Burned-out Physicians: Make Medicine Sustainable!

I’m a husband, father, physician coach, family medicine physician at a rural FQHC, clinic medical director, social justice and environmental advocate, dreamer, and adventurer at heart.

 

Like many of you, I’m an idealist at heart and want to make a positive difference in the world. That’s the whole reason I pursued my childhood dream of becoming a physician!

 

Like many of you, I burned out very early in my career. At one point, I felt like I lost touch with that dreamer part of me. I was struggling to maintain work-life balance, and was not showing up at home as the husband and dad I wanted to be. I was always preoccupied with work or my “never ending to-do list.” Unconsciously, I was blaming my job for my discontent, blaming myself for not being able to be an “efficient” physician, and even believing that I wasn’t a good husband and dad because I couldn’t seem to find a way to get home earlier after work. When burned out, I felt powerless and that I lacked autonomy in my career. I felt trapped in a dysfunctional healthcare system.

 

If you are burned out and overwhelmed as a physician, feeling consumed by your job, and just wish you could have more balance in your life: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

Through physician coaching, I transformed my life and became empowered to craft a sustainable life and career path. Now, I help burned out physicians to do the same!

The first step to overcoming it is pausing, reflecting on the beliefs that you have that may be limiting you and contributing to your suffering, then learning that those beliefs aren’t always true, and don’t always serve you.

 

The next step is to begin shifting your mindset by letting go of those beliefs, and reframing the narrative to your life to one that will serve you and empower you to move forward to live a life that is in alignment with your values. It’s possible!

There are sooooo many possibilities. You don’t have to stay feeling stuck!

We only get this one chance at life, let’s make it count!

 

I’ve been a physician coach for the past 2.5 years and have had the amazing privilege to work with over 120 other physicians to empower them to overcome burnout and create life and career paths that they are excited about!

 

I believe that we have such an opportunity to change and shift the culture of medicine together as we move forward in this amazing journey that is life! Let’s do this!

 

If you are burned out and looking to overcome it, feel free to get in touch with me here at Sustainable Physicians and on social media! 

 

I’m happy to help!

 

Let’s go!