Women In medicine Be The Change: Recent Episodes
Dr. Shelley A Meyer
Finding the Answers within with Dr. Amelia Bueche In this interview I talk with Dr. Amelia Bueche, D.O. about her fascinating career in medicine and fitness.
Dr. Amelia Bueche D.O. is a board-certified specialist in Neuromusculoskeletal & Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine with experience as a Medical Director, Residency Program Director, and group and private practice physician. She has lectured nationally on the osteopathic concept and is the founder of This Osteopathic Life with podcast, blog, and programs to support physicians at all stages of training and practice. She is a member of the Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship Class of 2020 and is an advocate for the health of all things.
Check out our conversation and how varied her background is including, all of the above, as well as owning a gym, the fitness industry, and so much more!
Managing your mind, energy, and productivity with Dr. Serene Shereef. Join me in my discussion with Dr. Shereef as we explore her career, and path to life coaching. Dr. Serene Shereef is a trauma acute care surgeon, mom to 3 children, and a transformational life coach who helps women physicians struggling with burnout and overwhelm to create their life by design. Her unique framework combines the energy of mindfulness, self-love & self-compassion with the scientific principles of habit building, time design and your unique systems of productivity, so they can do less, live more, & create their dream life!
You can contact Serene at serenitywellnessMD@gmail.com or through her website at www.serenitywellnessMD.com. She has a multitude of resources to help you get started creating your life by design at https://linktr.ee/dr.serene including connecting with her on social media.
Finding Joy in Medicine with Dr. Nora Vasquez.
Join me for my conversation with Dr. Vasquez and learn the importance of beating burnout and rediscovering joy.
Dr. Nora Vasquez is the CEO and Founder of Renew Your Mind MD Coaching and a Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician with over a decade of experience. As an Advanced Certified Physician Coach, she empowers physicians and medical professionals at hospitals, universities, and medical organizations. She leads medical groups with her evidenced-based coaching program that is proven to help physicians and healthcare professionals overcome burnout, improve wellness and lead with confidence while creating a more harmonious work-life balance that is fulfilling.
Dr. Vasquez’ website is www.renewyourmindmd.com, and her email is renewyourmindmd@gmail.com if you want to learn more. In today's episode, we dive into all of this and more!
Dr. Erica Posniak is a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction( MBSR) teacher, trained at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Brown University School of Public Health, who coaches and offers mindfulness and mindfulness-based stress reduction workshops and classes to individuals and groups around the world and has authored several blogs and lectures on mindfulness topics.
In our discussion, we explore simple ways to practice MBSR, and how you can use this to reduce stress in your busy life and make it a consistent part of your life! Stress reduction and mindfulness meditation can be huge game changer in your personal health, as well as professional life.
Authorship, Autonomy and the Importance of a Sabbatical with Dr. Adrienne Youdim.
Dr. Adrienne Youdim is an Obesity Medicine Specialist, Author of "Hungry for More", Supplement Line creator and so much more! We had such a great conversation including: - The importance of Autonomy - Being an entrepeneur - Avoiding burnout - Creating a supplement line and nutrition line - The joy in writing a book - Self-care - The importance of giving yourself permission to pivot - The benefits of a sabbatical.
Yoga Therapy, Life Coaching, and Group Coaching with Dr. Robyn Tiger. Dr. Robyn Tiger. Today I talk with Dr Robyn Tiger, MD, who went from feeling incredibly stressed, anxious, imbalanced, and overwhelmed, eventually becoming the self-described "complex case" that none of us docs want to have sitting across from us. She consulted with many specialists and only continued to get worse. Her transformation started with a New Years' resolution with a friend to try yoga. This simple change really started to shift things for her and her symptoms all got better. She then was driven to help others discover the importance of yoga therapy and trained in yoga therapy, earning several yoga therapy specialist certifications, as well as then becoming a certified Life Coach. Her life coaching, including both individual and group coaching, has allowed her to teach the importance of mindset and shifting our thoughts to create a more balanced and sustainable professional life. Find out more at: https://www.stressfreemd.net/
Essential Self-Care Tips with Dr. Tamara Beckford, MD.
