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DocWorking: The Whole Physician PodcastHow to Finish Charting and Get Home on Time as a Physician with Mary Leung MD"Now that I think about it, I was actually slowly getting really burnt out because I had no life. I didn't really get to spend time with my family. My kids were young, so sometimes I would just go home after 7:00 with work not completed, just to see my kids and have some bedtime stories before tucking them into bed and then to do more work." -Mary Leung MD
In this episode of DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, we hear first hand how our guest, Coach Mary Leung MD, went from working overtime to finishing her charting...
2024-04-2530 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician PodcastBattling Physician Burnout: A Heartfelt Conversation with Dr. Simon Maltais (Encore Episode)Today we rewind back to one of our most popular episodes on DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast.
“Your life becomes fused to what we do and it’s very hard, especially for physicians or healthcare workers, to say, ‘Well, you know, I’ve done this all my life and maybe that’s not what I need to do now.’” -Simon Maltais MD Ph.D.
In this episode, Dr. Jen Barna has a very honest conversation about burnout and recovery with Cardiac Surgeon and author of the book, Healthcare Anonymous: Put Yourself First to Avoid Anxiety, Addic...
2024-04-1122 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast224 Marriage Survival Guide for Doctors and Medical Students: Tips from Dr. Dave and Ashley GayAshley and Dr. Dave discuss their experience navigating medical training and how it took their relationship to the brink, and they share what steps they took to save their marriage. Dr. Barna welcomes Ashley and Dr. David Gay, hosts of On Call with Dr. Dave, a podcast where healthcare professionals share inspiring, humorous, shocking, and heartwarming stories. The conversation starts with Ashley highlighting the often-overlooked impact of home life on a healthcare professional's ability to show up, perform, and provide care to patients. Ashley and Dr. Dave share their personal journey, starting from their early days as a couple through...
2023-07-1241 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast222: Top Tips for Real Estate Investing from Dermatopathologist Dr. Lydia EssaryIf you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5-star review, we would be extremely grateful!
“If you want to be successful, whether as a passive investor or active, you need to understand the business a little bit.”
-Dr. Lydia Essary
In this episode we welcome practicing dermatopathologist and co-founder of Lift Equity Invest, Dr. Lydia Essary. In this episode, Dr. Lydia Essary and Dr. Jen Barna discuss apartment and multifamily real estate investments and the tips and tricks on how to get started. Dr. Ess...
2023-06-0214 min
Financial ResidencyGrand Rounds: Dr. Jen Barna talks about DocWorking, which she created to help people with finances, career planning and counselingDr. Jen Barna is a radiologist and creator of www.DocWorking.com. She brought together an entire community to support physicians in achieving their financial goals while finding the proper balance between work and life based on each individual's goals. Most recently, DocWorking introduced a Confidential Care Line to give its members 24/7 access to psychologists and counselors, which can be used for simple things or to even help a physician in crisis. It is entirely confidential and not tied to a medical record or insurance. Dr. Barna also has a podcast cal...
2023-05-2926 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast217: Physician Nonclinical Career Advice You Can Put to Use Today with Dr. John Jurica“You’ve got to become an expert on what non-traditional, nonclinical jobs are out there and then you can start narrowing it down.” -Dr. John Jurica
Dr. John Jurica is an expert in nonclinical jobs and side gigs for physicians and other healthcare professionals. In today’s episode, DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast is thrilled to welcome Dr. John Jurica back (click here for our previous episode with Dr. Jurica).
In today’s episode, Dr. Jurica discusses common nonclinical jobs as well as some less common nonclinical jobs that you may not have hear...
2023-02-1638 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast216: Finances, Physicians and Burnout with Daniel Wrenne
“I guess the average person doesn't have a plan. So that's a good first start, like have a plan. Everybody should have a plan. That's good. But like a lot of people that do planning, they skip the most important part. What is your purpose in life? Why are you here? What's most important to you? What are your values like? Where do you want to go? What does your ideal future look like? I think it's hard to do that exercise in training because you're like, super, go, go, go.”
- Daniel Wrenne
2023-01-1920 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast215: How Physicians Can Improve Work-Life Balance by Minimizing Contaminated Time at Work and at Home (Jill Farmer, Gabriella Dennery, MD)“Maybe getting a little clear on what this idea is so you can be even 5% or 10% more intentional about keeping those two things separate.”
- Jill Farmer
Contaminated time is a topic that comes up a lot in our conversations. It’s a term that’s been recently introduced in the field of stress management. Here, we discuss what contaminated time actually is and what someone can do about it. We first learned about the term from New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, Brigid Schulte. Essentially, contaminated time refers to the idea that, wh...
2022-12-2207 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast213: How Personalized Medicine Can Change Your Life and the Lives of Your Patients with Dr. Tracy Gapin“Most functional medicine practices out there, they're still treating a problem, treating disease. My focus is really very precisely narrowed down to the optimization, to human performance. How can I improve really four things: better energy, better brain, better body, and better sex? Those are the four things that guys are looking for on a regular basis.”
- Dr. Tracy Gapin
Dr. Tracy Gapin is a board-certified urologist, a world-renowned men’s health & performance expert, and the founder of the Gapin Institute, the global leader in High-Performance Medicine. He’s an Aggie from Texas A&M, went to...
2022-12-0823 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast212: Ways To Stress Less Over The Holidays“And so what I play with a lot with my physician clients is you're really good at being highly capable people who handle challenging and complicated things. But in this setting, can we shift, gear down to something that's more simple, that's more in line with your views, and then it gives you more time to be and to rest and to use this season, the cozier, darker season of this holiday, to slow down and to have a little more presence and comfort for yourself instead of frenzied running around.”
- Jill Farmer
Jen and I wa...
2022-12-0116 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast211: Being A Unicorn in Physician Leadership with Dr. Camelia Lawrence“You know, to be a unicorn, I think you have to be willing to stand out from the pack and sometimes take a different pathway forward. You can also pay a price for this. The vast majority of people will take the high road. They'll be supportive, encouraging. But there are also others who may not be so kind and may want you to conform. They may also display petty jealousies. They may help to create obstacles in your pathway. But I think for me as a unicorn, I think you have to understand that standing apart from the cr...
2022-11-2414 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast210: One Physician’s Journey into Non-Clinical Work with Dr. Virgie Bright-Ellington“Physicians are the hardest working folks in terms of, on average, if you compare the average physician with any other line of work or profession. We're hardworking folks and there are private equity folks, corporations, non-physician folks in turtlenecks that know this and exploit this. And that is something that we have to be aware of when we are becoming employed physicians.”
