Healthcare Provider Happy Hour Podcast

August 17, 2020 Join me over a protein shake as I chat with about the 3 myths of burnout I have come across over the years in healthcare. 1. Burnout is inevitable in healthcare. 2. Burnout is normal in healthcare. 3. Burnout is common knowledge/an overused term. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer: All views are my own and for informational pur...

August 12, 2020 Join me over a glass of water as I check-in with you about the importance of checking in with yourself and the signs to look out for that could lead to burnout. The more we are aware, the better we can prepare and prevent it.    Here are some ways to identify if burnout could be creeping into your life:   You find yourself needing unplanned rest periods without feeling more energiz...

August 10, 2020 It's time to talk about your fears AND your hopes & dreams. Emotions are apart of us and they stem from thoughts and perceptions. To ignore them, might make them grow. But what if we could validate them as well our hopes and dreams. Inspired by Nelson Mandela's quote: "May your choices reflect your hopes and dreams, not your fears." Try this exercise: 3 columns with the headers...

August 5, 2020 Join Ryan Wells and Giacomo Silvestri (of Allied Health Financial Canada) and I as we chat about the need to improve financial literacy among healthcare professionals as a means to enhance their overall well-being, minimize stress and overwhelm, and reduce the risk of burnout. Ryan and Giacomo discuss some basic tips to help lessen the overwhelm and meet yourself where you are at in...

August 3 2020 It's time to talk about toxic workplaces in healthcare.  If you are in one right now, these 3 reasons may be keeping you there at the expense of your own health and well-being.  We are going deep here. 1.  Lost sense of self - who are you? 2.  A depleted sense of self-worth. 3.  The pain of the toxicity is not greater than your own pain. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, s...

July 29, 2020 Ever feel like you never have time to take care of yourself? What if I shared a few simple ways you can start investing in your well-being while at work that should take no extra time. Join me over a glass of water as I share with you 4 simple ways you can integrate self-care practices into your busy working day. 1.  Connect or disconnect on your breaks. 2. Moments of Gratitude 3. Co...

Join Michelle Yan (Mental Health Advocate) and I over Scotch and Diet Pepsi as we chat about raising mental health awareness in the LGBTQ community, her powerful story of burnout and burnout recovery, and ways to prevent burnout from happening in your own life.  If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer: All views are my own and for informational pur...

July 22, 2020 Join me over a glass of water as I chat with you about 5 ways to prevent a workplace from going toxic: 1.  Cultivating Connection and Community 2. Being Transparent and Visible 3. Empowering One Another 4. Create a Safe Space to Express Yourselves 5. Being Accountable to Your Role If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer: All views are...

July 20 2020 Join me over a post-run protein concoction as I chat with you about the 3 Rs that could protect you from burning out in the third degree:  Recovery Resourcefulness Resilience If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer: All views are my own and for informational purposes only.  They are not to be viewed as medical advice or training.  Plea...

July 15, 2020 Join me over a glass of water as I chat with you about considering the concept of misaligned values as a reason for feeling like you're on the path to burnout. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer: All views are my own and for informational purposes only.  They are not to be viewed as medical advice or training.  Please see a licen...

July 13, 2020 Join me over a cup of tea as I chat with you about how seeing the bigger picture behind what you do in your day to day clinical practice can deepen your purpose, improve your awareness, and make you a better team player. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer: All views are my own and for informational purposes only.  They are not to...

July 8, 2020 Join me over a shot of Amped Nox (by Isagenix) as I chat with you about how to sit and process your emotions to initiate positive change (e.g., versus suppressing and avoiding them). 1) What is the conflict or event at hand? 2) What am I feeling right now about it? 3) How do I feel? 4) Why do I feel this way? 5) Where did I learn to feel this way? 6) What safety does feeling this way...

July 6, 2020 Join me over a glass of water as I chat about the importance of self-empowerment in creating more empowering patient care experiences. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer: All views are my own and for informational purposes only.  They are not to be viewed as medical advice or training.  Please see a licensed professional in this r...

