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The Podcast by KevinMDWhy shifting from wellness to well-being matters for physicians and patientsPhysical therapist and physician advocate Kim Downey, mental health counselor Nikolai Blinow, and family physician and physician coach Tonya Caylor discuss their article "Focusing on well-being versus wellness: What it means for physicians (and their patients)." Together, Kim, Nikolai, and Tonya examine why the language of "wellness" often feels performative and unattainable, while "well-being" reflects a dynamic, values-based, and relational practice that supports both physicians and patients. They highlight how well-being fosters flexibility, belonging, and system-level change, while empowering individual clinicians to reconnect with purpose and presence. Listeners will gain insights into how embracing well-being can transform physician culture...
2025-10-0722 min
Solving For JoyTending the Pipeline of Joy in Medicine with Dr. Tonya CaylorDiscover how joy and medicine can coexist with Dr. Tonya Caylor.
With over 25 years as a family physician, Tonya is dedicated to supporting family medicine residents, faculty, and attending physicians as they rediscover the joy in their work. Together, Dr. Chrissie Ott and Tonya discuss themes of power, agency, perfectionism, and mentorship—highlighting the importance of finding fulfillment even in difficult circumstances.
Tonya encourages trainees to embrace their authentic selves and recognize their ability to shape their own experiences in medicine. Tune in for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation about redefining success, navigating the pressures of...
2025-02-2553 min
empowerEDReclaiming Autonomy and Joy in Family Medicine with Dr. Tonya Caylor Part 2In the second part of our conversation, Dr. Caylor speaks about the exciting potential of innovation in family medicine, especially as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to gain momentum. She discusses how the "dance" that medical students are often expected to follow can limit room for creativity, but with AI and other emerging technologies, there is a brighter, more innovative future for the field. Dr. Caylor also stresses the importance of finding joy in your work and transitioning away from the perfectionism that often leads to burnout.We also dive deep into reclaiming autonomy during medical training. Dr...
2024-12-1535 minempowerEDReclaiming Autonomy and Joy in Family Medicine with Dr. Tonya Caylor Part 1In this episode of empowerED, we welcome Dr. Tonya Caylor, a Family Physician and professional coach, who has dedicated her career to supporting Family Medicine Residents and faculty. Dr. Caylor takes us through her journey, from clinical practice to academic medicine, and how she discovered the transformative power of coaching—especially for family medicine professionals facing burnout.She shares insights on the importance of community and mentorship in family medicine, discussing how coaching can significantly impact residents and faculty alike. Dr. Caylor also highlights the challenges of practicing medicine in a system that often undervalues family medicine but...
2024-12-1532 min
Tea With GeorgeCan Democrats win again by by breaking knees?Special counsel Jack Smith has once again indicted President Trump hoping he could stop him from running and winning the White House again. This reminded me of the 1994 Olympics when skater Nancy Kerrigan was so much superior to Tonya Harding. Tonya’s people knew they had to do something! Did that something involves skating better? No, it involved ambushing Nancy Kerrigan and hitting her in the shins with the steel pipe so that she couldn’t compete. Nobody was applauding Tonya Harding’s people for trying to put Nancy Kerrigan out of the race. But we have mainstream media and the...
2024-09-0101 min
Dr. Tamara Beckford ShowDr. Caylor: Professional Fulfillment for Faculty PhysiciansDiscover the secrets to thriving as a faculty physician with Dr. Caylor!
If you work in academia, you don't want to miss this episode.
Tonya L Caylor, MD, FAAFP is a family physician and an academic physician coach in Anchorage, Alaska with 23 years of clinical and academic practice. She is a certified coach who has earned her ICF ACC credential with additional training in Trauma Mitigation Coaching.
She owns and runs Joy in Family Medicine Coaching Services, ® which partners with family medicine residency programs to help residents an...
2023-10-3048 min
Inspiring Women LeadersEpisode 38 - Dr Tonya CaylorDr. Tonya Caylor, MD, FAAFP is a family physician and an academic physician coach in Anchorage, Alaska with 24 years of clinical and academic practice. She is a certified coach who has earned her ICF credential with additional training in Trauma Mitigation. She coaches leaders in family medicine residencies and in the American Medical Womens Assoc ‘Evolve’ program.She owns and runs Joy in Family Medicine Coaching Services, which partners with family medicine residency programs to help residents and faculty to enjoy all of life and thrive in theirchosen careers.
