Navigating Possibility

  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, hospitals often struggle to recruit replacements. Instead, the physicians who remain are frequently asked to take on more call, more responsibility, and more risk—often without ad...

  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 critical care, there is often a persistent fear in the background: What if something happens that I can’t handle? The night before call. The quiet moments between pages. The adrenal...

 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 physician labor, why these expectations persist in hospital systems, and how to determine what your time is truly worth. Learn how to evaluate leadership opportunities, advocate for c...

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 how the culture of medical training—long hours, emotional suppression, and self-sacrifice—has been passed down through generations. Most physicians were trained by mentors who were t...

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… leaves you? Whether you were laid off, non-renewed, pushed out, or quietly edged aside, job loss as a physician hits differently. It’s not just a paycheck. It’s identity. It’s purpose....

  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 the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck at a crossroads—ready for change, but not sure what’s next. Whether you're questioning y...

  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 completing the stress cycle - not signaling to your body physiologically that you are safe, and the stressor has passed. Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women...

  In this episode, I talk about what to do when you tell yourself "I'm just done" and start to try to figure out how to make a change as a woman in medicine.  And we talk about why the first thing to do is NOT dust off your resume and start applying for a new job.   At the end of this episode, I talk about setting up a coaching consultation call with me, and here's the link to do th...

 In this episode, I discuss how getting involved in changing the system through advocacy can help build community, increase agency, and increase personal confidence to help heal from burnout and prevent future episodes of burnout.  I'll also discuss specific strategies to get involved in legislative advocacy for physicians.  Link to my blog post about advocacy:   read...

 In this episode, I discuss how reading the book "Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away" by Annie Duke can help you reframe the idea of "quitting" something that is no longer serving you and start to look at it as strategic reallocation of energy rather than failure.   Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possib...

In this episode, I discuss why I named this podcast "Navigating Possibility" and three different categories of possibilities I help women physicians navigate.   Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck at a crossroads—ready for change, but not...

In this episode, we discuss why reading your online reviews as a physician is just "shopping for pain", and how to set boundaries if you can't avoid reading them.    Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck at a crossroads—ready for chang...

  In this episode, we discuss the emotional toll on the physician of experiencing bad outcomes in medicine.   Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck at a crossroads—ready for change, but not sure what’s next. Whether you're questioning...

In this episode we examine data behind systemic issues that lead women physicians to be more prone to burnout than their male colleagues.  This is the link to the blog post that cites the studies referenced in the podcast episode.     Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians...

In this short but timely episode, we discuss what it feels like to say no - and what you gain from setting boundaries.     Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck at a crossroads—ready for change, but not sure what’s next. Whether you're...

Overview of coaching tools and reasons why coaching helps with burnout.   You can find the references for articles about the benefits of coaching in the FAQ section on my 1:1 coaching website page  here .     Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out,...

This episode details the story of my journey through medicine so far, the times I burned out, and my journey to coaching and podcasting.   Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck at a crossroads—ready for change, but not sure what’s next. Whe...

Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power  Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck at a crossroads—ready for change, but not sure what’s next. Whether you're questioning your future in medicine, exploring nonclinical career options, or feeling the call to advocate for something bigger, thi...