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"Reigniting your humanity and passion for medicine."
Welcome to The Worthy Physician, a podcast for physicians, other healthcare workers, and high-performing individuals seeking to reconnect with their humanity, rediscover their passion for medicine, and redefine fulfillment. This podcast offers reflection, healing, and authentic storytelling in a world where burnout, imposter syndrome, and overwhelming expectations are shared.
Medicine is more than a profession—it's a calling. Yet, modern healthcare often leaves physicians feeling disconnected, chasing milestones that fail to bring lasting satisfaction. The Worthy Physician challenges these narratives, prioritizing well-being, core values, and authenticity.
Why Listen?
1. Physician Burnout: Understand its causes and recovery strategies to rediscover joy in medicine.
2. Authentic Self: Explore your identity beyond the white coat and integrate it into all aspects of life.
3. Imposter Syndrome: Overcome doubts, embrace your worth, and value your contributions to medicine.
4. The Arrival Fallacy: Break free from achievement-driven dissatisfaction and find fulfillment in the present.
5. Core Values: Align decisions with what truly matters to live purpose-driven lives.
6. Financial Empowerment: Gain insights on managing debt, creating sustainability, and building financial literacy.
7. Real Stories: Hear physicians' struggles and triumphs, fostering connection and solidarity.
8. Healing Through Storytelling: Share and listen to stories that inspire resilience and growth.
What to Expect
Each episode blends:
- Engaging in Conversations with experts in medicine, psychology, and finance.
- Real-life stories from physicians who've navigated similar challenges.
- Practical Strategies for addressing burnout, improving balance, and enhancing well-being.
- A Supportive Community that celebrates your victories and offers encouragement.
Why It Matters
You are more than your profession—you're a human being with dreams and aspirations. The Worthy Physician reminds you to prioritize your values, honor your well-being, and reignite your passion for medicine.
Who Should Listen?
This podcast is for physicians seeking clarity, fulfillment, and alignment, whether struggling with burnout, imposter syndrome, or the pressures of the medical field.
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Send us a text On this episode, I sat down and had a chat with Dr. Haidar Al-Hakim, who is an Ophthalmologist., psychotherapist, author, and host of the Surgical Spirit Podcast. He was kind enough to discuss his experience of burnout, his writing, and other endeavors, on top of advise on how to navigate difficult situations in life. Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with burnout and/or know they ...
Send us a text I sat down and interviewed Randy Silkwood, who is described as a rebel who goes against the grain to find spirituality in anything. We discussed spirituality, mindfulness, reconnection, and standing in one's power, which ties multiple points together that have previously been mentioned by physician guests. Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with burnout and/or know...
Send us a text I had the pleasure of sitting down and interviewing Rachel Gainsbrugh, PharmD in the latest podcast episode. She shared her experience and story of burnout as a pharmacist, which I would not have even conceived. Listen as a colleague discusses metrics and situations, I as a consumer of the occasional pharmacy run, would not have contemplated. She further shares how she pivoted to make a life for herself in which she can thrive and recognize herself! Though I a...
Send us a text In this episode, I talked with Dr. Maha Mohamad, MD. She is a rheumatology fellow at the University of Kansas-Kansas City finishing her first year. She gives great advice she has integrated into her life, and is still learning, how to combat burnout. One take away point/pearl I loved was to restore your battery—whatever that is. Work with your hands. Have a hobby outside of medicine. Nature is restorative. Make time for it all. It...
Send us a text This episode is an abbreviated reaction to the Tulsa shooting where two physicians were needlessly killed. How do we grieve? Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with burnout and/or know they are not alone. If you are in need of medical assistance talk to your physician. Learn more about female physicians' journey through burnout to thriving! https://www.theworthyphysician.com/books...
Send us a text Burnout does not happen in a vacuum. It affects all aspects of our lives, including relationships. Tune in to this episode to learn more about how that can happen, what that may look like, and take some time to self reflect. Dr. Jeep [as he is known to his patients] and his wife coach physician couples, and can be found at www.bestfriendsagain.com Sit back, listen, and enjoy! Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physi...
Send us a text In this episode, I sat down with NHI founders, Ernesto Nieto and Gloria De Leon. They have both had an impact in my life from the age of 17. In part B of episode 5, Ernesto describes his background and how existing in 2 different realities and the loss of his father propelled him forward. It has inspired him to carry out his life's work with NHI [National Hispanic Institute], as well as to write three books, the third of which is being released later this year. ...
