Doctor Me First with Errin Weisman DO

I absolutely hate the word "resilient." I think it's a term that people use as an easier way to say "suck it up buttercup" with a smack on your ass to send you on your way.   As physicians, I think we know all too well what it's like to just power through some of the hardest times in our studies, careers, and lives. We put our noses to the grindstone and we don't pick them up for years. These habi...

I talk a lot about the burnout of physicians, and while that is a topic that can not get enough coverage for us as physicians, there is another caveat that we need to be aware of - our presence with our patients and giving them the time and attention they need to avoid misdiagnosis or missed diagnoses.  Amanda Laden shines some light on the perspective of a patient who lived with pain from an undi...

Financial security is something that we talk about a lot on the show, typically as it relates to our practices and how stepping away in the face of burnout can be very scary when we don't know what the financial future may hold with that decision on our shoulders.  But, it doesn't always have to be a scary thing! If you have someone on your side who can help you navigate the financial aspects of l...

So many of us wear busyness as a badge of honor without realizing how damaging it can be to be as busy as we are. When we constantly rush through life, cramming in as much as we possibly can to be " successful ," we miss what it really means to be successful and how we might be leading ourselves right down the road to burnout and failure.  So how do we stop it? What's the secret? Setting firm boun...

Whether a physician or not, everyone is trying to make enough money to allow financial independence from the daily grind of a full time job. But, we typically find that while we're so involved in the grind, we are slowly burning out which can feel like such a setback from the financial goals and dreams that we've envisioned for ourselves.   Dr. Elisa Chiang found herself in this same situation as...

Who do you call when you or your practice is getting hit with lawsuits? A lawyer. One of my favorite lawyers is Amanda Hill, JD. She has spent 20+ years helping doctors and practices change how they operate to better serve their patients and their communities. Listen as she shares her story and how she's branching out to serve more physicians than ever.  Amanda hasn't always been in medical law. S...

One thing that I've really embraced throughout my own burnout journey and helping other physicians through burnout is that guilt is a 4-letter-word (I know it's actually 5, but work with me here) . As women and as physicians, the amount of guilt we feel can feel pretty suffocating and there are some changes that we can make in our own lifestyle and mindset to help change how we look at situations...

Caterpillars go through a process called metamorphosis where they dissolve into a complete pile of goo before they can bust out of the chrysalis as a beautiful butterfly. Sometimes, when we're going through the roughest times of our lives, we don't realize that we're actually just a pile of goo that's getting ready to spread our wings in our true purpose.  When we get plunged into hard times, we a...

Everyone has taken the path to shed a few pounds at some point in life and we all know how frustrating and exhausting that road can feel sometimes. I spoke with Dr. Siobhan Key who specializes in weight management for physicians and we had a wonderful conversation about a lot of the misconceptions about weight loss. Our conversation centers around how we can conquer those misconceptions while look...

On the road to becoming a doctor, we spend hours and hours studying and learning all the things books tell us we need to know. But, even though we bury ourselves in knowledge, there are some things that aren't discussed in the textbooks. What we learn about women's health in medical school leaves out the struggles women face in their health journey while navigating a career. You know, those little...

As physicians, we are often burdened with wearing the white coat as an identity instead of just a profession.  Yes, we are doctors, but we are so much more than that! I had a wonderful visit with my return guest, Dr. Cherry Chen, where we discussed how doctors can be multifaceted and lean into setting themselves up for success through real estate investment. The options that begin to open up to us...

When staring burnout straight in the face, we can sometimes feel the push to jump off of the ledge and leave medicine in the dust.  So why don't we? In this episode, I chat with the amazing Dr. Debbie Bradley and her experience with walking away from medicine and her shift into something that brought her so much more gratification. However, the process of walking away from a practice that you've b...

Finding the time to take a much needed break when staring burn out in the face can be a struggle that some may find themselves saying "I can't, because-" But, this week, I'm talking with one of my amazing colleagues, Dr. Hisla Bates, who was able to take a sabbatical even with the additional challenge of being a single parent. She shares with us what it was like being pregnant and a parent while g...

