#79: Needle Phobia: Why Your Fear Matters & How to Beat It with Nurse Lauren Barber

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On today's episode, we’re joined by Clinical Nurse Lauren, who founded healthcare company NeedleCalm, tackling needle phobia and injection pain in Australia.

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 Introduction

00:59 Highs & Lows

3:22 Meet Lauren

10:00 Meet Needlecalm

18:23 What is needle phobia?

25:17 Challenges launching a healthcare business

33:22 Advice to people experiencing needle phobia