Happy In Medicine with Dr. Christina Arnold

My brain recently surprised me.  A former colleague asked to interview me about my career pivot from academic medicine to full-time life coaching. He wanted to understand how I made this decision. He was concerned some people would harshly judge my decision. The idea of someone judging my decision lit my brain up FOR DAYS. I might have even lost sleep in a heated argument in my head at 3AM. AND I thought I was over all of this by now. In today’s podcast episode, I walk you through HOW to work through someone else’s judgment. When you have this tool, you'll have new ways to deal with all this... ✅When boss says you don’t see enough patients ✅When Chair says you haven’t written enough papers ✅When mother-in-law says you don’t help out enough around the house ✅When partner says the dress is a little too tight (ok, this one might not ever be neutral!) Click here for the show.   Christina💗   PS. If you love this session, THIS is the work we do every day in my coaching program. You get IMMEDIATE access to all of it as soon as you join. Enroll or schedule your free consultation here:https://www.yourpathinfocus.com/   PPS. To NEVER miss the podcast, specials, freebies, & bonuses, make sure to enter your email address here: yourpathinfocus.com/email.   podcast music credit to https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/rock-montage/classic/

In this special case study episode, you go behind the scenes to hear from Dr. Laurel Kilpatrick on her journey inside of Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training & Advanced Certification. She founded Audacious Medicine and helps women physicians get funding & protected time for their passion projects so they can amplify their career. She shares how she transitioned from Senior Leader to launching her coaching practice and everything in between, including ❤️how to have PLENTY of white space on her calendar to enjoy the kids all summer long! ❤️how advanced trauma-informed coaching upleveled her leadership skills, career opportunities, and ability to support her team, patients, and family ❤️how she transitioned her identity from Physician to EXPERT PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP COACH Learn more about Dr. Laurel Kilpatrick here!: https://calendly.com/positivespindr/audacious-medicine-free-sales-call?month=2025-12 LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-kilpatrick-172760164   Enjoy! Christina   PS. Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training (TIPCT) is the ONLY coach certification program exclusively for women physicians to expertly coach AND business build with advanced, trauma-informed expert coaching skills. We ONLY open once a year. Fix your physician job. Sign high-ticket clients. Match—then exceed—your clinical salary. Make Medicine Optional. To learn more, join us at our brand new live, free upcoming Make Your Next $100k Faster as a Physician Coach masterclass. Sign up now for the free live masterclass here! https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct-masterclass

Make your next $100k faster as a physician coach: Fix your job, Sign your first high-ticket client, Then match and exceed your clinical salary Here's what's included:  ➡️ Fix your job using our $100k Coach Your Chair Method, even if you never become a coach ➡️ Double your annual hospital bonus in one hour by signing ONE high-ticket client with our $100k Value First Method ➡️ Build a list of 3,200+ high-intent buyers with our $100k Lead Magnet ➡️ Exactly HOW to match then exceed your clinical salary Interested in making your next $100k faster as a physician coach? Check out our Physician Coach Training program. Doors are now open with a very special bonus bundle. We only open once a year for 7 days. The next chance to join is 2027. Get started here today! https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct

In this special case study episode, you get to learn more about Dr. Caissa Troutman's journey inside of Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training & Advanced Certification. She is a Quadruple Board-Certified Obesity & Menopause expert with 20+ years of experience. She provides menopause & weight loss care for midlife women. Lose weight. Master menopause. In this episode, she shares how she joined TIPCT never planning to become a coach! She used the tools to go from an overwhelmed busy physician mom with not enough time to turning in her 90 day notice at the hospital to build her dream micro-practice, including...  ❤️how she doubled her patient numbers, turned her 90 day notice to urgent care, and TRIPLED her salary with what she learned in TIPCT ❤️how advanced trauma-informed coaching made her a better doctor and got her patients better results ❤️why her husband was excited for her to be in TIPCT and how her children have benefited Learn more about Dr. Caissa Troutman here!: https://weightremdy.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@midlifereMDy Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training (TIPCT) is the ONLY coach certification program exclusively for women physicians to expertly coach AND business build with advanced, trauma-informed expert coaching skills. We ONLY open once a year. Fix your physician job. Sign high-ticket clients. Match—then exceed—your clinical salary. Make Medicine Optional. To learn more about TIPCT, including who it's for, what's included, and the investment, click HERE. https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct For live attendees of our upcoming Make Your Next $100k Faster as a Physician Coach masterclass ONLY– get access to an exclusive $12,000 bonus bundle when doors open to Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training & Advanced Certification (TIPCT) at the end of this masterclass: https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct-masterclass

