2025-08-08
📖 Get Truth & Triumph here: https://a.co/d/ctWeiTB 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more: 🔗 highfunctioning.show Dru Ledbetter’s path has taken her from the hospital floor to the frontlines of healthcare reform. As an Afro-Latina nurse leader and author of Truth and Triumph, Dru blends her lived experience with a fierce commitment to advocacy, challenging the stigma patients face, pushing for provider education, and fighting for smarter, more compassionate policy. In this episode, we explore everything from postpartum patient care and community testing access to HCA fees, purchase limits, and the importance of somatic wellness. Whether she’s leading in a hospital, speaking to policymakers, or empowering local communities, Dru is always focused on one thing: putting people before profit. 🎙️ Episode Highlights: 00:00:00 Intro And Episode Setup 00:01:25 Afro-Latina Identity Journey 00:07:25 Path To Nursing Leadership 00:09:00 Hospital Stigma For Patients 00:12:05 Provider Education Gaps 00:15:05 Policy Priorities and Reform 00:18:55 Data-Driven Regulation Strategy 00:22:40 HCA Impact Fees Debate 00:25:15 Increasing Purchase Limits 00:32:40 Postpartum And Patient Care 00:40:55 Community Education And Testing 00:45:50 Landlords And Tenant Pitfalls 00:50:25 Somatic Effects And CBN 01:00:15 Advocacy Within Healthcare 💡 If you care about healthcare reform, leadership, and community-driven change, this episode is for you. 🚨 Disclaimer: This episode discusses adult-use policy and healthcare reform. Intended for audiences 21+. Please engage responsibly.