Your New Release: Stories, Shifts, & The Books That Change Us

In this episode of Your New Release , co-host Kirsten Bombdiggity welcomes therapist and author Diane Cole , whose book Heart Abundance explores healing from people-pleasing, emotional abuse, and self-abandonment. Recorded as the grand finale of the People-Pleasers Mini-Summit, this conversation unpacks how people-pleasing develops, why it feels neurologically “safe,” and how to gently retrain you...

Episode: Don’t Believe Everything You Think — Why Your Thoughts Aren’t Facts In this episode of Your New Release , co-hosts Dr. Stacey Ishman and Kirsten Bombdiggity dive into Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen—a book that challenges one of the most ingrained beliefs high-achieving professionals hold: that every thought we have must be true, relevant, or actionable. Through person...

Episode 08: Inbox Zero — Clearing Clutter, Reclaiming Attention In this episode of the Your New Release Podcast , co-hosts Dr. Stacey Ishman and Kirsten Bombdiggity unpack the real meaning behind the concept of Inbox Zero . Spoiler: it’s not actually about getting to zero emails. Instead, the conversation focuses on attention management, emotional bandwidth, identity, and the unconscious stories w...

Episode 7: The 12-Week Year — Redefining Productivity and Focus In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Stacey Ishman and Kirsten Bombdiggity dive into The 12-Week Year by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington — a framework that transforms how you set goals, execute plans, and measure progress. Together, they explore how shifting from annual resolutions to 12-week cycles helps physicians (and anyone juggling t...

Episode 6: 10x Is Easier Than 2x — How to Grow Without Grinding In this episode of Medical Mentor Coaching for Physicians in Their First 10 Years of Practice , co-hosts Dr. Stacey Ishman and Kirsten Bombdiggity unpack 10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan — a bold new way to think about growth, focus, and fulfillment. They explore how early-career physicians can stop “grindi...

Episode 5: Rewriting Your Story — Lessons from “Divorced After 40” In this episode of Medical Mentor Coaching , co-hosts Dr. Stacey Ishman and Kirsten Bombdiggity sit down to explore the art of reinvention — not just after divorce, but after any major career or life transition. Drawing lessons from Kirsten’s book, Divorced After 40: The F ** Yes Guide for Women Rewriting Their Second Act*, th...

Episode 4: The Gap and The Gain: Celebrating Progress in the First 10 Years of Practice In this episode of Medical Mentor Coaching , Dr. Stacey Ishman and coach Kirsten Bombdiggity dive into The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy, exploring how early-career physicians can shift from perfectionism and comparison to joy and resilience. Too often, physicians measure themselves ag...

Episode 3: Buy Back Your Time — Delegation, Boundaries, and Reclaiming Joy in Medicine In this episode of Medical Mentor Coaching , Dr. Stacey Ishman and Kirsten dive into Dan Martell’s book Buy Back Your Time and how its lessons apply to physicians in their first 10 years of practice. They explore the power of delegation, the trap of non-promotable tasks, and how to protect your most valuable res...

Episode 02: Atomic Habits Release Date:  09.03.2025 Episode Length: 23:00 Hosts: Dr. Stacey Ishman & Kirsten Bombdiggity In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman and Kirsten Bombdiggity dive deep into James Clear's Atomic Habits , exploring how tiny changes can create remarkable results. They share personal takeaways about habit stacking, identity-based habits, and why 1% better every day compo...

Episode 01: Meet Your Hosts Release Date: 09.01.2025 Episode Length: 10:26 Hosts: Dr. Stacey Ishman & Kirsten Bombdiggity What if the right book at the right time could change your entire career? Welcome to the inaugural episode of Your New Release, where Dr. Stacey Ishman, ENT surgeon and founder of Medical Mentor Coaching, and Kirsten Bombdiggity, creator of the Neuro-Proof Narrative Quest,...