Our latest episode of the Perspectives Podcast dives deep into what it really means to support doctors in today’s healthcare systems.
We’re joined by four guests bringing powerful perspectives on physician well-being: Kim Downey, PT, cancer survivor and founder of Stand Up (for) Doctors!; Dr. Kieran Allen, an Australian psychiatry trainee advocating for compassionate, stigma-free mental health; Dr. Jonathon Block, urologist, healthcare leader, and founder of Pierhead Lighthouse; and Dr. Fey Mendes, UK GP, innovator, and founder of Beyond the Bleep, reimagining careers that don’t burn clinicians out.
They share with us their journeys through burnout, moral injury, training pressures, and system challenges. They don’t just highlight the struggles, but they also highlight the charge that needs to happen, from structural reform to cultural change.
As always, we posed a question from one of our tweens: What would you say to a young person who wants to become a doctor, but is already worried about burnout and responsibility?
This conversation really makes you remember that behind every statistic, there’s a human being. And if we don’t care for the carers, the system fails all of us.
