Mallory: From the Air Force to the Airlines. For Anyone Who Travels on Planes, This Is for You.
In this episode Laura speaks with Mallory, a US Air Force veteran, flight attendant/trainer, and PhD candidate. They discuss the onslaught of new and overwhelming challenges that those in the aviation industry are facing, and the lack of systemic support. Mallory describes how isolating and dehumanizing the job can feel, and she offers us all…
Categorized: Future Tripping Podcast
Elizabeth, a Trauma ICU Nurse: How We Harm Our Healthcare Workers & What We Can All Do Differently
This week Laura talks to Elizabeth, a trauma ICU nurse about the extreme lack of support for healthcare workers who are exposed to trauma, grief and loss day after day – for years – as they care for patients. Elizabeth shares the challenges of working within this trauma while also navigating her daily life and…
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Ed Yong: Overwhelm and Trauma in Journalism and Society
Join Laura and Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Ed Yong as they talk about bearing witness to complex societal issues and what he does to keep going.
Categorized: Future Tripping Podcast
Introducing Future Tripping
Join Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Rich Francey as they discuss what the Future Tripping podcast is all about.
Categorized: Future Tripping PodcastFeatured in The Atlantic About the Pandemic’s End
Laura was interviewed by Ed Yong in The Atlantic for a recent piece on the end of the pandemic. People have now lived through 14 months of pandemic life. Millions have endured a year of grief, anxiety, isolation, and rolling trauma. Some will recover uneventfully, but for others, the quiet moments after adrenaline fades and…
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