• 171. Looking for Black Swans with Dr Mel Thacker

  • May 4 2025
  • Length: 1 hr
  • Podcast

171. Looking for Black Swans with Dr Mel Thacker

  • Summary

  • I had the pleasure of interviewing Mel, who shared her journey from being an ENT surgeon to becoming a professional coach. We explore her difficult experiences in childhood and in medical training, and how coaching has helped her reclaim her sense of self-worth and empowerment. Mel introduced the concepts of black swans and red swans, highlighting the need for healthcare professionals to recognize the unknowns in a patient encounter in order to be effective

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

    Connect with Mel: https://www.melthackercoaching.com/empoweredsurgeon

    https://www.instagram.com/the_surgeon_coach/

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

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