- Dr. Virgie Bright-Ellington
A lot of us are interested in transitioning into nonclinical careers or picking up a side gig that we can do in addition to our clinical career. This is something we get a lot of q...
2022-11-1732 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast209: Changing the Medical Culture One Team at a Time with Leadership Expert Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken“If we want culture change, we need to bring a new top leader and they are going to kind of drive culture change from the top down. That's not really how it works. It has to be at least a top-down and a bottom-up effort combined.”
- Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken
We're excited to bring back international coach and consultant, Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken. She's a public thought leader and coauthor of the book, “Between Power and Irrelevance: The Future of Transnational NGOs”, published by Oxford University Press in 2020. Tosca is an international expert on leadership and has many ins...
2022-11-1030 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast208: Passive Income and Real Estate Syndication as a Path to Financial Independence with Dr. Cherry Chen“One thing I do want to point out to investors is when we look at investments, the first thing we look at is the return. I’m guilty of it because that’s the whole point of the investment to see how much my money can grow. And then maybe the last thing we’ll look at is, oh, who is running it? But I think the more you invest, the more you really look into these, it should be the other way around. It should be who is running the property.”
- Dr. Cherry Chen
Although...
2022-11-0324 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast207: Pre-Med Tips & How To Get In to Medical School With Dr. Shirag Shemmassian“Learning how to position yourself to impress admissions committees and seeing that happen and then helping other people and then through word of mouth, someone telling someone else that they wanted to go into this field as well and really helping them, I think just further reinforced that my role was to help other people become wonderful physicians."
- Dr. Shemmassian
Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is the founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting. He's one of the world's foremost experts on medical school admissions, college admissions and graduate school admissions. For nearly 20 years, he and his team have he...
2022-10-2726 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast205: A Nurse’s Story from Burnout to Real Estate Investment with Annette Forbes“At one point in my career, I think I mentioned I was asking for a seat at the table. Now I build my own tables. I build them myself. I've literally built my own tables by putting things together for my properties. So I just love that, the freedom to be able to have my own path.”
- Annette Forbes
Annette Forbes is a 26-year experienced nurse, military spouse, and mom who decided to embark on her short-term rental journey in 2022 after experiencing burnout in her work as a corporate nurse. She recently established Magnolia Accommodations as a...
2022-10-1322 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast204: How Physicians Can Become Better Negotiators with Leadership Coach, Dr. Sue Padernacht“It's very easy for all of us to say, I'm not a good ‘blank.’ We tell girls, “Don’t say I am not good at math. Maybe you haven't been good at math, but you can become good at math.” Same thing I would say to physicians. Maybe you haven't been good at negotiating, but you can become good at it. And it's a skill set that no one is born with. And everybody can come to the table with good negotiation skills, even when the other party does not have them.”
- Dr. Sue Padernacht
The concept o...
2022-10-0631 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast202: Why Healthcare Professionals Need to Understand the Four Quadrants of Leadership“So what Bolman and Deal end up saying is that managers live in the structural frame and the human resource frame. Basically, managers manage for stability and order, while leaders, yes, they are definitely performing in those four frames, but they can also switch the lens towards a political frame or a symbolic frame. So that is what makes them different from managers, because leaders lead for dramatic change, useful and dramatic change.”
- Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken
Leadership is something that many physicians and health care professionals find important. So many of us want to learn how...
2022-09-2227 min
The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand SurgeryChuck and Chris talk with Jen Barna, host of DocWorking podcastSeason 3, Episode 35. Chuck and Chris are joined by DocWorking Podcast host Jen Barna to discuss her podcast and services, discussing key themes in including coaching, burnout, definitions of success and our individual approaches. Jen introduces us to her podcast and services in the first half and then we discuss these themes in the second half.Welcome to the Upper Hand Podcast. 0:03Introduction to Jen Barna, co-host of DocWorking Podcast 1:42Coaching as a normal part of professional development. 10:22Practical steps to consider to fight burnout 19:24Success is very individual and you have to be honest with yourself. 26:51https://docworking.comDocWorking provides coaching, courses, and...
2022-09-1128 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast198: How An OB-Gyn Physician Found Work-Life Balance"If you want to be a hospitalist, it does allow you to have a day off when you're post-call because we don't have patients of our own."
-Dr. Diana Glasser, MD
OB-Gyn Hospitalist Dr. Diana Glasser joins our conversation today on DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, to discuss how an OB-Gyn Hospitalist system can transform work life-balance for OB-Gyns, while delivering superior care in overnight deliveries. Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with Dr. Glasser about her experience in the growing field of OB-Gyn Hospitalists, and how joining this subspecialty has allowed her to...
2022-08-2513 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast197: How Physicians Can Bring Trauma-Informed Care to Their Patients with Dr. Sadie Elisseou“There’s no organ called ‘the mental’. This is your brain’s health. It’s an actual organ and it happens to be the most important organ in the body. And so this is very real; it’s not made up. When people are presenting with symptoms of PTSD, they’re not going bonkers, they’re not crazy. This is very concrete, very described, and fortunately, there are strategies for healing.”
- Dr. Sadie Elisseou, MD
Nationally recognized health expert Dr. Sadie Elisseou joins our conversation today on DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, to discuss trauma inf...
2022-08-1521 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast195: Americans and Crushing Medical Debt with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington“The concept came to me for a book series, or media series, called What Your Doctor Wants You to Know when I realized that I was having the same conversation with patients and there were just things that I wanted to scream from the rooftops.”
- Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, Internal Medicine Physician and Author of What Your Doctor Wants You to Know Book Series
Approximately 8-9 medical bills out of 10 generated in the U.S. contain errors that do not benefit the patient. Today, DocWorking brings guest speaker Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, MD an...
2022-08-0830 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast194: How Doctors Can Use Vacations Effectively to Recharge Their Batteries with Dr. Victoria Silas194: Get Coached on the Most Effective Way to Let Vacation Recharge Your Batteries with Dr. Victoria Silas
“Physicians feel guilt when they take time for themselves. And it’s super important to remember that by taking time for yourself, you're actually likely increasing your ability to serve others when you get home. And, increasing your likelihood of having a longer and healthier career and life. “
Dr. Victoria Silas, Certified Coach and Orthopedic Surgeon
It’s time for Vacation 101 For Physicians. Today, Cohost of the podcast Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer ta...
2022-08-0427 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast193: Why Physician & Healthcare Coaching Should Be a Normal Work Activity with Jill Farmer and Dr. Jen Barna“ ‘I’m scheduled from 7 in the morning until 7pm and then have hours of paperwork after that and I don’t have time to eat or even pee during the day.’
