In this continued Book Launch Special of Stand Up (for) Doctors!, the conversation expands, bringing forward new voices from White Coats, Human Hearts: True Stories of Healing, Belonging, and the Courage to Stay Human in Medicine.This episode features Dr. Charity Hix, Olivia Morris, and Eva Minkoff, each offering a distinct lens into what it means to navigate medicine with humanity intact.Through their stories and insights, the dialogue moves beyond awareness into something deeper. Ownership, voice, and the courage to live differently within the system.Together, they explore: ▪ How identity and lived experience shape the way we practice medicine ▪ The quiet ways burnout and disconnection take hold, and how to interrupt them ▪ Why redefining success in medicine is essential for long term wellbeing ▪ The power of authenticity, storytelling, and self-trust in driving changeWhite Coats, Human Hearts is available now on Amazon, Kindle, and paperback: https://standupfordoctors.org/books/🔗Connect with our guests:🔹Dr. Charity Hix https://www.charityhix.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/charityhix🔹Olivia Morris https://www.veritybarrington.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviamorrisofficial/🔹Eva Minkoff https://boldbeing.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/evalana/#StandUpForDoctors #WhiteCoatsHumanHearts #PhysicianVoices #DoctorWellbeing #HealthcareCulture #MedicalStorytelling #WomenInMedicine #HumanSideOfMedicine #HealingHealthcare #BookLaunchSpecial

In this episode of Stand Up (for) Doctors!, we’re stepping into a question that sits quietly beneath the surface of healthcare leadership. If doctors are expected to care for everyone else, who is teaching leaders how to care for them?

Today’s conversation looks at leadership and mental health not as corporate buzzwords, but as human imperatives. Because when leaders forget their bedside manner with their own people, culture erodes. And when mental health stays silent, performance suffers.

🔹 Seung Paik is the author of LEADERNOMICS®, an award-winning educator, storyteller, and veteran known for blending economics, life, and leadership in ways that challenge conventional thinking.

🔹 Adam Nemer is the author of Simple Mental Health, keynote speaker, and global leadership consultant who pushes organizations to normalize mental health so performance is unleashed and lives are transformed.

What does it actually mean to lead in a way that protects people, not just productivity? And what happens when leaders start showing up as human first?

Together, we explore what it takes to build cultures where both care and performance can coexist.

In this conversation, we explore:

• Why leadership in healthcare must include emotional responsibility

• The real cost of ignoring mental health in high-performance environments

• How leaders can normalize conversations that have long been avoided

• What it means to care for caregivers in a sustainable way

• Practical shifts that create stronger, healthier workplace cultures

Leadership is not just about outcomes. It’s about the condition of the people creating them.

🔗 Connect with our guests:

Seung Paik

🌐 leadernomics.org

🔗 www.linkedin.com/in/seung-paik-leadernomics

Adam Nemer

🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-nemer

If today’s conversation resonated with you, you’ll find more powerful stories like this in our White Coats book series — created to humanize medicine and amplify physician voices:

https://standupfordoctors.org/books/

And if you’re ready to go deeper…

🌿 Join us at the Stand Up (for) Doctors! Inaugural Physician Retreat

A weekend to connect, empower, recharge, and celebrate.

📍 Windrose on Hudson

🗓 October 9–12, 2026

🔗 Register here: https://standupfordoctors.org/events/

We would be honored to have you join us.

Interested in sponsoring an episode or supporting this movement?📩 Email us — standupfordoctors@gmail.com

Because when doctors reclaim joy, everyone benefits.

#StandUpForDoctors #PhysicianWellness #JoyInMedicine #LaughterIsMedicine #WhiteCoats #HealthcareLeadership #DoctorSupport #HealingHealthcare #Episode153

In this episode of Stand Up (for) Doctors!, we’re joined by two physicians who challenge a question many in medicine quietly avoid. Can people who fundamentally disagree still come together to build something meaningful?

🔹 Dr. Zhen Chan is a pediatrician, physician entrepreneur, and community builder focused on advancing healthcare through innovation and connection.

🔹 Dr. Gregory Adaka is an emergency physician, Medical Director at Miami-Dade Corrections Health Services, keynote speaker, and author with a strong voice in leadership and systems-level change.

Can physicians who see medicine differently do more than just coexist?

Not just tolerate each other.

Not just stay in their own lanes. But actually build something that lasts?

Medicine today is fractured in many ways. Differing beliefs, approaches, and lived experiences often pull physicians apart rather than bring them together. And yet, the future of healthcare may depend on our ability to do exactly that.

Together, we explore what it really takes to build trust, alignment, and progress across differences.

In this conversation, we explore:

• Whether disagreement in medicine is a barrier or a hidden strength

• What it takes to build trust across different perspectives

• The role of leadership in uniting divided voices

• How innovation and shared purpose can bridge deep divides

• What meaningful collaboration actually looks like in today’s healthcare landscape

Progress in medicine doesn’t come from uniformity. It comes from the courage to build, even when we don’t fully agree.

🔗 Connect with our guests:

Dr. Zhen Chan 🌐 https://grapevyne.health/ 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhenmd

Dr. Gregory Adaka 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-adaka-md-mha-mrcem-67992b76

If today’s conversation resonated with you, you’ll find more powerful stories like this in our White Coats book series — created to humanize medicine and amplify physician voices: https://standupfordoctors.org/books/

And if you’re ready to go deeper…

🌿 Join us at the Stand Up (for) Doctors! Inaugural Physician Retreat A weekend to connect, empower, recharge, and celebrate.

📍 Windrose on Hudson

🗓 October 9–12, 2026

🔗 Register here: https://standupfordoctors.org/events/

We would be honored to have you join us.

Interested in sponsoring an episode or supporting this movement?

📩 Email us — standupfordoctors@gmail.com

Because when doctors reclaim joy, everyone benefits.

#StandUpForDoctors #PhysicianWellness #JoyInMedicine #LaughterIsMedicine #WhiteCoats #HealthcareLeadership #DoctorSupport #HealingHealthcare #Episode152