Single Mom MD

Today Single Mom MD welcomes Dr. Christy Walter, a 20 year ER physician now in Florida and Missouri, speaks with us about the trauma and drama of medical school loans and ways for us to get passed it as well as some financial tips and techniques to manage the anxiety. Check out her book on Amazon.com: An Unlikely Champion: The Story of a Horse and the Girl Who Loved Him Contact Dr. Christy Walter...

Today, the wonderful Jennifer Bryce, Maestra of Decluttering and Cleaning Your Home Towards a Peaceful Existence shares with us several methods she's used to become a professional organizer. With clients across Central Florida, she's now taking her system online to help you get your own homes organized. You can find her at www. JenBryce.com and on YouTube (she's awesome) @JenBryce. Whe...

We're in for another fun episode today with the return of Christine Swartz aka RV Mama of 4, who tells me if you can change a dirty diaper, you can hook up a sewer hose and have fun setting out for a vacation with your kids ... for any length of time. She reviews the importance of taking the time to travel with your kids now because we will never get these moments back! Answers more specific q...

In today's episode, we discuss the importance of career development and ways you can access it as a single mom physician. Welcome to Single Mom MD. This podcast is dedicated to all single moms who are physicians who need just a little bit of help, support, or community. I’m Dr. Gail Clifford and I am here to help single mom physicians have an easier time of it than I did. Wheel of Life Elimina...

In this episode, we discuss some down and dirty behavior from toxic nurses. Though a minority in the practice of nursing, this group of nurses can make any physician's life miserable or, in my case, crippled. More physicians are leaving hospitals or the practice of medicine because of the lack of respect and coordinated care possible with nurses like the ones we discuss. And I greatly respect...

Today, we focus on Mindset and how creating an action plan can help us reduce our sense of overwhelm. Whether it's creating your first time audit - the 168 hour tool that identifies how we spend each hour of our week - or some other project, breaking down any task into manageable steps makes it more likely that we accomplish the task (a) in the least painful way (b). Sometimes, it's enough...

We're in for a fun episode today with Christine Swartz aka RV Mama of 4, who tells me if you can change a dirty diaper, you can hook up a sewer hose and have fun setting out for a vacation with your kids ... for any length of time. She reviews the importance of taking the time to travel with your kids now because we will never get these moments back! And what happens when things go wrong in th...

All of you that have worked with me know that when I take care of my patients, I consider their physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and financial needs. Each of these is critical for our patients so why don’t we do more of these when referencing our own self-care? In this episode, let’s talk about general suggestions for maintaining financial health that may be applicable to women physicians a...

All of you that have worked with me know that when I take care of my patients, I consider their physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and financial needs. Each of these is critical for our patients so why don’t we do more of these when referencing our own self-care? In this episode, we talk about general suggestions for maintaining spiritual health that may be applicable to women physicians, esp...

Most of us, both as single moms and as physicians, don't spend enough time taking care of ourselves and emotional health may be the frist to go. yet it's critical for your maintaining relationships with your family and your patients, the medical staff and everyone in your life.  In this episode, I share some of my favorite ways to maintain emotional health.  Wheel of Life Eliminate Frustra...

You know what you need to do to take care of yourself: Exercise regularly, get sufficient quality sleep, eat a balanced diet, manage your stress, prioritize preventive care, and practice good hygiene. But are you doing it? Have your children learn great habits now by modeling the best behavior for yourself that will lead all of you to a healthier and happier lifestyle. Wheel of Life Eliminate Frus...

As single women raising children while practicing medicine, we have different needs than other physicians and other women. This podcast, Single Mom MD, is meant for all women physicians raising children without the support they need or may have expected when she dreamed of her life before being accepted to medical school. In this episode, we review the information in Gail's chapter from the Wa...