It's been an AWESOME 2025 at YMyHealth!! In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-hosts Melissa and Julie reflect on the milestones achieved in their first year of the podcast, discuss the trending health topics relevant to millennials in the United States and around the globe, and preview exciting new YMyHealth content planned for 2026. They emphasize the importance  of health advocacy, talking about life in cancer survivorship, and the unique challenges faced by younger generations dealing with a variety of health issues, including living with invisible illnesses.

The episode concludes with holiday wishes and a big shout-out to our 2025 podcast sponsors, Dr. Sarah Diekman and Dr. Alexandria Yarborough!!

Do you have the 'holiday blues'? If so, you are not alone in your loss. In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Julie Woon and therapist Rebecca Lipsky discuss the complexities of navigating grief during the holiday season. They explore how the holidays can amplify feelings of loss, different types of grief beyond death (and including it), and effective coping strategies. The conversation emphasizes the nonlinear nature of grief, the importance of honoring memories, and how to support others who are grieving this holiday season. Listeners are encouraged to practice self-compassion and find hope and resilience in their journey through grief.

In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Julie Woon talks with Amy Hart, a Stage 3 colon cancer survivor and advocate living with an ostomy bag (a collection pouch used to collect stool or urine). Amy shares her journey of resilience from being diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer to the challenges of adjusting to a busy on-the-go life with an ostomy. She emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance and community support for all people living with an ostomy.

What defines a "young caregiver" and where can they find support? In this episode of the YMyHealth Podcast, co-host Melissa Schenkman talks with fellow millennial Carrie Aalberts, MS, who is a Gerontologist, Dementia Educator, and Caregiver Cheerleader. The two discuss the unique challenges people under age 50 face when they are also caregivers to their parents or other older adults and provide a list of helpful resources to use for daily support for caregivers.

Did you know there is a new law to protect your job during your pregnancy, fertility treatments, and beyond? In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Melissa Schenkman talks with Law Clerk Noelle Murray and Attorney Paige Sparks of Sparks Legal about the critical topic of women's health in relation to employment law, particularly focusing on the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Noelle and Paige provide insights into the new legal protections available for pregnant workers

What's happening on the YMyHealth Podcast in November? Co-host Melissa Schenkman, MPH, MSJ, shares our lineup in this episode of the YMyHealth Podcast. Our November lineup features episodes focused on new laws that protect women's health and their jobs, how to find support systems for young caregivers of parents and older adult relatives, and the personal journey of one millennial from being diagnosed with colon cancer to living life to the fullest with an ostomy and with body positivity.

Have questions about YMyHealth podcast episodes? We have answers! In this episode of the YMyHealth Podcast, Co-Hosts Julie Woon and Melissa Schenkman answer listeners' questions for episode guests from the past few months.

Can physical therapy improve symptoms for patients living with POTS? In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Julie Woon and physical therapist and founder of The POTS Life, Dr. Kelsey Botti.

Dr. Botti shares her personal journey with POTS, detailing her long path to diagnosis and the impact it has had on her life and career as a physical therapist. She tells us how her experience has informed her knowledge of how physical therapy can play a role in improving symptoms of POTS.

Do you experience back pain or neck pain? If the answer is "yes", chiropractic adjustments may be right for you!   

In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Melissa Schenkman, MPH, and chiropractor, Dr. Holden Stanfill, explore the importance of chiropractic care, particularly for millennials.  Dr. Holden Stanfill shares his personal story that led him to become a chiropractor and insights into the benefits of chiropractic treatment.

In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Julie Woon and Arnelle Wright, DMD, MS, discuss the importance of taking care of your oral health, particularly for millennials.

In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Melissa Schenkman, Dr. Alexandria Yarbrough, a Community Pharmacist and Pharmacist in Charge, and Dr. Lindsay Morrison, a board-certified infectious disease and internal medicine physician, discuss the importance of vaccines as the fall season approaches. They address common misconceptions about vaccines, the impact of political leadership on vaccine recommendations, and the challenges of vaccine access.

Our October lineup features personal stories and valuable health information from experts in mainstream medicine and complementary healthcare from five U.S. States. This month's episode topics include fall vaccines, dental health, chiropractic care, and POTS awareness.

In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Melissa Schenkman takes the podcast global, as she is joined by Fight CRC's lead research advisor and leader of the Global Think Tank for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer, Andrea "Andi" Dwyer, MPH, and Fight CRC's Director of Research Advocacy the initiative's co-leader, Kiran Ilagan, DrPH, CHES. The Global Think Tank initiative is aimed at addressing early-onset colorectal cancer. During the conversation Kiran and Andi share the story of how the initiative got started and their insights on the Global Think Tank's first in-person meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

One of women's greatest challenges: putting themselves and their health first. Three-time cervical cancer survivor and women's health advocate, Samantha Gonzales-Russell, is on a mission to help us change that. In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, Sam talks with co-host Melissa Schenkman about the importance of women's health advocacy, the challenges of cancer survivorship, and the need for community support.

Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths — yet it is also among the most preventable. In this episode of the YMyHealth Podcast, co-host Melissa Schenkman speaks with Dr. Erica Barnell, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Genoscopy, about how innovative diagnostics are transforming early detection and prevention.

What can cancer survivorship a few years after treatment look and feel like for a person under age 50? In this episode, co-host Melissa Schenkman and Mikaya Franklin, a young cancer survivor, discuss her 'new' normal three years into cancer survivorship from a medulloblastoma (a brain tumor that affects the coordination and balance area of the brain).

In this episode, host Julie Woon discusses the critical differences between emergency and urgent care with Dr. Caitlin McCord Delaney, an expert in emergency medicine and military veteran who served and practiced medicine in Iraq. They explore when to seek each type of care, gray area situations where the choice is not clear, the impact of factors like healthcare access and costs, and common misconceptions about emergency room care.

In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, co-host Melissa Schenkman discusses the critical issues surrounding hereditary cancers, particularly breast and ovarian cancer and Lynch syndrome, which affect millennials. The conversation highlights an innovative new research study at MD Anderson Cancer Center called IGNITE-TX that is working to save the lives of those who test positive for a hereditary cancer syndrome and their families.

In this episode of the YMyHealth Podcast,co-host Melissa Schenkman speaks with Dena Goldberg, a board-certified genetic counselor and founder of Malibu Genetics. Dena shares how her early personal experiences led her into genetics, her extensive work in hereditary cancer syndromes and connective tissue disorders, and her vision for the future of proactive, population-based genetic screening.

What's happening on the YMyHealth Podcast in September? Co-host Julie Woon shares our lineup in this episode of the YMyHealth Podcast.