I just want to say first of all, I see you. I hear that those are the conditions that have been created by the system for you, and I also want to say to you, that’s not ok.”
- Jill Farmer, Master Certified Life Coach, Cohost of DocWorking
Cohosts of the Podcast Jill Farmer and Dr. Jen Barna talk about the profes...
2022-08-0126 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast191: Why Fly Solo? Helping Your Fellow Physicians Succeed with Wendy Kranz“How has your intuition spoken to you in the past? How do you know it’s your intuition; how do you know something feels right? How does your compass work? What interferes with your compass so you know when to make some adjustments?”
Wendy Kranz, Master Certified Life Coach & Licensed Pilot
As physicians, we often opt to take on more work ourselves than to ask for help, which can lead to serious burnout and overall unhappiness. Today, DocWorking has a conversation with Master Certified Life Coach and Licensed Pilot Wendy Kranz, to discuss how you can tak...
2022-07-2524 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast188: Leadership in Medicine: Playing to Your Strengths to Maximize Your Potential with Dr. Rik Nemanick“When someone does get that first leadership position as a physician, a lot of times they’re like ‘I don’t know what to do!’”
-Dr. Rik Nemanick, Principal Consultant and Founder of Nemanick Leadership Consulting and Author
All physicians are leaders. And effective leadership is key to being a successful physician. On DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, Cohost and Lead Coach Jill Farmer meets with Dr. Rik Nemanick to discuss how physicians can continue to develop their leadership potential. As the founder of Nemanick Leadership Consulting, Dr. Nemanick is able to offer physicians hi...
2022-07-1426 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast186: Becoming a Doctor, the Struggle Is Real with Dr. Jeep & Vanessa Naum“I’m a firm believer in this, things happen in your life for a reason. You may not understand what the reason is when they’re happening, but if you keep an open mind, eventually, hopefully, you’re gonna see why those things happen.”
- Dr. George Naum aka Dr. Jeep, MD and Physician Marriage Coach
Dr. Jen Barna is pleased to welcome back Physician Marriage Coaches Dr. Jeep and Vanessa Naum to DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast. Previously featured in DocWorking Episode 145: “Why Physician Marriages Have Challenges with Dr. Jeep and Vanessa...
2022-07-0725 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast185: Editor’s Pick- 115: Physicians and the Power of Mentorship with Dr. Umaru Barrie“As busy as I am, I try to give 15, 10 minutes every week to someone because I recognize the power of that. And I recognize that I wouldn’t be where I am if someone who was even busier than me didn’t give me that 10 or 30 minutes.”
-Dr. Umaru Barrie
Today DocWorking is pleased to re-share an editor’s favorite DocWorking the Whole Physician Podcast episode, 115: Physicians and the Power of Mentorship with Dr. Umaru Barrie. First published in November of 2021, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD has a refreshing conversation with Dr. Umaru Barrie about his j...
2022-07-0427 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast184: How to Build a Side Gig Without Giving Up Your Clinical Career with Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez“1. Be consistent, stick to the plan. And 2. Look at the data and don’t compare your data with somebody else’s. Compare your data for the day, with your data from last week, with your data from last month. And as long as you’re making progress, it’s all good.”
- Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez
In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna speaks with side gig expert Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez, aka Dr. E. As an owner of his own development agency and podcast production company, Dr. Gutierrez shares why he encourages all physicians to start their...
2022-06-3020 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast178: How the Right Recruiter Can Help You Solve Your Work-Life Balance Problem With Dr. John Mehall“There is no perfect job that will find you because you have to know what you’re looking for and either find that or create that.”
-John Mehall MD, MBA, FACS, FAC
Our guest, Dr. John Mehall, Chief Medical Officer for Curative/Doximity, talks with cohost and CEO of DocWorking, Dr. Jen Barna, about how he came to start his own company to help physicians find their ideal work-life balance. Dr. John Mehall shares his personal story about finding the right job and his initial struggle with burnout and work-life balance. Today’s episode c...
2022-06-0933 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast177: When Physicians Benefit by Being Less Intense“Everyone just kind of accepts it like, ‘Yeah, I’m that way too. I can’t relax on the weekends, I can’t wind down. I can’t let it go.’ There’s a cultural bravado behind that. I want to call bull on that.“ - Jill Farmer, Master Certified Coach & Lead Coach at DocWorking
When you’re at work, you are in pedal to the metal mode, and to be good at what you do, you need to be able to perform? Do you ever find it hard to turn off the intensity outside of work? In this episod...
2022-06-0615 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast176: From Student Loan Debt to Financial Success with MoneyFitMD Dr. Latifat Akintade“I get to be that voice that helps you really be more in tune with who you are because I believe that every single one of us has the brain and the character to be multiple seven figure net worths, easily as physicians.” -Dr. Latifat Akintade, Gastroenterologist and Coach at MoneyFitMD
Need to start talking about student debt, but don’t know where to start? Today on DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, Dr. Jen Barna talks about physicians and their money with guest Dr. Latifat Akintade of MoneyFitMD. A practicing Gastroenterologist and mother of three, Dr. Lat...
2022-06-0226 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast171: What Healthcare Organizations Need To Do To Keep Their Doctors“The shifts that they needed to make were not as hard as their overwhelmed and burned out brain was telling them it was going to be. They just needed support and a new way of thinking and some new ideas to walk them through the process when they were at that level of feeling so overwhelmed and burned out.”- Master Certified Life Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, Hosts Dr. Jen Barna and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer come together to discuss the overwhelm and burnout that is plaguing the healthcare industr...
2022-05-1615 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast170: Unexpected Factors That Affect Your Application for Life & Disability Insurance with Anjali Singh“Carriers want to see an independent party prescribing the medication, not the person that the client is married to.” - Anjali Singh
In episode 170, Dr. Jen Barna welcomes Anjali Singh back to the podcast. Anjali is a Certified Financial Planner and Financial Advisor and a Trusted Resource at DocWorking. Here she tells some real life stories that really exemplify how your personal medical record, including prescription medications and who prescribed them, can affect your application for life and disability insurance. Anjali tells us a few stories of times a prescription did and did not affect someon...
2022-05-1214 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast169: How To Recognize Joy in the Moment with Victoria Silas MD“I think experiencing contentment is really about savoring the moment of joy or happiness when you’re in it.” -Victoria Silas MD
Lead Coach at DocWorking, Jill Farmer and Coach Victoria Silas MD get together to discuss the real meaning of contentment and techniques you can use to feel joy in your life every day. What is contentment? How does contentment differ from complacency? These questions and more are answered in this wonderfully meaningful episode. Do you ever find yourself avoiding feelings of joy because you are afraid it won’t last? Have you ever...
