Episode 8: Caring for the Caregivers with Corey Feist, Founder & CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation
In this special bonus episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk, MD, PhD, is joined by J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, Co-Founder and CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, for a powerful conversation on healthcare worker well-being, grief, and systems change.
Drawing from both personal loss and decades of leadership experience, Corey reflects on the death of his sister-in-law, Dr. Lorna Breen, and the cultural, educational, and structural barriers that prevent healthcare professionals from seeking mental health support. Together, Lindi and Corey explore how stigma, fear of professional repercussions, and unsustainable working conditions contribute to burnout, moral injury, and suicide risk among clinicians.
This episode moves beyond individual resilience to examine the responsibility of institutions, policymakers, leaders, and the public in creating safer, more humane healthcare environments. From federal policy reform and peer support to leadership training and cultural change, the conversation offers both urgency and hope—inviting listeners to consider how each of us can become an agent of change in the systems we inhabit.
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