{"podcast":{"title":"Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving","slug":"flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532","podcast_index_feed_id":6711532,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/20240126_090110_7e5ffb5ac296d289b50f416b3ea3877b.jpg","author":"EmPRO Insurance","episode_count":43,"summary":"Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving explores ways that health professionals- physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, mental health providers, therapists, and others- can truly flourish in the complex and challenging world of health care. The ability for physicians and other health professionals to practice high quality care and attain professional satisfaction and meaning in their work has been under continued challenge. These critically important members of our communities experience ongoing threats to their well-being and hence to the quality of care they deliver. The recent pandemic has only exacerbated changes that have occurred over the preceding years in the practice of medicine, exposing even further the fragility of our imperfect health care systems. This podcast explores the many ways that physicians can and do flourish, including a deeper exploration of what it means to work at the frontier of human frailty and suffering, while applying biomedical science and compassionate care to address the complexities of the human condition. It is the hope that this podcast can help support these health professionals and ultimately translate…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:18:43.222306+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532"},"episode":{"title":"The Human Side of Medicine with Dr. Susy Stirling and Dr. Sandy Miles | Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving #25","slug":"the-human-side-of-medicine-with-dr-susy-stirling-and-dr-sandy-miles-flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-25","published_at":"2025-08-13T09:30:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532/the-human-side-of-medicine-with-dr-susy-stirling-and-dr-sandy-miles-flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-25","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving-6711532","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/2161781","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/240596/2161781/flourishing-in-medicine-from-surviving-to-thriving/2025_08_11_16_05_40_4c72faa4-abb0-4105-a9ca-0725f817e00c.mp3","summary":"Today, we are joined by Dr. Susy Stirling, a Public Health Physician and Associate Dean based in Yorkshire & Humber, and Dr. Sandy Miles, a GP and Medical Educator in Devon, both from the United Kingdom. Dr. Susy Stirling MBChB, MSc, MPH, DCH, FFPH trained in medicine and after early career jobs in hospital medicine in the NHS, worked as a General Medical Officer in rural South Africa for 2 years. She returned to the UK to train in Public Health and was previously Lead for Migrant, Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health across the Yorkshire & Humber region. Dr. Sandy Miles is a GP and Medical Educator in Devon. Alongside her clinical role as a GP, she works in Postgraduate GP training, was Clinical Director of Eastleigh Primary Care Network and, together with Dr. Sam Powell, established popular retreats for doctors. In the conversation, Dr. Miles and Dr. Stirling share their journeys from early medical careers through personal challenges and discoveries that led them to focus on supporting healthcare professionals through storytelling, coaching, and addressing shame in medical practice. We also cover: How personal experiences with inequality, family history, and burnout shaped their paths toward supporting healthcare professionals The transformative power of medical humanities education and its impact on professional identity Their collaboration on the National Health Stories experience, creating platforms for healthcare workers to share narratives of hope and humanity Dr. Sandy Miles’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-miles-4552a294/ Dr. Susy Stirling’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susy-stirling-469976146/ Relevant Publications: Miles S. Addressing shame: what role does shame play in the formation of a modern medical professional identity? 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