The evrē Podcast
UCHealth presents The evrē Podcast series. We’re taking our signature health and wellness event celebrating all women and breaking it down into episodes where we’ll speak with special guests and top experts on issues including insomnia, stress, relationships, life changes and how to balance it all. Hosted by acclaimed former anchor and reporter and current Denver Director of Public Affairs Gloria Neal, we’re here to help you live your best life physically and emotionally.
Where to listen
Episode 1
Sleep Well
Want to know how much sleep you actually need? Need tips on how to get a better night’s sleep? Host Gloria Neal talks with sleep specialist Dr. Katherine Green, a CU Medicine provider, about all things sleep related. Join them for evrē’s first podcast episode.
Episode 2
Strength in Numbers
Humans are social beings. We thrive when we are together and suffer when we’re not. This year has really put that fact into focus. Host Gloria Neal talks with clinical psychologist, Dr. Carrie Landin, about how to survive isolation due to COVID-19, dealing with challenging relationships, building a relationship with yourself and more.
Episode 3
Find Your Calm
Some of us experience stress and anxiety more acutely than others, but they are both a normal part of life. In this episode, Gloria dives in to how to identify feelings of stress and anxiety, how to deal with them productively and how to know when it’s time to get professional help.
Episode 4
Do Hard Things
Resilience is the ability to get through tough times. While some people are taught resilience at a young age, others build it through challenging experiences. Either way, learning how to be resilient in the face of things we can’t control is relevant to everyone. Life is full of challenges, both big and small. This episode discusses the ways we can learn and grow from difficult experiences instead of letting them overwhelm us.
Episode 5
Debunking Health Myths
Knowing what information sources to trust can be tricky. As a result, health myths spread easily. However, when we know the facts, we can be proactive about our health and can make choices that are not just healthy but can be life-saving. In this episode, we explore where to find reliable information online and we debunk a bunch of health myths that affect women.
Gloria Neal
Having served as a TV news anchor, reporter, radio talk show host, columnist and, now, Director of Public Affairs in Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock’s administration, Gloria Neal’s versatile career has made her a sought-after talent for speaking engagements across the nation.
With more than 30 years of combined experience working with public- and private-sector entities, Gloria brings her passion for understanding challenging, complex issues and problem-solving to everything she touches. Her drive has ensured her success in both traditional and non-traditional environments.
Gloria is a strong believer in community involvement. She has served philanthropic and community-driven causes not only in Denver, but in cities across the country. She currently sits on the board of the American Red Cross-Denver/Wyoming Chapter and Warren Village nonprofit organization, and on the advisory board of Delta Dental of Colorado, and serves as an advisor and mentor for numerous other organizations. Gloria is also a past board member of the Metro Denver Leadership Foundation and the past president of the Colorado Association of Black Journalists (CABJ). She was a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women of Metro Atlanta and an honorary member of the Atlanta Business League—one of the oldest black business organizations in the nation.
Podcast Guests
Episode 5: Dr. Lisa Wynn
Debunking Health Myths
Dr. Lisa Wynn specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital as the Service Line Chief for Women’s Services and serves as a Senior Clinical Instructor at the University Colorado School of Medicine. Attending UCLA for her OB/GYN residency, her passion for women and children’s health allows her to take care of patients from adolescence through menopause and beyond. She loves being able to bring babies into the world and also has a growing interest in robotic surgery.
As a non-frontline health care worker and a woman of color, she felt it was important to do her part in the fight against COVID-19 by enlisting in the Moderna vaccine trial to help see how the vaccine affected diverse populations.
Born and raised in Denver, Dr. Wynn continues to love living in Colorado with her husband Charles, their two daughters, Addison and Isla, and two fur babies, Nala and Apollo. The whole family is looking forward to traveling again (hopefully soon). Dr. Wynn is committed to civic engagement, serving on the Board of the Children’s Museum Marisco Campus and was a Governor’s Fellow.
Episode 4: Dr. Michelle Barron
Do Hard Things
Dr. Michelle Barron is the senior medical director of infection prevention and control for UCHealth. After graduating from Yale in 1992, she returned to her home state of Texas for medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. While there, Dr. Barron found her calling in infectious disease while treating people affected by AIDS. She then completed her internship and residency program in Internal Medicine at Creighton University before coming to Colorado in 1999 to begin her fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Colorado.
For much of her career at University of Colorado Hospital, Dr. Barron has served as medical director of infection prevention and control. She is board certified in infectious disease and internal medicine. She’s also a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Barron has led the charge against infectious diseases including the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009 and Ebola in 2015.
Since January 2020 and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she has worked around the clock with fellow leaders to protect patients, staff and providers across UCHealth. Dr. Barron is also a member of the Colorado Governor’s Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee (GEEERC).
When Dr. Barron isn’t tackling infectious diseases and pandemics, you can find her traveling the globe with her husband Greg, playing with her dog Chase and inspiring others with her trademark positivity and strength.
Episode 3: Dr. Kristin Orlowski
Find Your Calm
Dr. Kristin Orlowski is a licensed psychologist at UCHealth Family Medicine in Littleton. She works in Integrated Primary Care providing collaborative, team-based care and a “whole health” approach. This means she is able to work directly with primary care doctors to ensure her patients are both assessed and treated from an emotional, psychological, physical and environmental perspective. Dr. Orlowski is also a strong proponent of mindfulness for helping her patients, specifically in its’ ability to reduce stress and anxiety.
Dr. Orlowski also works with community advocacy groups like the Colorado Psychological Association, where she leads the effort in developing plans for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
When she is not at work, Dr. Orlowski enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. She tries to maintain balance in her life by engaging in hobbies like exercise, enjoying the outdoors and traveling.
Episode 2: Dr. Carrie Landin
Strength in Numbers
Taking a holistic approach to mental health is Dr. Carrie Landin’s specialty. As an Integrative Medicine psychologist, Dr. Landin strives to help her patients achieve their best mental health through mind-body therapy. Unlike regular therapy, this approach looks at a wide range of issues that affect a person’s health, including the physical, emotional, social and environmental factors that contribute to well-being.
She starts by using cognitive behavioral and relational techniques to help her patients. She then also works with people to change their lifestyle by, for example, helping them implement regular exercise routines, improving their diet, advising on relationship dynamics, adhering to health care plans and engaging in self-care.
She has been at the UCHealth Integrative Medicine Center in Denver for 11 years and loves her work. When not working, Dr. Landin loves spending time with her husband, two children, friends and family and 82-pound golden retriever, Reggie. She also enjoys running, yoga and producing her podcast about influential women in history.
Episode 1: Dr. Katherine Green
Sleep Well
If anyone knows how to get a good night’s sleep, it’s Dr. Katherine Green. Not only is she Medical Director of the Sleep Center at University of Colorado Hospital, she is also a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
She is one of very few otolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat specialists) in the country who have gone through formal fellowship training in both sleep medicine and sleep surgery, and she was the first surgeon in Denver to offer Inspire therapy—an alternative to the traditional CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine and the newest FDA-approved device for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) being offered by a select group of surgeons around the country.
Dr. Green is passionate about treating sleep disorders and educating patients about the role that sleep plays as a foundation for wellness, quality of life and good health. When she’s not working (or sleeping), Dr. Green enjoys spending time with her husband and 7- and 3-year-old daughters. Most of her time outside of work these days is spent at home playing pretend or doing puzzles and crafts with her kids, but hobbies also include travel, fine food, wine and beer, and reading.
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