Third Spacing is the yet to be defined space between cells and vessels, where fluid moves from one space to another. In sociology, the Third Space is where people meet to unwind and talk about things that matter to them towards connection.

Our podcast aims to be that Third Space for our listeners, individuals considering, becoming or have become Healthcare Professionals, to facilitate the process of expanding the Space of being, thinking and holding.

Connecting out of our Silos

Healthcare is fundamentally a relational practice - with patients and with our colleagues. At the window of the human condition - both suffering and joy - we might witness or experience situations that run counter to our values that brought us into healthcare to begin with.

Yet, the ties that bind are under pressure.

Third Spacing promises to include perspectives of all, regardless of status, to move out of our silos, towards shared connection.

Integrating with Society

Arriving before sunrise and leaving after dusk, it can be difficult to remember that there is more than the hospital, and even harder to draw links between society and medicine. In medical school, the curriculum is packed with clinical information, that what is important but not immediately apparent, is spaced out.

Only 5% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic causes, whereas the remaining 95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle.

Third Spacing aims to reintegrate society with medicine and complicate our understanding of health in order to better serve patients.

Imagining Future Possibilities

Becoming and being a healthcare professional is rough. Time is short, and the pressures are high, we might lapse into learned helplessness - that what is, will always be.

Third Spacing acknowledges this reality - yet we know, together we can do more.

Complex problems need collective solutions. With vocabulary and voices that you might reflect or identity with - Third Spacing provides the cognitive tools to imagine alternatives.

Drawing Hope from Past and Present

Looking outside in, is daunting. We don’t have to look beyond our shores for inspiration - individuals already have, or are doing the impossible right here in Singapore.

Third Spacing aims to provide a helicopter view - zoom out to provide the far-reaching perspective, but back to the ground with a personal spin. We talk to these individuals we work alongside daily, and draw out these stories of excellence while bucking the trend, to encourage plurality of thought in a risk-averse environment.

It has been done - we can do it too.

Surfacing Palpable Realities

What is not said, is not always ignorable. How something is said, matters too. We might have difficulty in putting a pulse on an issue - we might not know its name, or doubt it is “real enough” to warrant conversation.

Third Spacing aims to surface intricate, yet perceptible, issues while providing a productive handle of reflecting, verbalising, and conversing. With earnestness, only then do we have the space to be honest with ourselves, and with others.

We welcome listeners into this liminal space, to transform discomfort into action.