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From Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 33: The Pause That Changed Everything with Dr. Nicci PrestonI'm so grateful to have one of my incredible clients, Dr. Nicci Preston, joining me on the show today. Nicci is a powerhouse—she’s an emergency medicine physician and a mom of two—and in this episode, she opens up about what her life looked like before coaching and the powerful shifts she’s made since.When we first started working together, Nicci was doing what so many high-achieving women do: holding it all together on the outside, while running on fumes underneath. She was working full-time at a level two trauma center, juggling the nonstop demands...2025-05-0726 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 32: Strategies For Intentional Living - Part 2Last week in Part 1, I shared the first—and honestly, the most important—strategy for living with intention: making time for you. If you haven’t listened to that one yet, hit pause and go back. It sets the foundation for everything else we're diving into today.Most of us know what it’s like to live on autopilot—always doing, barely pausing, and not really feeling connected to how we're showing up. Intentional living helps shift that. But it doesn’t happen overnight.Today, I’m walking you through the remaining nine strategies. And here’s what I...2025-04-3036 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 31: Strategies For Intentional Living - Part 1Many of us tell ourselves we don’t have time for the things we actually want to do. As high-achieving women, we’re busy—too busy—so we push what matters to the side, thinking we’ll get to it later. But here’s the thing: time is our most precious asset, and we have more control over it than we think.In this two-part episode, we’re diving into intentional living—how to create a life that aligns with what you actually want, instead of just checking off a never-ending to-do list. Today, we’re foc...2025-04-2318 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 30: How To STOP TAKING WORK HOME with Dr. Sarah SmithOne of the biggest struggles with time optimization? Keeping work from taking over your life.We tell ourselves we have to sacrifice time with family, rest, or that dream vacation just to keep up. And even when we do take a break, our minds stay stuck on work and the never-ending to-do list. Sound familiar?That’s why I’m so excited to have my dear friend and fellow physician, Dr. Sarah Smith, on the podcast today. Sarah is a Clinical Day Advisor and Charting Coach, and she’s sharing the exact...2025-04-1632 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 29: Refining the TTO Process – Reflect, Regroup, Rejoice, and ResetLast week, I introduced the Thursday Time Out (TTO) process—a dedicated time to plan your weekly calendar so your days feel easier and more organized. Today, we’re taking it up a notch by fine-tuning the system so it works even better for you.First off, take a moment to celebrate—you made it through week one! That’s huge. Committing to this process is the first (and honestly, the hardest) step. Honoring that commitment lays the groundwork for better time management and, more importantly, more ease in your daily life. But to keep improving, we’ve got to...2025-04-0922 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 28: Calendaring with the Thursday Time Out ProcessIf you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly playing catch-up, your brain is juggling too many tabs, or you’re just plain overwhelmed by everything on your plate, this episode is for you.Today, I’m sharing one of my absolute favorite time optimization tools—the Thursday Time Out Process. This isn’t just another way to organize your week; it’s the foundation for working smarter, not harder, so you can finally stop feeling behind and start feeling in control. I am hoping that you all have finished the brain dump step that we discussed two episodes a...2025-04-0234 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 27: Let's Talk About the Details of Execution with Erin AuerWe’ve talked about turning your to-do list into a structured, manageable plan—but what about choosing the right calendar and actually making it work for you? Today, I’m joined by Erin Auer to break down the tech side of time optimization. When I first met Erin, she blew my mind with how clearly she could articulate the challenges of scheduling and organization—challenges I knew I had but never quite had the words for. I know you’re going to get just as much value from her insights as I have, and this conversation will set you up to make...2025-03-2635 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 26: The Ultimate To Do List Brain DumpThis week, we’re tackling the next key step in mastering time optimization—and it’s a game-changer. If your brain feels like a browser with too many tabs open, you’re not alone. That’s where the ultimate to-do list brain dump comes in.Even after refining my weekly calendaring system, I kept finding myself carrying around mental clutter—those little tasks I thought I’d remember but were quietly draining my energy. Sound familiar? This brain dump process is about getting all those swirling thoughts out of your head and onto paper, so they’re no longer waking...2025-03-1920 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 25: Perfectly Imperfect: Reclaiming Your Time by Releasing Control with Dr. Melissa ParsonsToday, I’m joined by my bestie from residency and fellow coach, Dr. Melissa Parsons—the one who first introduced me to coaching. And let me tell you, at the time, I thought she’d lost her mind. But as we all know now, she was onto something that completely changed both our lives.Melissa and I had a common struggle before coaching: the urge to control everything—especially the people we love. Like so many high-achieving women, we believed that if things were done our way, life would be smoother, safer, and just better. But here’s the trut...2025-03-1232 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 24: The Power of Doing Less: The Art of Constraint and Effective PlanningIn this episode, we’re breaking down some game-changing concepts for optimizing your time: constraint, planning, resistance, and letting go of perfectionism. When you start applying these, you shift from feeling overwhelmed to feeling in control—inviting more calm into your life instead of stress.If you’re someone who constantly takes on too much (because let’s be real, high-achievers and moms tend to do that), this is for you. When we aren’t realistic about our time, we set ourselves up for frustration and burnout. Today, I’m sharing practical tools to help you start unwinding un...2025-03-0519 min
The Well-Being ConnectorArpita Gupta DePalma, MD • Live at the SummitArpita Gupta DePalma, MD founded Thought Work, MD to help physicians and professional women learn how to identify, manage, and then let go of what is not serving them through transformational mindset coaching. She helps powerful women learn how to stay ahead of their anger so that they show up calm, collected and in control, ready to lead and execute with poise. In her one to one and group coaching programs, she provides clients the unique tools they need to optimize how they show up each day in order to accomplish more, while being happier doing so. Arpita specializes...2025-03-0129 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 23: From Reacting to Reflecting: Strategies to Build Intentionality with Your TimeWhen I first started doing this work, one of my biggest aha moments was realizing just how much my anger was tied to the way I managed my time. Every time I felt like I was running up against the clock, irritation and resentment weren’t far behind. Sound familiar?When life feels overwhelming, it’s easy to slip into reaction mode—just putting out fires and barely keeping up. That’s why I’m shifting the focus to time management, because just like with anger, awareness is everything. The way we use our time can either create pea...2025-02-2623 min
Inner Peace and Power66: Tapping into Emotional Resilience with Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalmaYou're going to love this episode, friend! Our guest is Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma. Together, we discuss ways to harness more joy, more peace, more awareness in our busy lives. Arpita is a wonderful storyteller and an incredibly wise soul. You'll come away feeling more peaceful and more empowered - and you'll definitely want to share this episode. Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma has a podcast called "From Pissed Off to Poised" which is incredible and available via all major platforms. You can find her here...https://thoughtworkmd.com/https://www...2025-02-2432 minFrom Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women ProfessionalsEp 22: Listening Within: Embracing Intuition and Finding ForgivenessThis episode marks a big moment—it’s our last deep dive into the topic of anger before we shift into time management and intentional living. We’ve spent this journey together exploring tools, insights, and strategies to help you move from feeling reactive to being calm, collected, and fully in control. So, in today’s episode we bring it home by exploring two powerful tools for stepping out of anger and into alignment: tuning into your intuition and embracing forgiveness. It’s about shifting from a reactive state to one of calm, clarity, and intentional action.When we’re...2025-02-1915 min