The YODPOD
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The YODPOD
Navigating career change: from doctor to founder & professional athlete with Dr Luke Treharne
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 on resilience, leadership, and wellbeing.
The topics covered in this podcast include:
- 🏉 Dual Identity: How Luke balances life as both a doctor and international rugby sevens captain, and what he’s learned from living between two high-pressure worlds.
- 🧠 Resilience & Mindset: Lessons from elite performance environments — handling pressure, failure, and self-doubt.
- 🏥 Medicine Meets Sport: The crossover between teamwork in medicine and rugby, and how both demand communication, trust, and calm under stress.
- 💬 Mental Health in Sport: Luke’s reflections on mental wellbeing, burnout, and identity beyond the jersey or job title.
- 🚀 Purpose & Leadership: How Luke defines success, purpose, and leadership, and what drives him both on the field and in clinical practice.
🎙️This episode was presented by You Okay, Doc? Patron, Former England Rugby 7's Captain and Silver medalist Olympian Tom Mitchell.
💜 A big thank you to our sponsor, Pastest for supporting this episode.
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