On Becoming an Essentialist, Part 2 Introduction Recap : A revisit to the main points from Part 1 of the Essentialism discussion. Encouragement : A gentle nudge for listeners to read or listen to Essentialism by Greg McKeown for enriched comprehension. Core Concepts of Essentialism Agency : An exploration into the power and responsibility each person holds to navigate their lives, supported by Laura's journey through burnout and reclaiming her power of choice. Prioritization : Delving into the e...
Oct 12, 2023•21 min
On Becoming an Essentialist Introduction: A warm welcome back to our listeners and a reminder to leave a review to help others discover the podcast. In-depth Book Discussion: Exploration of Essentialism by Greg McKeown. A classic recommendation for insights into management, business, and life organization. Key theme: Navigating towards a life you genuinely desire through conscious and deliberate choices. McKeown also provides insights through his audiobook narration and podcast. Unpacking Essent...
Oct 05, 2023•19 min
Introduction: Welcome back to another episode of our podcast, with hosts Amanda, Laura, and Kendra exploring the theme of embracing discomfort for unlocking personal and well-being growth. Today's discussion draws inspiration from an article by therapist James Killian, which outlines the nine significant benefits of mastering discomfort. Section 1: Reducing Procrastination & Embracing Exercise Hosts: Amanda, Laura, Kendra Focus: The significance of confronting discomfort, concentrating on mi...
Sep 28, 2023•28 min
Embarrassment and Humiliation 1. Introduction Amanda welcomes listeners back to the podcast. Laura and Kendra introduce themselves. Amanda's reminder for listeners to leave a five-star review. 2. Topic Introduction: Emotional Granularity The importance of giving words to feelings. Using language to process and take ownership of emotions. Focus of the episode: humiliation and embarrassment in medicine. 3. Previous Discussion: Podcast #60 Source: Brene Brown's Atlas of the Heart. Recap on the term...
Sep 21, 2023•28 min
Title : Connected Conversations & Nonviolent Communication with Dr. Tony Overbay Introduction : Hosts: Amanda, Laura, Kendra. Special guest: Tony Overbay, referred to as "Doctor of Narcissism." Mentions & Promotions : Reminder for listeners to leave a review and comment. Tony Overbay’s podcast: Virtual Couch. Other content from Tony: "Waking Up to Narcissism" podcast and premium version. Podcasts with his children: "The Mind, The Mirror and Me" and "Murder on the Couch." Discussion Topic...
Sep 14, 2023•50 min
Reframing Discomfort for Personal Growth Part 1: Introduction to the Motivational Triad The motivational triad consists of seeking pleasure, avoiding pain, and conserving energy. It served primitive humans well for survival but can hinder personal growth in modern times. The brain prefers familiar, low-energy thought patterns, even if they are not beneficial. Part 2: Embracing Discomfort for Growth Discomfort is often a sign of potential growth. The hosts emphasize the importance of reframing di...
Sep 07, 2023•25 min
Podcast Show Notes: Forgiving Ourselves and Moving Forward In this episode, Amanda, Laura, and Kendra discuss the importance of forgiving oneself and moving forward. We address the tendency to hold onto mistakes and regrets, how these feelings can lead to negative emotions and even depression, and strategies for self-forgiveness. Introduction: Amanda introduces the show and reminds listeners to rate and review the podcast. Laura introduces the topic of forgiving oneself and its importance for pe...
Aug 31, 2023•26 min
Register Here for "What's the ICD-10 Code for Injury Sustained in a Dumpster Fire" Choosing your Habits Housekeeping: Encouragement for listeners to review, rate, and share the podcast for visibility. Announcement of upcoming webinar on anti-burnout mindset techniques. Discussion: Atomic Habits by James Clear Key Principles: Small Habits Make a Huge Difference: Emphasis on small habits and their significant impact over time. The analogy of a ship's rudder to illustrate tiny course corrections le...
Aug 24, 2023•26 min
Your Future Self Show Notes: Introduction to the Topic Laura introduces the topic of "future you" and its importance. Reflects on the perception of time and how we imagine our future selves. Visualizing the Future Discusses an article by Mariana Pogosyan, PhD, about future self. Considers the shortness of life in terms of weeks lived. Talks about the challenge of imagining our future selves realistically. Importance of Future Self Relates the concept of future self to achieving career goals (e.g...
