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.
A few tips and tricks for lessening and coping with your election stress
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.
How to spot, and maybe change, when you're just making excuses
What to do when you've had a setback or otherwise gotten off track
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/
We take a look at the types of situations that can spark some workplace FOMO, and what to do about it.
Not thrilled about match day? Here's how to make it better.
We look at the when, why, and how of letting things be hard sometimes
Handling the impact of increasing demands from patients
We all deserve a treat from time to time. Here's how to choose a a real treat and spot the imposters.
How to change your energy - with a special guest this week!
Recognizing when we're creating unnecessary stress for ourselves
It's that time of year where there's so much temptation to procrastinate. We take a closer look, and it might surprise you.
Want a great work experience? Be thankful for those you work with.
Sometimes what's holding us back is all in our imagination
Getting to the source of emotional dissonance and learning how to diffuse it
The good and the bad from these mental constructs
Learn how and why to get comfortable with one of our not so fun emotions
How to redirect your brain when recruitment season is getting to you.
A look at why quiet quitting might be giving you a result you really don't want.
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!
What would happen if you believed you are enough, right now, exactly as you are?
How to figure out what's truly important to you, even when it seems like you just don't know.
Looking at what respect really means to us, and how to get the respect we need.
How to handle things when what work expects of you seems unreasonable, or vice versa
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.
The importance of doing daring things, at least occasionally
Why we sometimes (oftentimes) find ourselves exessively busy, and what to do about it
Recognizing and interrupting when your amygdala tries to steal the show
When a patient seems angry or distrustful, what might that mean?
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.
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.
What's holding you back from asking for things that you want, or even need?
A look at how you can handle things when you feel like your compensation is not keeping up with your effort.
An exercise in demonstrating how to notice the small wins, and why it's important to celebrate them.
What's stopping you from getting your academic writing done?
No one likes having to eat crow, but maybe you can turn the experience into something better.
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.
In part 2, we take a deeper look at the experience, and what we can do to control it.
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 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.
How to control your own narrative with the academic medicine triple threat ideal.
Why it's so important to just get those menial tasks done, and what's preventing you from doing it
We take a look at what the driving force(s) might be when someone seems intent on stoking discontent.
Why do we downgrade our achievements? What are we trying to create (and what are we actually creating) when we do this?