Dealing with the American health care system as a patient means lots of tough moments – unexpected bills, meds not covered, insurance and hospitals making you go back and forth without a clear answer, endless hold times and phone trees… the list goes on. 


So listeners ask us all the time: How do I stay strong and fight for my rights without totally losing my s---? 


We’re bringing back one of our most useful episodes ever: How to keep your cool in a tough moment, according to a self defense expert. 


In late 2020, Dan hit up self defense expert Lauren Taylor to get strategies for standing up for yourself, and hear how she’s applied her approach in her own fight for health care coverage. 


Since then, she’s published a book! It’s called Get Empowered: A Practical Guide to Thrive, Heal, and Embrace Your Confidence in a Sexist World. 


Extra tip: At the moment, the site bookshop.org, which supports independent bookstores, has the best price.

Here’s a transcript of this episode. 


Send your stories and questions. Or call 724 ARM-N-LEG.


And of course we’d love for you to support this show.

Dealing with the American health care system as a patient means lots of tough moments – unexpected bills, meds not covered, insurance and hospitals making you go back and forth without a clear answer, endless hold times and phone trees… the list goes on.&nbsp; So listeners ask us all the time: How do I stay strong and fight for my rights without totally losing my s---?&nbsp; We’re bringing back one of our most useful episodes ever: How to keep your cool in a tough moment, according to a self defense expert.&nbsp; In late 2020, Dan hit up self defense expert <a href="https://www.laurenrosetaylor.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lauren Taylor</a> to get strategies for standing up for yourself, and hear how she’s applied her approach in her own fight for health care coverage.&nbsp; Since then, she’s published a book! It’s called <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/705575/get-empowered-by-nadia-telsey-and-lauren-r-taylor/9780593539200" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Empowered: A Practical Guide to Thrive, Heal, and Embrace Your Confidence in a Sexist World</a>.&nbsp; Extra tip: At the moment, the site bookshop.org, which supports independent bookstores, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/get-empowered-a-practical-guide-to-thrive-heal-and-embrace-your-confidence-in-a-sexist-world-nadia-telsey/19573980?ean=9780593539200" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">has the best price</a>.<a href="https://armandalegshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Web-transcript_S11-Ep01_Self-Defense-Repeat_Script.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here’s a transcript of this episode</a>.&nbsp; <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Send your stories and questions.</a> Or call 724 ARM-N-LEG. And of course we’d love for you to <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support this show</a>.

An Arm and a Leg is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it.

If you’ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you’re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting — you’re not always helpless. We don’t have all the answers, but we’ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart. 

An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with KFF Health News and distributed in partnership with KUOW.

You can support An Arm and a Leg by donating at armandalegshow.com/support/

Show Credits: Created, hosted, and produced by Dan Weissmann with senior producer Emily Pisacreta and engagement producer Claire Davenport, edited by Ellen Weiss. Audio wizard: Adam Raymonda. Music is by Dave Weiner and Blue Dot Sessions. Bea Bosco is our consulting director of operations. Lynne Johnson is our operations manager.

An Arm and a Leg&nbsp;is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it.
If you&rsquo;ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you&rsquo;re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting &mdash; you&rsquo;re not always helpless. We don&rsquo;t have all the answers, but we&rsquo;ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart.&nbsp;
An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/">KFF Health News</a> and distributed in partnership with <a href="https://www.kuow.org/">KUOW</a>.
You can support An Arm and a Leg&nbsp;by donating at <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/support/">armandalegshow.com/support/</a>
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Show Credits:&nbsp;Created, hosted, and produced by Dan Weissmann with senior producer Emily Pisacreta and engagement producer Claire Davenport, edited by Ellen Weiss. Audio wizard: Adam Raymonda. Music is by Dave Weiner and Blue Dot Sessions. Bea Bosco is our consulting director of operations. Lynne Johnson is our operations manager.

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