Advocating for your health is important, but it’s not easy. In Speak Up For Your Health, Dr. Archelle Georgiou talks with patients about how they overcame feeling intimidated by today’s complex medical system and used their voice to finally get the care they needed. These personal stories along with Archelle’s practical tips will empower you to have a balanced (non-paternalistic) relationship with your healthcare provider.
Postpartum Depression: A Mother’s Story Alongside the Lindsay Clancy Case
Postpartum depression and anxiety blindsided Lindsey Mehran — a nurse practitioner trained to spot it in patients — after a brutal twin pregnancy. She shares her own story of intrusive thoughts, agoraphobia, and recovery, and reacts to the Lindsay Clancy case and what it reveals about gaps in postpartum mental health care.
Key Takeaways
If "baby blues" symptoms last longer than two weeks,
weeks, talk to your doctor.
Postpartum mental health issues can show for a year after delivery.
Risk factors include: 1) a history of depression or anxiety during this pregnancy, in the past, or close family members. 2) life stress, a hard pregnancy or delivery 3) sleep deprivation 4) a premature baby or one that needs neonatal ICU
Ask for help. You don't have to do it all.
Protect your sleep. Trade off nights with a partner or another caregiver whenever you can.
If breastfeeding is taking a toll on your health, it's okay to stop.
Exercise regularly. Even short daily walks or workouts can make a real difference.
Take it seriously. Untreated postpartum depression and anxiety can have serious long-term effects.
Here's how you can follow and/or get in touch with Archelle:
Subscribe to the ArcHealth newsletter for healthcare tips https://www.archellemd.com/newsletter
Subscribe Archelle's insights on Substack for her perspective on the healthcare system: https://substack.com/@archealth
28 Sept 2026
Healthcare in the Satmar Hasidic Community with Frieda Vizel
Hasidic Satmar Jews are one of America's most insular religious communities with limited access to the internet. How do they navigate healthcare while honoring their religious preferences? Dr. Archelle Georgiou sits down with Frieda Vizel, a licensed New York City tour guide and content creator who specializes in exploring and documenting Hasidic Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn, particularly Williamsburg. Frieda grew up in a large Satmar Hasidic family, had an arranged marriage at age 18, and eventually left the community. In this episode, they explore how faith, family, and tradition shape everything from routine doctor visits to pre-marital genetic testing before marriage. Frieda offers a rare, non-judgmental window into a world most listeners have only glimpsed from the outside.This conversation goes beyond the Satmar community itself: it's a case study in what it actually takes to respect someone's cultural and religious values — whether Hasidic, Amish, Jehovah's Witness, or simply different from your own — without losing sight of the science. The medicine doesn't change. The preferences and priorities do.
Links:
Schedule at tour with Frieda: https://friedavizel.com/
Follow Frieda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friedavizel/
Subscribe to Archelle's ArcHealth newsletter for healthcare tips https://www.archellemd.com/newsletter
Subscribe to Archelle's insights on Substack for her perspective on the healthcare system: https://substack.com/@archealth
23 Jul 2026
Prostate Cancer: Watch. Operate. Radiate. Medicate? One Patient, Four Recommendations
Prostate cancer treatment isn't one-size-fits-all — and neither is the decision-making that goes with it. Greg Olson, a 72-year-old engineer, was diagnosed with prostate cancer and initially chose active surveillance. But when his cancer turned aggressive, he found himself weighing surgery, radiation, and medication — with several specialists giving him several different recommendations. His story is really about something bigger than prostate cancer: how anyone facing a serious diagnosis can research their options, navigate conflicting medical opinions, and make a decision they can live with.
Key Takeaways
Know your family history — and use it. Be familiar with your own family history, share it proactively with your doctor, and find out what it means for your own screening.
Do your research so you can ask the right questions. Greg understod all his options, from medication, radiation, and surgery to even understanding different surgical techniques. You don't need to become an expert. You just need to know enough to ask good questions.
Explore every option, even the ones your doctor doesn't mention. If your doctor only recommends one treatment, that's a red flag. Keep asking, keep researching.
Make the decision you feel comfortable with. Greg wished he'd moved faster when he was first diagnosed, but he feels no regret. He made the best decision he could with what he knew at the time. There's no perfect decision — only a best decision, and that's the one you can be at peace with, regardless of the outcome.
You can follow and/or get in touch with Archelle by
Subscribe to the ArcHealth newsletter for healthcare tips https://www.archellemd.com/newsletter
Subscribe Archelle's insights on Substack for her perspective on the healthcare system: https://substack.com/@archealth
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