Nurse Rosa's INsights

What if the key to better mental health wasn't a new medication or therapy technique, but something already hardwired inside you? In this episode of Nurse Rosa's INsights, I sit down with Dr. Royan Kamyar, physician, MBA, and founder and CEO of Owaves, a circadian wellness app used by over one million people worldwide. Dr. Kamyar shares the raw personal story behind why he built it, including his own rock-bottom moment after medical training, and the science that changed everything for him. If you've ever felt like you're running on empty no matter how hard you try, this one is for you. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:48 – AI Med Shark Tank: Owaves wins 3rd place 1:30 – What is Owaves? Digitizing lifestyle medicine & circadian biology 2:15 – Royan's background: MD + MBA, from medicine to entrepreneurship 3:32 – Growing up entrepreneurial in a family of physicians 4:37 – The intern year revelation: ignoring prevention in medicine 5:25 – The "24-hour formula" insight that sparked Owaves 5:46 – Discovering UC San Diego's Circadian Biology Center 6:04 – Wearable integrations: Oura, Apple Watch, WHOOP 7:03 – Why Owaves is a planner, not just an activity tracker 8:08 – The forward-looking approach to lifestyle change 8:35 – Dean Ornish's lifestyle medicine pillars & the calendar as the core tool 9:40 – Being honest with yourself: planning vs. reality 10:27 – Hours & minutes as a more accessible health metric than lab values 12:18 – Gen Z & health culture: why they're the ideal audience 13:03 – Gen Z, mocktails, and the shift away from alcohol 14:04 – Owaves' traction with college students: ADHD, time blindness, and mental health 14:57 – The billion-dollar question 15:24 – A nationwide lifestyle medicine course for college students 16:13 – Yale's Happiness Course & the student wellness movement 17:23 – N=1: students as citizen scientists of their own health 18:24 – YouTube vs. university: where health education actually lands 19:25 – The mental health crisis on campus & lifestyle psychiatry as prevention 20:40 – Chronotherapy, peer support, and the Blue Zone campus effect 22:03 – Rosa's APSU 1000: why every college already has the format 22:50 – UW's "quantified self" course: students analyzing their own wearables data 24:05 – Obesity, pre-diabetes, and why we must get in front of it early 25:27 – Proving the endpoints so students want the course (no mandate needed) 26:23 – Chronotype & GPA: aligning your schedule with your biology = 0.4 GPA boost 27:24 – Relationships as a lifestyle pillar: why eye contact matters 28:05 – Planning date nights: Jordan Peterson's 90-minute life management session 28:52 – Owaves helps you see if your time matches your stated values 29:55 – Bridging the delta: what you planned vs. what actually happened 30:56 – Where to find Owaves: owaves.com / bodyclock.ai / "My Body Clock" in the App Store 31:33 – How to connect with Royan: royan@owaves.com / LinkedIn 31:42 – Closing & Rosa's book: Speak Up, Start Now at nurserosaspeaks.shop CONNECT WITH DR. ROYAN KAMYAR: Email: royan@owaves.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/royankamyar RESOURCES MENTIONED: Owaves CONNECT WITH NURSE ROSA: Website: nurserosaspeaks.com Book: Speak Up, Start Now available at on Amazon Kindle and Audible

Who should the public trust when it comes to health information? More and more, the answer is nurses. In this episode of Nurse Rosa’s INsights, Rosa Hart sits down with nationally recognized nurse and media correspondent Alice Benjamin, MSN, ACNS-BC, FNP-C to talk about how nurses are stepping into media to educate the public and reshape healthcare conversations. With more than 25 years of nursing experience, Alice shares how she transitioned from bedside care to television and digital media, becoming a trusted voice helping audiences understand complex health topics. She explains why nurses bring a perspective that is often missing in mainstream health coverage and why the public increasingly turns to nurses for credible, practical guidance. Rosa and Alice explore the growing opportunities for nurses in media, from television and podcasts to social platforms and public education campaigns. They also discuss the skepticism nurses sometimes face from peers when stepping outside traditional roles and why building a personal platform can amplify both patient education and professional influence. In a time when misinformation spreads rapidly online, nurses have a unique opportunity to step forward as trusted educators. This conversation highlights why the nursing voice matters more than ever and how nurses can expand their impact beyond the bedside to reach millions. Find news from Nurse Alice’s network: iamnurseapproved.com If you have ever wondered how nurses can influence public health conversations, build a platform, and educate at scale, this episode offers both inspiration and insight. Takeaways: Alice Benjamin brings more than 25 years of nursing experience to healthcare mediaNurses offer a unique and trusted perspective in public health communicationMedia platforms create new opportunities for nurses to educate and advocatePatient education can reach far beyond the bedside through digital and broadcast mediaNurses entering media roles may face skepticism but are helping redefine the professionBuilding a personal platform allows nurses to share expertise and influence health conversationsHealthcare media needs more clinically trained voices to improve public understandingInvesting in education and accurate information improves patient outcomesNurses play a critical role in combating healthcare misinformationWhen nurses collectively use their voices, they can influence both healthcare culture and policy Nurse Rosa's INsights is a nurse-led healthcare leadership and innovation podcast hosted by Rosa Hart, RN. Each episode explores the future of healthcare through conversations with clinicians, founders, policymakers, and innovators working to improve patient care and healthcare systems. Topics include: • AI in healthcare and nursing • Healthcare innovation and digital health • Primary care reform and health policy • Nursing leadership and workforce sustainability • Clinical communication and patient advocacy Connect with Alice Benjamin on LinkedIn Connect with Rosa Hart on LinkedIn Get or Gift a copy of her book: “Speak Up, Start Now” the Nurse’s Week Gift of the Year for 2026 at: Audible or Kindle Follow @NurseRosaSpeaks on your favorite social media platform Subscribe for weekly conversations on AI in healthcare, hospital innovation, nursing leadership, and the future of health technology. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms.

