Fighting for our Heroes

About this episode

Corey Feist shares his personal journey and mission to honor Dr. Lorna Breen through the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation.

Welcome to Difficult Conversations. You may have heard the story of Dr. Lorna Breen, who was an accomplished physician that tragically took her own life during the spring of 2020. Today, Dr. Orsini and Liz Poret-Christ are honored to introduce guest, Corey Feist, who is the co-founder, and President of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation. Corey dives into his personal journey, driven by the tragic suicide of his sister-in-law, Dr. Lorna Breen, and his mission to transform the healthc...

People in this episode

Host: Orsini

Guest: Corey Feist

Topics covered

• mental health
• physician suicide
• healthcare advocacy

Keywords

• Dr. Lorna Breen
• healthcare
• suicide prevention

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Books & works: Fighting for our Heroes, Difficult Conversations

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