The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health

The Symptom Media Podcast brings together mental health experts and individuals with lived experience to foster empathy, understanding, and positive change for healthcare providers and patients. Each episode blends expert knowledge with personal narratives to offer a holistic perspective on mental health.

The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health is a health podcast hosted by Lindi van Niekerk, Andrew Rubin, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Lindi van Niekerk, Andrew Rubin hosts The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, a health show with 9 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  The Symptom Media Podcast - Bonus Episode - Caring for the Caregivers

  Apr 22, 202654 minS1

  <p>In this special bonus episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk, MD, PhD, is joined by J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, Co-Founder and CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, for a powerful conversation on healthcare worker well-being, grief, and systems change.<br/><br/>Drawing from both personal loss and decades of leadership experience, Corey reflects on the death of his sister-in-law, Dr. Lorna Breen, and the cultural, educational, and structural barriers that prevent healthcare professionals from seeking mental health support. Together, Lindi and Corey explore how stigma, fe...

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  Episode #7

  From Burnout to Belonging: Creating Flourishing Healthcare Cultures

  Dec 8, 202558 minS1

  <p>In this inspiring season finale of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk sits down with Dr. Kim Garver, Dr. Jared Christensen, and Dr. Amy Young to explore how healthcare organizations can move beyond burnout toward cultures of genuine flourishing.</p><p>Drawing from their work at the University of Michigan and the Center for Positive Organizations, the trio shares how small, intentional acts of leadership such as listening with compassion, flattening hierarchies, and cultivating “relational energy”, can transform even the most toxic of workplaces. Together, they unpack what it means to b...

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  Episode #6

  The Many Faces of Grief in Healthcare

  Oct 7, 20251h 1mS1

  <p>In this resonant episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk is joined by grief clinicians Danielle Glorioso, LCSW, and Amanda VerWys, ACSW, to examine a constant, yet unseen companion in healthcare: grief. Opening up about their own personal bereavement and sharing their clinical experience, Danielle and Amanda take on common myths and help us define the difference between grief and mourning. Through this conversation we’ll explore the myriad ways grief can arise, not only from a loss, but identity shifts, moral distress, and systemic failures.</p><p>Most im...

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  Episode #5

  Nursing on the Edge: Suicide, Stigma, and Systemic Failure

  Aug 14, 202544 minS1

  <p>In this deeply human episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk is joined by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Christopher Wojnar and Nurse Scientist Dr. Judy E. Davidson to confront the devastating crisis of suicide among nurses.</p><p>Drawing from personal loss, lived experience, and groundbreaking research, Chris and Judy explore how perfectionism, stigma, workplace discipline, and systemic neglect compound nurses’ vulnerability, and why silence can no longer be an option. Together, they advocate for cultural change, trauma-informed leadership, and the power of honest conversation. This episode is a...

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  Episode #4

  The Human Cost of Caring: Navigating Moral Injury

  Jun 30, 202557 minS1

  <p>In this powerful episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk is joined by Dr. Sophie Redlin and nurse Andrea Mackay for an intimate conversation about moral injury in healthcare. Originally a term from military psychology, moral injury has become a resonant framework for understanding the inner conflict and lasting harm many health professionals experience when systemic failures or ethical dilemmas violate their sense of what is right. Drawing from their personal stories during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, Sophie and Andrea unpack how these experiences shape caregivers—and how co...

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