The Human Doctor

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Crucial Conversations Aug 20, 2025

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This week Kimberly reflects on two important experiences where one serious lapse in communication taught her how to move another conversation forward.

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Heritage Fire Tour
Anything We Love Can Be Saved - by Alice Walker
Zikora - A Short Story - by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

CTFD (Calm the F-k Down) Aug 13, 2025

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We're baaaaaack for another season! Thanks to all our listeners for rocking with us for another round of stories and sisterhood. This week, Ashley shares a recent experience where she found that sometimes the best plans are the ones we never made and never anticipated. Let us know what you think!

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510 Hikers
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. 57 th National Convention
Calm the F*ck Down - by Sarah Knight
Why We Sleep - by Matthew Walker, PhD

Root Cause Analysis Jun 04, 2025

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On the final episode of this season, Kimberly shares a powerful reflection on how a singular experience can have an unforeseen impact even decades later. Thanks again to everyone who's been listening and following us along this journey. We'll be back after a summer recharge.

Dr. Manning as the keynote speaker at the American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA
Clio's Books - Oakland, CA
FOREVER - Netflix Series
Rustin - Netflix Film about Bayard Rustin
Watch Moonlight
The Myth of Normal - by Dr. Gabor Maté

Live from SGIM 2025! May 23, 2025

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Huge shout out to the Society of General Internal Medicine for inviting us to record live from the 2025 annual conference! "From Ideas to Action" - Ashley and Kimberly share a little about the evolution of The Human Doctor podcast and each tell a story highlighting what it means to be a human doctor in times such as these.

Singing is Swinging and Writing is Fighting May 07, 2025

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In this episode, Ashley reflects on an experience where she found the courage to speak up and gained an important lesson in dealing with disagreements.

Anger will pass. Kindness lasts. May 01, 2025

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Kimberly is back on the mic this week to reflect on a brief moment in the past that could have changed her life in a major way.

Always Be Learning Apr 16, 2025

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Lessons come to us in all sorts of ways, especially in the places we least expect. Today, Ashley shares a story about being open to new things, especially when we think we have nothing to learn.

A change gon' come Apr 09, 2025

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Change is inevitable. It can be hard at times, but change can also be an opportunity embrace a new way of being and seeing ourselves in the world. This episode, Kimberly shares a story about a significant change she went through in the past and what she learned from that experience.

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Formerly Incarcerated People's Performance Project
Adolescence on Netflix
Masters of the American College of Physicians - 2024/2025
Look out for Dr. McMullen and Dr. Manning at the SGIM National Meeting - May 2025

Gut Feelings Apr 02, 2025

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Have you ever had an instance where you made up your mind to do something, but your body said "no"? This episode, Ashley shares an experience that highlights how our bodies sometimes alert us to deeper truths that we'd rather avoid thinking about.

Topics Discussed:

Colorectal Cancer Screening - Guidance from the CDC
Transgender Day of Visibility - 3/31
Black Liturgies - by Cole Arthur Riley
Quote from The Kite Runner - by Khaled Hosseini
Look out for Dr. McMullen and Dr. Manning at the SGIM National Meeting - May 2025

Innocent until proven...innocent Mar 19, 2025

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While reflecting on two pivotal experiences as a mom and as an educator, Kimberly gives a masterclass in the value of pausing to ask questions before assuming the worst.

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
"Racial Disparities and early-onset colorectal cancer: A call to action" - by Andrew Chan, MD, MPH
Their Eyes Were Watching God - by Zora Neale Hurston, audiobook narrated by Ruby Dee
The Color Purple - by Alice Walker
Look out for Dr. McMullen and Dr. Manning at the SGIM National Meeting - May 2025

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