In this compelling episode of All Things LOCS, host Dr. Dan Neissany sits down with Tiffany Ryder—former NFL cheerleader turned emergency medicine PA and healthcare advocate. From her humble roots in rural Louisiana to advocating for informed consent and system-wide healthcare reform, Tiffany shares a raw and powerful journey of resilience, rejection, and transformation.

They explore why patient empowerment matters, the real story behind healthcare misinformation, the limits of medical training, and how to take control of your own health journey—both clinically and financially. This episode is a masterclass in courage, clarity, and critical thinking in a healthcare system that desperately needs more of all three.

⏱️ Chapter Markers:

00:00 – Welcome to All Things LOCS

00:27 – Introducing Tiffany Ryder: Cheerleader to PA

01:05 – Growing up without healthcare access

01:47 – NFL rejection and a medical wake-up call

03:13 – PCOS, prediabetes, and reversing her health

04:04 – When weight loss changed everything

05:08 – The mindset that pushes past rejection

06:10 – How to embrace failure without fear

07:20 – Building the right community for resilience

08:38 – Why we need people better than us

09:30 – Empowering patients without misinformation

11:20 – The evolving nature of medical facts

13:30 – Personalized medicine vs. one-size-fits-all

14:50 – What good patient-doctor communication looks like

16:00 – Informed consent—even in life-or-death cases

17:03 – Why clinicians are burned out

18:34 – Balancing authority with empathy in medicine

20:43 – Emergency room dynamics and collaboration

23:20 – The real problem after discharge

25:33 – From demoralization to advocacy

27:19 – Discovering the network solving healthcare

29:50 – Why most doctors don't understand insurance

32:10 – Patients don’t know when to call 911

34:01 – Becoming the project manager of your care

37:08 – Why direct pay systems work better

39:05 – Thoughts on government, RFK, and healthcare policy

41:35 – Critiquing data without bias

44:20 – What makes a study trustworthy?

48:48 – Tiffany’s current work and podcast: Healthcare Liberty Lab

51:17 – Financial tools for real patient care

53:22 – Final thoughts and where to find Tiffany

🔗 Connect with Tiffany Ryder: https: https://www.tiffanyryder.com/

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