Episode 6:📍Durga: The Art of Holding On to It ✨
In this episode, we sit down with Op. Dr. Emine Eda Akalın
an obstetrician, a mother, and a woman who embodies balance between strength and vulnerability, chaos and calm.
We talk about what it means to hold on to identity, to purpose, to self ; while navigating medical school, motherhood, and the endless rhythm of life as a doctor.
From burnout to balance,
from idealism to acceptance,
this conversation explores the quiet resilience behind every woman who keeps everything together; yet still finds her way back to herself.
With Diba interviewing , Sarina and Gizem narrating
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Episode 5: 📍Beyond the borders of the Brain ✨
this 3D episode takes you into the field Rumi once described: “beyond our being and not being.”
Meet Prof.Dr. Erdem Guresir:
With Gizem interviewing and Diba narrating ;
💡 In this episode we explore:
🌌 More than challenges, this is a glimpse into how far neurosurgery — and our dreams — can truly go…
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Episode 4: 📍Special summer edition
• Ever felt torn between keeping it all together and drowning in anxiety?
This episode is an intimate roundtable hosted by Sarina and Gizam, with our classmates Adem Erdem Töker and Masa Abdulqader.
We’re diving into the fine line between discipline and anxiety — how they fuel, fight, and balance each other.
From personal stories to practical reflections, it’s an open, unfiltered talk about finding order without losing your mind.
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Episode 3: 📍Ever felt like you’re running on empty but still pushing forward? This episode is a page from the mind of a med student narrating by Diba and Sarina
with a raw, honest talk with Dr. Önder Ertem, an accomplished neurosurgery resident.
• We’re not just talking about burnout. We’re feeling it, writing it, and trying to make sense of it.
• From inner chaos to clinical corridors — we’re tracing what burnout really feels like.
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Episode 2: 📍In every hospital corridor, there’s a silent power structure at play.
In this episode,we uncover the unspoken hierarchy,
how titles and seniority shape behavior,
cause pressure, and sometimes lead to emotional burnout.
we dive into the weight of toxic traditions, the cycle of mistreatment, and how we can break it.
If you’ve been through a mistreatment during your education, share your experience and your opinion on this episode on:
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Episode 1: Glass Ceilings
Medicine has come a long way, but have the barriers really disappeared—or just changed shape?
In our first episode, we sit down with Prof. Dr. Gülden Çelik to uncover the unspoken challenges women face in medicine.
Welcome to the Dauntless Doctors Department, where the stories no one talks about finally get heard.
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