It Takes Heart
It Takes Heart is a podcast about connection at the centre of Australian healthcare.
Each episode brings together nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, leaders and changemakers to share real stories from their work, their communities and the healthcare system they navigate every day. From moments of purpose and pride to challenge and growth, these conversations explore the realities of caring for others and the people behind the profession.
Co-hosted by cmr’s Samantha Miklos and Kate Coomber, It Takes Heart offers honest, human conversations that reflect the heart of the healthcare community and the difference it makes, often in ways that aren’t always seen or heard.
It Takes Heart
Latest Episodes
48. How Dr Jana Pittman Reinvented Herself from Olympian to Doctor
What happens when the identity you’ve built your whole life around no longer fits? In this episode of It Takes Heart, Jana Pittman shares her extraordinary journey from world champion Olympian...
47. From Survival to Purpose: Dr Wayne Lee on Medicine, Music and Imposter Syndrome
What happens when a career built on survival slowly becomes a career built on purpose? For Dr Wayne Lee, a GP now practising in Brisbane, that shift is at the heart of a story spanning three countries, a musical childhood and a leap into practi...
46. The Trucks Transforming Rural Healthcare: Dr Rolf Gomes on Heart of Australia
What if specialist healthcare could roll into town, instead of patients travelling hundreds of kilometres to find it? For Dr Rolf Gomes, 2026 Queensland Australian of the Year and founder of Heart of Australia, that question sparked a life-chan...
45. Bek Woodbine Returns: Chronic Pain, Nursing and Finding a New Way Forward
Bek Woodbine returns to It Takes Heart for a deeply honest conversation about chronic pain, recovery and finding a new way forward.Since her last episode, Bek has undergone major back surgery and has been learning to live with the physic...
44. Julie Quade on Leading Stronger Healthcare Teams
What does great healthcare leadership look like when teams are stretched, resources are tight, and patient care is always the priority? In this thoughtful conversation, Julie Quade, trained dietitian and Allied Health Manager for No...
