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#57: What Happens in a Coaching Session?
In this episode we talk about what happens during one of our private coaching sessions. We realize most of our listeners have never personally experienced being coached by a life/wellness coach and may come with some...
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#56: Fear, Anxiety and Dread
We continue our quest to improve our emotional granularity by discussing the emotions, fear, anxiety and dread. These are all emotions we as doctors experience at any time during our day, week or even moment. We put...
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#55: Magic Equation to Reduce Suffering
In this episode we talk about the various uses of the equation attributed to Psychologist Kristin Neff.
Pain x Resistance = Suffering
Part of being a human on earth is enduring some painful situations and experiencing...
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#54: Insight on Addiction with Elyse Segebart
This special edition is a conversation with software developer, life coach and addiction survivor,Β Elyse Segebart.Β She bravely discusses her journey being introduced to drugs and her 13 year struggle with addiction....
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#53: Lessons from "The Star Thrower" by Loren Eiseley
In the episode we discuss the essay "The Star Thrower" from Loren's Book The Unexpected Universe. It is a beautiful piece about making a difference even when it seems futile. And for many of us, working in healthcare...
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#52: Coaching in Residencies with Tonya Caylor, MD
Introducing Dr Tonya Caylor, family medicine doc, who relocated to Alaska from Florida. She describes her journey fromΒ academic medicine to independent practice and the recovery from burnout.Β Her passion is now to...
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#51: Lessons from "Just One Thing" by Rick Hanson, PhD
Today we discuss some tips from Rick Hanson, PhD's book Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a TimeΒ for how to change your brain for better or worse.
Some highlights:
We are not our brains...
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#50: Numbing Out (aka Buffering) with Heather Awad, MD
Dr. Heather Awad joined us to talk about buffering. She's a family physician in Minnesota, a weight loss coach at Vibrant MD, and has her own podcast called Vibrant MD Podcast. She is an expert at helping her clients...
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#49: "The Giving Tree" Has Got To Go
In the episode, we discuss "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. It is a beloved book by many, but it is problematic to say the least. And altruistic healthcare workers using this as a model of self-sacrifice may...
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#48: Physician Coaching- A Man's Perspective with Michael Hersh, MD
Introducing Dr. Michael Hersh, who was in the same coaching class as Amanda and Laura, and has pioneered the male coaching space.Β He is a full time practicing gastroenterologist in Chicago who came to coaching to...
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#47: Stress and Overwhelm
Today, we continue improving our emotional granularity (or ability to correctly identify emotions) using Brene Brown's book "Atlas of the Heart." And, since emotions aren't inherently "good or bad," we take a look at...
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#46: Envy, Jealousy, & Resentment
The theme of this episode is adapted from Brene Brown's book, "Atlas of the Heart".Β Each chapter focuses on a group of emotions that are common places we go to when we feel _____. (that represented a blank) The...
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