The Work Room Dr Lila Flavin & Dr Garseng Wong

Lila and Garseng discuss the idea of terminations. They chat about the role that a termination plays in the therapy relationship and model it with the podcast as they share the break they are taking. Thank you listeners for your support!

Lila and Garseng chat with their co-resident Sharon Madanes, psychiatrist and painter. They chat about Sharon’s lifelong journey towards this dual career, how her art and her clinical work inform each other, and the value of carving out time for her art.

Lila and Garseng chat with Dr. Mike Natter (@mike.natter) about his non-traditional path into medicine as an artist, his use of art as a teaching medium and as a coping tool for the tough experiences in medicine, and his humanistic approach to patient care.

Lila and Garseng chat with hematologist-oncologist and writer Dr. Laura Vater (@doclauravater) about how she navigates tough emotions as a doctor, how she found herself advocating for medical trainee wellness, and how her writing allows her to slow down with herself and her patients.

Lila and Garseng dig into the show “Euphoria” and chat about its depiction of mental health and addiction. They also discuss antisocial personality disorder through the character of Nate Jacobs. Spoilers and some mature content ahead!

Lila and Garseng chat about Lila’s newest piece, “Goodbye Stethoscope”, and along the way touch on the value of uncertainty and flexibility, on self-disclosure as a therapist, and on the experience of being on both sides of the patient-therapist relationship.