#37: Moral Injury and Mental Health - Breaking the Stigma

Kairos Conversations: Connecting with Quality

Today's episode features Jennie Byrne, MD, PhD.

Trigger Alert - This episode discusses mental health and mental illness

Dr. Jennie Byrne lives to connect the dots between people and ideas in new and unexpected ways. She is a clinical translator between segments of our complex health system - clinicians, finance, operations, data, technology, research. She has strong people skills and enjoys bringing psychological savvy and EQ to complicated problems. Clients have called her a triple threat because:

(1) Clinical Experience - nearly two decades of clinical experience as an MD/PhD

(2) Entrepreneur - She’s founded and grown a clinical organization through the entire life cycle of inception to exit.

(3) C-level Leadership - she has led teams to create and innovate clinical programs as a C-level leader

Jennie is also a 2x published author - "Work Smart - Use Your Brain and Behavior to Master the Future of Work" and “Moral Injury: Healing the Healers”

You can connect with Jennie

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjenniebyrne/

Websites: www.drjenniebyrne.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjenniebyrne/

In this episode, Jennie shares:

• What is Psychiatry

• Why mental healthcare carries a stigma & why there’s a lack of access even amongst healthcare professionals

• The difference between Burnout vs. Moral Injury

• How to transition into the startup world and why clinicians are the perfect fit

• How to find mentors and actually get a response

Resources Shared

The following resources were shared on today's episode. Links included may be affiliate for the host or guest.

‘Work Smart’ Book: https://amzn.to/44cCTrF

‘Moral Injury’ Book: https://amzn.to/3xrbKoS

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