Hi, I'm Emily.

Since childhood, I dreamed of becoming a doctor. But during my medical residency I was spending more time with computers than people, pressured to be efficient at the expense of human connection. This led me to ask deeper questions about the medical profession.

In 2016, I founded The Nocturnists as a way to explore those questions. What began as a personal quest quickly grew into a vibrant community of healthcare workers celebrating our shared humanity through storytelling. To date, our live performances and award-winning podcast has supported the voices of over 450 frontline clinicians.

By airing our stories in a safe and generative public forum, The Nocturnists helps shatter the myth of the “physician God” and reveal the truth: that healthcare workers are human, just like everyone else, and that our humanity is our strength, not our weakness.

Welcome to our community.