DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast

“So imagine if you could hit the ground running and have all the tools that you need.” -Dr. Alfred Atanda Jr.   In today’s episode, DocWorking Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna talks with Dr. Alfred Atanda Jr. about telemedicine, physician wellness, fatherhood, and work-life balance. Dr. Atanda Jr. is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware...

“So really what I tell people is, ‘If you can’t find something in 30 seconds or less, it’s in the wrong place.’ And there’s your red flag to say, ‘Wow, I need a little more organization here.’” - Jodi Granok, MSW    This episode is all about getting organized! And really, who can’t do with more organization in their life? Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with professional organizer, produc...

“I have to ensure I balance my opportunities to progress with the ability to ensure that I am fulfilling what my ultimate goal is.” - Dr. Tamara Beckford   In today’s episode, DocWorking Founder and CEO Dr. Jen Barna talks with Dr. Tamara Beckford. Dr. Beckford is a board-certified emergency physician, wellness expert, health equity champion, entrepreneur, and speaker. Dr. Beckford shares her jour...

“There’s no real particular formula or fit that you have to fall into to consider a career in medicine.” Par Bolina, M.D.   In this episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with doctor, author and entrepreneur, Dr. Par Bolina about his book Becoming Doctors 25 Years Later, A Follow-Up Visit which is the sequel to 1997’s Becoming Doctors . This is a fascinating look at the life and journey...

“So what we’re talking about here is protecting this incredible asset that healthcare workers have and strengthening it, fortifying, as if you’re putting on the best PPE you can, facing that firestorm.” -Pennie Sempell JD   In this episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer welcomes the Co-Founder of Stresspal, Pennie Sempell JD to announce, explain and highlight our new exciting collaboration ca...

“Knowing why you want to create more order in your home and let go of excess, that can really help inform your decisions and help you get started. If you don’t know why you’re doing it, it can feel like an exercise in frustration.” - Janine Adams, CPO This conversation is about physicians and clutter, why it happens, how common it is, and how you can get relief from all that clutter and get a fres...

“I’ve been doing this with specialists and primary care doctors and the innovation there is just amazing. And the opportunity to live the life that you want to lead is more amazing still.” - Dr. Tom Davis MD FAAFP Telemedicine is a rapidly growing field, and in this episode Dr. Jen Barna speaks with telemedicine expert, Dr. Tom Davis. Entrepreneur, mentor, speaker, and author, Dr. Tom Davis talks...

“We’re all stressed out from the pandemic, but a lot of the trends with healthcare workers began well before and of course now it’s gotten to the point where something has to give and it’s just a great way for doctors to have a flexible working model.” - Cory Kleinschmidt Are you interested in working locums, or is this the first time you’ve heard of locum tenens? In this episode, Jen Barna MD, Do...

“She said, ‘You shouldn’t feel bad making money off of this because you are putting time, your effort, your heart into it and so you should feel comfortable taking money for it and making it kind of a side gig that is financially in your favor.’” -Dr. "BeachGem10" In episode 147, DocWorking Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna talks with TikTok star, Dr. BeachGem10. Dr. Beachgem10 tells us how and why s...

“It’s a really good human practice, particularly in relationships, for us to name what’s there. So that we can bring people into our brains and not presume they should just be able to read our minds.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer In this episode, Master Certified Coaches Jill Farmer and Margaret Webb introduce us to a tool that Margaret developed that will help all of us in our relationship...

“We would take a break every three months and we would travel away with each other. Away from our house, away from the children, away from the animals, to really have that time to reconnect as a couple without distractions.”- Vanessa Naum  In this episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with Physician Marriage Coaches, Dr. Jeep and Vanessa Naum. They are the owners of Best Friends Again...

“I want you addressing things when you are at a two out of ten and not an eight, nine or ten out of ten on the anger, frustration, irritation scale.”  -Mika Ross, M.Ed., LPC, NCC In this episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with Therapist, Relationship Coach and Speaker, Mika Ross about common relationship mistakes that physicians make.  Mika has worked with many physician clients and...

