do, what psychiatrists do, and why that difference matters for patients. We get specific about scientific psychology and evidence based mental health care. Dr. Badour wal...

2. 

   30 Mar 2026

   What Do Patients Need When The Cancer Prognosis Changes? | Michele Neskey, PA-C

   You can study medicine for years and still feel unprepared for the moment you deliver news that changes someone’s life, then immediately have to walk into the next room and do it all again. That emotional handoff is one of the most invisible skills in healthcare, and it’s exactly what we unpack with Michelle Nesky, The Posh PA, who has spent more than 20 years as a physician assistant in oncology. We get practical about what oncology care really looks like: the difference between medical onc...

3. 

   23 Mar 2026

   How A Critical Care PA Learns To Think And Speak Under Pressure | Jordan Kestler, PA-C

   Not knowing is not the problem. Hiding it is. Jordan Kessler works as a critical care PA in a neuro ICU, where the alarms are loud, the decisions are fast, and uncertainty is constant. We talk about the skill nobody grades you on in PA school or pre-med tracks: how to communicate clearly when you are not sure yet. That single habit shapes patient safety, team trust, and how quickly you grow from “new grad” to steady clinician. We also take a look at the real ICU ecosystem, including the cli...

Who has been a guest on Shadow Me Next!

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Benjamin Long MD
• Jessi Beyer MHP
• Dr Satya (Nanu) Das
• Dr Oluwole Babatunde
• Dr Julie Siemers DNP

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

31 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.