Reprogramming the Physician's Mind (NLP & Hypnosis) Consult: Dr. Maiysha Claiborne (Integrative Medicine & NLP Trainer)
Why do we stay in abusive systems? Why do we feel guilty for wanting to leave a career that is killing us? In this file, Dr. JB and Dr. Claiborne discuss the "Unconscious Blocks" that dictate a physician’s life.
Dr. Claiborne shares her own near-miss with suicide during residency—staring at a bottle of pills—and her subsequent pivot into Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). We treat the mind like an iceberg: the conscious mind (willpower) is only the tip, but the unconscious mind (trauma/programming) is what sinks the ship.
You will learn:
The "Iceberg" Pathology: Why conscious logic isn't enough to stop burnout.
NLP & Hypnosis: A clinical breakdown of how to reprogram limiting beliefs without reliving the trauma.
The Permission Slip: Why changing careers 15 times is not failure—it’s evolution.
Trauma Without Re-Traumatization: Unlike some talk therapies, NLP and Hypnosis allow providers to heal the root cause of their distress without having to vividly relive the traumatic event.
The "Sunk Cost" Fallacy: We are conditioned to believe we must stay in medicine because we sacrificed our 20s for it. Dr. Claiborne argues that "Golden Handcuffs" are actually just mental programming that can be broken.
Case Chapters & Timestamps
(03:44) The Sentinel Event: Dr. Claiborne’s suicide attempt during residency.
(13:00) The "Fire Hydrant" of Medical School: Why we don't retain the warning signs.
(21:25) The Stigma of Silence: Why doctors hide depression to save their licenses.
(41:00) The Intervention: What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)?
(43:00) The Iceberg Theory: Conscious vs. Unconscious processing.
(46:11) The Protocol: Healing trauma without reliving it.
(51:13) The Prognosis: Why it is okay to change careers (even 15 times).
References & Literature
Guest Website: DrMaiysha.com
Concept: Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Concept: The Conscious vs. Unconscious Mind
