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Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about suicidal ideation and eating disorders. If these subjects are difficult for you to hear, please join us for a different episode.

Today I am speaking with my special guest and friend, Dr Jillian Rigert, MD, DMD. Dr Rigert has completed training in Dentistry and Medicine, and is currently working as both a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson in Houston, as well as a Professional Coach. She lives with her dog, Reece. She has written many articles on KevinMD, and been featured on the KevinMD podcast as well, and is the creator of the FB Group, "Permission to Pivot"

To learn more about Dr. Rigert's Coaching Work:
https://www.jillianrigertcoaching.com/

To read her articles on KevinMD:
https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/jillian-rigert

Find her on Facebook and Linked in by searching her name.

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March 30 marks National Doctor's Day (as well as National Something on a Stick Day!), and March 25-31 is National Physician's Week. These are generally occasions that are "celebrated" with swag (mugs, paperweights and scarves, oh my!), and/or pizza or doughnuts, perhaps a card or an email. And how many of us turn these gestures into weapons, resenting them as signs of our (low) value? The only ones who really lose here, are us.

In this episode, I share a way to start to change this for ourselves, to start to choose to feel differently about these kinds of gestures, as well as little gifts from patients.

And hey, if you want a party, plan yourself and your Physician friends a party! Why not?

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To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

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In this episode, we talk about how it isn't time that is the enemy (we all have the same 24 hours after all), but it's the number of things that we need/"should"/want to do with our time that is the problem. And when we carry this list with us, stuck in our heads, we endlessly "should" on ourselves, making it very difficult to relax during the actual time off (weekend, day off, vacation, etc).

To learn more about me and my coaching practice, please head to www.healthierforgood.com

Support the show

To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

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A recent article by Dr. Chelsea Turgeon in KevinMD highlighted learned helplessness as a major harmful side effect of our training. We were trained to tune out the needs of our bodies and minds during medical school and residency, and we get so good at tuning ourselves out that we keep doing it; often until we can't anymore.

Check out the article here.

Find Dr. Chelsea Turgeon, aka Coach Chels MD here.

And as always, connect with me at my website www.healthierforgood.com

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To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

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It may seem obvious, but the Pandemic delivered some unseen "extras" in terms of challenges for Physicians. The politicization of masking for example. The pressure to convince fiercely skeptical people to get vaccinated. The increased risks to our own health and safety and that of our loved ones.  If you've been struggling, it makes total sense. But we can only move on if we can recognize where we are getting stuck.

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To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

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We like to automatically blame our circumstances for our negative feelings. We imagine that we wouldn't have to feel angry, frustrated or overwhelmed if only our jobs were different, or the culture of medicine changed. We discount that our thoughts about the circumstances create the emotions, and when we do that, we give away our power to feel differently.

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To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

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In this first episode, we dive into why so many Physicians start to feel that something is wrong with them. That because they feel emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, and can't relax, it's a sign that they are flawed in some significant way. We'll break down that line of thinking right now, and look at how we can start to make changes to feel better.

Support the show

To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

Want to contact me directly?
Email: [email protected]

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@MeganMeloMD