Inspired Mom MDs

Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/76 . What if you could honor your kids, care for your parents, and still keep a piece of yourself intact?  If you’re a sandwich generation mom , you know the struggle is real. Days start before the sun even rises and end long after it sets – you’re still carrying the weight of kids, parents, and patients. Some da...

Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/75 . Balance takes effort, plain and simple.  It’s something you build, one choice at a time. And for many women in medicine, the blueprint they were handed never included room for school drop-offs, sick days, or space to breathe. Today, I’m talking with Dr. Sarah Slater, a pediatric nurse practitioner and founde...

Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/74 . You’re working in a system built for men  Where speed is prized over listening,  and “efficiency” means cutting patients short. The burden of extra work, the unpaid hours, the impossible expectations—they’re not in your head. They’re backed by data. Today, we get to the root of a pattern many women physician...

Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/73 . I sat down to record this today… and honestly, I didn’t want to.  Not because I don’t care, but maybe because I care too much. The truth is some days it feels like I’m pouring that care into a void.  My kid’s heading off to college soon, and there’s a sadness hanging in the air that I can’t quite shake. I’ve...

Find the full transcript and bonus resources at inspiredmommds.com/72. There’s a unique resilience you learn when a toddler has a full-scale meltdown in the grocery store, or when a perfect beach day is derailed by a sudden fever.  You learn to pivot. To breathe. To adapt. The field of medicine, however, teaches you to be regimented, precise, and in control.  So, what if the secret to thriving was...

Find the full transcript and bonus resources at inspiredmommds.com/71. It wasn’t the piles of paper.  Or the random charging cables.  Or the stray sock and candy wrapper under the coffee table. It was the feeling. That slow, creeping weight in my chest when I tried to relax— and couldn’t. Because even though my life looks ordered on the outside, inside, it sometimes feels stuffed and chaotic.  It’...

Find the full transcript and bonus resources at inspiredmommds.com/70 . I didn’t cry when we toured the college.  I didn’t cry when he picked his dorm.  But as I held a new tourniquet, a roll of gauze and box of bandages in my hands, tears came quietly. This was it. It was real. My son is leaving for college in a few weeks. And here I am, pouring all my energy into packing a medical kit.  If you’r...

For the full transcript plus bonus resources, head to inspiredmommds.com/69. What if the self-care you crave didn’t require a day off, but just thirty seconds? Today I’m busting the myth that you need a spa weekend to feel whole.  Instead, replace it with realistic self-care for busy moms that’s backed by science. You can weave tiny, research-supported rituals into your day, even between charting...

For the full transcript plus bonus resources, head to inspiredmommds.com/68. Picture this: It’s Saturday morning. You’ve carved out a rare two-hour window with no rounds, no emails, no pages. You settle into your favorite armchair with a warm cup of coffee… and immediately, that familiar whisper kicks in: “You should be doing more.” As a physician mom, your default may be full throttle. Even when...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/67. “Mom…I might want to go to medical school.” Cue the flood of pride.  And right behind it? Fear. I know what this career can do to a person.  I know how it builds and breaks you, sometimes in the same day. How can I let her go down that path? The good news? There’s a way to guide her, without scaring her, or yo...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/66. “Do I really believe everything happens for good, or do I just say that?”  Today, Dr. Tanya English shares her story of deep personal loss. She shares what happens when the unthinkable becomes real, and how to manage navigating grief as a physician mom. Instead of stopping at sorrow, she chooses to look for th...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/65. Productivity is a liar. It pats you on the back for being busy while silently draining your peace. Physician moms have mastered the art of doing. You schedule, solve, serve, repeat. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Sometimes, doing more is how we avoid facing what’s not working. In this episode, I confess w...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/64. “Doctors don’t need more time – they need better tools to communicate clearly and connect emotionally.” – Dr. Spencer Lalk Ever felt like you were saying all the right things to a patient, but something just wasn’t landing?  You’re not alone.  Today’s guest, Dr. Spencer Lalk, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and f...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/63.  Have you ever felt something deep down… but waited for permission to believe it?  I know I have. The truth would rise up, soft and certain, but I still hesitated.  I’ve stuck with the plan, stayed the course, waited for someone, anyone to say,  “Go ahead. You’re right about this.”  But that permission never c...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/62. Even though my white coat taught me to power through, my heart knows a different truth.  Pausing isn’t a weakness, it’s survival. But the dilemma is how to rest as a physician mom when everyone needs you – from your patients to your family, to your dog or cat!  It can be a challenge to slow down as a type A mo...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/61. Lazy is a 4-letter word I’ve stripped from my vocabulary. Gone. Why? Because it’s not an accurate description of what’s really happening when I sit on the couch and scroll my phone or stare out the window. Those moments aren’t laziness, they’re survival. But the second I sit down, mom guilt for feeling lazy cr...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at InspiredMomMDs.com/60. When the weight of your work and family life is wearing you thin, somewhere in the middle of it all, you start to disappear.  You’re never fully present for yourself.  And then you find yourself whispering, “I can’t keep going like this.”  You’re not alone. And more importantly, you’re not broken. This episode...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/59. Have you ever had one of those days that should feel amazing, but somewhere along the way, it just falls apart? You start with good intentions – coffee in hand, list ready, and the best of plans – yet, setting daily intentions for busy moms can feel like a distant dream when everything starts to slip. The ener...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/58. Have you ever felt lonely… even in a crowded room? Like you're doing all the things, but something still feels off? Disengaged. Worn thin. A little invisible. You’re not alone. You’re not doing it wrong. You’re just ready for something deeper. And what you might be missing… is connection . Not just avoidi...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/57. The truth? Most of us are performing. Polished on the outside. But inside, quietly wondering: Is this really what I signed up for ? It works for a while.  Until the façade starts to crack and “I’m fine” becomes too hard to fake.   I look around and see so many women physicians rocking it. Brilliant. Accomplish...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/56. What happens when the healer hits a wall? When the one who's always strong – the high-achiever, the fixer, the go-to problem solver -- starts to go numb inside? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Dr. Pamela Buchanan, a purpose-driven physician and burnout recovery coach whose story is as raw as it...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/55. When did pausing to celebrate start feeling… selfish? Somewhere between the wonder of childhood and the weight of adult responsibility, it happened.   Success became minimized.  And joy got tangled with guilt.  What if celebration isn’t indulgent, it’s essential? What if knowing your wins, even the small, quie...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/54 .  The best-laid plans… often crash into real life.  You map out your career, family time, and a perfectly color0coded planner, and then? Chaos.  A shift runs late. Your kiddo spikes a fever. And the sitter cancels.  Suddenly, everything you were holding together feels like it’s unraveling.  Here’s the truth: a...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/53 . “ Turn off the music, eyes over here, it’s time for the time-out!” This happens every day in the operating room, at the start of every case.  It’s a mandated checklist read out loud to the team of surgeons, nurses, techs and anesthesiologists.  We make sure to have the right patient, the right procedure and t...

Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/52. Have you ever wished you could go back in time and give your past self some much-needed advice? What would you say? What would you do differently? I have a few things that spring to mind. But the truth is, if I could actually go back, it might change everything – even the lessons I needed to learn.  What I can...