Here's what you get inside of this special Make Medicine Optional with Physician Coaching Private podcast episode:  Even if you never leave Medicine, here's how becoming a coach delivers a $100k ROI this year:  *Here’s your $100k ROI even if you never become a coach *How coaching gets you prioritized for top pay, bonus, schedule, and career opportunities *Why coaching has your colleagues and boss respecting & valuing you more   Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training (TIPCT) is the ONLY coach certification program exclusively for women physicians to expertly coach AND business build with advanced, trauma-informed expert coaching skills. We ONLY open once a year. Fix your physician job. Sign high-ticket clients. Match—then exceed—your clinical salary. Make Medicine Optional. To learn more about TIPCT, including who it's for, what's included, and the investment, click HERE. https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct For live attendees of our upcoming Make Your Next $100k Faster as a Physician Coach masterclass ONLY– get access to an exclusive $12,000 bonus bundle when doors open to Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training & Advanced Certification at the end of this masterclass. This bonus bundle disappears the moment the free, live masterclass ends. Sign up now for the free live masterclass! https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct-masterclass  

Here's what you get inside of this special Make Medicine Optional with Physician Coaching Private podcast episode:  Here’s how i make more than a doctor by coaching about 1 hour a day: → You don't have to "sell coaching" to replace your clinical salary → The 2 steps to sign $20k clients → The biggest mistake physician coaches make that tanks their business AND how to avoid it Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training (TIPCT) is the ONLY coach certification program exclusively for women physicians to expertly coach AND business build with advanced, trauma-informed expert coaching skills. We ONLY open once a year. Fix your physician job. Sign high-ticket clients. Match—then exceed—your clinical salary. Make Medicine Optional. To learn more about TIPCT, including who it's for, what's included, and the investment, click HERE. https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct For live attendees of our upcoming Make Your Next $100k Faster as a Physician Coach masterclass ONLY– get access to an exclusive $12,000 bonus bundle when doors open to Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training & Advanced Certification at the end of this masterclass. This bonus bundle disappears the moment the free, live masterclass ends. Sign up now for the free live masterclass! https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct-masterclass

Here's what you get inside of this special Make Medicine Optional with Physician Coaching Private podcast episode:  Get started making medicine optional in only ONE HOUR A WEEK: → Why women physicians only need one hour a week to get started building a Million dollar coaching practice → How your busy physician schedule is your biggest competitive advantage → Don't have one hour a week right now? NO PROBLEM, I'll create it for you. We don't add coaching to your busy schedule. We subtract off the nonsense first. Having abundant white space on your calendar is reason enough to join. It makes getting started on one hour a week easy.  Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training (TIPCT) is the ONLY coach certification program exclusively for women physicians to expertly coach AND business build with advanced, trauma-informed expert coaching skills. We ONLY open once a year. Fix your physician job. Sign high-ticket clients. Match—then exceed—your clinical salary. Make Medicine Optional. To learn more about TIPCT, including who it's for, what's included, and the investment, click HERE. https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct For live attendees of our upcoming Make Your Next $100k Faster as a Physician Coach masterclass ONLY– get access to an exclusive $12,000 bonus bundle when doors open to Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training & Advanced Certification at the end of this masterclass. This bonus bundle disappears the moment the free, live masterclass ends. Sign up now for the free live masterclass! https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct-masterclass

Here's what you get inside of this special Make Medicine Optional with Physician Coaching Private podcast episode:  How I retired from medicine at 45 | intro to Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training (TIPCT): → Why I retired from Medicine at 45 → My current schedule is now that I'm fully in physician coaching → How we have more cash than ever before-- pivot your physician career WITHOUT taking a pay cut Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training (TIPCT) is the ONLY coach certification program exclusively for women physicians to expertly coach AND business build with advanced, trauma-informed expert coaching skills. We ONLY open once a year. Fix your physician job. Sign high-ticket clients. Match—then exceed—your clinical salary. Make Medicine Optional. To learn more about TIPCT, including who it's for, what's included, and the investment, click HERE. https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct For live attendees of our upcoming Make Your Next $100k Faster as a Physician Coach masterclass ONLY– get access to an exclusive $12,000 bonus bundle when doors open to Trauma-Informed Physician Coach Training & Advanced Certification at the end of this masterclass. This bonus bundle disappears the moment the free, live masterclass ends. Sign up now for the free live masterclass! https://christinaarnoldcoaching.com/tipct-masterclass