2022-05-0919 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast161: Success Tools; Quick Wins for Physicians & Healthcare Workers“When physicians and healthcare workers get clear on what is in their control and what is truly out of their control, it can be one of the most empowering things they do.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In this episode, DocWorking Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna and Lead Coach at DocWorking, Jill Farmer, team up to walk us through five key concepts that open our minds to new possibilities that we can add to our toolboxes and start using right away. Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer has spent more than a decade help...
2022-04-1130 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast156: Let’s Talk Honestly About Why Being A Doctor is So Hard Right Now with Victoria Silas MD“This is why in coaching we talk so much about how important it is to stay connected to your purpose and your values. Because this is something you can return to in times of crisis and it will get you through.” -Victoria Silas, MD
In this episode, Master Certified Coach, Jill Farmer and Certified Coach, Victoria Silas, MD discuss why being a doctor is so difficult right now. During this discussion you will learn that if you are feeling angry, overwhelmed, frustrated, etc., you are not alone. Victoria shares about her experiences and feelings practicing medic...
2022-03-2416 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast154: Quick and Easy Ways for Physicians To Get Organized in 2022 with Jodi Granok“So really what I tell people is, ‘If you can’t find something in 30 seconds or less, it’s in the wrong place.’ And there’s your red flag to say, ‘Wow, I need a little more organization here.’” - Jodi Granok, MSW
This episode is all about getting organized! And really, who can’t do with more organization in their life? Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with professional organizer, productivity consultant and speaker, Jodi Granok about quick tips you can put into practice now to get organized. Jodi is the owner of OrganizingMagic, LLC where she helps bu...
2022-03-1719 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast151: Protect Your Resilience with Jill Farmer and Pennie Sempell“So what we’re talking about here is protecting this incredible asset that healthcare workers have and strengthening it, fortifying, as if you’re putting on the best PPE you can, facing that firestorm.” -Pennie Sempell JD
In this episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer welcomes the Co-Founder of Stresspal, Pennie Sempell JD to announce, explain and highlight our new exciting collaboration called DocWorking StressPal Frontline. We are so excited about how our dynamic coaching and peer support combines with the brain-based learning behind this Resilience strengthening course. With DocWorking StressPal Frontline we provide ongoing dynamic c...
2022-03-0720 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast150: Physicians, Too Much Clutter and What You Can Do About It with Janine Adams“Knowing why you want to create more order in your home and let go of excess, that can really help inform your decisions and help you get started. If you don’t know why you’re doing it, it can feel like an exercise in frustration.” - Janine Adams, CPO
This conversation is about physicians and clutter, why it happens, how common it is, and how you can get relief from all that clutter and get a fresh start. Certified Professional Organizer Janine Adams is the owner of Peace of Mind Organizing in St. Louis...
2022-03-0321 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast148: A New Platform for Healthcare Providers as Locum Tenens with Cory Kleinschmidt“We’re all stressed out from the pandemic, but a lot of the trends with healthcare workers began well before and of course now it’s gotten to the point where something has to give and it’s just a great way for doctors to have a flexible working model.” - Cory Kleinschmidt
Are you interested in working locums, or is this the first time you’ve heard of locum tenens? In this episode, Jen Barna MD, DocWorking founder and CEO, comes to us from Las Vegas, Nevada at the NAPR Conference with entrepreneur...
2022-02-2410 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast147: Social Media as a Side Gig for Physicians with TikTok Celebrity Doctor Beachgem10“She said, ‘You shouldn’t feel bad making money off of this because you are putting time, your effort, your heart into it and so you should feel comfortable taking money for it and making it kind of a side gig that is financially in your favor.’” -Dr. "BeachGem10"
In episode 147, DocWorking Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna talks with TikTok star, Dr.BeachGem10. Dr.Beachgem10 tells us how and why she got started on TikTok as well as how long it took to really get a following. After that, she shares how she balances being a pediatri...
2022-02-2115 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast146: The Radar Tool for Healthcare Workers to Enhance Interpersonal Relationships with Margaret Webb“It’s a really good human practice, particularly in relationships, for us to name what’s there. So that we can bring people into our brains and not presume they should just be able to read our minds.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In this episode, Master Certified Coaches Jill Farmer and Margaret Webb introduce us to a tool that Margaret developed that will help all of us in our relationships whether they be personal or professional. Margaret calls it the Radar Tool and she walks us through the reasons behind it and how it w...
2022-02-1713 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast144: Physician Relationship Mistakes and How to Avoid Them with Mika Ross“I want you addressing things when you are at a two out of ten and not an eight, nine or ten out of ten on the anger, frustration, irritation scale.”
-Mika Ross, M.Ed., LPC, NCC
In this episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with Therapist, Relationship Coach and Speaker, Mika Ross about common relationship mistakes that physicians make. Mika has worked with many physician clients and understands their unique situations in relationships. Jill and Mika take us through some examples of scenarios couples commonly find themselves in and Mika gives...
2022-02-1022 min
Physician NonClinical Careers with John JuricaHow to Survive and Thrive on the High Pressure Healthcare BattlefieldDr. Jen Barna earned her medical degree and completed her Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. She also holds a master's degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a board-certified practicing radiologist and founder and CEO of DocWorking. DocWorking is a company that helps physicians maximize meaning and purpose in life, both in and out of work. It does so by providing expert coaching, a peer support community, courses, and other resources through its subscription called DocWorking THRIVE. DocWorking also assists organizations to...
2022-02-0141 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast141: Breaking Bad Money Patterns on the Road to Financial Independence with Nona Jordan“Your best friend is going to be having a clear sense of what is going on with your money on a regular ongoing basis.” -Nona Jordan; Master Coach, Guide, & Author
In today’s episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer and guest Master Coach Nona Jordan tackle how to break learned money patterns that can hold over from childhood. Do you find that sometimes you are playing out the scarcity or other money patterns of your parents or grandparents that you witnessed as a child? Turns out that those patterns can become baked into us and we may...
2022-01-3126 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast140: Prioritizing Your Own Wellness, the Prescription You Need“What if I treated myself as well as I treat those who I love the most in the world? How would that shift my decisions and priorities?” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, DocWorking Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer got together to answer a question that is on a lot of physicians’ minds, “How do I carve out the time from an overbooked schedule to practice self-care without feeling like I’m being selfish?” This question is so relevant because so many physicians are so focused on cari...
