Healing People, Not Patients

About Healing People, Not Patients

Welcome to Healing People, Not Patients, hosted by Dr. Jonathan Weinkle, MD, FAAP, FACP. A primary care physician and teacher deeply grounded in Jewish wisdom, Dr. Weinkle invites listeners to explore medicine not as a business transaction but as a sacred calling. This show shines a light on the fractured healthcare system and offers stories, reflections, and conversations that reconnect doctors with the heart of healing—body, mind, and spirit. Through solo episodes, expert interviews, and even original music, you’ll gain inspiration and practical guidance to navigate burnout, rediscover joy, and reclaim purpose in medicine. Whether you’re a physician, healthcare professional, chaplain, or simply someone who longs for a more compassionate and humane approach to care, this podcast will help you find meaning in the practice of healing.

Publisher

Dr. Jonathan Weinkle, Doctor Podcast Network

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Sept 2025

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   How Not to Lose Faith in Medicine | Ep23

   Can medicine really protect us from suffering, illness, or death? Join Dr. Jonathan Weinkle on this thought-provoking episode of Healing People, Not Patient as he explores the limits of medicine, the problem of uncertainty, and what healing professionals can learn from the ancient wisdom of Ecclesiastes about risk, relationships, and the fragile nature of life.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   The Imposter Phenomenon: Reframing Self-Doubt as Humility in Medicine | Ep22

   Dr. Jonathan Weinkle talks with UCLA surgery resident Dr. Phifer Nicholson about his Journal of Pediatric Surgery paper reframing “imposter syndrome.” They explore why labeling near-universal self-doubt as pathology harms physicians, especially women and minorities, and how treating it instead as humility and honest self-assessment can build healthier training cultures.

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   The Danger of “Moving On” : Judith Helfand on Disenfranchised Grief in a Post-Pandemic World | Ep21

   Dr. Jonathan Weinkle talks with Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Judith Helfand about turning personal illness (DES-related clear cell adenocarcinoma), family secrets, and intergenerational trauma from the 1918 flu pandemic into powerful stories. They explore illness narratives, the ethics of filming intimate moments, the cost of unprocessed grief, and concrete lessons for clinicians on presence, sadness, and reclaiming memory.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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