Update April 2026 Medicine should challenge you, not break you. It is a profession that demands rigor and sacrifice, but there is a meaningful difference between leaning into a healthy growth edge and slipping into harmful strain. Feeling engaged, s...
Updated April 2026 Medicine has always been challenging. For many physicians, that challenge is part of the draw. It is what gets you out of bed after a long shift, what motivates you to prove you can do hard things and make a real difference. But i...
Updated April 2026 When I first heard about coaching, I was skeptical. I had reached a breaking point and had already tried everything else including therapy, time off, medication, and other jobs. Nothing helped. A colleague suggested coaching. I ex...
Updated April 2026 Becoming a physician is a privilege. Few careers grant the opportunity to ease suffering, participate in people’s most vulnerable moments, and experience lifelong learning in such a concrete way. After nearly two decades of practi...
Updated April 2026 As physicians, we spend years honing clinical skills to care for patients. Yet many of us reach a point where the demands of practice feel unsustainable. Or, just as common but less frequently discussed, we are busy and bored at t...
Great physicians are not born. They are forged through experience, curiosity, and the guidance of others. Many of us are prepared for clinical work but feel unprepared when thrust into leadership or mentorship roles. If you have ever wondered how to...
Physicians in academic medicine juggle competing roles: clinician, researcher, teacher and administrator. As careers evolve, many are asked to lead teams, departments or entire institutions, often with little formal preparation. Leadership coaching...
“I love caring for patients,” I told myself. “I need to figure out how to care for myself in the process.” On paper everything looked perfect: I was preparing for promotion to full professor, my retirement fund was on track for an early exit, and...
Many physicians reach a point where the demands of clinical medicine no longer feel sustainable. Some doctors are burned out and want to redesign their practice, while others are curious about nonclinical roles that better align with their talents a...
Physician burnout isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a lived experience for many of us in medicine. After years of long hours, moral injury and relentless charting, I found myself emotionally exhausted and disconnected from the work that once brought me jo...
