Dr Radhika Thakrar is a Youtuber, Instagrammer, and doctor committed to showing what life as a doctor is REALLY like. So much so that throughout lockdown, she has been blessing over 14000 of us on Instagram and YouTube with her brilliant unpolished feed of life working in paediatrics. Whether it’s sharing her tips to keeping house plants alive or her shifts at the hospital, Radhika is authentic, open, and uplifting and shares her experience as life as a doctor and everything in between.

In this chat, Radhika discusses the complexities and challenges of being a woman in medicine, as well as sharing her brave mental health journey from university to becoming a doctor.

Radhika’s Instagram: DoctorRadhika

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