Nourished with Dr. Anikó

12. When the Doctor is Human Too: The Healing Power of Showing Up Fully


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In this deeply personal episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó reflects on the emotional transition of changing her clinical practice and what it means to show up as a full human being both in and outside the role of physician. 

Dr. Anikó opens up about the bittersweet feelings of changing the way she practices, the pressures placed on professionals to compartmentalize their emotions, and the healing power of presence, touch, and shared humanity.

This conversation is a heartfelt invitation to embrace vulnerability, honor emotional complexity, and explore how we can be more fully ourselves in every room we enter whether we're clinicians, parents, friends, simply humans navigating life together.

Key Takeaways:

  • The bittersweet experience of change and professional transition
  • Why Western medicine often encourages emotional disconnection and how to reclaim humanity within it
  • How healing happens not just through treatments, but through being fully seen and held
  • Encouragement to show up as your whole self, not just the role you play

Episode Highlights:

 02:00 The tension between personal identity and professional roles
 04:54 The emotional toll of compartmentalizing in medicine
 07:41 The sacredness of touch and presence in the healing process
 10:18 Showing up authentically in both personal and professional spaces
 12:00 Reclaiming emotional expression in healing professions
 16:00 Why presence matters in healing and life

This episode will remind you that your humanity is not a weakness it’s exactly the healing approach we all need. 

Connect with Dr. Anikó:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.aniko/

Website: https://www.draniko.com/

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