Four years after leaving clinical medicine, I finally let my medical license expire. Not because I had to.  Because it was time. This wasn’t an easy decision at all. Fear told me I needed a backup plan. What if my husband died? What if he was disabled? What if my coaching practice needed to cover all our bills, two kids in college, and unexpected medical expenses. In this very special podcast episode, you get the behind the scenes of clipping the last ties to my medical license. IMPORTANTLY, this episode isn’t about leaving Medicine (necessarily). It’s about loving your life, inside or outside of the hospital. It’s about doing less of “what you have to do” because of fear and panic. And more about doing what your soul is called to do, even if that’s staying in Medicine.  Here’s what you get: The insurance pivot: How I solved every catastrophic "what if" scenario with actual financial planning instead of clinging to credentials I'd never use again The identity shift a friend saw before I did The Red Balloon Ritual The move to California with zero fallback plan   Take it all in and tell me what this sparks inside! Christina   P.S. If you want help finding these painful identities, releasing them, and replacing them with something MAGICAL, get started in my coaching program THIS WEEK by booking your free sales call below. Book your free sales call here → https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

Andrea sat in her office staring at the school calendar. Four kids. Twelve weeks of summer. And a job at an academic center where summers off simply didn’t happen. She was the breadwinner. She carried the benefits. She had convinced herself she wasn’t allowed to want something this big. When she joined the program and I asked for her dream result, she finally said it: “I want the entire summer off.” She spoke like it was a secret. Something dangerous. And we helped her do it. She took the whole summer off with her kids. Twelve full weeks. Her job was stable. Her relationships with her boss and colleagues strengthened because of HOW she did.   Here’s what you get from Andreas’s case study in this week’s podcast episode:  ✔️IMPOSSIBLE → DONE | Turn your secret dream into reality ✔️The Breadwinner's Strategy | Afford to take summers off ✔️The EXCITED YES Framework | Get leadership eager to approve your proposal ✔️The Relationship Strengthener | Take extended time off without burning bridges   You TOO can have the whole summer off without sacrificing your family’s financial security or risking your job. You just need to how HOW to negotiate for it. I can help. Book your free sales call now to join Next Level Freedom THIS WEEK. Make the summer of 2026 the best one yet.   Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina   P.S. Want to take the summer off? Get into my program THIS WEEK by booking your free sales call here right now: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920  

One physician walked into my program convinced she couldn’t negotiate.  She’d never been trained in Negotiations. She worked at an Academic center. They already said they were in a budget crisis and hiring freeze. The economy. She had convinced herself that a raise was out of the question for her. THEN, she watched replays of my bonus Negotiation trainings. Twenty minutes of listening was all she needed. She walked into the meeting feeling confident and prepared. She left the meeting with the absolute maximum raise her institution could offer.   This episode breaks down exactly how she did it:  ✔️the mindset flip that turned a budget crisis into the best time to ask ✔️the preparation step that erased her fear of pushback ✔️the five part negotiation process she followed word for word ✔️the simple script that made her meeting wildly successful   Twenty focused minutes. One meeting. Maximum raise. Listen now and use the same strategy to create your next win.   Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina   P.S. You could also be 20min away from your biggest raise yet. Book your free sales call here now– you can be in my program THIS WEEK! https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

Support isn’t optional in medicine — it’s the currency of a healthy career. Without it, promotions get delayed, our salary stalls, and we get the worst schedules. And what do you do if the person with the most power to help you... doesn’t. Maybe they never respond to your emails. Maybe they overlook your work. Maybe they just don’t like you. You can still get their support. In this week’s episode, I’m showing you five strategic moves to get your boss to support you. Liking you isn’t a requirement, although if you adopt this approach it WILL strengthen your relationship.   Here’s what you get in this week’s episode:  ✅ how to speak the language they can hear ✅ how to have them excited to support you ✅ guarantee t0x the support you want expanded networks ✅ Reciprocal leadership puts you in charge ✅ The Mirror Rule makes you the solution, not the problem   We need better better bosses and more support. Periodt. This episode shows you how to get both on your terms while getting along BETTER with your boss. Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina💗   ➡️PS. We can help you turn your absent boss into a supportive one in under 30 days. Book your free 1:1 sales call HERE- you can get started in my coaching program THIS WEEK! https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920    

