98 ~ Surgeon, Author, Patient, Mother: Gabriel Weston on Why Anatomy Isn’t Clinical - It’s Deeply Personal
In this deeply insightful episode, I sit down with surgeon, author, and broadcaster Gabriel Weston, whose unconventional path from English literature to Surgery gives her a unique lens on the human body, illness, and healing.
Gabriel shares how studying the humanities before entering medicine shaped her connection to patients and her writing voice. Together, they explore the emotional complexity of being both doctor and patient, particularly when Gabriel faced a serious heart condition and later navigated her son's life-threatening illness. She reflects on compassion, burnout, and the shift…
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