Welcome back dear friends. . . to a new chapter of the podcast.  This episode is all about being a Placemaker - the concept and foundation you can use for the next step of your Unstoppable Life.  (Episode also includes updates about the past year too. . .big smile.)

200 episodes dear friends! 

Coming home. . .feeling at home. . .welcoming yourself with warmth no matter where you are at.  That’s what we’re exploring in this 200th episode. . . to become more unstoppable.

Emerge Stronger 2024 was filled with powerful talks - here's mine on Tender Points & Tenderness.  You'll hear new stories, a dissection of tender points, and how to break free and live a life of tenderness.  It's worth it my friends. . . a tender life is a strong life.

I made Vows (Episode 195) that I intended to uphold for a lifetime.  Had I kept them. . .I would have missed out on him.  I would have missed out on 21 years of loving a human more than I could imagine.

Meet Roland George. 

Today’s episode is a spontaneous adventure with my dear friend Dr. Tricia Wooden.  We share what love, faith, and growth look like in our lives. It is unrehearsed and straight from the heart.  You’ll hear how God works through us, the areas we get stuck in, and who we’ve become because of our faith.  (As a fun bonus. . .we offer each other advice.)

Tricia is a wife, mother, family physician, and passionate advocate/leader for clinician well-being.  She received her MD degree from Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. She is also a Navy Veteran and member of the Emerge Community.  

Women Physicians & Dentists - join us at Emerge Stronger 2024 - the joy begins on February 29th.  Details & registration are at Emerge4Doctors.com

Dear Friends. . . 

Today’s episode is a unique review of 2023.  We’ll explore 5 different questions to explore your experience of this year. . . and mine the gold for an extraordinary 2024.  It’s simple, it’s effective, and it’s fun to share your responses with others.

Women Physicians & Dentists - join us at Emerge Stronger 2024 - the joy begins on February 29th.  Details & registration are at Emerge4Doctors.com

Dear Friends. . . 

Today’s episode is a life update and conversation around vows. . . the type of vows we make in order to limit pain.  You’ll hear joys, sorrow, and surprising plans for our future.  You’ll also hear several examples of vows I’ve made, worked through, then broke.  It’s all to help you explore the vows you’ve made in life, and discern if they are helping or holding you back from an unstoppable life.

Women Physicians & Dentists - join us at Emerge Stronger 2024 - Emerge4Doctors.com.  Your life will change for the better in only 4 days.

Dear friends. . .it’s an honor to introduce you to Dr. Siobhan Key.  She is so many things to so many people - Wife, Mom, full-service Family Medicine Physician in Canada which includes Obesity Medicine, Founder of Thrive Academy, Podcaster, friend, runner.  She is filled with wisdom and compassion.  

Today’s episode is about where we get stuck - as people who are trying to lose weight, reach a goal, or simply by being human.  You will hear Siobhan’s mastery of behavior change and what it really takes.  (Hint - it’s not working harder).  You will also hear her love of helping people break free from what holds them back with weight loss.

Siobhan Key, MD is a Weight Loss Coach for Physicians and an expert in emotional and binge eating. She is also a practicing Obesity and Family Physician, mother of three amazing kids and an avid runner. Through her coaching and weekly podcast,Thriving As A Physician: How to

Lose Weight & Love Your Life, she helps physicians go from feeling overwhelmed and out of control with their eating to finding relief from stress and binge eating without relying on willpower.

Find Siobhan here:

Website - https://weightsolutionsforphysicians.ca/

Facebook - Thriving as a Physician Community

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drsiobhankey/

Dear friends - here is the long-awaited last installment of the book study with Dr. Jillian Rigert!  We cover the last section of the book and our overall thoughts of Fierce Self-Compassion by Dr. Kristin Neff.  We also talk about our lives and the direction(s) we're going.

Join us for a conversation in which we laugh, tear up, and show deep respect for the human experience.  

Learn more about Jillian here - Website, YouTube, LinkedIn

Today’s episode is actually Dr. Michelle Quirk interviewing me for her YouTube Channel - Mindful Marathon.  We talk about the journey to the first marathon for Craig & I, and emerging stronger. . . which includes the beautiful community of Emerge created with Dr. Dawn Sears. 

Michelle is a dear friend and our running coach - she makes life better.

Find Michelle at https://mindful-marathon.com/coachmichelle, and her YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@MindfulMarathon.