437 - From Refugee Camps to Podiatry: The Remarkable Journey of Liz Emrys
What do working in refugee camps, contracting malaria five times, HIV prevention, prisons and podiatry all have in common? They all have Liz Emrys in the story.
Liz didn’t graduate as a podiatrist until her 40s, but by then she had already lived a life that could easily fill a book.
In this episode of the Podiatry Legends Podcast, Liz takes me back to her early 20s when a six-week trip to help build a school near the Thai-Burma border changed the direction of her life. That experience led to years of international public health work across Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, including HIV prevention programs and work within the prison system.
Eventually, life brought Liz back to Australia, marriage, children and a very practical question: What career could give her independence, security, flexibility and the opportunity to help people?
She went through the healthcare professions and, almost methodically, landed on podiatry.
Today, Liz owns North Star Podiatry in Hornsby, New South Wales, and has discovered something she values enormously: the freedom to create a clinic her way.
We also talk about communication, listening to patients, practice ownership, autonomy, starting again later in life, and why your career doesn’t need to consume your entire identity.
Liz describes podiatry not as the great love of her life, but as a “good friend” that has given her a rewarding career and the space to enjoy everything else life has to offer.
This is definitely not your typical journey into podiatry.
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