Hey Doc,

When you become a mom, everything changes— your body, your schedule, your sense of who you are. And when you’re a physician mom, that collides with a career that isn’t built for flexibility or rest.

In this conversation, Dr. Sonia Singh and I go straight into that tension — the messy middle between professional identity and motherhood. We talk about what it really looks like to become a mom in medicine, to return to work postpartum, and to rebuild your career in a way that actually fits your life.

Dr. Singh also opens up about the burnout that pushed her to make a change—and how she rebuilt her career by creating her own micropractice, designed for busy women and moms who want more control over their time and energy. It’s a conversation about honesty, courage, and redefining what success in medicine can look like.

Key takeaways:

• Breastfeeding can be deeply challenging—even when you “know” what to do.
• Returning to work postpartum can hold both relief and guilt at the same time.
• The tension between professional life and motherhood is real—and worth talking about.
• Practicing medicine on your own terms is possible when you decide your life gets to come first.

This episode is for you, Doc—the one listening and wondering if there’s another way. You can build a life that fits you—aligned with your values, your priorities, and the season you’re in right now.

Go listen now, and share it with another doc who needs proof she’s not crazy for wanting something different.

Dr. Sonia Singh is a board-certified internist, writer, practice consultant, and mom. Born and raised in Northern California, she attended medical school at UC San Diego and completed her residency at Stanford. During residency, she experienced profound burnout and nearly left clinical medicine altogether. A decade later, she’s deeply grateful she didn’t. Her career path over that time has also been her own wellness journey. Today, Dr. Singh runs a solo direct care micropractice and mentors physicians who are building similar paths. A creative at heart, she feels fortunate to practice medicine in a way that allows her creativity to thrive.

For more information about Dr. Sonia Singh, you can visit her website and Juniper Modern Primary Care, and connect with her on Instagr

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