The StressFreeMD Podcast

On this episode we have the incredible physician and elite athlete Dr. Melissa Sundermann aka Doctor Outdoors: Double board certified in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine Trainings in Integrative Medicine and Mind Body Medicine  Founding Chair of the ACLM Nature as Medicine group 10x Boston Marathon Finisher 3x Full Ironman Finisher 1st 50 mile Ultra Run She shares her personal journey: The...

On this episode we have the power couple Dr. Cherisa & Alex Sandrow: Cherisa is a Family Physician Alex is a functional medicine/nutrition clinician & MindHealth coach They share: The multiple crises they experienced that forced them to reevaluate and reprioritize their lives How they saved their family and marriage by building a telehealth business How they doubled their income in half th...

On this episode we have the inspiring Dr. Susie Sharpe: 1st generation Korean immigrant Yale trained Board Certified in Internal Medicine  Mother of 2 children Cured her burnout by reviving her passion for art Now an internationally acclaimed artist! Upcoming TEDx University of Washington April '23 Earn CME: Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn AMA PRA Category 1 CM...

In keeping with Valentine's month, it's a wonderful reminder of the importance and power of love. Love isn't just the love that  you have for others or the love that others have for you. But that it's so important for your own well-being and health for you to love yourself. Enjoy my guiding you in this peaceful heartfelt meditation for others and for yourself! Earn CME: Reflect...

On this episode we have the amazing Dr. Sharon McLaughlin! Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Founder of Female Physician Entrepreneurs Network and Business Program Founder of Mind Lull Author of Thriving After Burnout She shares her journey: Childhood cancer, dyslexia and ADHD Drive to become a physician Personal burnout story "Jarring event" & career pivot Learning how to thrive In he...

On this episode (releasing on Valentine's Day!) we are reminded of the power of love, not necessarily romantic love, but all kinds of love in general and I teach you how to define your top loves through a short coaching exercise.  Have a piece of paper and a pen available or open an blank page on your device to  jot down some notes with your answers if able.  Earn CME: Reflect on how this Pod...

On this episode, I share with you how we can learn a lot about stress relief from trees! Listen in for the 10 different ways that trees teach us to relieve our stress.  Earn CME: Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs here: https://earnc.me/R3ukzz Check out StressFreeMD: https://www.stressfreemd.net/ Schedule your FREE 30-Minute Stress Relief Strate...

On this episode we have the wonderful Dr. Tonya Caylor from Anchorage, Alaska: Family Physician Academic Physician Coach Certified Life Coach Founder: Joy in Family Medicine Coaching Services Dr. Caylor partners with family medicine residency programs to help residents, faculty, and recent graduates enjoy all of life and thrive in their chosen careers She shares: her own insidious onset of her bur...

Do you feel tired "crumping" early to midafternoon, & can’t keep your eyes open? And then may be reach for something to wake you up such as caffeine just to make it through the rest of the day and night? If so, that used to be me too! On this episode, you will learn 5 ways to use your own anatomy and physiology aka your own internal super powers to wake and feel energized all by your...

On this episode we have the wonderful Dr. Karen Wolowick: Board Certified OBGYN from the western suburbs of Chicago Founder of Wolowick Women's Health She is passionate about empowering women with the knowledge to take control of their fertility and overall health. Making decisions whether or not to use birth control and what type to use can be very stressful. She clears up and demystifies th...

When you think about a diet, you usually think about food and drink, right? Consumption comes in several more forms than actual food and drink. You are actually constantly consuming information and that can go one of two ways: it can nourish you or it can be the cause of chronic stress in your life.  On this episode I share with you the 4 consumption categories beyond food & drink and how to p...

It can be very stressful to know that you want more…or less…or something different in your life, but you just haven’t been able to understand or conceptualize just what that looks like for you. On this episode I invite you to reflect on your life in 3 ways: Reflection on your life as it has been Reflection on your life as it currently is Reflection on how your life could be based on your desires A...

