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Self-Advocacy: Finding Your Voice in a Changing System
As healthcare professionals, we are world-class advocates for our patients—but we are often the last people we stand up for. In this episode of The Hidden Load, Dr. Santina Wheat tackles the "Culture of Silence" in medicine. She explores why self-advocacy feels so uncomfortable, the systemic pressures that tell us to put our needs last, and why failing to speak up is a direct path to burnout. Dr. Wheat provides a roadmap for finding your voice, navigating the discomfort of "asking," and explains why your self-advocacy is actually a gift to the colleagues and students coming up behind you.
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