Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This episode's featured guest is Dr. Stefanie Simmons, the Chief Medical Officer of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. The organization works with hospitals and states to dismantle the barriers that keep clinicians from seeking mental health care.
The conversation ventures into a wide variety of topics, including why Dr. Simmons left a traditional clinical path for advocacy work, what organizational change actually looks like at the hospital level, and the policy reforms gaining traction nationally and what they could mean for South Carolina.
This will be the final episode with original host Jen Wright, who is handing the reins over to Renee and new WHY staffer Anni Crooks, who you will meet in the next episode!
This episode's featured guest is Dr. Stefanie Simmons, the Chief Medical Officer of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. The organization works with hospitals and states to dismantle the barriers that keep clinicians from seeking mental health care.
The conversation ventures into a wide variety of topics, including why Dr. Simmons left a traditional clinical path for advocacy work, what organizational change actually looks like at the hospital level, and the policy reforms gaining traction nationally and what they could mean for South Carolina.
This will be the final episode with original host Jen Wright, who is handing the reins over to Renee and new WHY staffer Anni Crooks, who you will meet in the next episode!
