The Symptom Media Podcast

The Symptom Media podcast brings together mental health experts and individuals with lived experience to foster empathy, understanding, and positive change for healthcare providers and patients. Each episode blends expert knowledge with personal narratives to offer a holistic perspective on mental health.

Season 1 explores the mental health challenges of healthcare providers: burnout, substance use, suicide, grief, moral injury, and more through honest conversations as we seek real-world solutions.

Featured Episode

Episode 5: Nursing on the Edge:

Suicide, Stigma, and Systemic Failure

In this deeply human episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk is joined by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Christopher Wojnar and Nurse Scientist Dr. Judy E. Davidson to confront the devastating crisis of suicide among nurses.

Drawing from personal loss, lived experience, and groundbreaking research, Chris and Judy explore how perfectionism, stigma, workplace discipline, and systemic neglect compound nurses’ vulnerability, and why silence can no longer be an option. Together, they advocate for cultural change, trauma-informed leadership, and the power of honest conversation. This episode is a powerful call to action for institutions and individuals alike: we must care for our caregivers.

Nursing on the Edge: Suicide, Stigma, and Systemic Failure

Nursing on the Edge: Suicide, Stigma, and Systemic Failure

Episode 5: Nursing on the Edge: Suicide, Stigma, and Systemic FailureIn this deeply human episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk is joined by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Christopher...

Episode 4: The Human Cost of Caring: Navigating Moral Injury

Episode 4: The Human Cost of Caring: Navigating Moral Injury

Episode 4: The Human Cost of Caring: Navigating Moral Injury In this powerful episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk is joined by Dr. Sophie Redlin and nurse Andrea Mackay for an intimate conversation...

Empathy and Experience: The Importance of Physician Mental Health

Empathy and Experience: The Importance of Physician Mental Health

Episode 3: Empathy and Experience: The Importance of Physician Mental HealthIn episode 3 of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk is joined by Dr. Christine Moutier, Chief Medical Officer of the American Foundation...

Episode 2, Part 1: From Addiction to Advocacy: Nurses’ Journey

Episode 2, Part 1: From Addiction to Advocacy: Nurses’ Journey

Episode 2, Part 1: From Addiction to Advocacy: Nurses' JourneyIn this special two-part episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, we confront the deeply personal and systemic issue of substance use among nurses. Our guests, Kristin...

Recovery and Support Systems

Recovery and Support Systems

Recovery and Support Systems This video discusses the ways health professionals can find support when facing burnout, which can correct a misalignment between one's core values and the stresses of work.Stay up to date with expert insights, industry news, and practical...

Overcoming Burnout

Overcoming Burnout

Overcoming Burnout Guest Dr. Julie Celebi of UCSD discusses the combination of self-awareness, structured self-care, workplace support, and ongoing reflection necessary to overcome burnout.Stay up to date with expert insights, industry news, and practical tips through...

Systemic Causes of Burnout

Systemic Causes of Burnout

Systemic Causes of Burnout This module explores the emotional toll of Dr. Ami Doshi's work, and how the overwhelming demand for services and lack of resources can contribute to burnout.Stay up to date with expert insights, industry news, and practical tips through our...

Recognizing Burnout in Healthcare Providers

Recognizing Burnout in Healthcare Providers

Recognizing Burnout in Healthcare Providers A detailed reflection on the experiences and symptoms of burnout, which included a shift in energy levels, dread of work, and other signs. Stay up to date with expert insights, industry news, and practical tips through our...