2022-01-2709 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast139: Financial Independence for Doctors with Dr. Cobin Soelberg“I’d see residents, as soon as they graduate, they’d buy the Mercedes or they’d want to get a big house and (they’d be) really digging themselves into these holes and feeling stuck. Feeling like the only option was to work more.” -Cobin Soelberg, M.D., J.D.
Today’s conversation is all about how much is enough and financial independence. Cohost Dr. Jen Barna talks with Anesthesiologist, Financial Planner and Attorney, Dr. Cobin Soelberg. Tune in to this conversation to hear about the 4% rule, the FIRE movement, and some solid ways to get started...
2022-01-2420 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast137: How to Build Resilience and Accommodate Life’s Disruptions“Increasing our capacity for dealing with disruptions is a really big tool in resilience and we know that increasing our ability to be resilient decreases the likelihood that we burnout.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, cohosts Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer and Dr. Jen Barna discuss how to be prepared for unexpected disruptions. We’re faced with disruptions every day, even in normal times. In the past two years especially, we’ve all had to cope with a higher volume of minor to major disruptions while carrying the burdens of work and life. C...
2022-01-1715 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast136: Letting Go of Worry and the Power of Refocusing Energy into What You Can Control“Not worrying about something isn’t condoning it, it’s just recognizing what’s in your control and what’s not.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talk about worry. Are you a worrywart? Do you find yourself worrying about things that are out of your control? Coach Jill talks to us about how to let go of worrying and how it is a process that takes time. She tells us how to shift our focus onto things that are in our control. Jen and Jill al...
2022-01-1311 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast133: Specific Ways Doctors Can Create Boundaries This Week with Victoria Silas MD“Boundaries really are an act of compassion for yourself and for other people. And that’s what we really need to help doctors understand.” Victoria Silas MD
In today’s episode, DocWorking top coaches scrub in on the topic of Boundary Setting. Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with board certified Orthopedic Surgeon and Certified Coach Victoria Silas about specific ways that doctors can create boundaries this week. Victoria shares how she has implemented specific boundaries in her professional life in order to keep her personal life separate. You will hear the boundaries she uses...
2022-01-0316 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast132: Are You a Physician Optimist Looking To Simplify in 2022?“High achieving people often feel like they’re being more productive when they pack their schedules tighter. The flaw in that is that when we don’t leave any space in our schedule, we make no space for life to happen.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talk about ending 2021 and beginning 2022 with your values in mind. We are so thrilled that you tuned in and joined us this year and we want to help you get the new year off on the rig...
2021-12-3017 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast130: A Physician’s Christmas Story with Dr. John Crosby“I’m going to get choked up here, it was almost like a Christmas Carol.” -John Crosby MD
In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna talks with Dr. John Crosby for a special Christmas episode. You will hear how Dr. Crosby enjoys working over the holidays and why. One of the reasons is because it is generally quiet and non eventful. But that was not the case one Christmas Eve. Dr. Crosby shares a special story of a Christmas miracle that we hope touches your hearts as much as it touched ours.
2021-12-2309 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast129: Doctor Life, Time and Stress Management Tips for the Holidays with Dr. John Crosby“If someone needs to talk to you in that hour, they need to call 911.” -John Crosby MD
In today’s episode, we have a special treat. Dr. Jen Barna talks to Dr. John Crosby, a Canadian Family Practice Doctor practicing in Ontario. Dr. Crosby has spoken worldwide 124 times on curing burnout by using time management. He shares his proven tips and tricks for better time management, the secret to loving paperwork and getting it done and how he handles the holidays and comes out looking like a prince. We also learn some fun facts...
2021-12-2024 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast126: Leveraging Your Strengths as a Physician with Beth Chesterton“Let’s say that you have an ability when you walk in a room, and you could be dealing with a patient, to make them feel safe. Well, that matters.” -Beth Chesterton
In today’s episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer talks with the developer of The Ignite Method™, Beth Chesterton. Beth is a consultant, seasoned facilitator, coach and creator of success stories. This conversation is all about discovering our strengths, naming them, owning them and understanding why they matter. Tune in to find out how investing time in understanding your strengths can be transformational.
2021-12-0921 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast124: Simple Organizing Hacks To Take Your Time Back“...and so I’m finding that there are so many things like that in our lives. And for me, just taking on one small, singular thing at a time is helping me to decrease that overall sense of overwhelm.” -Dr. Jen Barna
In today’s episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer tackles organization with our founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna. Dr. Barna is learning from the Coaches at DocWorking just like we hope you are. She was inspired and has made getting out the door easier and stress free by changing one simple thing. Do you ev...
2021-12-0213 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast122: Editor‘s Pick, The Beauty of Conflict with Leadership & Team Development Experts CrisMarie Campbell & Susan Clarke“We think the conflict is actually potential energy for innovative and creative solutions.” -CrisMarie Campbell
In today’s episode, Jill talks with conflict experts CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke. They are also experts at leadership and teamwork development with their company, Thrive! Inc. They are the go-to experts when it comes to conflict resolution, with clients such as the San Francisco Giants and the Gates Foundation. Here Jill speaks with CrisMarie and Susan about how to view conflict in a different light, to see it as an opportunity rather than a barrier. Susan and CrisMarie break down...
2021-11-2628 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast120: The Real Time Benefits of Meditation“Which now means whatever activity I’m involved in, whether it’s for work or for family, etc., there’s a lightness to it and a speed. I wouldn't say efficiency, but a speed to it, because I’m not tripping over thoughts on my way there. That is a huge time saver and it’s worth the investment.” Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In today’s episode, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer share the real time benefits of meditation. Coach Gabriella just got back from a Vipassana meditation retreat. She shares with us th...
2021-11-1817 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast117: You Didn’t Get the Promotion You Deserve. Now What?“...and also, to let yourself grieve. Nobody wants to use that terminology unless we know somebody has died. And we’ll even say, ‘Well at least nobody died.’ But there is a grief. We had an idea, we had a dream, we had an expectation and you know, grief is really healthy.” -Master Certified Life Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer and Coach Gabriella Dennery MD talk us through the healthy way to deal with not getting that promotion you’ve been waiting for or other major disappointments in your life. We h...
2021-11-1013 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast114: Shifting Habits To Create More Meaning in Everyday Life“It’s true. It’s about continuing to actively create meaning in your life on a day to day basis.” -Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In today’s episode, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer discuss meaningful habits. We all have habits, some productive and some not so much. And we all know that habits can be hard to break. This conversation is about shifting habits rather than breaking them. It will take time, but the goal is to create new habits or shift old habits into habits that are based on o...