Join me to talk with Emergency Medicine doc Dr. Tamara Beckford, who learned the importance of self-care during the pandemic and now is sharing it with other busy female physicians.
In this episode, we cover: -Being a busy professional woman and finding ways to fit in self-care -What self-care really is -How to balance being a caretaker and breadwinner -The UR Caring Docs society that she founded
Mindful Running with Dr. Michelle Quirk. The therapeutic effect of running in burnout. Running has always been therapy for me, and today I talk with Dr. Michelle Quirk, who has based her whole side business on helping everyone from beginners to experienced runners, learn how to run mindfully. We cover: -Her burnout story -How running helped her recover -How she turned this passion into a successful coaching program -The mindful effect running can have To learn more check out her website: https://mindful-marathon.com/coachmichelle
Pregnancy and Post-Partum Support for Busy Women...and inspiration for all women! In today's interview I talk with Dr. Priyanka Venkataraman, an innovative ob/gyn physician, who made a big change in her career and has started supporting women through their pregnancy and post-partum journeys. We cover: - What prompted her to make such a big change - The importance of a support system during this vital and pivotal time in a woman's life -Why you might not find this kind of support in a traditional medical system AND the importance of: -Knowing your Value -Knowing your worth -What self-care really is -The importance of meditation and stillness -How to give yourself grace If you want to learn more about Dr. Priyanka check out her website at: MDsupportforMoms.com and reach her at priyankav@mdsupportformoms.com
Weight Loss and Self Care for Busy Women: In this video/podcast I talk with Dr. Heather Awad about her personal transformation from working in a burnout-inducing setting to then losing weight through better self-care and nourishment, and the work she is doing to help others do the same! We discuss: -Forgetting about the resilience everyone tells us we need! -Her experience with life coaching and training in life coaching -Weight loss and hormones -Self-care for caregivers and care providers -Professional women and weight loss success -Her weight loss coaching program and 12-week program -Optimizing the digestive/hormone cycle Check out her podcast and info at Vibrant.MD podcast Instagram: HeatherAwadMD Facebook: Vibrant.MD
Joining a Digital Health Platform with Dr. Margo Harrison. In this video I talk with Dr. Margo Harrison, an OB/Gyn doc who also has a distinguished public health and research background. She is now part of an exciting venture in digital health called GoGet Doc (https://gogetdoc.com/). We talk all about her past research and faculty life, what prompted her to make a big change in her career, and her new work in digital medicine. She also walks us through potential opportunities that docs have to branch out on their own and develop their own branding and services through GoGet Doc. To learn more and reach out to her, at Margo@gogetdoc.com and check out GoGetDoc.com.
Less Anger, More Awareness with Dr. Arpita DePalma, MD. A mindset shift from anger and reactivity to awareness and proactivity can be a huge change agent when you are experiencing burnout.
Join this conversation with Dr. Arpita DePalma, MD, a pediatrician and LifeCoach and creator of Thought Work, MD (thoughtworkmd.com).
We discuss: -Anger and how it can impact our work and our mindset - Triggers that make us more reactive vs proactive - Perfectionism and its impact on our thoughts - Upleveling your awareness - The importance of a mindset shift, particularly when we are feeling burnt out - What a life coach does and how they can help you professionally -Thought work techniques
To learn more about Dr. DePalma's coaching practice for Professionals, please check out her website- Thoughtworkmd.com
Episode 12: Find your Dream Practice Match with Dr. Lara Hochman!
Finding your dream practice can be tricky- it's hard to build your own practice, and it involves a lot of risks- but wouldn't it be great to be matched with a practice that is your dream practice? Then check out today's video where I talk with Dr. Lara Hochman. Lara Hochman, MD is a Family Medicine physician, and advocate for fellow physicians’ well-being amidst rising burnout and dissatisfaction. Her own experiences led her to discover the ways physicians lost autonomy, and how to reclaim their focus on helping patients. She founded Happy Day Health, a boutique physician matchmaking agency to match doctors with well-run, physician-owned private practices where they can avoid burnout and enjoy practicing medicine again.