“Having someone do things that free you up to have an actual life is going to help your patients and it’s going to help your overall family life too.” -Master Certified Coach & Best Selling Author Susan Hyatt   In today’s episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks to Susan Hyatt about the hidden workload of women. Susan Hyatt is a Master Certified Life & Business Coach, best selling author,...

“It’s a two and half page sheet with the 70 non-clinical careers that I’m aware of. There’s actually more than 70 but it has a resource for each. So if you haven’t had your mind blown yet about what’s out there, that’s the easiest thing to do.” -John V. Jurica, MD, MPH, CPE   In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna talks to Dr. John Jurica about non-clinical careers.  John Jurica is a board-certified fa...

“Your best friend is going to be having a clear sense of what is going on with your money on a regular ongoing basis.” -Nona Jordan; Master Coach, Guide, & Author   In today’s episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer and guest Master Coach Nona Jordan tackle how to break learned money patterns that can hold over from childhood. Do you find that sometimes you are playing out the scarcity or othe...

“What if I treated myself as well as I treat those who I love the most in the world? How would that shift my decisions and priorities?” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer   In today’s episode, DocWorking Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer got together to answer a question that is on a lot of physicians’ minds, “How do I carve out the time from an overbooked sche...

“I’d see residents, as soon as they graduate, they’d buy the Mercedes or they’d want to get a big house and (they’d be) really digging themselves into these holes and feeling stuck. Feeling like the only option was to work more.” -Cobin Soelberg, M.D., J.D.   Today’s conversation is all about how much is enough and financial independence. Cohost Dr. Jen Barna talks with Anesthesiologist, Financial...

“So what motivates you as a leader is important to know from the beginning.” -Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken    All physicians are leaders.   In today’s episode, DocWorking Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna talks about physician leadership with internationally recognized leadership expert Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken. In this conversation they discuss multiple different styles of leadership, including lead...

“Increasing our capacity for dealing with disruptions is a really big tool in resilience and we know that increasing our ability to be resilient decreases the likelihood that we burnout.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer   In today’s episode, cohosts Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer and Dr. Jen Barna discuss how to be prepared for unexpected disruptions. We’re faced with disruptions every day...

“Not worrying about something isn’t condoning it, it’s just recognizing what’s in your control and what’s not.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer   In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talk about worry. Are you a worrywart? Do you find yourself worrying about things that are out of your control? Coach Jill talks to us about how to let go of worrying and how it...

“That badge of honor to say that we finished something is going to be really big. So if you can build that or work with someone to build that into your programs, it’s a home run.” -Sarah Tugender Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with Sarah Tugender about helping physicians save time, serve patients better, and earn additional income by creating learning programs for their patients and foll...

“When you are producing in the zone that feels the most comfortable to you, that feels like you are at your best, you can think clearly, you’re not overstretched, what does that look like for you? People have not been asked that question. How do you produce best, what does that look like on your own terms?” -Kanesha Baynard In this episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with author and...

“Boundaries really are an act of compassion for yourself and for other people. And that’s what we really need to help doctors understand.” Victoria Silas MD In today’s episode, DocWorking top coaches scrub in on the topic of Boundary Setting. Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with board certified Orthopedic Surgeon and Certified Coach Victoria Silas about specific ways that doctors can crea...

“High achieving people often feel like they’re being more productive when they pack their schedules tighter. The flaw in that is that when we don’t leave any space in our schedule, we make no space for life to happen.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talk about ending 2021 and beginning 2022 with your values in mind. We a...

“This asset can generate income in so many ways. It’s not just the content, you now have the rights to use that content in so many ways." -Julie Broad    In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna talks with founder of Book Launchers, real estate investor, author and entrepreneur Julie Broad. Book Launchers is a self-publishing firm that will take you from idea to completed book all while focusing on marke...