26 episodes

WE ARE 2 FORMER ANTIVAX MOMS, ON A JOURNEY BACK TO EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE.

Heather Simpson is a mom who was popular in the antivax community as the mom who dressed as measles for Halloween, the least scary thing she could think of. She also made multiple viral antivax polls on facebook.

Lydia Greene was an antivaxxer for 12 years and wrote a story on her journey to changing her mind, and bringing her 3 children up to date. She is now in nursing school to get into public health, to deal with vaccine hesitancy on the front lines.

Intro music Easy Day by Crowander

Back to the Vax: A Journey Back to Evidence Based Medicine Lydia Greene

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    • 3.9 • 16 Ratings

WE ARE 2 FORMER ANTIVAX MOMS, ON A JOURNEY BACK TO EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE.

Heather Simpson is a mom who was popular in the antivax community as the mom who dressed as measles for Halloween, the least scary thing she could think of. She also made multiple viral antivax polls on facebook.

Lydia Greene was an antivaxxer for 12 years and wrote a story on her journey to changing her mind, and bringing her 3 children up to date. She is now in nursing school to get into public health, to deal with vaccine hesitancy on the front lines.

Intro music Easy Day by Crowander

    Harm Reduction with Dr Taylor Nichols and TikTok's Nurse Emma. S4E1

    Harm Reduction with Dr Taylor Nichols and TikTok's Nurse Emma. S4E1

    Dr Taylor Nichols MD is board certified in emergency medicine and addiction.



    Emma is my friend is an RN with experience in the ER. You can find her on tiktok and other social media platforms. She is hilarious and tactful.



    I am very fond of both of them as we are all passionate about being healthcare advocates. As a recent nursing grad I wanted to pick their brains about harm reduction myths and facts.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    S3 E5 Susan Former Antivax Insider Turned Provaccine

    S3 E5 Susan Former Antivax Insider Turned Provaccine

    Susan is a fellow former antivaxxer that would volunteer her time online, in real life at antivax events, and collected footage for a major antivax documentary. She was witness to how the movement and its leaders operate from the inside and wants to share her story. We discuss the cult like grip of the antivax movement and how difficult it is to leave it behind. Susan exposes the lies they tell and just how much they profit from the people who follow them. You can find her on twitter (X) @SuzieQT11. https://twitter.com/SuzieQT11

    • 1 hr 14 min
    Desiree Townsend AKA The Flu Shot Cheerleader

    Desiree Townsend AKA The Flu Shot Cheerleader

    You may recall her story back in 2009. I certainly did. I used it as an indictment on flu shots. Desiree's story went viral for being a cheerleader who developed neurological complications after a flu shot and could only walk backwards without them impeding her. She has seen the inside of the antivax world as a token and has lots to say about that today. She is now an advocate for flu shots and wants the world to be pandemic ready.



    More about Desiree


     https://linktr.ee/desireegtownsend.

    Some reference links to topics of discussion.

    Mother to Baby

    https://mothertobaby.org/

    Diets for IBD referenced

    https://www.umassmed.edu/nutrition/ibd/ibdaid/

    https://providernews.seattlechildrens.org/treating-inflammatory-bowel-disease-through-diet/



    Nothing discussed is medical advice, please talk to your doctor.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Episode 8. Dr Abraham Alahmad Blood Brain Barrier Scientist

    Episode 8. Dr Abraham Alahmad Blood Brain Barrier Scientist

    In this episode we talk to Dr Alahmad to discuss the antivax misconceptions of vaccines and the blood brain barrier. He tries to get medication to cross this barrier for his research along with trying to repair the blood brain barrier after damage like a stroke. This man is the BBB expert. 

    Copy the link to see these slides on our facebook page. You will probably want a visual aid. This podcast is really technical. 

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=backtothevax&set=a.489872622046363

    • 47 min
    S3 E3 Back to the Vax. Vaccine Fears Overturned by Facts. Booklet Review and Chat with Dr Rose, PhD Immunologist

    S3 E3 Back to the Vax. Vaccine Fears Overturned by Facts. Booklet Review and Chat with Dr Rose, PhD Immunologist

    I met Rose on Twitter (@rosepoptosis) when I joined back in 2020. She has a PhD in Microbiology & Immunology, & an MSc in Nutrition & Metabolism. She is a vaccine advocate and is passionate about addressing misinformation online. I have had the pleasure of meeting up with her for dinner a couple times while visiting the city and I consider her a good friend and a wealth of knowledge. I hope you enjoy her review of our booklet Vaccine Fears Overturned by Facts, and her addition of a trope that did not make it into the booklet. We also discuss cancer and autoimmune disease.

    Enjoy!

    Lydia Greene

    • 1 hr
    Season 3 Ep 2 Heather and Lydia Reintroduce Their Journey. WE WROTE A PUBLIC HEALTH BOOKLET!

    Season 3 Ep 2 Heather and Lydia Reintroduce Their Journey. WE WROTE A PUBLIC HEALTH BOOKLET!

    We introduce ourselves in this casual conversation between 2 good friends and partners in crime. Listen to this candid conversation as we marvel at our continued failing upward. Dont ask us how we did this. We dont know. Next episode we will go over the booklet in detail together.

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

3.9 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

AnnaBethHarman ,

Seriously so helpful

I’m so glad this podcast exists. Getting away from provax science is so hard, it’s nice to know I’m not alone in this space.

ellis deeee ,

No for me

Try actually siting real research instead of just bringing up how crazy people are for not running out and trusting everything the “science” tells us when time and time again the science is manipulated for short term financial gains - I listened to the “debunk the funk” episode trying to actually figure out stuff about vaccines and ended up wasting 2 hours listening to you bring up only the dumbest of conspiracy theories and talking about how amazing vaccines are with no real discussion on anything that might make someone understand them better

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