Healers with Hustles Restoring humanity in healthcare work with Lucy Mayes
Feb 27, 2025
45:36
Can doctors heal without losing themselves in the process?
In this episode, Lucy shares her journey from corporate law burnout to social work, community leadership, and ultimately, advocating for culture change in medicine. Caitlin and Lucy chat about her book, Beyond the Stethoscope—a collection of deeply personal stories from doctors exploring what it takes to stay connected to hope, heart, and healing in a system that often demands the opposite.
If you’ve ever felt disillusioned with healthcare (as a provider or a patient), this convo is a must-listen.
Tune in to learn:
- How Lucy found a more meaningful way to make an impact
- The emotional and systemic challenges of healthcare professionals
- How organisations attempt to shift culture by hiring compassionate, empathetic individuals
- The need for deeper structural changes against patriarchy and capitalism
- How moments of connection help build resilience in the workplace
- The inspiration behind Lucy's book Beyond the Stethoscope
- How the Hush Foundation wants to transform healthcare with kindness through the arts
- Why deep listening is the missing piece in healthcare.
- Lucy's TEDx talk on the concept of being "enough"
- What social prescribing is—and why it’s the most powerful public health intervention you’ve never heard of
- Why general practitioners are often treated as second-class citizens
- The challenge of evidence-based practice
- Why change begins with individual responsibility
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