In today’s episode of Conversations with Intent, frontline NHS nurse Dr. Meenal Viz reflects on the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic while pregnant and working in an overwhelmed healthcare system. She shares her love for patient care, the heartbreak of losing colleagues, and the devastating impact of a fellow pregnant nurse's death just down the street.
What happens when those who care for everyone else are left without support? In this powerful episode of Conversations with Intent, host Diana Clark speaks with Dr. Meenal Viz, a frontline NHS doctor who served during the earliest and most uncertain days of the COVID-19 pandemic—while pregnant.
Dr. Viz opens up about working in an overwhelmed healthcare system, balancing personal risk with professional duty, and grieving the devastating loss of colleagues—including a pregnant nurse just down the street. She shares the emotional toll of being a caregiver during a crisis, her enduring love for medicine, and her call to action for systemic change and mental health support for healthcare professionals.
This deeply moving conversation is for anyone who’s ever asked: who takes care of the caregivers?
Topics Covered:
Life on the frontlines during the early days of COVID-19
The emotional and psychological toll on healthcare workers
Caring for others while navigating personal risk
The loss of a fellow pregnant frontline nurse
Mental health, grief, and advocacy in medicine
What support systems caregivers truly need
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