January 13, 2025

Episode 104: Managing Emotions & Achieving Career Satisfaction in Medicine

40 minutes

Welcome to the Sustainable Clinical Medicine Podcast!

In this episode, host Dr. Sarah Smith engages with the insightful Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma—a retired pediatrician and certified mindset coach with a trauma-informed background. Join us as Dr. DePalma recounts her journey from working in acute care in the early 2000s to balancing her career with family life, and the various roles she's embraced along the way, including administrative challenges in her husband's practice. Together, they explore the intricacies of maintaining a fulfilling work-life balance, managing emotions within clinical settings, and challenging perfectionism.

Here are 3 key takeaways from this episode:

Efficient Practice Management: Dr. DePalma emphasized the importance of working efficiently within set hours, ensuring charting and patient management are completed promptly. This practice not only enhances professional performance but also opens up time for life outside of medicine.

Mindset Shifts for Personal Growth: Discover the power of mindset shifts and the journey of overcoming perfectionism and anger, leading to a more fulfilling and intentional life. Embracing self-acceptance and learning to delegate tasks were pivotal steps.

Community and Support: It's crucial for physicians to have access to tools and supportive communities. Dr. Sarah Smith highlights the Charting Champions Program at chartingcoach.ca, providing resources that streamline work processes, fostering time for personal growth and family.

Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma Bio:

Arpita Gupta DePalma, MD, TIPC founded Thought Work, MD to help physicians and professional women learn how to identify, manage, and then let go of what is not serving them through transformational mindset coaching. She is a retired pediatrician and the co-founder of Virginia iSpine Physicians, a medical practice she opened with her husband. After completing her coach certification with The Life Coach School in 2021, she went on to become certified as a Trauma Informed Professional Coach (TIPC) with Lodestar, and then earn her certification as an Advanced Deep Dive Coach with Bev Aron. She shares nuggets of wisdom with her audience on her podcasts, From Pissed Off to Poised and Doctors Living Deliberately, while reminding others to live intentionally while remembering their “Why”.

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