I thought I’d live in Colorado forever. I can see the Rockies from my house. I love everything about this state— the land, the adventure, the people. This is where I became a life coach.  This is where I retired from Medicine. This is where my kids call home. This is home to me. And now I’m packing it all up. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes story of the move none of us saw coming: 💗How it unfolded. 💗What shifted in me. 💗Why I said yes. 💗And the four unexpected breakthroughs that changed everything.   Give it a listen and tell me everything! Christina P.S. If you’re wanting help making the perfect life decision, I can help you. You can get started in my program this week by first booking a free sales here → https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

A new client came to me worried she was catching her colleagues’ burnout. She said, “Everywhere I look, people are miserable — complaining about coworkers, staying until 8p and coming back on the weekends, sending terse emails. I DON’T want to end up burnout.” Here’s what I told her: you can guarantee to never be burned out. In this week’s episode you get the burnout prevention plan I built for her. It’s what I created me, my private clients, and my dearest friends:   Step 1: Fixer Filter:  Instead of spending more time with burnt-out colleagues trying to help them feel better — or picking up their work — use the Fixer Filter to protect you AND them Step 2: Redefine Rule: Burnout isn’t an accident. This decision making tool prevents burnout every time. Step 3: Data Dashboard. Burnout is data, not destiny. Your workplace is showing you what works and what doesn’t. I show you HOW to build guardrails for a job you love. Step 4: Limit exposure to burnout energy without alienating your colleagues. You don’t have to change them — you just have to structure your time and interactions to protect your focus. Checkout my 4 favorite tips! Step 5: Recovery Reserve:  Schedule compensatory recovery time after draining meetings, shifts, or calls. Try one step today and notice how quickly your work feels lighter — even if everyone around you is struggling. Burnout never has to be part of your story. This episode shows you how.   Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina💗 P.S. If you’re already in burnout, it’s not your fault — and it’s completely solvable. Don’t try to solve it alone. Hire a therapist or book a free sales call with me. We’ll get you out of burnout right away. Book your free call here → https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

One of my first bosses was a total micromanager. She emailed at 10 p.m. on Friday nights. She called while I was on vacation. She even showed my cases to the clinical team without me. And still—I built a great career and a strong relationship with her. If your boss watches every move, this week’s episode gives you 5 new strategies to shift the dynamic without having to generate any more RVUs. ✅ Structured boundary scripts that stop last-minute panic emails ✅ The power of scheduled check-ins that buy back your time ✅ Exactly how to clarify deliverables so they stop hovering With these new strategic leadership moves, micromanagers don’t have to drain your energy anymore. [Listen to Episode 155 Here] Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina ➡️PS. We can help you overcome your micro-managing boss in under 30 days inside of Next Level Freedom. You can join us as soon as this week by booking your free 1:1 sales call here: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920  

How to fix an Unfair Schedule   If your schedule feels unfair, you’re not imagining it. It is. It shows up as us staying later, coming in on weekends, dragging work home, and missing our own doctor’s appointments. You might even find yourself spending hours counting up the call shifts, case load, and RVUs in the department– only to find what you already knew…. Your schedule isn’t fair. Here’s the good news — unfair schedules aren’t a life sentence. They're data. And you can fix them starting today using any one of these brand new strategies from this week's new podcast episode:   ✅ The Anchor Method — how one client got to part-time hours in ONE WEEK ✅ Boundary Rehab — the exact "no" scripts that protect your time without making you look difficult ✅ The Out-of-Office Operating System– A system to make your unfair schedule fair ✅ Joy Injection Method — small rebellious acts that make staying in your job actually bearable  ✅ 10 Idea Sprints — quick experiments you can test this week to make your unfair schedule fair   This isn't about tolerating more unbearable schedules.  It’s about making your unfair schedule FAIR. Get started today and tell me everything! Christina❤️   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, would you please consider sharing with 5 of your closest colleagues? This is how we heal the planet TOGETHER. ➡️PPS. If you want personalized support overcoming your threatening boss, book your free 1:1 sales call now. On the call, you’ll get 3 life-changing strategies customized to your career. If you love the call, you can be immediately onboarded. Book here: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920  

