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22: Courage Over Certainty: The Mindset Work of Starting a Business
Courage Over Certainty: The Mindset Work of Starting a Business
What does it actually take to start a business as a physician?
Not just the logistics—but the identity shift required to step outside of clinical...
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21: Why You Don't Want to Journal: How Our Brains Try to Protect Us From Discomfort
If you’ve ever told yourself, “I should journal more”… and then immediately avoided it—you’re not alone.
In this episode of Navigating Possibility, we’re unpacking the real reason high-achieving women physicians...
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20: The Second Arrow - How We Make Hard Things Harder
Burnout in medicine isn’t just about long hours, difficult patients, or broken systems.
It’s also about what happens after those moments.
In this episode of Navigating Possibility, we explore the powerful Buddhist...
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19:“Courage is the New Currency” - ACOG CLC 2026 Takeaways
What does it mean to have courage as a physician right now?
In this episode of Navigating Possibility, I’m sharing reflections from my 10th year attending the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
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18: Unrealistic Expectations: When Patient's Don't See You As Human
What do you do when patients cross the line?
When frustration turns into disrespect…When your staff is treated poorly…When you’re expected to tolerate behavior that feels completely unacceptable?
In this episode of...
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17: When the System Asks You to Carry More Than Is Sustainable
Episode Description
Across the United States, rural obstetric units are closing and the number of physicians providing maternity care continues to decline. When physicians retire, move, or leave clinical medicine,...
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16: Call Anxiety: The Fear You Won’t Be Able to Handle It
Call anxiety is one of the most common – and least discussed – experiences in medicine.
For physicians who take call, especially those in high-acuity specialties like obstetrics, emergency medicine, surgery, and...
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15:We Do Not Work for Free: Why Physicians Must Stop Donating Their Labor
Women physicians are often expected to take on unpaid leadership roles—department chair, quality work, committees—in exchange for “influence” or visibility. In this episode, we explore the hidden cost of unpaid...
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14: Breaking the Cycle: Healing the Culture of Medicine from the Inside Out
Breaking the Cycle: Healing the Culture of Medicine from the Inside Out
Why does toxic culture persist in medicine—even among compassionate, dedicated physicians?
In this episode of Navigating Possibility, we explore...
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13: What To Do When Your Job Leaves You: Grieving, Grounding, and Moving Forward with Intention
What To Do When Your Job Leaves You: Grieving, Grounding, and Moving Forward with Intention (For Women Physicians Navigating Job Loss, Burnout, or Career Transition)
What happens when the job you gave everything to…...
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12: Fierce Self Compassion - Why Being Kind to Yourself Sometimes Means Drawing a Line
In this episode we discuss Fierce Self Compassion - based on Kristin Neff's book by the same name.
Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power
Navigating Possibility is...
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11: Burnout Isn't About Stress - It's About the Stress Cycle
In this episode, I talk about insights about burnout from the book "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle" by Emily and Amelia Nagasaki. This book frames stress as a chronic condition that comes from not...
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