2023-10-251h 15
It's Not Just You with Dr. Kara Pepper19. Early Career Wellness with Dr. Tonya CaylorWhat lights your soul on fire or breaks your heart? For Dr. Tonya Caylor, a family medicine physician in Alaska, witnessing the suffering of early career physicians was the heartbreak that brought purpose to this season of her career. Dr. Caylor supports family medicine residency programs, their faculty, and trainees, in building sustainable wellness.
You can find Dr. Caylor on her website.
Residents and fellows can register for free monthly coaching with me here.
2023-08-2129 min
Re-Mind YourselfJoy in Medicine with Dr Tonya CaylorPhysician coach Michelle Chestovich MD has a conversation with fellow family physician/life coach Dr Tonya Caylor about her amazing work bringing coaching to residency education.Want to learn more about her great work and set up a time to chat?Click here: https://www.joyinfamilymedicine.com/Want to join small group coaching program Stress Rx for physician women? Click here: https://www.mamadoclifecoach.com/stress-rx-group-coaching-programWe begin Monday July 10th. Let's go!
2023-06-2834 min
Life, Love, and Leadership for Physicians25: The Benefits of Coaching for Residency Programs with Dr. Tonya CaylorHave you or your organization ever considered hiring a coach for your residency program? Having a coach can be highly beneficial for helping residents navigate the changes and challenges of residency and feel more empowered, even when things seem out of their control.Tonya L Caylor, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician and an academic physician coach in Anchorage, Alaska with 24 years of combined clinical and academic experience. She is a certified coach who has earned her ICF credential with additional training in Trauma Mitigation. She owns and runs Joy in Family Medicine Coaching Services®, which partners w...
2023-06-2831 min
The Brave Enough Show for Women PhysiciansEmbracing Change Around You When You Don't Agree With ItIn this episode of the Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Tonya Caylor chat about: Accepting changes around you when you don't agree with them Finding the courage to change yourself Adopting a mindset of change Giving yourself grace through change About the guest: Tonya L Caylor, MD, FAAFP is a family physician and an academic physician coach in Anchorage, Alaska with 23 years of clinical and academic practice. She trained and certified through the Life Coach School and has earned her ICF ACC credential. She owns and runs Joy in Family Medicine Coaching Se...
2023-04-2132 min
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your LifeUnique Challenges of Working with Learners: Interview with Dr. Tonya CaylorWorking with learners (med students, residents and other trainees) brings its own challenges and stresses. Dr. Tonya Caylor joins me for this interview and is sharing practical tools that every physician will find helpful whether you occasionally have a learner with you or work full time in an academic position. **** Enjoying this podcast? Please share it with someone who would benefit. And don't forget to hit "follow" so you get all the new episodes as soon as they are released. *** Want more support staying focussed on applying everything you learn in th...
2023-04-1728 min
Healing Medicine: Mindfulness, Mindset & Physician Well-Being129. Coaching At Every Level: The Key to Culture Change in Medicine with Dr Tonya CaylorIntegrating physician coaching seamlessly into graduate medical education is the most effective and impactful intervention we can do to prevent burnout and create a healthy and sustainable culture of medicine. Enjoy a vibrant conversation between two physician coaches who coach in graduate medical education. Bringing coaching to training programs is a win-win-win. Getting funding for coaching for your team, residents, and/or fellows doesn't have to be complicated. It also isn't hard. There are lots of creative ways to make it happen. Once in place- the ROI of coaching for trainees...
2023-04-1656 min
ResetMDDr. Tonya Caylor - "Point Your Brain in the Direction You Want to Go"Tonya L Caylor, MD, FAAFP is a family physician and an academic physician coach in Anchorage, Alaska with 23 years of clinical and academic practice. She owns and runs Joy in Family Medicine Coaching Services ® which partners with family medicine residency programs to help residents, faculty, and recent graduates enjoy all of life and thrive in their chosen careers.
In this episode she describes the 3 stages of her RESET: burnout, recovery, and coach training and practice. She outlines the fullness of her recovery phase, details what in the practice she joined made it work, and reveals what helped h...