2021-11-0312 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast110: Physician Entrepreneurship and Serving Others with Dr. Van Krishnamoorthy“Practicing Physicians, we’ve already learned how to take so many sources of data, often conflicting and confusing, and put that together in a cohesive picture. That’s literally what we do, right? So in some ways, I think physicians are primed to be entrepreneurs.” -Van Krishnamoorthy MD
In today’s episode, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD interviews doctor and entrepreneur Dr. Van Krishnamoorthy. They discuss his journey as a physician, and what led him into multiple startups. Dr. Krishnamoorthy was a practicing radiologist and is currently the CEO of TNT- Tactile Navigation Tools. TNT is crea...
2021-10-2528 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast108: Making the Case for Physician Creativity“Really it’s beyond just artistic expression, everybody is a creative in their own unique way.” -Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In today’s podcast, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer make the case for creativity for physicians. Maybe you think you aren’t creative because you don’t think you are artistic in any of the usual ways. The Coaches tell us it’s time to rethink what being creative means. Coach Gabriella Dennery MD tells us that we are all creative! She points out that creativity originates from making free time. Time to l...
2021-10-2008 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast105: Entrepreneurship and the Black Woman Physician with Dr. Omalara Uwemedimo“Starting to create accountability partners, those people who you can be vulnerable with and being able to utilize them regularly and strategically to say, ‘Hey, you said you were going to do this. Did it happen?’” Omalara Uwemedimo, MD, MPH
In today’s episode, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD talks with with pediatrician and entrepreneur Dr. Omalara Uwemedimo. Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo is CEO and founder of Melanin & Medicine and works as an empowerment coach and career transition strategist to provide Black women physicians & other health professionals with support through community, courses, and coaching. She has worked as a...
2021-10-1325 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast104: How Physicians Can Improve Work-Life Balance by Minimizing Contaminated Time at Work and at HomeHow Physicians Can Improve Work-Life Balance by Minimizing Contaminated Time at Work and at Home
“Maybe getting a little clearer on what this idea is so you can be even five percent or ten percent more intentional about keeping those two things separate.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer explain contaminated time and how it hinders our productivity. As a physician, when you’re at home, do you find yourself thinking about work and vice versa? You’re not...
2021-10-1108 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast99: Courageous Conversations and How to Have More of Them“That’s the truth, that’s the kindness, that’s the love. And at the same time, making space for an honest conversation and saying, ‘Hey, you know what, whatever you have to say is ok.’” -Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In today’s episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer and Coach Gabriella Dennery MD guide us through having courageous conversations. You know, those conversations that you sometimes dread having. That dread is usually caused by a fear of the other person’s reaction or because we don’t want to feel vulnerable. The Coaches explain why these conversation...
2021-09-2913 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast96: How Clarifying Your Top Values Leads to Better Decision Making“We walk with our values everyday, but oftentimes we don’t realize what they are. So name them, put them on a sheet of paper, stick them in a journal, put them where you can see them, remind yourself. And when you’re making that tough decision, when you have to let’s say move across the country, when kids are starting back in school finally and all the sudden there’s a new opportunity that comes, what do you do? What do you decide? Your values will be a major aspect of that decision.” - Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
2021-09-2213 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast95: Brainscapes and Mapping Our Personal Reality with Dr. Rebecca Schwarzlose“We think better about complex abstract ideas when we can engage with them in a physical way or see a graph or picture of them, rather than just hearing about them.” -Rebecca Schwarzlose PhD
In today’s episode, Jill has a fascinating conversation with Dr. Rebecca Schwarzlose about the amazing and complex maps in our brains. Dr. Rebecca Schwarzlose is a postdoctoral scholar and cognitive neuroscientist in the Psychiatry Department at Washington University in St. Louis. She received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at M.I.T. and has served as the chief editor...
2021-09-2019 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast94: Physician Isolation and Why Community Matters with Victoria Silas MD"You don’t know what you don’t know. And so the benefit of talking with people that you don’t talk with all the time is hearing their solutions to the problems you’ve been having.” -Victoria Silas MD
In this episode, Jill talks with Victoria Silas MD on the importance of community for physicians. You work with other people, you talk with them on occasion, you pass them in the halls. But do you really feel a sense of connection with them? Are you able to show your vulnerable side? Or do they onl...
2021-09-1713 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast93: Emotional Agility & First Steps to Regulating Emotions“It’s hard to just say, ‘Ok, manage your emotions.’ Or, ‘Regulate your emotions.’ Because there are some guidelines to follow, some sort of steps to take in order to achieve that.” -Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In today’s episode, Coaches Gabriella and Jill tackle emotional agility. What is emotional agility? How can we achieve it? What are the benefits? That is exactly what you will learn by listening to this episode! By tuning in to our emotions and naming them we can process and move through them with greater ease, instead of them hindering o...
2021-09-1514 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast92: Trauma and Healing for Physicians with Integrative Psychotherapist Francine Kelley“Part of it is reconnecting mind to body and to be aware of how my body reacts and to connect that with what I’m feeling and how to put words to it.” -Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In today’s episode, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD has an in depth talk with Francine Kelley, LCPC, RYT500, SEP about trauma and healing from trauma. Francine is a Jamaican-born integrative psychotherapist based in Chicago, IL. Her collaborative style combines yoga, mindfulness, meditation and other somatic and energetic approaches to provide clients with a broad range of options...
2021-09-1341 min
Succeed in MedicineHow to Use Coaching and Community to Your Advantage with Jen Barna, MD, of DocworkingJen Barna, MD, is a board-certified practicing radiologist, and founder and CEO of DocWorking, a company that helps physicians achieve their best in life and medicine by providing expert coaching, courses, and other resources in the form of a subscription called DocWorking THRIVE. Jen and the two lead coaches at DocWorking, Gabriella Dennery, MD, and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer, started DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast in February 2021, now ranked as a top physician podcast. I’ve had a few physician coaches on in the past, and she has come the closest to convincing me to actually ge...
2021-09-1233 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast91: Wealth Strategies and Multiple Streams of Income with Dr. Amir Baluch“Having control of your life with financial independence, if you don’t like it, then maybe back off and just go part time or explore some other avenues of income, turn a hobby into a business. You need those kinds of options and that’s where I think financial independence comes in.” -Dr. Amir Baluch
In today’s episode, Jen has an in depth conversation about finances with Dr. Amir Baluch. Dr. Baluch is the founder of Financial Wellness MD and the author of Make It, Keep It: The New Rules of Wealth Preservation for Doctors. In...