Aug 17, 2023•27 min
Join us as we interview Dr. Atashi Mandal, med/peds hospitalist and amazing human as she describes her experience in Wellness 911, our coaching plus CME course. She also shares with us some thoughts about the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, which are: 1) Be impeccable with your word. 2) Don't take anything personally. 3) Don't make assumptions. 4 ) Always do your best. We discuss the application of these agreements, and how they integrate with our program. Atashi is an incredibly ki...
Aug 10, 2023•40 min
In this episode we discuss why it matters to what your brain is paying attention. There are several terms we discuss including: selective attention: tuning out unimportant details in order to focus on what matters mental filtering: focusing on the negative rather than the whole picture, negativity bias disqualifying the positive: minimizing the good things in our lives Reframing and changing perspective is key, but is NOT the same as toxic positivity. It is acknowledging that there is both good ...
Aug 03, 2023•23 min
In this episode, meet Tony Overbay, LMFT, Laura's favorite podcaster (besides Amanda and Kendra, of course). In addition to being a licensed marriage and family therapist, he is a popular podcaster and host of The Virtual Couch and Waking Up to Narcissism , as well as cohost of Murder on the Couch. Tony is also the developer of the The Path Back, an online course to help people recover from unhealthy coping mechanisms, in addition to his Magnetic Marriage workshop and course. In this episode Ton...
Jul 27, 2023•54 min
In this episode, meet Dara Kass, MD. She's an Emergency Physician who now works as Regional Director for Region 2 of the US Dept of Health and Human Services. She's here to talk about how she pivoted from working in traditional clinical medicine to working in government. In this episode Dr. Kass: shares the inspiration behind FeminEM tells the story how she first got started in government explains how working in government can impact in healthcare access for all highlights different tasks she mi...
Jul 20, 2023•20 min
As we continue in this part 2 of our conversation with Rebel Physician founder, Dr Kristin Yates, she explains "Five Ways Your Medical Training Has Failed You." Highlights: The hustle culture Lack of emphasis on mental health No individualization Denial of play time Forced reliance on external validation Whew, these are some hot topics and Dr Yates is not afraid to back down from any of them! Enjoy! Contact Dr Yates: Instagram: @kristinyatesdo Rebel Physician Podcast rebelphysician.com Rebel Phy...
Jul 13, 2023•24 min
In this episode, Kristin Yates, DO joins us to talk about Inappropriate Things Doctors Brag About (and why we keep doing it). The reason we do this is likely because of both external and internal pressures, she says. External pressures in that it's what everyone else is doing. And internal pressures in that many of us have replaced our sense of inherent worthiness as a human with having to earn our worthiness through performance. On the list of misguided badges of honor: Exhaustion Being Busy Ti...
Jul 06, 2023•21 min
On today's episode we talk with Dr Christina Shenvi who candidly helps us understand that we can't buy more time, but we can be wise about the time we are given. She comes with an incredible academic pedigree including Princeton, Berkeley, Yale, and UNC. She’s a mom of 4, a practicing emergency physician, educator, keynote speaker, and leader. She’s going to talk with us about how she gets everything done with tips for time management. Here are some highlights: Effort has three components: direc...
Jun 29, 2023•31 min
Meet Dr. Bradley Block, otolaryngologist, husband, father, and the host of the Physician's Guide to Doctoring Podcast. We interviewed him today to get some of the best pearls he's learned over the years regarding physician wellness. He's gleans from personal experience as well as the phenomenal guests he's interviewed over the past 5 years. We cover: the motivation behind his podcast (hint: "everything we should have been learning when we were memorizing Krebs Cycle") getting to the heart of wha...
Jun 22, 2023•24 min
We are honored to host a special guest who is so brave to advocate for such a special topic. In this episode, Dr Michelle Chestovich shares her beautiful and heartbreaking story of how she lost her sister to suicide She has become a voice and an advocate for not only awareness but "normalizing" this conversation. She is bringing it out of the darkness that is usually hides it and illuminating it with the amazing tools she learned by certifying as a physician coach. We are so glad she is with us ...
Jun 15, 2023•47 min
Today Kenton Allen, MD, MBA, FASA joins the show to talk about starting Doc2Doc Lending with another co-resident. After experiencing his own difficulties within the existing banking systems, he helped re-write the script for how doctors can get funding for transitions, side-hustles, fertility journeys, credit card consolidation, and more. He shares: why they started their own lending program to fill a void the difference between secured and unsecured loans the importance of developing positive f...
