Background
About
The story behind the medicine.
GoodGood Medicine is the collaborative art project of musicians and healthcare providers Nick Christian and Anastasia Eberhardt.
Years spent caring for people in hospitals revealed how often the systems meant to heal can instead limit connection for patients and providers alike. Over time, they came to feel that something essential was missing: in hospital wards, in culture, and in daily life.
GoodGood Medicine emerged as their response.
Rooted in the belief that creativity is therapeutic and human connection is medicine, the project turns to art to mend what our systems of healing cannot. Their songs transform ordinary moments into spaces of reflection and quiet transcendence, music that is at once transporting and immediate, carried by memorable hooks and a warm, recognizable sound.
Blending indie rock with observational lyricism, GoodGood Medicine is the prescription for anyone seeking deeper connection.
We all seek healing. We all can be GoodGood Medicine. Take daily.
Nick Christian, MD
Vocals / Guitar / Physician
Nick Christian, MD is a dual board-certified internal medicine and addiction medicine physician and clinician-researcher. He is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University where his federally-funded research focuses on the intersection of the overdose crisis and the carceral state.
His work has been published in top-tier journals including JAMA and Journal of General Internal Medicine, and featured in STAT News.
Anastasia Eberhardt, CRNP
Vocals / Synth / Nurse Practitioner
Anastasia Eberhardt, CRNP, is a Baltimore-based Board Certified Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. She received her graduate nursing training at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.
She is a leading voice in public health, harm reduction, and creative therapeutic interventions. Anastasia focuses her clinical time on health equity, particularly within the LGBTQ+ and drug-using communities, while leveraging the arts as a mechanism for trauma processing and systemic change.
In the World
Podcast Appearances
Advancing the Science of Addiction (NIDA IRP Podcast)
Listen to episode →Treat Addiction Save Lives: Episode 2
Dr. Nick Christian shares his journey from musician to physician and how he has taken addiction care to the street to meet patients where they are.
Listen to episode →Treat Addiction Save Lives: Episode 13
Dr. Nick Christian returns to discuss connecting with patients through music and the importance of self-care.
Listen to episode →
Publications
- "I trust my drug dealer more than I trust this vaccine."
STAT News, First Opinion. 2022.
- For the socially disadvantaged and vulnerable, social isolation might be the blade that cuts the last fiber of the safety net protecting them from the bottom.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Stories of the COVID Crises. 2020.
Peer-Reviewed
- Christian N, Bottner R, Baysinger A, Boulton A, Walker B, Valencia V, Moriates C. Hospital buprenorphine program for opioid use disorder is associated with increased inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment. J Hosp Med. 2021;16(6):345-8.
- Christian N, McFall C, Suarez J, Ulack C, Wagen B, Williams W, Teisberg E. Achieving calm: a study on the health care experiences of people with lived experience of homelessness in central Texas. Qual Health Res. 2022;32(14):2118-25.
- Christian N, Baysinger A, Bottner R, Cowley C, Nekolaichuk R, Owen P, Smith B, Sue K. Hospital-based stigma practices towards individuals with opioid use disorder: a qualitative study in Austin, Texas. Am J Med Open. 2025.
- Christian N, Evarts M, Butner J, Weimer M. Precipitated opioid withdrawal treated with ketamine in a hospitalized patient: a case report. J Addict Med. 2023;17(4):488-90.
Press
Life at Community First! Village. Spectrum News, 2021.