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47: Birth Plans and Beyond: Navigating Patient Expectations Without Losing Your Clinical Judgment
What happens when a patient walks into your office with a birth plan, a list of requested interventions, or a treatment protocol they've developed after hours of research on social media? How do we respect patient...
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46: They Are Scared, Angry, or Anxious. And I'm the One Standing in Front of Them.
Have you ever had a patient or family member treat you badly when you were genuinely trying to help them? Have you ever walked away from an interaction feeling hurt, frustrated, or wondering how someone could be so...
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45: There's a Shortage of Us. So Why are We Still Practicing From Scarcity?
Why do physicians continue to accept practice models that require them to be available all the time, even when those models no longer fit the lives they want to live?
In this episode of Navigating Possibility, I'm...
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44: What I Took Away From Brave Enough 2026: The Ideas I Can't Stop Thinking About
What I Took Away From Brave Enough 2026: The Ideas I Can't Stop Thinking About
What happens when you step away from your usual routine, spend time with women who understand the challenges of medicine, and come home...
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43: My Noncompete Expired Last Week. I Could Leave. Why I Chose to Stay.
What happens when the thing that has been keeping you from leaving finally goes away?
My two-year noncompete recently expired. For two years, I had restrictions on where I could practice after leaving my previous...
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42: When Your Job Can't Be Made Sustainable: Is It Time to Change the Way You Practice?
When Your Job Can’t Be Made Sustainable: Is It Time to Change the Way You Practice?
What happens when you still love medicine - but the way you are practicing it is no longer sustainable?
In this episode of...
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41: You Can’t Guarantee the Outcome: Managing Fear of Surgical Complications
You Can’t Guarantee the Outcome: Managing Fear of Surgical Complications
If you’ve ever sat in your car before a case, reviewed the chart one more time, or found yourself imagining everything that could possibly go...
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40: When Physician Burnout Comes Home: Protecting Your Marriage and Family
When Physician Burnout Comes Home: Protecting Your Marriage and Family
What happens when physician burnout doesn’t stay at the hospital?
In this episode of Navigating Possibility, I’m joined by Dr. Lisa Muehlenbein, a...
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39: The Hardest Part of Leaving a Job: Surviving the Notice Period
The Hardest Part of Leaving a Physician Job: Surviving the Notice Period
You finally made the decision.
You're leaving.
Maybe you've accepted another job. Maybe you've decided to pursue a nonclinical career. Maybe...
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38: Your Skills are Bigger than Just Medicine: Finding Career Possibilities Beyond Clinical Practice
Your Skills Are Bigger Than Just Medicine: Finding Career Possibilities Beyond Clinical Practice
What if you could use the skills you developed as a physician in a completely different career?
In this episode of...
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37: From Burned Out to Reinvented: Building a Direct Specialty Care Practice
From Burned Out to Reinvented: Building a Direct Specialty Care Practice with Dr. Traci DeSplinter
What if you don't actually need to leave medicine - you just need to practice it differently?
In this episode of...
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36: Your Nervous System Knows: Moving From Burnout to Greater Ease
Your Nervous System Knows: Moving From Burnout to Greater Ease with Dr. Rashmi Schramm
What if the problem isn't that you're not doing enough, but that your nervous system has been running in survival mode for far...
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