When Identity Becomes a Story: Dr. David Weill on Belonging| S4 EP199: Book Banter Podcast
- Dianne Burckhardt
- Dec 3, 2025
- 4 min read
A candid, deeply human look at faith, family, and the search for connection with Dr. David Weill.
Hello My Happy People,
This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, Dianne welcomes back Dr. David Weill. We first spoke in Season 3, Episode 135 when his fiction book All That Really Matters was coming out.
Dr. Weill is the Principal of the Weill Consulting Group, which focuses on improving the level of transplant care. Before founding his consulting firm, he served as Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Diseases and the Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Program at Stanford University Medical Center.
In addition to his work in medicine, Dr. Weill is a successful author. His newest book, Tell Me I Belong: A Journey Across Faiths and Generations, is a deeply personal exploration of identity, heritage, and belonging. Known for his memoir Exhale and his novel All That Really Matters, Dr. Weill continues to expand his storytelling voice with honesty, compassion, and reflection.
When he isn’t writing or consulting, Dr. Weill enjoys life in New Orleans with his wife and their two daughters.
In this episode, Dianne and Dr. Weill had a wonderful in-depth discussion about the inspiration behind Tell Me I Belong and the universal search for connection that unites his life and his work.
Enjoy,
Dianne
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