When your job is to care for others, who takes care of you?
In the final installment of this powerful series, psychiatrist Dr. Jessi Gold and host Patrick Custer dive into the unspoken weight carried by mental health professionals. From the hidden rules of psychiatry that discourage vulnerability to the culture of silence around clinicians' own pain, this episode unpacks the cost of being seen as a blank slate.
We explore:
-Why psychiatrists are trained to be “blank slates” in the room and how that limits real connection
-The stigma professionals face when they admit they’re struggling
-How disclosure, when done intentionally, can strengthen therapeutic relationships
-The emotional toll of pretending to be unaffected by trauma, grief, and loss
-What it means to create space for clinicians to be fully human too
This isn’t just about burnout, it’s about breaking cycles of emotional suppression, challenging the “Fight Club” mentality of mental health care, and reimagining what healing can look like on both sides of the conversation.
If you’ve ever wondered where the healer turns to heal, this episode is for you.
This is your mind. This is your moment. What will you do with it?
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About Dr. Jessi Gold: Dr. Jessi Gold, MD, MS, is a nationally recognized psychiatrist, writer, and speaker specializing in mental health care for students, faculty, and healthcare professionals. As the inaugural Chief Wellness Officer for the University of Tennessee (UT) System and an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), she brings a unique blend of clinical insight and leadership to her work.
Nationally Recognized Psychiatrist, Writer, and Speaker. In her clinical practice, Dr. Gold focuses on outpatient care with an emphasis on supporting those in high-stress professions—particularly healthcare workers and academics. Her perspective was recently profiled in the Daily Beacon feature, The woman in wellness: Jessi Gold holds bird’s-eye view as chief wellness officer.
A sought-after mental health speaker, Dr. Gold has presented at national and international conferences across academic institutions, healthcare systems, and even within the entertainment industry. Her academic and research publications have appeared in respected journals such as JAMA and the American Journal of Psychiatry. In 2024, Becker’s Hospital Review named her one of the “Top 14 Chief Wellness Officers to Get to Know.“
Beyond academia, Dr. Gold is widely known for her original writing that helps educate the public and reduce mental health stigma. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, New York Times, Forbes, SELF, InStyle, and other national outlets. She is a frequent expert guest in the media—across television, radio, podcasts, and print—and has cultivated a large, engaged following on social media.
Her debut book, HOW DO YOU FEEL?: One Doctor’s Search for Humanity in Medicine, became a national bestseller and is published by Simon Element. In it, Dr. Gold explores the emotional landscape of modern medicine and the shared humanity between doctors and patients.
Dr. Gold earned both her B.A. and M.S. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and completed her residency in Adult Psychiatry at Stanford University, serving as chief resident in 2017–2018. For her leadership and contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was honored with the Dean’s Impact Award at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.
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