To children, your exam room may feel like a dungeon. This episode reveals why — and how small changes can shift fear into cooperation.

We unpack:

• Why unfamiliar medical spaces trigger fear
• How loss of control shapes a child’s emotional response
• The neuroscience behind “imagined pain”
• What children see, hear, and sense the moment they enter
• Why even routine hospital environments feel overwhelming
• How our own familiarity blinds us to their experience

Music by Sascha Ende via ende.app

In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful skills in pediatric care: flipping the perspective. Children don’t see the clinic the way we do — and their interpretation of our actions often matters more than our intentions.

Using the classic chalice‑or‑faces optical illusion as a metaphor, we look at how the same situation can be understood in completely different ways depending on where we focus. By stepping into our young patient’s shoes, we can better anticipate fear, understand emotional reactions, and adjust our communication accordingly.

Music by Sascha Ende via ende.app

From Fear to Fun

Episode: Same Seedling, Different Worlds

This episode explores how different people can look at the same situation and create completely different interpretations. Using the image of a simple seedling, we dive into how personal experiences, fears, values, and expectations shape our “reality.” In clinical encounters, these differing perspectives matter — they influence how patients understand illness, how families respond, and how communication succeeds or breaks down. Recognizing multiple valid viewpoints helps us stay curious, flexible, and compassionate.

Music by Sasche Ende via ende.app