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Everyone is loud and proud about their mental health struggles (and thank goodness)! For practitioners, this movement is as exciting as it is frustrating. As each mental health taboo falls by the wayside as it enters the cultural zeitgeist, a new aspect of our specialty thus emerges. One we just don’t have enough hours in the day to keep track of, let alone engage with. From better understanding our patients’ (and our own) relationships with their conditions in a changing world, it’s more important than ever that we learn: HOW TO BE PATIENT!
Each week on the 'How To Be Patient' podcast, join Dr. Preston Roche (Psychiatry Resident & Digital Influencer) and Dr. Margaret Duncan (Psychiatry Resident & Content Creator) on their quest to better understand the patients we dedicate our lives to and the evolving paths they’re bound to travel beyond the clinic.
Also, Dr. and Lady Glaucomflecken are our producers! 🤯
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About the Hosts
Dr. Preston Roche (@.Presro)
Psychiatry Resident / Digital Influencer
Dr. Preston Roche is a psychiatry resident and social media content creator who uses humor to bridge the worlds of medicine and social media. He has gained widespread attention—and nearly faced expulsion—thanks to his viral TikTok videos, which blend humor and personal stories to share the realities of psychiatry, medical school, and mental health. With over 460K followers across platforms, Preston has built an exceptionally engaged following of mental health professionals and students.
Dr. Margaret Duncan
Psychiatry Resident / Content Creator
Dr. Margaret Duncan is a psychiatry resident and social media content creator who shares her holistic approach to well-being on TikTok. In her own words, “I share about a wider way of what gets to count,” highlighting the significance of creativity and mindfulness in mental health. She coined the term "Strega Nona Fall," a concept that celebrates slowing down and embracing coziness, simplicity, and community. Margaret’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, ELLE, and Teen Vogue.