Primary care is quietly collapsing - and most patients don’t even realize it. In this episode, Timothy Boyle pulls back the curtain on the mounting pressure facing small, independent primary care practices across the country. From crushing administrative demands to unsustainable financial models, the very doctors who know their patients best are struggling to survive. But this isn’t just about business. It’s about relationships. Timothy shares why personal connections between providers and patients are the backbone of effective care - and what happens emotionally to clinicians when they’re forced to practice in systems that prevent them from truly helping the people they serve. When small practices disappear, so does continuity, trust, and the human side of medicine. This conversation is a call to reinvest in primary care, not as a line item, but as the foundation of our healthcare system. Because when we support patient-centered practices, we protect both access and humanity in medicine. If you’d like to connect with Timothy Boyle or learn more about how REVA supports medical practices through virtual assistance and administrative solutions, you can find more here: 🌐 Website: https://revaglobalmedical.com 📘 Facebook 📸 Instagram 💼 LinkedIn Connect with Rosa Hart on LinkedIN: Get or Gift a copy of her book: “Speak Up, Start Now” the Nurse’s Week Gift of the Year for 2026 at: https://nurserosaspeaks.shop/ Follow @NurseRosaSpeaks on your favorite social media platform

The Awake & Walking ICU: Transforming Critical Care with Kali Dayton Sedation is not neutral. Immobility is not harmless. What we do in the ICU follows patients long after discharge. In this powerful episode of Nurse Rosa’s INsights, I sit down with Kali Dayton, DNP, AGACNP, critical care nurse practitioner, consultant, and founder of the Awake and Walking ICU movement. Kali shares how working in a unit that prioritized mobility and minimal sedation completely changed the way she understood critical care and why she now trains ICU teams nationwide to implement the ABCDEF bundle. We explore what truly happens when patients are deeply sedated. We unpack delirium, long-term cognitive harm, and the cultural norms that intensified during COVID when many ICUs shifted further toward sedation and away from mobility. Kali has walked into ICUs across the country and seen dramatic differences in patient care practices. What she found is clear. Outcomes improve when patients are awake, mobile, and engaged even while critically ill. This is a conversation about challenging outdated practices, elevating nursing advocacy, and embracing interdisciplinary collaboration to transform patient outcomes. If you care about critical care, sedation practices, delirium prevention, or patient-centered ICU transformation, this episode is essential listening. Learn more at: www.DaytonICUConsulting.com Connect with Kali Dayton on social media @DaytonICUConsulting Find host Rosa Hart on social media @NurseRosaSpeaks Get or Gift a copy of "Speak Up, Start Now" the Nurse’s Week Gift of the Year for 2026: ⁠https://nurserosaspeaks.shop/ ⁠ Subscribe for conversations on nursing leadership, healthcare innovation, stroke care, advocacy, and the future of our profession. For more podcasts hosted by Rosa Hart, check out Stronger After Stroke, Aging Like A Pro and The Lou Review.

Nurses use pharmacology, operate complex medical technology, and apply statistical modeling daily - yet they're locked out of $1.2 billion in federal STEM funding. Rebecca Love is fighting to change that. WHAT'S AT STAKE: A national coalition of 100+ nursing organizations just petitioned the Department of Homeland Security to recognize nursing as a STEM profession. This change could unlock: WHY THIS MATTERS BEYOND NURSING: If you're building health tech, investing in healthcare, or care about AI in medicine, this affects you. Nurses are the frontline innovators using your technology, but they're systematically excluded from the funding and recognition that drives STEM careers forward. THE GENDER BIAS NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT: Rebecca doesn't sugarcoat it: nursing is 90% female, and she believes that's exactly why it's been overlooked. While male-dominated fields get priority STEM status, nurses who use pharmacology, operate advanced medical devices, and conduct statistical research are told they're not "technical enough." INSIDE THIS CONVERSATION: 🔬 The DHS Petition Explained 💰 The $1.2 Billion Lockout 🤖 AI & Health Tech's Nursing Problem 📊 Business Skills Nurses Need NOW 🏥 Healthcare System Transformation ⚖️ The Gender Equity Angle GUEST BIO: Rebecca Love, RN,MSN,FIEL, is co-chair of the Nursing is STEM Coalition (with Marion Leary from UPenn), First Nurse Featured on Ted.com, on Forbes Business Council, President Emeritus of SONSIEL, Chief Clinical Officer at Quadrivia AI, visiting professor at Florida State University, and founder of the Commission for Nurse Reimbursement. She's a former bedside nurse turned healthcare entrepreneur on a mission to get nurses the recognition, funding, and business skills they deserve. TAKE ACTION: 🔔 Subscribe for more healthcare innovation insights 👍 Like if you think nursing deserves STEM recognition 💬 Comment: Should nursing be classified as STEM? Why or why not? 📲 Share with anyone in healthcare, health tech, or policy RESOURCES MENTIONED: Join the coalition: Nursing is STEM RELATED VIDEOS YOU'LL LOVE: https://youtu.be/v83JzzsAWaA?si=5Bej_eIuRes09J-4 Connect with and follow Rebecca Love on LinkedIn. Connect with Rosa Hart on LinkedIN Get or Gift a copy of “Speak Up, Start Now” the Nurse’s Week Gift of the Year for 2026 Follow @NurseRosaSpeaks