Send us a text In this episode, I sat down with NHI founders, Ernesto Nieto and Gloria De Leon. They have both had an impact in my life from the age of 17. What is it you want out of life? What does your reality that you want look like? What is the third reality? We have to be the steward of our own ship, and how does one do that? What is the nurtured state, imposed state, and what do we want to do with our lives? From grief, they have both built a lasting impact for over 4 ...
Send us a text In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Simon Maltais, CT surgeon and speaker/author of Healthcare Anonymous: Put Yourself First to Avoid Anxiety, Addiction, and Burnout. He gives his insight on medicine and discusses his book. Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with burnout and/or know they are not alone. If you are in need of medical assistance talk to your physician. ...
Send us a text On Season 2 Episode 2 of The Worthy Physician Podcast, I sat down with Dr. Mitul Mehta MD. He is a board-certified ophthalmologist with fellowship training in retinal diseases. He provides a great viewpoint on burnout and life as a physician. As he points out, it is important to work to live, not live to work. I appreciate his time and insight as he has always been a mentor to me. Not only is he a great physician and person, but what you hear on th...
Send us a text I sat down and graciously talked with Dr. Shalev, an Emergency Room Physician of 16 years who felt that every shift was taking a year off her life. She was able to find a way to reclaim her life and be fully present with her family. She started exploring the world of real estate investing and finally found a way to make recurring income. Now her mission is to share this knowledge with fellow physicians. On this upcoming episode of The Worthy Physician Po...
Send us a text Golden handcuffs: a phrase that came about in the late 1970s referring to financial compensation/allurement to keep individuals of a highly compensated [amount not defined] profession within the company/profession in spite of being unhappy. This is a phrase that has been used to describe medicine. Yet, is do we as physicians experience golden handcuffs or a golden opportunity? As physicians we meet several people. Do we have the opportunities [golden] th...
Send us a text Happy New Year [2022] from The Worthy Physician! Going forward, burnout is real. Self care is not selfish. In each episode, hopefully the listener has learned something. Mindfulness is needed to be practiced. It can be short and simple. Label and honor your emotions. Happiness is found internally not via material things…it is okay to talk about mental health, and motivation can come from the simplest things. In 2022, how are you going t...
Send us a text In this episode I sat down with Marquis Bradley, a man of many talents and wearer of many hats. This is a young man who is very driven, has put in hours to build is own business from the ground up after hitting bottom. He has never lost faith, sight of goals, and has always stayed positive. It is this positivity and outlook that I try and capture in this episode. In medicine we hit rock bottom, and sometimes lose faith. Let's regain it. Thoug...
Send us a text I sat down with Dr. Ha Ta, a well seasoned internist and mentor of mine. Currently she resides and practices in the Seattle area. She has always been authentic to self and shares with us in this podcast episode what she has encountered over nearly two decades in medicine, and how she has addressed burnout through various methods. Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal wit...
Send us a text Medical school allows us to meet various people. Dr. Meghan Hampton MD is an occupational medicine physician living in the DC area as well as a long-time friend and colleague. She has gone through various challenges, residencies, and moves for jobs. She shares her struggles with us, as well as how she stayed true to herself throughout her medical career as a female physician and lover of tutus. Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only...
Send us a text Referring back to episodes 4 & 5 of the podcast regarding Physiology and Burnout, I had to highlight this beautiful conversation I had with Tammy, the dietitian, regarding anxiety. During her podcast episodes, she was very open with her own personal struggles with anorexia as an adolescent and anxiety as an adult. This is a beautiful example of awareness, labeling emotion, and knowing what to do with it. I hope you learn from it and enjoy someone sharing t...
Send us a text This episode is not numbered, nor will it be. It is simply named after the friend and colleague who took her own life and is the inspiration for this podcast. I sat down with her widower, Larry Schwarm, well-known photographer and retired professor, to discuss the loss of Dr. Bicker. Physician burnout is real. Suicide is real. Nearly one physician a day dies by suicide. Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians c...
Send us a text In this episode, it is part 2 of the series in this podcast that I sit down with former co-worker and dietitian, Tamaire Ojeda, and explore how nutrition influences us on many levels. We discuss further in depth of change and only if one is ready. While it is not the answer to burnout, it can change how we feel at some level, as food is fuel for our bodies. Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas...
Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with former co-worker, friend, and dietitian, Tamaire Ojeda, and explore how nutrition, good or bad, influences mood/stress/ and can be modulated during burnout. This is part one of a two part series looking at nutrition and mood. She gives us insight on mindful eating, addressing nutrition on the go, and some of her own tips and tricks that she teaches patients, and that she herself has learned along the way during life and a busy schedu...
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