White Coat Life Coach Podcast

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An academic physician and certified life coach's guide to loving your job and beating burnout. Episodes are short, action-oriented, and ideal for listening during your commute.

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    • Jun 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 100 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from White Coat Life Coach Podcast

    Breathe and choose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 6:27


    Reset your mindset for starting the new academic year.

    Election angst

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 10:38


    A few tips and tricks for lessening and coping with your election stress

    Good enough (for now)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 9:32


    Working on some stepping stones and can't seem to get yourself across to the other side? Sometimes it's okay to stop at good enough.

    What's your excuse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 10:12


    How to spot, and maybe change, when you're just making excuses

    Creating momentum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 10:55


    What to do when you've had a setback or otherwise gotten off track

    The endless inbox

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 19:52


    Getting over your inbox woes - an in-depth look at why and how. Recourses cited in the podcast:https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/practice-innovation-strategies-ehr-improvementshttps://efficiency.epic.com/ 

    Workplace FOMO

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 12:29


    We take a look at the types of situations that can spark some workplace FOMO, and what to do about it.

    Match day blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 14:23


    Not thrilled about match day? Here's how to make it better.

    Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 13:52


    Use your self-coaching skills to negotiate conflict

    Letting things be hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 9:09


    We look at the when, why, and how of letting things be hard sometimes

    Demanding patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 11:48


    Handling the impact of increasing demands from patients 

    Treat yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 9:35


    We all deserve a treat from time to time. Here's how to choose a a real treat and spot the imposters.

    Change your energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 16:15


    How to change your energy - with a special guest this week!

    Fake rules and fake deadlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 8:39


    Recognizing when we're creating unnecessary stress for ourselves

    I'll deal with it in January

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 10:24


    It's that time of year where there's so much temptation to procrastinate. We take a closer look, and it might surprise you.

    Saying no

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 15:44


    We explore how and when and why to say no.

    Do something mediocre

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 9:37


    Not everything we do needs to be big. Here's why.

    Be thankful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 6:28


    Want a great work experience? Be thankful for those you work with.

    Challenge a limiting belief

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 14:29


    Sometimes what's holding us back is all in our imagination

    Emotional dissonance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 17:07


    Getting to the source of emotional dissonance and learning how to diffuse it

    Streaks and being on a roll

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 10:57


    The good and the bad from these mental constructs

    Disappointment is good for you (sometimes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 12:18


    Learn how and why to get comfortable with one of our not so fun emotions

    Better thoughts for interview season

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 15:16


    How to redirect your brain when recruitment season is getting to you.

    Quiet quitting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 15:56


    A look at why quiet quitting might be giving you a result you really don't want.

    A little break

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 2:03


    The WCLC podcast is going on a short hiatus. In the meantime, we're still taking coaching clients and have added an option for podcast topic requests. If you're interested in a free session to see if coaching is for you, please visit https://www.whitecoatlifecoach.com/schedule-a-free-consult. If you'd like to submit a podcast topic request, please visit https://www.whitecoatlifecoach.com/podcasttopicrequest. Enjoy the rest of your summer and I will see you in the fall!

    You are enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 7:28


    What would happen if you believed you are enough, right now, exactly as you are?

    What are your values?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 12:02


    How to figure out what's truly important to you, even when it seems like you just don't know.

    Respect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 13:29


    Looking at what respect really means to us, and how to get the respect we need.

    Reasonable vs unreasonable work expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 17:17


    How to handle things when what work expects of you seems unreasonable, or vice versa

    Waiting for things to get better

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 14:25


    Have you ever found yourself thinking, "I just need to get through this and then things will be better?" We take a look at what that's creating for you, and how to revise your thinking.

    Give yourself a dare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 12:16


    The importance of doing daring things, at least occasionally

    Busyness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 15:24


    Why we sometimes (oftentimes) find ourselves exessively busy, and what to do about it

    The amygdala hijack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 14:34


    Recognizing and interrupting when your amygdala tries to steal the show

    Resting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 13:05


    How to tell the difference between resting and being lazy

    When the patient sees you as the enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 15:27


    When a patient seems angry or distrustful, what might that mean? 

    Expectations and entitlement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 14:21


    As much as we wish every patient interaction was happy and comfortable on both sides, it doesn't always work out that way. We take a look at why this can happen, and how to clean up your own emotions when it does.

    Run your own race

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 13:36


    The way we measure our efforts and accomplishments has everything to do with how we look at things, and how we choose to think about them.

    Just ask

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 15:29


    What's holding you back from asking for things that you want, or even need?

    Unpaid work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 14:28


    A look at how you can handle things when you feel like your compensation is not keeping up with your effort.

    Cynicism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 14:40


    Think being cynical is a good defense mechanism? Think again.

    Celebrating the small wins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 16:21


    An exercise in demonstrating how to notice the small wins, and why it's important to celebrate them.

    Writer's block

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 18:16


    What's stopping you from getting your academic writing done?

    Eating crow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 17:00


    No one likes having to eat crow, but maybe you can turn the experience into something better.

    The experience of being sued, part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 13:54


    The 3rd and final episode in this series, we explore what it can be like when you're not certain you delivered the best care.

    The experience of being sued, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 15:34


    In part 2, we take a deeper look at the experience, and what we can do to control it.

    The experience of being sued, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 17:58


    About half of us will be named in a lawsuit this at some point in our careers. In this episode, we start looking at the different ways we can control that experience, if or when it happens.

    I hate everything and everyone*

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 16:32


    *I don't, of course. But some days it just feels like the universe is out to get you. What to do when you just can't shake it off.

    In pursuit of the triple threat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 13:24


    How to control your own narrative with the academic medicine triple threat ideal.

    Get your s#!t done

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 15:53


    Why it's so important to just get those menial tasks done, and what's preventing you from doing it

    The ringleader of discontent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 13:55


    We take a look at what the driving force(s) might be when someone seems intent on stoking discontent.

    Yeah, but...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 13:32


    Why do we downgrade our achievements? What are we trying to create (and what are we actually creating) when we do this?

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