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.

Identity and Burnout

Identity and Burnout An honest conversation about Dr. Ami Doshi's personal journey of self-reflection and identity redefinition, with the ultimate realization that anyone can redefine who they are beyond the constraints of their professional title.Stay up to date with...

The Evolution of Burnout

The Evolution of Burnout The Evolution of Burnout video discusses the personal experiences of burnout, particularly in the context of healthcare professionals. The conversation explores how the demands of the job can exceed personal bandwidth, with professionals often...