2023-04-1238 min
DRIVE TIME DEBRIEF: A Physician Wellness Podcast with The Whole Physician#52: Coaching in Residencies with Tonya Caylor, MDIntroducing Dr Tonya Caylor, family medicine doc, who relocated to Alaska from Florida. She describes her journey from academic medicine to independent practice and the recovery from burnout. Her passion is now to help residents and faculty with mindset training to equip them with the tools they need for longevity in their career in medicine. In our conversation, Dr Caylor gives examples of common things residents struggle with and what she has taught through private and group coaching to get them to shift into a perspective that works for them!
Our favorite moments:
"The one thing that...
2023-03-0924 min
Simply Worth It: Physician Negotiations with Dr. Linda StreetYour First Contract Negotiation: How to Advocate For Yourself Effectively with Dr. Tonya CaylorFor residents making the leap into their very first job, navigating interviews, contracts and salary negotiations can feel like a minefield. On one hand, you want to make sure the value you bring to the table is reflected, but on the other hand, you’re socialized to take whatever’s offered because of your inexperience. How do we make sure we’re not short-changing ourselves at the negotiating table? What are some of the unique pieces of the contract we need to consider? In this episode, I’m joined by Academic Physician Co...
2023-02-0228 min
The StressFreeMD PodcastThriving in Family Medicine with Dr. Tonya CaylorOn this episode we have the wonderful Dr. Tonya Caylor from Anchorage, Alaska:Family PhysicianAcademic Physician CoachCertified Life CoachFounder: Joy in Family Medicine Coaching ServicesDr. Caylor partners with family medicine residency programs to help residents, faculty, and recent graduates enjoy all of life and thrive in their chosen careersShe shares:her own insidious onset of her burnout journeyhow her life was changed through life coachingwhat makes training in family medicine different from other specialtieshow she supports residents and...
2023-01-3132 min
Habits on Purpose50: Breaking the Habits That Lead to Burnout with Dr. Tonya CaylorDiscover how perfectionism and all-or-nothing thinking are holding you back and how to instead make space for seemingly polarizing ideas to coexist. Dr. Caylor is sharing how she created habits that have served her as a physician and a coach and one concrete strategy you can start implementing right now that will help you gain immediate perspective on your day-to-day life. Get the full show notes and more information here: https://habitsonpurpose.com/50
2023-01-1136 min
Ending Physician OverwhelmCoaching for the Next Generation, with special guest, Dr Tonya CaylorSend us a textResidency is a time of intense growth and learning, coupled with great sacrifice and pressure to perform. It is in this pressure cooker that many perfectionist and people-pleasing habits are, well, perfected. Today I am speaking with Dr Tonya Caylor, a Family Medicine Physician and Certified Life Coach who coaches Residents and Faculty Physicians with an eye to preventing burnout. Listen in as she shares her own story, and why she is called to do this work.Dr Tonya Caylor is a Family Medicine Physician and Certified Life Coach in Alaska...
2022-11-1524 min
Doctors Changing MedicineHow this Doctor is Helping Doctors in Academic Medicine Take Back ControlIn today's episode, I speak to Dr. Tonya Caylor, an Academic Physician Coach who is doing so many things outside of family Medicine. After about 16 years in practice and experiencing burnout and dissatisfaction, she finally found her healing in private practice. She now enjoys medicine rather than maximizing profits and is on a mission to help Physicians thrive in their careers as opposed to enduring it. Tune in as she takes us through a business masterclass and invaluable life experiences.In a nutshell, we chat about:H...
2022-09-2826 min
Forgive and ThriveFnT 073: How to protect your energy with Dr. Tonya CaylorIn today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Tonya Caylor, a family physician, academic physician coach, and founder of Joy in Family Medicine Coaching Services. We live in times of a busy epidemic with most of us feeling stressed, depleted, and overwhelmed by the fast pace of our life, so maintaining good energy levels is paramount to be supported in the best possible way in our busy lives. With Tonya, we talk about personal energy, what we can do to protect our energy levels, and how they can be boosted.
You can reach Tonya at...
