Healing Medicine: Mindfulness, Mindset & Physician Well-Being

293. When Feedback Feels Threatening in Medicine: Nervous System Skills


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Feedback can be a nervous system event—especially for women physicians navigating leadership, visibility, and the pressure to perform.

In this episode, we reflect in real time on what happens in us when criticism lands unexpectedly: the body activation, the urgency to fix or explain, and the shame that can follow. We explore how medical culture and perfectionism shape these patterns, and how we can build the capacity to pause, process, and respond with more compassion and presence.

This is not about "getting it right" in the moment. It's about practicing a different relationship with feedback—one that makes room for our humanity.

Learn more about coaching and small group programs: https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/coaching

*Nothing shared in the Healing Medicine Podcast is medical advice.

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