On this episode I share with you how to combat sleep difficulty when you are changing time zones with travel. It can be a stressful part of your travelling experience when you aren’t getting nourishing sleep which turns into anxiety…and then more bad sleep.  Learn the 3 main components that you can adjust accordingly to improve your sleep depending on your direction of travel…if you are traveling...

On this episode we have the wonderful Dr. Serene Shereef! She is: Trauma Acute Care Surgeon in Virginia Certified Life Coach Founder of SerenityWellnessMD Host of Mindfulness  and Productivity Podcast Creator of MAPS: Mindfulness And Productivity Systems Framework She helps high-performing women struggling with burnout and overwhelm take control of  their time, mind & energy. She educates thro...

On this episode I share with you why it is important to actually give yourself permission to  feel your painful feelings and emotions no matter how uncomfortable that is for you. Research shows that “what you resist, persists”. Pushing your emotions away actually causes  dis-ease and disease. Learn several key effective tools you can use to help you both during the situation and after the situatio...

On this episode I share with you a really effective stress relief tool to help you release your evening worries. Did you every notice that you have more worries at night? That for some reason it seems that as you get into bed, your brain is flooded with worrisome thoughts?  This flood of worry interrupts your ability to get a good night’s sleep….and then you are exhausted when you awake, which lea...

On this episode we have the incredible Dr. Jules Cormier: ✅Practices Famly Medicine in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada ✅Known as "Plant-based Dr. Jules" on social media ✅Actively blogs about the benefits of plant-based eating, weight loss & fitness ✅Competed in the World Ninja Championships as a 41 y.o. plant-based athlete He shares his compelling story including: ☑️The stress of l...

On this episode I answer for you a common question that I frequently receive: "What is something that I can quickly do to feel more grounded and in control when my mind is full of thoughts and I feel disconnected from my body?" Learn the 5 things that are readily available to you at all times so that you can "reconnect" all by yourself! What are they? Answer: your 5 senses &amp...

On this episode we have the wonderful Dr. Marion McCrary: ✅Primary Care Physician in North Carolina  ✅National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach ✅Well Being Champion for American College of Physicians ✅Host of the ResetMD Podcast ✅Narrative Medicine Facilitator She shares her personal journey: *The overwhelm and dissatisfaction in her medical practice *Her courage to develop a concier...

On this episode I invite you to think about all of the ways you define yourself: career, family, community, possessions, feelings, emotions, health, thoughts....so many things!... which can all really weigh you down and cause you to feel so overwhelmed, anxious and stressed. It can be really hard to see yourself as separate from how you define yourself. To create lightness and spaciousness and cla...

On this episode, I share with you how to relieve the extreme stress associated with being a perfectionist.  Perfectionism may seem like it is just something that you are born with, something that you can’t change, something that you have and others don’t and that’s just the way that it is…something you have to live with..but know that it is not true.  So what is it? It is the continual belief that...

This episode is releasing on my birthday! & one of my mentors said to me many years ago, "It's important to be your own birthday cake!" What do you think about when you think about your birthday cake? Something so very happy, beautiful, delicious, exciting, fun, giddy, sweet, special and full of potential as you blow out those candles and make a wish. What “be your own birthday...

On this episode we have the amazing inspiring Dr. Amy Vertrees: ✅General Surgeon in Tennessee ✅Creator of BOSS: Business of Surgery Series ✅Host of the BOSS Podcast and Facebook group ✅Certified Life Coach ✅Military Veteran ✅Co-Founder of Women Warrior Healers ✅Author of numerous excellent KevinMD articles She fills the hole in the missing business and mindset education for surgeons conveyi...

On this episode, I talk with you about something one of my mentors said to me several years ago and I come back to it over and over again as it has been extremely helpful…my mentor said “Robyn, you need to be more like a coconut and less like a peach”…. It was at a time when I was experiencing feelings and emotions that didn’t serve me which led to actions that didn’t serve me or the others in my...

On this episode I address the stress that is caused by heartbreak 💔and how to ease it. When you are feeling heartbroken from a completed relationship whether that be a completed relationship in your personal life or your professional life, your brain may be offering you lots and lots of unhealthy words and this causes many emotions and significant stress that disrupts your well-being in all layer...