Awakening Doctor

About Awakening Doctor

The Awakening Doctor podcast explores the personal stories of those who work in the medical and health professions. Each episode aims to highlight the humanity of an individual doctor or healer, and thereby challenge and transform social perceptions of the profession and the individuals who practice it. Join Dr. Maria Christodoulou as she meets with colleagues, leaders, and educators in healthcare to reveal the human side of being a medical professional.

Publisher

Dr Maria Christodoulou

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 May 2023

Latest episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2026

   Prof Gubela Badhakazi Mji, Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom

   A rural village, a small radio, and a grandmother determined to raise global citizens. That's where Emeritus Professor Gubela Badhakazi Mji's story begins - and where her lifelong commitment to dignity, inclusion and Indigenous knowledge first takes root. In this episode of Awakening Doctor, we explore the enduring impact of colonisation on identity and knowledge, the relationship between Indigenous and biomedical worldviews, and how language, culture and belonging shape our understanding of ...

2. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Dr Albert Viljoen, Being Fully Human

   What does it take to move beyond inherited roles and identities and become more fully ourselves? In this episode of Awakening Doctor, host Maria Christodoulou speaks with Dr Albert Viljoen, a medical doctor turned leadership coach and facilitator, about courage, identity, belonging, and the ongoing journey of becoming fully human. Albert shares his personal story of growing up with a doctor father, going to medical school, and stepping into the intensity and emotional demands of clinical prac...

3. 

   3 Jun 2026

   Dr Anne Biccard, Grand Old Lady of the ED

   Dr Anne Biccard has spent nearly three decades working on the frontlines of South Africa’s healthcare system, much of that time in the intensity and unpredictability of the emergency department. In this episode of Awakening Doctor, Anne speaks candidly about the stubborn determination that carried her through medical school, the realities of life in the ED, and the emotional cost of always having to “be the adult in the room.” With characteristic humour, insight, and vulnerability, she shares...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

47

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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