2021-09-1020 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast90: Who Benefits from Coaching?“This is a place where I can breathe, explore, talk to somebody and start devising and designing my next steps because I have goals, I have a vision, I have a life I want to live.” -Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
Have you ever wondered if you could benefit from professional Coaching? In this episode, Jill and Gabriella talk about exactly that: shining a light on who benefits from coaching and in what life situations a Coach can be especially useful to help you navigate through. Professional Coaching has well established benefits, and here at D...
2021-09-0813 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast88: How to Manage Your Internet Reviews with Avalon Hartman“You really do make a judgment on a person, on their practice based on their online reviews. Whether that’s right or wrong, it is how the world is working these days.” -Avalon Hartman
In this episode, we hear from Avalon Hartman of EmpathIQ about reputation management. In this case, by reputation management, we mean online reviews. I think we all know how big of an impact reviews play in our lives. How many times have you not gone to a restaurant because of poor reviews? Or not bought a product you were intere...
2021-09-0320 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast87: Tips to Make Networking Easier“It now feels more human, more relaxing and more fun to approach it this way than to try to say, ‘What’s your thirty second elevator pitch?’ ‘And go!’"
In this episode, Coaches Gabriella and Jill give us some wonderfully useful tips on how to do a better job of networking. Jill and Gabriella tell us how to take the pressure out of networking and explain that none of us were born with a networking manual. It’s a muscle that we have to build. Knowing that makes it feel a lot less daunting and a lot more doa...
2021-09-0117 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast85: How to Live an Amazing Life on Less with Amy and Tim Rutherford of ”GoWithLess”“Actually, a key part of my mission with DocWorking is (for) physicians to get themselves into a safe space where they feel that they have an amount that will cover their bases if they need to leave for some reason or if they choose to leave. That would give them a sense of security so that when they choose to work, at that point, it’s a choice.” -Jen Barna MD
In this episode, Jen talks with Tim and Amy Rutherford of GoWithLess about FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), or as Jen calls it, FIO...
2021-08-2734 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast84: The Difference between Achievement & Success“The achievement wasn’t what they really wanted, it was something inside. A sense of, as you said, fulfillment, meaning, contentment, service.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In this episode, Coaches Gabriella and Jill walk us through the important difference between achievement and success and why that difference matters in our lives. The DocWorking Coaches explain why sometimes achieving our goal doesn’t feel as fulfilling as we expected. This episode invites us to leave preconceived notions about success behind and look inside to discover what success really means to us.
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2021-08-2511 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast82: A Primer on IRAs with Justin Shaw“Nobody is going to plan for your retirement for you, you have to do it. If you don’t pay your mortgage, they take your house. If you don’t plan for your retirement, you don’t have one.” -Justin Shaw, Financial Advisor
In this episode, Jen talks with Financial Advisor, Justin Shaw. Justin is one of our Trusted Resources and he specializes in serving professionals in the healthcare industry. This episode focuses on shedding some light on IRA’s. The different kinds of IRA’s, how they work and why you might utilize one over the other...
2021-08-2018 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast81: How to Overcome Isolation, Prevent Physician Burnout, and THRIVE with Dr. Jen Barna“I think a lot of times, in our minds we think we have this personal, big problem and that we are the only ones who have it, and so we’re embarrassed to admit it and we’re embarrassed to talk about it. But when you realize, ‘Oh, everybody has this problem,’ suddenly it doesn’t seem like as big of a problem anymore.” Dr. Jen Barna MD
In this episode, Coach Jill Farmer sits down with DocWorking’s Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna for an honest and sincere conversation about why she created DocWorking. Dr. B...
2021-08-1823 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast79: How to Own Your Confidence without Being Arrogant with Kim Bolourtchi“When we attempt to say, ‘I’m not like this other person, therefore, I don’t have the right to be confident.’ We sell ourselves short.”
In this episode, Coach Jill Farmer talks with Kim Bolourtchi about all things confidence! Most of us can agree confidence is a powerful attribute for a physician. But, when does it become over-confidence? Many physicians have had experiences with arrogant colleagues or bosses. That can create a boomerang effect where doctors shrink from their power in order to avoid looking like an arrogant jerk. University professor, attorney and confidenc...
2021-08-1326 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast78: How to Make the Most of Your Vacation Time“What it is to make the most of that time off so that you can actually feel recharged and ready to go.” -Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In this episode, Coaches Gabriella Dennery MD and Jill Farmer share ideas to make sure we make the most of our beloved time off. You plan your vacation months in advance. Then you look forward to it for months. But when it finally comes and you are there, do you find it hard to unwind? Or did you find it hard or stressful to leave everything behind at work when...
2021-08-1113 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast77: Being a Unicorn in Physician Leadership with Dr. Camelia Lawrence“Failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s actually a part of success.” -Dr. Camelia Lawrence
In today’s episode, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD talks with Dr. Camelia Lawrence. Dr. Lawrence is a board-certified surgeon specializing in benign and malignant breast disease. She is also a huge advocate of women’s health and she’s a unicorn! You’ll have to listen to find out what that means. When you do, you will hear loads of wisdom from a very inspiring person. If you are feeling stuck or unfulfilled or maybe just need a good dose...
2021-08-0916 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast76: Take Your Power Back with Bridgette Boudreau“Looking at choices, being brave enough to ask for what you want, can be an effective way for you to take some power back and to avoid that stuck, spinning place of learned helplessness.” Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In this episode, Jill has a conversation with Master Certified Life Coach and business consultant Bridgette Boudreau about understanding learned helplessness in physicians, with tools for doctors to put themselves back in the driver’s seat of their life and reconnect to their purpose. Here you’ll find some great advice that can be put into practice s...
2021-08-0632 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast75: How to Shift Perspective for a Happier and Healthier Life with Dr. Andrée LeRoyIn today’s episode, Lead Coach Gabriella Dennery MD speaks with Dr. Andrée LeRoy, a physiatrist and expert in functional integrative and rehabilitation medicine, also a specialist in Lifestyle Medicine. Coming from a family of doctors, she speaks about how she fought the calling but eventually decided that an MD was what she needed to pursue her dreams of truly helping others on their journey of healing. In describing her extensive humanitarian work in Haiti while working as a physician at Harvard Medical School, she speaks about what she learned from her experience. She also speaks about surviving Covi...