Jun 08, 2023•27 min
Today the three of us sat down to talk about judgment within medicine. This conversation started at a conference we recently attended. We listened to an amazing lecturer give his account of what keeping empathy looks like and how it helps us care for our patients and others, like our colleagues. It is also a way to take care of ourselves. We are taught and modeled this idea that what ever service you are on or whatever your role is in taking care of a patient, that if something isn't done or sai...
Jun 01, 2023•26 min
In this episode, we continue our interview with Dr. Al'ai Alvarez, a national leader and educator on physician wellness. He's an emergency physician, clinical associate profession of emergency, and the director the Physician Wellness Fellowship at Stanford. We discuss: creating environments where we can talk and acknowledge our lived experiences lessons from the Mission Critical Team Institute and the subsequent formation of the High Performance Resuscitation Team how to deal with the residue of...
May 25, 2023•29 min
Dr. Alvarez is joining us today to talk about all things wellness in medicine. I met Dr Alvarez at ACOEP Spring Seminar last month. He is an emergency physician and clinical associate professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) at Stanford University. He is the Director of Well-Being and co-chair of the Human Potential Team at Stanford Emergency Medicine. He gave 2 lectures titled, “Beating the Blame” and “Well, for what it’s worth”, both resonated with me due to the work we do at The Whole Physician. ...
May 18, 2023•29 min
Sometimes the smallest changes in habits can lead to huge results. Sometimes trying to change too much all at once backfires. In this episode, we discuss just how life changing it can be to start with smaller steps. Little bursts of exercise can have a bigger impact than you might suspect. Starting with just cleaning your sink can lead to an organized house. Eating ice cream in a bowl instead of a carton can lead to losing 100 pounds. The important thing is just get on the ladder, and that's eas...
May 11, 2023•23 min
What is the difference between feeling guilty and spiraling into shame? On today's podcast, we dive deeper into these two very poignant emotions. Shame is when the focus is on self, it's not really on a behavior. You actually label yourself as bad or negative or not good enough. Which then makes you feel unworthy of love, belonging, or connection. So it's really not a positive change driver because you really don't feel like enough. Guilt is also a feeling and it's more or less like I did someth...
May 04, 2023•28 min
This week we're sharing a podcast we did onsite at ACOEP23 with EM Over Easy Podcast's Dr. Andy Little. Hope you enjoy! In this episode we discuss our personal moral injury journeys far before the COVID pandemic. Additionally we cover: coaching teaches the same mindset tools commonly used in professional athletics and high level business but glaringly missing in medicine perfectionism isn't helpful in the ED peer coaching can fill a critical void for physician support the importance of recognizi...
Apr 27, 2023•36 min
This episode we dive into the topic of boundaries...finally! We have a fun and candid conversation about what boundaries are and what it means to have boundaries and where we use the boundaries to serve us in our lives. A - Boundaries are like property lines. It's where your property ends and someone else's property begins. So be careful who you open the gate to and allow into your yard. K - when you invest in not only setting clear boundaries with people, these are actually relationships that y...
Apr 20, 2023•35 min
In this episode we talk about what happens during one of our private coaching sessions. We realize most of our listeners have never personally experienced being coached by a life/wellness coach and may come with some assumptions about what goes on. First, coaching is client directed . You pick what you want to work on. Next, we listen...without judgement . We purely help bring to the surface what thoughts your brain is offering up. And you get to decide if they are getting you to where you want ...
Apr 13, 2023•23 min
We continue our quest to improve our emotional granularity by discussing the emotions, fear, anxiety and dread. These are all emotions we as doctors experience at any time during our day, week or even moment. We put forth the best effort to take care of the patients that are put in our hands. But we know that inevitably things don't go the way we thought and we can easily allow fear, anxiety and dread dictate how we view the entire situation. Brene Brown's book, Atlas of the Heart, dissects fear...
Apr 06, 2023•22 min
In this episode we talk about the various uses of the equation attributed to Psychologist Kristin Neff. Pain x Resistance = Suffering Part of being a human on earth is enduring some painful situations and experiencing discomfort. But it's shocking how much additional suffering we create by trying to fight reality. It's also good energy wasted, energy that could be used on thing within your control. We discuss examples, but at work and outside of work, where applying this equation helped our live...
Mar 30, 2023•22 min
This special edition is a conversation with software developer, life coach and addiction survivor, Elyse Segebart. She bravely discusses her journey being introduced to drugs and her 13 year struggle with addiction. She has emerged in a career in software development and mentors a special population of people trying to get into software development, their common theme is they come from a disadvantaged background like addiction or incarceration. Along with her certification as a life coach, she i...
Mar 23, 2023•51 min
