What happens when the system you’ve spent 14 years training to serve stops serving you?
In this moving conversation, Dr. Dhaval Desai talks with Dr.
Jeanne Hatcher, a highly specialized ENT surgeon, about the breaking point that changed everything. After years of dedication to medicine, Dr. Hatcher found herself standing at the edge of the ocean, wondering if she could keep going. Instead of walking away from life, she chose to walk away from the system that was breaking her.
Together, they explore the loyalty that keeps professionals stuck, the impossible standards physicians set for themselves, and the courage it takes to choose self-preservation over perfection. Dr. Hatcher opens up about depression, suicidal thoughts, and the moment she finally chose to put her wellbeing first.
This episode is an unflinching look at what happens when success comes at too high a cost, and a reminder that choosing yourself isn’t failure. It’s survival.