2021-08-0436 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast74: When Less Is More: Identifying Meaning & Purpose in Everyday Life“Giving ourselves a daily little roadmap is extremely effective.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode Coaches Gabriella and Jill explain how less can actually be more. Then they give us actionable tools that we can put into practice today that will help us to truly be more productive. We learn about great resources such as James Clear and his book, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, the Ivy Lee Method and Jill Farmer’s book, There’s Not Enough Time:...And Other Lies We Tell Ou...
2021-08-0210 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast73: How Music Can Be a Doctor’s Superpower with Dr. Darrell Looney“Hitting the right note at the right time is the same thing as putting somebody’s whatever back together and it just goes *kisses hand* [perfect]. Yes, yes. Those are the moments that we live for.” Darrell Looney MD
In today’s episode, Coach Gabriella Dennery MD talks with Dr. Darrell Looney. Dr. Looney is an emergency physician and also a musician, composer and recording artist. He and Gabriella discuss the links between music and medicine and how his love and understanding of music allows him to better listen to his patients and hear more than what...
2021-07-3020 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast72: Voices of Medicine's Future with Med Student Rosamaria Dias“Talk to everyone and make connections. You never know when the person you meet will help you.” -Rosamaria Dias
In today’s episode, we hear from Rosamaria Dias, a medical school student who has just completed her first year. Gabriella talks with her and learns about her struggles and strengths. You will be inspired by her passion for helping those who are underserved, by all the programs she is involved in and their missions, and by the way she sticks to her values and prioritizes what is important to her. Tune in as we get brilliant insight from th...
2021-07-2825 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast71: A Frank Conversation on Burnout“Today you are in for a frank conversation on burnout.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In this episode, Coach Jill Farmer leads our founder and CEO, Jen Barna MD and Coach Gabriella Dennery MD in an honest discussion that scratches the surface of their experiences with burnout and what it was that helped them get to the other side. Each has a different story of how it affected them and how a multifaceted approach is needed to result in resolution and moving forward. We hope that this episode will help those experiencing burnout to know there...
2021-07-2620 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast69: Can You Be Excellent Without Being Perfect?“Excellence is a process. It’s a journey. It’s a discovery. And Perfectionism just kind of stops everything cold in its tracks.” - Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In this episode, Lead Coaches Gabriella Dennery MD and Jill Farmer ponder the question: Can you be excellent without being perfect? In order to answer that, first they break down the definitions of perfectionism and excellence and tell us what distinguishes the two. Turns out, there is a huge difference between being perfect and being excellent. And what’s more is that striving to be perfect can...
2021-07-2112 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast68: Disability Insurance: What You Need to Know with Anjali Singh“Obtaining your coverage as early on in your schooling as possible is helpful. I get it, as a resident or fellow, budgets are tight compared to when you’re in practice. But you’re probably never going to be as young or as healthy as you are then.” -Anjali Singh
In today’s episode, we are thrilled to welcome back an expert in her field, Anjali Singh. Anjali is a Certified Financial Planner and Financial Advisor. In this episode she covers what you need to know about disability insurance. She covers the important differences between types of di...
2021-07-1919 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast67: The Beauty of Conflict with CrisMarie Campbell & Susan Clarke“We think the conflict is actually potential energy for innovative and creative solutions.” -CrisMarie Campbell
In today’s episode, Jill talks with conflict experts CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke. They are also experts at leadership and teamwork development with their company, Thrive! Inc. They are the go-to experts when it comes to conflict resolution, with clients such as the San Francisco Giants and the Gates Foundation. Here Jill speaks with CrisMarie and Susan about how to view conflict in a different light, to see it as an opportunity rather than a barrier. Susan and CrisM...
2021-07-1629 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast66: How to Say No“We don’t owe the rest of the world an explanation.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, Coaches Gabriella and Jill walk us through how to say No in a way that supports you and your values while acknowledging the person asking you for something. Do you struggle with saying No? Are you in the habit of saying Yes? Would you like a clear and concise way to approach saying No in the future? Then this episode is for you! The Coaches give us an easy and clear way to decide if your answe...
2021-07-1412 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast63: How Your Passion Can Help You Get Healthy“If you’re like, ‘I don’t have a passion right now.’ That’s ok. If there is something you’re interested in that you know that increasing your physical ability is going to help you increase your ability to do it, I think that is what we’re saying here.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, Coaches Gabriella and Jill talk about how your passion or interest can help you get healthy and break the knowing/doing gap. We know we should exercise for our health and longevity. But when and how do we actually fi...
2021-07-0711 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast60: How To Quiet Your Inner Critic“One of the simplest things that I like to share with people is, if you’re wondering if it’s inner chatter or inner dialogue, ask yourself if it’s helpful.” -Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer
In today’s episode, Coaches Gabriella Dennery MD and Jill Farmer discuss how to quiet your inner chatter. We have all experienced inner chatter. It’s that little voice that tells us we aren’t good enough or we can’t get that job we want. It’s important to distinguish the difference between inner chatter and inner dialogue. Inner dialogue is the...
2021-06-3012 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast59: A Brain Surgeon Talks Fatherhood with Dr. Michael Webb“It’s easy to let pressing matters get in the forefront without sort of thinking, ‘Hey is this something that’s being put on me by something else, or is this really something that I want to do?’ And you have to sometimes be selfish about saying, ‘Look, this is important to me and I’m going to do this.’ You know, ‘I’m going to do it right now.’” -Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Webb
In today’s episode, Jill talks with Neurosurgeon and father, Dr. Michael Webb. Dr. Webb is a proud father and in this conversation w...
2021-06-2813 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast58: Malpractice Insurance: What to Know When Negotiating a Contract with Anjali Singh“There’s no guesswork, there’s no, ‘Oh how am I going to be covered? What if they change this thing or that thing?’ You know what the deal is.”-Anjali Singh
In today’s episode, Jen talks with Anjali Singh about malpractice insurance. Anjali is a Certified Financial Planner and Financial Advisor. Anjali has some important tips for physicians especially when looking at negotiating a new contract or leaving your current employer. She and Jen discuss the types of malpractice insurance and the important differences between them. This is an eye opening discussion wit...
2021-06-2512 minDocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast57: How to Go from Languishing to Thriving“It’s not going to happen overnight, let’s be clear about that, and it’s not just going to happen with one thing.” -Coach Gabriella Dennery MD
In today’s episode, Coaches Jill Farmer and Gabriella Dennery discuss going from languishing to thriving in a post Covid world. We learn what it means to be languishing and how to find out if we are in that state or not. The first step is to acknowledge how you are feeling. Then we get some real life advice on how to move through languishing and come out...
2021-06-2312 min