Only Human shares stories from our medical community. Join us to hear stories that reflect the diversity of our community and the multitude of events that come our way.
The Bipolar Doc has asked to remain anonymous. Hers is a story about mental illness as a doctor.
Working in a system where she was caring for patients but wasn’t being cared for herself.
It’s a story…
Sameera’s is a story not only about gender identity but about acceptance of self and acceptance by others.
As a child in India, Sameera could only ever be herself in secret. Would she ever be able to…
Simon’s is a story about being broken.
What’s it like as an ED consultant when you lose your ability to keep all the plates spinning?
This is a story about how our professional identities inform how …
Emily’s is a story about being a patient as a healthcare professional.
It’s about our reluctance to accept illness in ourselves, the comfort we find in keeping our professional roles and the percepti…
Caoimhe’s is a story about existing at the interface of clinician and family member during a moment of exquisite trauma. Caoimhe and her father shared a love of cycling.
She shares a story that is a…
Liz’s story starts when she goes for her 12-week scan and hears there’s a problem.
Faced with the question of whether to terminate the pregnancy, Liz and her husband made a decision to keep the baby,…