2022-09-0758 min
The Cost of Becoming PodcastEP 72: Transformative MindsetThe mind is one of the most powerful tools we have as humans. A minor change in a person's mindset have have lasting effects. If you think a situation is hopeless or impossible, then it will be. But, is it possible to change a hopeless situation around?
This question and more is what episode 72 explores with featured guest Dr. Tonya Caylor, a family medicine physician and physician coach in Anchorage, Alaska. She coaches in family medicine residencies to help faculty members and residents enjoy life and thrive in their chosen careers. In the podcast Dr. Caylor shares ho...
2022-06-2531 min
Line One: Your Health ConnectionHow the pandemic is impacting health care workers’ mental health
A health care provider, wearing several types of personal protective equipment that is being tracked by the State of Alaska, provides care in 2020, for a woman hospitalized in an isolation room in the critical care unit of Bartlett Hospital, in Juneau. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO)
Trauma is taking a serious toll on health care workers across the country. The constant exposure to death, and the sense of powerlessness that comes from watching patients die alone, has caused a spike of resignations and staffing shortages that only heightens the stress and pressure felt by those who remain on...
2021-10-1258 min
Millennial HealthGetting Real about Self-CareThere’s a place and a time for yoga and meditation but we need a few other options in our self-care toolkits ! On this latest episode of the Millennial Health Podcast, my guest Dr. Caylor and I talk about a few other ways to tackle burnout. Tonya Caylor, MD, FAAFP is a family physician and certified professional coach in Anchorage, Alaska who founded Joy in Family Medicine Coaching after realizing the power of physician coaching and seeing a paucity of it at the resident level. She loves giving tools to millennials who have chosen tough careers to enj...
2021-05-0331 min
FMEC PodcastsAn Interview with Tonya Caylor, MD a Family Physician and Physician CoachAn Interview with Tonya Caylor, MD a Family Physician and Physician Coach
2021-01-2226 min
Stop Physician Burnout: Physician Leadership Skills To Help Us Lead The Charge To Physician Wellness8. Physician Coaching to Prevent Resident Burnout with Tonya Caylor MDThe significance of dealing with burnout at the residency level is what Dr. Tonya Caylor realized when she founded Joy in Family Medicine Coaching. She believes that developing a program with the tools and strategies would help physicians, early on in their career, create and sustain a work-life balance. With over 20 years of clinical experience and 12 of those in academic medicine, Dr. Caylor continues to wear many hats as a community physician, on-call faculty, and as physician coach with a focus on residents, faculty, and new graduates. Listen as she shares her own...
2021-01-0622 min
Doctor Me First with Errin Weisman DOYou Are Not Broken with Dr. Tonya CaylorIf you're a full fledged doctor who has completed all of your residency rounds, do you remember the days of residency? If you're a resident, do you ever feel like you're simply surviving day to day? You don't have to live like that. Dr. Tonya Caylor is a resident wellness advocate and she's sharing her thoughts on changing the practice of residency. While overall the residency period is important, it's not practical to run people into the ground for a calling. Most doctors and nurses will say that they've been called to medicine and that h...
2020-11-0927 min
This Osteopathic LifeConversations - Dr. Tonya CaylorExploring the health of all things by finding joy in medicine with Dr. Tonya Caylor
Visit her website and learn more about her programs to support family medicine residents and faculty:
https://www.joyinfamilymedicine.com/
2020-09-2335 min
The Generalist Medicine - GeM - PodcastGeM 58 Burnout and Coaching ft. Dr Tonya CaylorI had the opportunity to talk to Tonya Caylor, a family physician from Anchorage, Alaska with an inspiring interest in physician health. We talk about the important topic of Burnout as well as her interest in Coaching to help physicians in both their personal and professional lives. For more information on her, check out her site! https://www.joyinfamilymedicine.com/.
2020-09-1556 min
Right Brain RoundsInterview with Tonya Caylor, MD of Joy in Family MedicineThis interview is with Tonya Caylor, MD who is a Family Medicine Physician and Physician Coach in Anchorage, Alaska. She is the founder of Joy in Family Medicine, which is a coaching company that helps resident physicians in training with professional development with coaching.Dr. Caylor explains her philosophy of coaching and ways that residents can make the best of their training years.www.joyinfamilymedicine.com
2020-08-0429 min