July 1, 2020 Happy birthday to my late father, Jimmy George! And how coincidental (or not, actually) that this podcast would fall on my dad's birthday as he is the inspiration behind it. Join me over a glass of magnesium glycinate for muscle soreness as I chat with you about the steps I took to write an Amazon Best Seller.  I hope they help you on your journey. If you liked this podcast, please su...

June 29, 2020 Join me over a cup of warm tea as I chat with you about how to engage in inevitably difficult conversations in the workplace with less stress or anguish. 1) Listen openly and with the intention to understand and empathize 2) Speak from the only perspective you know - which is your own and your own feelings 3) Come from a position of what's fair and equal for everyone 4) Ask for time...

June 24, 2020 Join me with a special guest, Tawnya Jacob (@relentlesslyresilient) who is a dental hygienist and was diagnosed with breast cancer during Covid-19.  Her journey has been powerful, inspiring, and vulnerable. She reminds us to slow down, prioritize ourselves, and "live your dash" (inspired by Tawnya's best friend, Jessica, who passed of metastatic breast cancer in 2017) by discovering...

June 22, 2020 Join me over a glass of water as I reflect on the heaviness of healthcare lately and what I feel could greatly improve the state of burnout among healthcare professionals.  First and foremost, it's necessary to take preventative action (not reactive). There is a sense of urgency here - how long we do go on feeling this way? Strategies discussed include: regular check-ins with staff,...

June 17, 2020 How many times have you met another healthcare professional who is open and honest about their failures just as much as their successes? Join me as I chat with GP Dr. Usman Sajjad (G.P. and Sports Physician of Boxing and Rugby) as we chat about building resilience, overcoming failure, managing burnout and identifying its triggers, self-care, and the health system.  We basically cover...

June 15, 2020 Join me over a cup of green tea as I chat with you about how to know when it’s time to reflect, pivot, or change your practice.  Growth is a natural part of the human condition, to deny or resist it is to remain stagnant and unhappy. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer : All views are my own and for informational purposes only.  T...

June 10, 2020 Join me over my post-run shake as I chat about self-care strategies that are sure to infuse your senses, deepen your emotional response, and help to elevate your vibe and show up for others as you intended.   If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer : All views are my own and for informational purposes only.  They are not to be viewed...

June 8, 2020 Join me over a glass of water as I fire you up and have you reflecting on what you stand for in healthcare right now.  Uncover your message by reflecting on the following: Why or what experience made me get into healthcare? What keeps me here? What do I want the future of healthcare to look like? What is my vision and how do I align it with my practice? If you liked this podcast, plea...

June 3, 2020 Episode Highlights: Join me over a glass of water as I chat with you about 5 ways you can change your perspective on your failures right now: 1.  Recognize you are not a failure just because you failed at something. 2. Why is this happening?  3. Where do I go from here? (Being present here) 4. If no one's opinions mattered to me, would I care so much or be this hard on myself? 5. Reco...

June 1, 2020 Join me as I chat with Physician and Patient Advocate, Dr. Nikita Parikh, as she shares her journey of discovery, stress, and burnout to finding her own consulting space, In4med.  You don't want to miss this episode! If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer: All views are my own and for informational purposes only.  They are not to be v...

May 27, 2020 Episode Highlights It's the week of 3's!  Toxic workplaces in healthcare are more common than you think.  Join me over a glass of warm tea as I chat with you about 3 toxic communicative signs to be aware of in your workplace. Negative commentary Belittlement / Feeling undervalued Crossing Personal Boundaries      If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest r...

Join me over a glass of water as I chat with you about the importance of letting go of perfection so that you may become who you always envisioned.  Three factors of perfection may be blocking your joy: Comparison Competition External Validation     If you liked this podcast, please subscribe, share and leave an honest review. Disclaimer : All views are my own and for informational purposes only. ...