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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2025 · 15 MIN

Breaking & Mending

from Better Reads · host Khalid Chao

In this moving memoir, Dr. Joanna Cannon shares her journey as a junior NHS doctor—facing overwhelming burnout, sitting with dying patients, and learning that sometimes the most compassionate care isn’t fixing bodies, but being present. We explore how these raw, human stories reveal the emotional cost of medicine and the quiet courage required to heal both patients and ourselves. A compelling episode on care, resilience, and what it truly means to mend.

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