One of the most reassuring facts I know is also one of the most terrifying.

It's this. Every single human in the world is a human. And as such, they are flawed. They are vulnerable.

They are, I'll put it gently, bumbling through this world, just like you are and I am. Oh, there are brilliant people

out there, confident people, people you would be thrilled to have in position in a scary

situation, but no one's perfect. Anxiety, trauma, burnout. These are regular things that can happen

in anyone's life. It's like with parents, you think they're all powerful until you realize that they're just making it all up as they go along.

They're improvising.

You especially realize this when you're a parent.

And yeah, of course, you know this.

I know this, that everyone's human, but there are situations

where I try not to think about it that much, like with airline pilots, or whoever decides

which train is going on which track, or doctors and nurses, and really the whole medical

establishment. But they are human. What's intriguing

is that sometimes medical professionals believe that they have to be more than human, bear more

than humans can bear, overcome being a person. Which is impossible. Let's talk about that. It's depression mode. I'm John Moe.

I'm glad you're here.

Dr. Jesse Gold is a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry.

She's the chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System.

She's a human being.

And she's the author of a new memoir.

How Do You Feel One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine?

It's set during the emergence of COVID, spotlighting Jesse's own story and the stories of many other medical providers under her care.

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