64 | Dr. Himali McInnes on writing, intergenerational trauma & correctional facilities

Dr. Himali McInnes is a general practitioner who works in a busy Auckland clinic and a prison. She writes short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. Her book of medical essays, The Unexpected Patient, was published in September 2021 by Harper Collins. Himali is an avid reader, a constant gardener, and an urban chicken farmer and beekeeper.In this episode, we discuss her work in general practice and women's correctional facilities, her process in writing, the model minority and the struggle with balancing two cultures, intergenerational trauma faced by our patients, and the challenges of social mobility and punitive structures of correctional facilities in New Zealand. You can find links to her most recently published book 'The Unexpected Patient', and some of the articles mentioned in the podcast episode. Articles written by Dr. McInnes: The Guardian, Intergenerational trauma: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/14/we-dont-live-in-isolation-our-ancestors-trauma-can-affect-our-health-generations-laterThe Guardian, Auckland terror attack: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/06/as-a-sri-lankan-new-zealander-i-know-my-adopted-country-can-find-compassion-amid-terrorThe Unexpected Patient: https://www.harpercollins.co.nz/9781775541707/the-unexpected-patient/As always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at [email protected] credit:Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/33DJFs9Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/e9aXhBQDT9YSupport the showAs always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at [email protected]. Audio credit:Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/33DJFs9Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/e9aXhBQDT9Y

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