This is such a great conversation, and Dr. Hochman has created such a unique business and space to help out other docs. Please check out what she is doing at: https://larahochman.weebly.com/
Difficult Relationships and Physician Coaching with Dr. Cecilia Minano. Today I talk with Dr. Cecilia Minano, a practicing gastroenterologist, who found transformation and freedom through physician coaching. She now helps other professional women navigate difficult relationships, set boundaries, and embrace self-compassion through life coaching. We discuss her life as a specialist, and woman of color, and how the Life Coach School helped her get out of burnout, and find strength from within.
Starting a Telemedicine Private Practice, and more ventures, with Dr. Sima Pendharkar. "When you find something you are passionate about, you find a way to make it happen". We dive into this mindset and more in today's episode! Dr. Sima Pendharkar has been in the trenches in the hospital system, as well as in leadership. In our interview, we also review her history in the tech space, and the resources gathered there that helped her build her new venture, Moon Telehealth. She was able to build a successful telehealth company during the pandemic from the ground up, and now is expanding that practice to include in-person visits as well.
Physician Side Gig Success Story with Dr. Mamta Kumar! Dr. Mamta Kumar is a board-certified internal medicine and integrative medicine physician and also a mom, a wife, a real estate investor, and the CEO of Tera Firm Investments. She is a parent to a special needs child, and found herself having to leave hospital medicine during the pandemic. She has since turned her side gig of real estate land investment into a full time, profitable business and has been able to make medicine her side gig! WE discuss: - Challenges of being in hospital medicine now -What land investment is and how she started hew own real estate investment business -What it's like to own her own business outside of medicine -Real estate investment (land) strategies
Episode 8: Current Challenges in OBGYN, and one Doctor's journey to find Functional Medicine with Dr. Karin Stanton
There are pros and cons to every medical specialty and Ob/Gyn is no exception! Today's video/podcast features Dr. Karin Stanton, a former conventional OB/GYN specialist who realized burnout can hit you later, and hit you hard. She went to every specialist and they could not find the root cause of her health problems, and then she found functional medicine and the integrative approaches that helped her heal. Join our conversation to learn more about her healing journey!
In today's video/podcast we are talking about the signs and symptoms of burnout, and how burnout in medicine can manifest. Burnout in family medicine is common, but also in many other specialty fields, and the number of doctors and healthcare providers facing burnout is rising, particularly in women. As women in medicine, we talk with out patients about mental health awareness but often don't make it a priority for ourselves. The increasing lack of freedom and autonomy in medicine, alongside the increasing demands put on providers is the perfect recipe for burnout. Check out this episode to learn the many different faces of burnout, as well as some resources and ideas to help you slow down and reset if you are facing burnout in medicine. Topics discussed include the use of FMLA, physician led coaching and/or life coaching, being a self-advocate, setting boundaries, transitioning and exploring other income streams, and more!