Threatening bosses are a fixture in medicine.If you don’t know how to handle them… …work becomes unbearable.  …you’ll dread every shift, feel anxious at work, and make more mistakes. …your career and marriage will become unstable.  .. you’ll overeat (or stop eating well), lose sleep, and fight more with your kids. This episode breaks the cycle.  You’ll learn how to manage a threatening boss with 4 new strategies I’ve never shared before. Here’s what’s inside: ✅The one non-negotiable move when a boss crosses the line (this protects your job long-term) ✅How to control the temperature in the room — and instantly lowers conflict ✅What to exactly to say and do when you’re frozen, blamed, or being yelled at ✅The shift that shaves 6 hours from your day starting today– stop thinking about work 24/7, in the shower, and at 3:15AM ✅The exact strategy I used to rebuild safety, respect, and freedom at work — even with multiple threatening bosses   This isn't about accepting an unbearable boss. It’s about overcoming your threatening boss with STRATEGY. You deserve a career you feel safe in — no matter who's in charge.   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, would you please consider sharing with 5 of your closest colleagues? This is how we heal the planet TOGETHER. ➡️PPS. If you want personalized support overcoming your threatening boss, book your free 1:1 sales call now. On the call, you’ll get 3 life-changing strategies customized to your career. If you love the call, you can be immediately onboarded. Book here: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

You don’t need to reinvent your career to make it work better. You just need to stop doing everyone else’s job. In this week’s episode I show you exactly how to do JUST your job. When you do, you’ll love your job again. Here’s what you get in this week’s episode: ➡️The 10% Expansion Strategy- save 20 hours THIS week  ➡️The Delegation Trading System- every year your job gets easier with THIS ➡️Task Retirement- simplify your schedule by releasing outdated tasks without pissing off your boss  ➡️Multiply your value & respect through creating more thought leaders   These new strategies take you from 8.0FTE to 1.0FTE this week WHILE getting along better with your boss, staff, & patients.   Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina💗   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, would you please consider giving this podcast a 5-star review with a comment? This helps your favorite podcast platform promote our podcast to more brilliant humans just like yourself. It would mean the world to me.

When was the last time someone just listened to you? Not to fix, not to advise, not to tell you to calm down—just to witness you.   It doesn’t happen. We love our spouses, but they’ll just try to solve the problem. Your boss’ll tell you what to do. Your sister will interrupt to tell you her gripe. Nothing wrong with our spouses, boss, and sister AND ALSO….   When we’re not heard, the stress compounds and the anxiety heightens. Our bodies carry the weight in our jaws, shoulders, and chest.    Over time, this constant “always on” mode costs us mental clarity, sleep, energy, our health, and before we know it we’ve gained 30 pounds from emotional eating.   In this week’s episode I introduce the radical concept of listening partnerships. Here’s what they give you: Release the crushing weight of endless charts, family logistics, and the demands of a relentless job in UNDER 5 minutes. Focus at work to quickly move through your day and leave by 4 p.m. without taking the stress home. Show up at dinner fully present, not replaying patient cases in your head.   In this episode, I walk you step-by-step through setting up a 5-minute listening partnership this week.  No cost, no training, no therapy degree required.  Just two people and a timer.   Try it this week and tell me everything! Christina   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, would you please consider giving this podcast a 5-star review with a comment? This helps your favorite podcast platform promote our podcast to more brilliant humans just like yourself. It would mean the world to  me.

Right now, many of us are running on empty. Work doesn’t slow down, kids’ schedules are chaotic, and the holidays are closing in. When reserves run this low, everything feels sharp and hard. Small things turn into big crises. I'm sure feeling it.   Doing it all alone is what we’re used to—but it makes everything worse.   In this week’s podcast, I share a strategy I’ve never talked about before: Girlfriend Project—your hidden productivity hack to supercharge your energy right now. Here’s what you get: Fewer fights with husband and kids because you have your energy back Better sleep tonight because you’re not fighting with your boss in your head all night long Ability to move through a chaotic day and to-do list without coming home feeling totally spent Refueled reserves so hard days don’t wound you A stronger marriage and more connection with your kids because you’re not running on fumes Project Friendship doesn’t take more time—it multiplies your time, energy, and capacity. Running on empty? Listen now to discover the productivity hack no one’s talking about.  Reply back and tell me all about your Girlfriend Project! Christina💗   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, could you please share it with 5 women physicians who’d love to recharge? Let’s change the world together.   ➡️PPS. If this is the work you want to do, you can get started in my coaching program THIS WEEK. We can even show you how to get your boss to pay! Get your free 1:1 sales call HERE. https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920