• FROM THE VAULT: 111. In Praise of Mediocrity
    Feb 15 2026

    The Other Human in the Room is on hiatus!

    For the next 3 months, you’ll still be getting weekly episodes on your podcast feeds - but they’ll all be re-releases of past favourites.

    I’m using this time to dream and explore new ideas and directions for the podcast.

    See you in March!

    Everything about this podcast episode is mediocre. YOU'RE WELCOME.


    Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/


    Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd

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    31 mins
  • FROM THE VAULT: 73. Patient Manuals
    Feb 8 2026

    The Other Human in the Room is on hiatus!

    For the next 3 months, you’ll still be getting weekly episodes on your podcast feeds - but they’ll all be re-releases of past favourites.

    I’m using this time to dream and explore new ideas and directions for the podcast.

    See you in March!

    How do you need your patients to change in order for you to be happy? It may seem like a strange question - but answering this question honestly can help unearth the stories about our patients that are really keeping us stuck in resentment and burnout.


    Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/


    Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd


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    18 mins
  • FROM THE VAULT: 114. Hosipicing Modernity with Vanessa Andreotti
    Feb 1 2026

    The Other Human in the Room is on hiatus!

    For the next 3 months, you’ll still be getting weekly episodes on your podcast feeds - but they’ll all be re-releases of past favourites.

    I’m using this time to dream and explore new ideas and directions for the podcast.

    See you in March!

    I had such a brain expanding conversation with Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti that the internet demons tried to shut it down! Nevertheless, we persisted and really explored what it could look and feel like to identify what is dying in our current system and society, and how we could approach these changes with a hospicing approach.


    Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/


    Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • FROM THE VAULT: 61. The Pain of People Pleasing
    Jan 25 2026

    The Other Human in the Room is on hiatus!

    For the next 3 months, you’ll still be getting weekly episodes on your podcast feeds - but they’ll all be re-releases of past favourites.

    I’m using this time to dream and explore new ideas and directions for the podcast.

    See you in March!

    People pleasing is such a common struggle for humans in healthcare - especially those in marginalized identities. Joan shares what she has been learning about the connection between people pleasing and our default survival trauma responses -- and how this connection can help you take on the tricky work of learning to let go of people pleasing with your patients.


    Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/


    Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd


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    57 mins
  • FROM THE VAULT: 48. Guidelines Legalism
    Jan 18 2026

    The Other Human in the Room is on hiatus!

    For the next 3 months, you’ll still be getting weekly episodes on your podcast feeds - but they’ll all be re-releases of past favourites.

    I’m using this time to dream and explore new ideas and directions for the podcast.

    See you in March!

    Do you get stressed about following the guidelines? Or notice other colleagues seem stressed if anyone strays off the guidelines? Commute to work with Joan as she explores the idea of guidelines legalism and how we can trust our clinical brains in the midst of guideline confusion.


    Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/


    Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd


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    32 mins
  • FROM THE VAULT: 46. Managing Conflict Well
    Jan 11 2026

    The Other Human in the Room is on hiatus!

    For the next 3 months, you’ll still be getting weekly episodes on your podcast feeds - but they’ll all be re-releases of past favourites.

    I’m using this time to dream and explore new ideas and directions for the podcast.

    See you in March!

    Joan explains the powerful concept that shifted the way she viewed conflict forever - and made her much more calm and capable of having difficult conversations as a result.


    Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/


    Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd



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    31 mins
  • FROM THE VAULT: 50. HHC - How Embodiment Can Change Our Experience and Practice of Medicine - Dr Hillary McBride
    Jan 4 2026

    The Other Human in the Room is on hiatus!

    For the next 3 months, you’ll still be getting weekly episodes on your podcast feeds - but they’ll all be re-releases of past favourites.

    I’m using this time to dream and explore new ideas and directions for the podcast.

    See you in March!

    Please join Joan as she interviews Dr Hillary McBride, as they explore how the ideas and practice of embodiment can change our experience and practice of medicine.

    Where to learn more from Hillary: Website: https://hillarylmcbride.com/


    Twitter: https://twitter.com/hillarylmcbride


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hillaryliannamcbride/


    Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/


    Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd

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    56 mins
  • FROM THE VAULT: 39. Illness Anxiety
    Dec 28 2025

    The Other Human in the Room is on hiatus!

    For the next 3 months, you’ll still be getting weekly episodes on your podcast feeds - but they’ll all be re-releases of past favourites.

    I’m using this time to dream and explore new ideas and directions for the podcast.

    See you in March!

    Anyone who works in healthcare encounters illness anxiety on a daily (if not hourly) basis. Anxiety about getting sick is a driving factor behind so much healthcare utilization, and can be draining for healthcare clinicians as well. Joan explores the most important thing to do when encountering illness anxiety in your patients: addressing the illness anxiety that exists in YOUR brain.


    Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/


    Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd


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    46 mins