Episode
Being Our Social Selves...
- Podcast
- I'm a Podstar not a Doctor
- Published
- Apr 15, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3065
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-m-a-podstar-not-a-doctor-6593829/episodes/being-our-social-selves/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-a-podstar-not-a-doctor-6593829/being-our-social-selves.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
This week we're talking to the Surgeon Coach, Mel Thacker, about the impact of overworking, setting well-defined goals, understanding the essential self vs. social self, finding happiness in the second curve of life, the importance of creativity in the second half of life, the pressure of external validation and imposter syndrome, navigating midlife crises, the role of vulnerability and relational competence in medicine, and the impact of fail safes and accountability in medicine. Oh yeah it's a busy one - and a fun one. Come get some insights!