Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
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So now, and you can call this spiritual if you want, and I'm okay with that. I know as medical doctors, maybe we're not meant to talk like that, but I would say these days, I do feel really spiritual. I actually feel that through dad's death, I have learned some of the most powerful lessons of my entire life. And so now I choose to look at it as a gift that my dad gave to me.
So now, and you can call this spiritual if you want, and I'm okay with that. I know as medical doctors, maybe we're not meant to talk like that, but I would say these days, I do feel really spiritual. I actually feel that through dad's death, I have learned some of the most powerful lessons of my entire life. And so now I choose to look at it as a gift that my dad gave to me.
So now, and you can call this spiritual if you want, and I'm okay with that. I know as medical doctors, maybe we're not meant to talk like that, but I would say these days, I do feel really spiritual. I actually feel that through dad's death, I have learned some of the most powerful lessons of my entire life. And so now I choose to look at it as a gift that my dad gave to me.
First of all, Mel, if there is someone who is listening right now who is in that role, I get it. I know how difficult it is. I know how stressful it can feel. I know how it can feel that there's no way out and you have no time for yourself. I was there. I was there for a long, long time.
First of all, Mel, if there is someone who is listening right now who is in that role, I get it. I know how difficult it is. I know how stressful it can feel. I know how it can feel that there's no way out and you have no time for yourself. I was there. I was there for a long, long time.
First of all, Mel, if there is someone who is listening right now who is in that role, I get it. I know how difficult it is. I know how stressful it can feel. I know how it can feel that there's no way out and you have no time for yourself. I was there. I was there for a long, long time.
But those words that you just read out, Mel, it's really quite emotional listening to them because now I can reflect back and to put it in real context, In the months and years leading up to dad's death, this is what my life used to look like. I would wake up. I lived five minutes away from my mum and dad. I'd wake up at about five. I'd go round to mum and dad's. I'd help get dad up.
But those words that you just read out, Mel, it's really quite emotional listening to them because now I can reflect back and to put it in real context, In the months and years leading up to dad's death, this is what my life used to look like. I would wake up. I lived five minutes away from my mum and dad. I'd wake up at about five. I'd go round to mum and dad's. I'd help get dad up.
But those words that you just read out, Mel, it's really quite emotional listening to them because now I can reflect back and to put it in real context, In the months and years leading up to dad's death, this is what my life used to look like. I would wake up. I lived five minutes away from my mum and dad. I'd wake up at about five. I'd go round to mum and dad's. I'd help get dad up.
I'd help get him shaved and ready. And that could take all kinds of... time, depending on what was going on and how well he was. I'd then come home, try and see my wife and my young baby boy. Then I'd drive to work as a primary care doctor and be busy in the day. I'd try sometimes on lunch, if one of the home visits was near my parents' house, I'd try and nip in and just check how dad was doing.
I'd help get him shaved and ready. And that could take all kinds of... time, depending on what was going on and how well he was. I'd then come home, try and see my wife and my young baby boy. Then I'd drive to work as a primary care doctor and be busy in the day. I'd try sometimes on lunch, if one of the home visits was near my parents' house, I'd try and nip in and just check how dad was doing.
I'd help get him shaved and ready. And that could take all kinds of... time, depending on what was going on and how well he was. I'd then come home, try and see my wife and my young baby boy. Then I'd drive to work as a primary care doctor and be busy in the day. I'd try sometimes on lunch, if one of the home visits was near my parents' house, I'd try and nip in and just check how dad was doing.
I'd then go back to work. On the way back from work, after a long day seeing patients, again, I'd go. I'd often end up Coming back home, feeling really, really stressed. My wife had already put my son to bed. I was chronically stressed. If I think about it now, the impact on my marriage, on those early years as a father, You know, I don't believe in regrets, I really don't.
I'd then go back to work. On the way back from work, after a long day seeing patients, again, I'd go. I'd often end up Coming back home, feeling really, really stressed. My wife had already put my son to bed. I was chronically stressed. If I think about it now, the impact on my marriage, on those early years as a father, You know, I don't believe in regrets, I really don't.
I'd then go back to work. On the way back from work, after a long day seeing patients, again, I'd go. I'd often end up Coming back home, feeling really, really stressed. My wife had already put my son to bed. I was chronically stressed. If I think about it now, the impact on my marriage, on those early years as a father, You know, I don't believe in regrets, I really don't.
I believe regrets in many ways are a form of perfectionism, but I believe I can learn from the past and I can learn from those mistakes. Not even mistakes, I can learn from those experiences and go, if I was in the same situation again, And I have been in a similar situation over the last few years because my mum has become more and more unwell. I'm very different now looking after my mum.
I believe regrets in many ways are a form of perfectionism, but I believe I can learn from the past and I can learn from those mistakes. Not even mistakes, I can learn from those experiences and go, if I was in the same situation again, And I have been in a similar situation over the last few years because my mum has become more and more unwell. I'm very different now looking after my mum.
I believe regrets in many ways are a form of perfectionism, but I believe I can learn from the past and I can learn from those mistakes. Not even mistakes, I can learn from those experiences and go, if I was in the same situation again, And I have been in a similar situation over the last few years because my mum has become more and more unwell. I'm very different now looking after my mum.
My mum's like 84, 85, right?
My mum's like 84, 85, right?