As doctors we spend our lives solving problems. But are we really solving them? Or are we masking them? Dr. Elizabeth Hughes is a dermatologist who has told more people than she can count that there was nothing they could do about their dandruff. But was that true?  While taking a sabbatical from practice she finally got to explore that question more fully. Why is it that we can't treat dandruff a...

If you listen to traditional money advice from gurus, they'll tell you if you have no money coming in to stop all spending. I respectfully disagree! Despite have a really low income there were some things that we continued to spend money on that were a million percent worth it. Listen in to hear my thoughts on spending money despite having a low income.  I would bet that you likely have an Amazon...

Sometimes you know immediately that a professional relationship simply isn't going to work. That was the case with me and my husband's accountant. This man had been doing accounting work for my husband's family for years and when we first got married, Craig and I decided to stay with him. Needless to say, that's no longer the case! The relationship got off to a bad start from the beginning. This m...

Student loan forgiveness feels like a no-brainer right? You spent all this time and money to obtain a degree that will directly impact the lives of others, why wouldn't you want to accept the loan forgiveness programs that exist to help reduce your financial burden?  For me accepting loan forgiveness the first time would have been adding another set of golden handcuffs to my wrists.  I was already...

Money is hard. There are so many gurus out there sharing all the tips and tricks on how to make money, how to save money, how to invest money, and yet, all of our lives we're told not to talk about money. How in the world can we figure out the world of money, if we only hear one side and we never talk openly about it?  That's why I'm doing this money series. Because it's time we all started talkin...

Student loans are no joke. Especially when the loans you have are for medical school. (I'm sure you already know that!) But for Mr. Weisman and I being debt free has always been a huge motivator. We want to get out from under this suffocating load and free up more money to invest and give. So why did we break up with Dave Ramsey? When we decided to get serious about our debt free journey, we were...

Welcome to the Doctor Me First Summer Showcase where we are spotlighting the other amazing doctor podcasts that are out there. Over the next eight weeks you will get to listen to episodes provided to us by other doctor podcasters.  This episode is titled Change Your Relationship With Your Body from The Mindful Healers Podcast with Dr. Jessie Mahoney and Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang. ~ Learn how to start bei...

Welcome to the Doctor Me First Summer Showcase where we are spotlighting the other amazing doctor podcasts that are out there. Over the next eight weeks you will get to listen to episodes provided to us by other doctor podcasters.  This episode is titled Coaching As A Tool For Women Physicians from The Leadership RX For Women Physicians with Asha Padmanabhan, MD ~ Have you ever wondered what Coach...

Welcome to the Doctor Me First Summer Showcase where we are spotlighting the other amazing doctor podcasts that are out there. Over the next eight weeks you will get to listen to episodes provided to us by other doctor podcasters.  This episode is titled Catalyzing Change and Innovation in Healthcare with Professional Coaching! Francine Gaillour MD, MBA, FACPE, PCC, PMP. Dr. Gaillour speaks about...

Welcome to the Doctor Me First Summer Showcase where we are spotlighting the other amazing doctor podcasts that are out there. Over the next eight weeks you will get to listen to episodes provided to us by other doctor podcasters.  This episode is titled What Do I Need Today? With Kerri Palamara, MD, MACP from the ResetMD Podcast with Dr. Marion McCrary. ~ In this episode: Dr Palamara discussed he...

Welcome to the Doctor Me First Summer Showcase where we are spotlighting the other amazing doctor podcasts that are out there. Over the next eight weeks you will get to listen to episodes provided to us by other doctor podcasters.  This episode is titled An Interventional Radiologist Becomes A Classically Trained Chef - Meet Dr. Judith Hanson Dr. Judith Hanson was an interventional radiologist and...

Welcome to the Doctor Me First Summer Showcase where we are spotlighting the other amazing doctor podcasts that are out there. Over the next eight weeks you will get to listen to episodes provided to us by other doctor podcasters.    This episode is titled You Might Be A Perfectionist If, from the Habits On Purpose Podcast with Dr. Kristi Angevine.   ~   Listen in this week to discover the main as...