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Episode 48 ~ When the Healer Needs Healing: A Doctor’s Fight Against Burnout & Grief
“What happens when the strong one breaks?”
In this powerful episode, Dr. Pamela Buchanan — a 20-year ER physician, burnout expert, and mental health advocate — shares her deeply vulnerable journey through overwhelming stress, pandemic trauma, and suicidal thoughts, and how purpose and healing helped her rise again.
During the pandemic, Dr. Pam worked up to 100-hour weeks fighting to save lives while silently losing her own. In this heartfelt conversation, she opens up about the emotional toll of losing patients daily, hiding depression, and how her breaking point turned into a…
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