America’s health care workers are struggling. That‘snot news to many of you.
According to the CDC, health care workers have a higher risk of experiencing mental health challenges and leaving the workforce early.Some46 percent feel burnt out often.
But if you work in health care, there’s a stigma that can feel like all this just comes with the territory, so don’t look for help.
In a new book, one psychiatrist explores these feelings and pressures. And she explores how to move past them.We talk to Dr. Jessi Gold about “How Do YouFeel?:One Doctor’s SearchForHumanity in Medicine.”
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