True Passive Income through Real Estate Investing with Dr. Nancy Huynh. We are all looking for true passive income, real estate can be tricky though- as women in medicine do we have time to be a landlord or a property manager? Not usually. But if we have the money to make a downpayment for an investment property we could consider being part of a real estate syndicate. In this episode I interview Dr. Nancy Huynh. Dr. Nancy Huynh shares how she began investing in real estate while working as a busy opthalmologist. Nancy started investing in real estate to create passive income, hoping to regain control of her time and stop trading time for money- don't we all want that? She currently owns and operates a real estate investment portfolio in the Atlanta area and founded Clear Vision Investing to not only grow her own portfolio, but also to help others realize the power of real estate investing. She is passionate about helping others, especially female physicians, gain financial literacy and achieve financial security. Check out her business at: clearvisioninvesting.com My links
Episode 5: Elisa Chiang- Money Mindset training for Women in Medicine. As doctors, we get no training on money management, setting healthy financial goals, portfolio management, or even having good negotiation skills. We might experience divorce, financial hardship with extended family, practice failures, or other money mindset challenges, so it's best to have continued check-ins on our finances and ensure we have a good backup plan. As women in medicine, we face gender inequality in our pay and could benefit from better negotiation in that department. We also need to be sure we avoid the arrival fallacy of always waiting for that perfect pay structure to arrive. So in this episode, we discuss:
the importance of, and what is, a healthy money mindset setting up financial check-ins how to become financially literate what strategies to avoid in financial planning gender pay inequality in medicine the importance of good negotiation skills
Episode 4 Doctor Burnout: My Story (a Family Doctor turned solopreneur). Burnout is so common among professional women, particularly physicians, and in today’s video, I share my connection and story with burnout. I had a very intense family medicine residency program (just after the 80-hour workweek rule started), which set the stage for burnout, followed by a job with a busy inner-city clinic in which productivity and numbers were valued way more than spending time with patients and giving them the care they deserved. In my case, this led to high-stress levels, and insomnia, and even contributed to infertility. I learned that I could not continue in this toxic work environment and that this is not why I went to medical school. I decided to start my own solo practice (family medicine, functional medicine, and direct primary care), and through being a solopreneur have learned how to find a good work-life balance, run a low overhead practice, and, most importantly, set boundaries that help me take better care of myself and my patients.
Tools For Mindfulness in Medicine: Meditation, art, farm-to-table food! Today's podcast highlights the work of Dr. Randi Schacter-Fitzgerald, a psychiatrist who faced the challenges of working in a toxic environment. She used these experiences to create a supportive and fun side gig where she could use her tools to help other women beat burnout. She shares how she started her own psychiatry practice as a solopreneur, where she could set the rules and practice psychiatry in a healing and positive way, providing therapy to women and children. We also discuss her supportive groups and retreats that help women in medicine/professional women practice good self-care through mindful farm-to-table eating, laughter, meditation, and even learning pottery! Learn how creativity, mindfulness, and meditation can ignite inspiration and help you practice true self-care. The more tools you have to beat burnout the healthier you are and the clearer you can be in reclaiming your mental and physical health and reclaiming your love for medicine!
Women in Medicine Episode 2: Women in Medicine Episode 2: Academic medicine, resources to avoid burnout. Academic medicine can also cause physician burnout. Academic clinicians are charged with not only providing patient care but writing strong research papers, which means they need to have excellent writing skills and be skilled authors- yet they are not taught this during their medical school training. In this video I interview Dr. Jia Hwei Ng, an established academic clinician and nephrologist who has started a YouTube channel and coaching program to help academic clinicians and academic physicians learn how to write strong research papers and develop strong writing skills. Check out her channel @PublishedMD and her website at https://www.publishedmd.com/ Learn more about burnout in academic medicine and resources to help you simplify the research paper writing protocol and become a strong author!
Women in Medicine Episode 1: Burnout, from Crisis Line to Being her Own Boss! With Dr. Nadia Ali. In honor of mental health awareness month 2022 I am pivoting my channel, and starting this podcast, to help women in medicine and help them reclaim their mental and physical health. My first conversation is with Dr. Naia Ali. Dr. Ali experienced such profound burnout that she found herself calling the crisis line! This was after working in renowned institutions and in different roles as an internal medicine physician. This was a pivotal moment in her career and she found herself with little resources and little support as burnout was not a recognized condition at that time. She then found a new passion for functional medicine and has since opened her own clinic. Join us to learn more about her journey to, through, and out of burnout. We discuss symptoms and signs of burnout, particularly in medicine, and the unique challenges of being a woman in medicine, particularly a woman of color. Nothing is off the table as we discuss RVU's, burnout, mental health, autonomy, feeling valued, problems with our healthcare system, functional medicine, and more!