{"podcast":{"title":"Your Mic","slug":"your-mic-7101940","podcast_index_feed_id":7101940,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/q7otz5az4cbsmscjr8nrx3p4.xml","website_url":"https://freddycruz.link/podcast","image_url":"https://files.flightcast.com/workspaces/nwqf3jm6ybzp0kvu8ya1h0hc/01KHYK75FSYRP5VXF9Q2Q5JK4E/ym_2026_cover_profile_pic.jpg","author":"Freddy Cruz","episode_count":124,"summary":"Your Mic is the podcast about podcasting for new, stuck, and almost‑quit hosts. Hosted by Speke Podcasting founder and 25‑year broadcast vet Freddy Cruz, it blends hard‑earned lessons, failures, and irreverent stories with sharp tactics you can actually use. Listen on your favorite podcast app!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-mic-7101940"},"episode":{"title":"How a Neurologist Protects His Brain So He Can Treat Patients and Host a Podcast","slug":"how-a-neurologist-protects-his-brain-so-he-can-treat-patients-and-host-a-podcast","published_at":"2026-06-01T15:09:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-mic-7101940/how-a-neurologist-protects-his-brain-so-he-can-treat-patients-and-host-a-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-mic-7101940","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/ae7lh40ol7bjcz875fyil0un.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/ae7lh40ol7bjcz875fyil0un.mp3","summary":"Work with us: www.spekepodcasting.com/ (https://www.spekepodcasting.com/) Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-mic/id1777171203s://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-mic/id1777171203 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-mic/id1777171203) Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1PQNHuqxIVhkLfjGYuWcxl Listen to Dr. Eddie Patton’s podcast Your Health, Your Wealth (start with these): Understanding Teen Brains https://omny.fm/shows/yourhealthyourwealth/yhyw-june-2-solo-adolescent-b The Power of Positive Thinking https://omny.fm/shows/yourhealthyourwealth/how-positive-thinking-rewires-your-brain-for-health-and-happiness Understanding Myasthenia Gravis https://omny.fm/shows/yourhealthyourwealth/understanding-myasthenia-gravis-symptoms-causes-and-modern-treatments Dr. Eddie Patton spends his days treating Parkinson’s and Myasthenia Gravis. Yet, he still finds the creative bandwidth to host his own show, Your Health, Your Wealth. In this episode, we break down what constant fight‑or‑flight does to your brain, why it silently murders creativity, and how he protects his focus as a neurologist, creator, and podcast host.​ We get into the neuroscience of positive thinking (no, not cheesy mirror affirmations), how task‑switching torpedoes your productivity, and the simple tools he uses to reset: a 15‑minute Calm meditation, deep breathing, plants, a tiny desk labyrinth, and a whiteboard system that turns medical expertise into binge‑able episodes.​ If you’re a physician, founder, or creative who feels like notifications are frying your nervous system, this is your permission slip and playbook. Key Takeaways 1. Creativity and fight‑or‑flight can’t coexist. When your amygdala is lit up from constant stress, your brain is allocating energ…","meta_description":"Work with us: www.spekepodcasting.com/ (https://www.spekepodcasting.com/) Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-mic/id17771…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1458,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/your-mic-7101940/episodes/how-a-neurologist-protects-his-brain-so-he-can-treat-patients-and-host-a-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-mic-7101940/how-a-neurologist-protects-his-brain-so-he-can-treat-patients-and-host-a-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}