Imagine a world where no doctor needed to fear sanctions or discrimination for struggling mentally, particularly when the modern practice of medicine is so fraught with conditions causing moral distress. Here’s how to normalize physician mental health.

In part two of his series, Dr. Chad Lennon explores recovering from burnout, processing grief, and shifting focus from clinical perfection to human connection.

A note to the suicidal doctor from the heart of one who has been there and come through stronger.

Every doctor starts with innocent wonder, but medical training forces an evolutionary shift. Explore the hidden cost of becoming a “shark” in medicine.

When things go wrong, it is easy to focus only on the “first victim” and forget those around them affected by the error – especially the clinician who made a mistake, also known as the “second victim” in medicine.

Physicians are sick, and it’s getting worse. Yet too few doctors seek help or reach out when we are struggling. Record numbers of us are burning out, becoming mentally ill or addicted, retiring early, and leaving medicine.