#62: Beyond Burnout: Why Moral Injury is the True Threat to Healthcare With Jennie Byrne, MD, PHD
Burnout isn't the real crisis in healthcare—moral injury is.
In this powerful episode, Dr. Jennie Byrne, MD, PhD, unpacks the hidden wounds of our healthcare system, revealing why clinicians are struggling like never before. If we don’t address moral injury, we risk losing the very people who keep us alive. Tune in to discover the truth behind this silent epidemic—and what we can do to heal the healers.
In this eye-opening episode of Beyond The Pills, we dive deep into the silent crisis that is devastating healthcare—moral injury. Our expert guest, Dr. Jennie Byrne, a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author of Moral Injury: Healing the Healers, unpacks the hidden emotional and ethical wounds plaguing clinicians across the industry.
With a background in advising healthcare innovators and shaping the future of mental health care, Dr. Byrne provides a profound perspective on the human cost of a broken system. We explore:
🔹 What is Moral Injury? Understanding how it differs from burnout and why it’s at the core of the clinician crisis.
🔹 The Human Toll—The lives lost each year due to the unspoken struggles of healthcare professionals.
🔹 The Systemic Problem—How healthcare’s structure perpetuates this cycle of trauma.
🔹 Healing the Healers—Practical solutions and advocacy efforts to protect those on the frontlines.
As the founder of Constellation PLLC and a leader in mental health innovation, Dr. Byrne brings real-world insights into what needs to change for the well-being of both providers and patients.
Tune in for a powerful conversation that challenges the status quo and offers a new path forward in healthcare.
🎧 Listen now and join the movement to transform healthcare beyond the pills.
📖 Learn more about Dr. Byrne’s work:
🔗 Website
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