Hello! Welcome to my blog. I’m a medical doctor living in Sydney, Australia.
In 2018, I was working as Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery registrar and resigned that year due to a toxic work environment. My story unexpectedly entered mainstream media and I have since written a memoir – Emotional Female – which was published by Penguin Books in March 2021. I hope that the important issue of doctors’ health and safe working hours remains in the public dialogue, and I want to use this platform I’ve been given to support and advocate for my colleagues.
Nowadays I’m re-building myself, starting with my health. On this blog you’ll find a wide range of topics that reflect different parts of me; eco-warrior, yogi, book worm… Hopefully there will be something here that interests you.
Thank you for reading,
Yumiko xx