Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Pricing
Podcast Image

Beauty & The Brain®

The Scary Leap From ICU to Aesthetics (Allie’s Journey)

04 Sep 2025

Description

✨ Welcome back to Beauty & The Brain with Dr. Chris Croley and NP Jerry Drinkard! In this special episode, we’re joined by our very own nurse practitioner, Allie Ballew, for a candid conversation about her journey from small-town roots to critical care nursing — and eventually into the world of aesthetics.Allie opens up about:Why she chose nursing school and her early dreams of dentistry 🦷The challenges and lessons of working in the ICU during COVID 🏥Making the leap into aesthetics and her fears of “not having the eye” 👀The steep learning curve of threads, lip injections, and building confidence 💉The importance of patient relationships, empathy, and connection 💕Behind-the-scenes stories of growing with the Skin & Tonic family 🌟This episode is part inspiration, part real talk, and packed with insights for both providers navigating their own career transitions and patients curious about the people behind the syringe.🎧 Whether you’re a nurse, injector, or simply love stories of resilience and growth, this episode is for you.👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share for more insider conversations on beauty, aesthetics, and wellness!#NursingJourney #AestheticMedicine #MedSpaLife #BeautyAndTheBrain

Audio
Featured in this Episode

No persons identified in this episode.

Transcription

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet

Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.

0 upvotes
🗳️ Sign in to Upvote

Popular episodes get transcribed faster

Comments

There are no comments yet.

Please log in to write the first comment.