Dr Luke Treharne is both a medical doctor and professional rugby player, best known as the captain of the Wales Rugby Sevens team. Balancing life on and off the pitch, Luke has represented Wales and Team GB around the world — including at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games — while also training and working within the NHS. Passionate about the intersection of performance, mental health, and medicine, Luke speaks openly about the pressures of elite sport and clinical life, offering a unique perspective...
Oct 16, 2025
40 min
In the episode, Dr Kiran Bains joins Tom Mitchell in a rich conversation on redefining work-life balance, protecting your mental health as a doctor and building a sustainable and fulfilling career in medicine. Tom and Kiran navigate an expanse of insights based upon real life experiences, into making tangible changes to your working life so you can create the work-life balance you desire. Kiran talks candidly about her diagnosis of OCD and her multifaceted career - spanning across...
Oct 9, 2025
44 min
Trigger warning — Suicide & Miscarriage This episode discusses suicide, miscarriage, grief and trauma. Please take care while listening. In this one-off special for Suicide Awareness Month, we bring the much-missed Liz Sizer back into the room. Tom Mitchell is joined by Kate Beed, Liz’s sister, for a candid, moving conversation about Liz’s life, career and the circumstances that led to her tragic death by suicide in 2016. Kate and Tom trace Liz’s story from her physical presence and...
Oct 2, 2025
50 min
Dr Natasha Binnie is no stranger to the You Okay, Doc? community. In 2024, she completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge with us, and today she serves as a valued trustee of the charity. Tash is also a major voice in the mental health advocacy sphere, bringing a unique blend of personal experience, professional insight, and leadership to the conversation. In this episode, host Tom Mitchell sits down with Natasha to explore the realities of mental health in medicine. Together, they navigat...
Sep 25, 2025
53 min
We're joined by the infamous Manley Hopkinson. Manley needs no introduction, he's an adventurer, explorer, yachtsman - having circumnavigated the world, faced polar bears on artic expeditions, raced to the North Pole and is a You Okay, Doc? Patron. Tom and Manley from the start enter a conversation packed with pearls of wisdom from managing failure to tips on treating yourself with compassion, this episode is brimming with information. You'll be hanging onto their every word as Tom and Manley...
Sep 18, 2025
45 min
Dr Jo Larkin is a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine and works as the Global Medical Director for Sale GP, an international Grand Prix of F50 racing. Previously Jo was the Chief Medical Officer for the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and for 8 years worked with the England Rugby team. During her time with England Rugby, Jo travelled to Rio as the team physician for the men's and women's GB rugby 7s squad, with the men (including your Host Tom Mitchell) successfully winning a silver...
Sep 11, 2025
50 min
We’re kicking off Season 6 with a cracker. Our resident host — Patron of You Okay, Doc?, former England Rugby 7s Captain and Olympic Silver Medallist Tom Mitchell — is back at the mic! Joining Tom are members of the 2025 Mt Toubkal Team, who earlier this year braved –20°C conditions to summit the highest peak in North Africa at 4,167m (13,670ft), all to raise awareness and vital funds for You Okay, Doc?. Our guests: Darren Lunz – Chair of Trustees, You Okay, Doc?Dr Elle Todd – Founder of The ...
Sep 4, 2025
48 min
In the season 6 finale we are joined by our co-founders Dr Daniel Gearon and Chris Cherry. They are two individuals that have been with You Okay, Doc? from the beginning. This fascinating episode gives a snapshot on how YOD was started, including the very first crowd funder - a tough mudder! This is a behind the scenes episode and gives a candid view on the working relationship between Chris and Dan, which at the very core is why YOD is a success. Dr Daniel Gearon is a surgical ...
Sep 7, 2023
42 min
Greg O'Shea is an Olympian, TV personality and all round athlete. Greg represented his country, Ireland at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics playing Rugby 7s and was the winner on the show 'Love Island' in 2019. If that wasn't enough, Greg now is a presenter of The Six O'Clock show and is pursuing a number of ultra endurance events. Amongst all these achievements, Greg has been open about his personal struggles with mental health, his voice in this area is powerful and he is a real change maker i...
Aug 31, 2023
38 min
Chris Cherry is a man that needs no introduction in the You Okay, Doc? world, but just in case. Chris is a co-founder of You Okay, Doc? a UKCP psycotherapist, with over 30 years of experience across the sector. In the 90's Chris set up the men's group and has featured in an array of media including BBC Radio 4 and the BBC News for his work. A talented therapist, a kind man who has given all of his time to YOD - this episode gives insight into this world, his therapeutic practce and the ...
Aug 17, 2023
38 min
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