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Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do isn’t to push harder—it’s to stop, listen, and let yourself marinate in the unknown. In this episode, I’m talking about setting an intention you can actually live by, using your body as a built-in compass, and asking the deeper question: Who am I really serving? We’ll explore why Gandhi’s “lose yourself in service” isn’t just a nice quote for a coffee mug, and how to tell if your work is coming from a spirit of genuine giving… or a quiet hope for applause.
I’ll share why I’m pressing pause on the podcast to take a much-needed sabbatical, what I’m learning from hibernating, and how discomfort can be a growth signal instead of a danger sign. You’ll hear about the difference between “get” mode and “give” mode, how to know when to wait instead of act (spoiler: doubt often means don’t), and why sometimes the most productive move is stillness.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re on the right path—or if your inner GPS has been quietly rerouting you—this episode will give you tools to check your coordinates, adjust your intentions, and move forward with clarity.
CONNECT/COACHING:
August Masterclass Series (starts 8/13)
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
Today’s conversation is the kind that lingers long after you’ve hit pause. I had the absolute joy of interviewing Laura Bush, a fellow dermatology PA with over 34 years of experience in medicine (yes, you read that right—three decades-plus!).
Laura started her career in emergency medicine (Grady ER!!) before eventually making her way to derm, and her story is a masterclass in career pivots, personal growth, and learning how to listen to the quiet voice inside that says, “It’s time for something different.”
In this episode, we talk about more than just burnout—we talk about life burnout. You know, the kind that sneaks up when your work is demanding, your personal life is stretched thin, and even the good things (like leadership roles and committee work) start draining you. Laura’s story reminds us that burnout is rarely about a single factor. It’s more like a cocktail of stress, overwhelm, and disconnection from what used to light you up.
She shares how she went from running toward every opportunity (sound familiar, anyone?) to learning to pause, tune in, and make decisions from a place of clarity—not panic.
We also dive into:
Why the grass isn’t always greener—sometimes it’s just different grass
How to build a team you trust, even when you’re tempted to go it alone
What it means to choose happiness, and how mindset really is medicine
The importance of learning to say “no” when your bandwidth is maxed out
CONNECT WITH LAURA:
email: [email protected]
CONNECT WITH HOPE:
BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT/COACHING:
August Masterclass Series (starts 8/13)
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
In this episode, I’m diving into the book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown—aka the book my podcast guest, Rick Yarosh (last week's episode) recommended and the book I wish I’d read before I burned out the first time. If you feel like your life and career are one giant scribble of overcommitment, guilt, and busyness, this one’s for you. We’ll talk about how to get clear on what really matters, how to stop saying yes out of obligation, and why having a choice changes everything.
I’ll share the top pearls from the book—like how to create a zero-based life budget, how the sunk cost fallacy keeps us stuck, and why your “meh” obligations might be crowding out your joy. This isn’t about becoming lazy or dropping all your responsibilities—it’s about reclaiming your time, energy, and sanity. If you’ve ever felt trapped by your job, your schedule, or your own people-pleasing habits, this episode will help you cut through the chaos and start choosing your life again.
CONNECT WITH HOPE:
BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT/COACHING:
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
In this episode, I’m talking with Rick Yarosh, PA-C—entrepreneur, business owner, and fellow clinician who’s thinking light-years ahead when it comes to healthcare, AI, and burnout. Rick shares his take on why clinicians need to start thinking of themselves as a “company of one,” especially if we want to stay relevant and empowered in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
We dig into the difference between motion and meaningful action (spoiler alert: they’re not the same), the hidden cost of chasing every exciting new idea, and how mindset—particularly around AI—isn’t optional anymore. Rick offers practical, thought-provoking insights into how humanoid robots could shape the future of medicine, and what we need to start doing now to stay one step ahead.
If you’re feeling stuck, stretched thin, or like you're doing a lot without actually moving forward, this episode is for you.
CONNECT WITH RICK:
Rick Yarosh | LinkedIn
CONNECT WITH HOPE:
BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT/COACHING:
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
In this inspiring conversation, Tara Prisco, PA-C and co-host of Medical Media Mixer, shares how two decades in medicine led her to a creative renaissance. We discuss burnout during the pandemic (Tara lost 1/3 of her patients in a nursing home), and how your body signals when it’s time to pivot. Tara urges clinicians to find something fun and non-medical just for themselves, to stop waiting for perfect, and to pursue what lights them up—whether that’s within their job or outside of cit. If you’ve stopped learning, stopped laughing, or stopped feeling like you, this episode is your permission slip to reimagine what’s possible. Get ready to reflect and maybe start that thing you’ve been putting off.
CONNECT WITH TARA:
Medical Media Mixer podcast
Insta, LinkedIn, FB
CONNECT WITH HOPE:
BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT/COACHING:
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
In this episode, I unpack what it really means to “flip your life upside down” and take the road less traveled—and how, sometimes, it takes something drastic to get you the heck out of Stuckville. Inspired by a client’s passing comment, this is the answer she gave when someone asked her why she was choosing an unconventional path: "Well, I could stay and spend 80k renovating my bathroom, but instead, I'm choosing to renovate my life."
Stay tuned as I dive into the messy, emotional, and often unpredictable process of reinventing yourself.
Whether you’re thinking of quitting, pivoting, or just feel stuck in a life that no longer fits, this episode will help you rethink what it means to take risks, start over, and follow the path that actually feels like yours.
Spoiler alert: it might not be as crazy as everyone says.
HOPE'S BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT AND SIGN UP FOR COACHING:
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
Feeling stuck in your career? Burned out, disillusioned, or just... done? What if the secret to getting unstuck isn’t in another checklist—but in the games you used to play as a kid?
In this episode, I explore how classic childhood games like Red Light, Green Light, Hide and Seek, and Mother May I offer surprisingly powerful metaphors for navigating clinician burnout. These aren’t just cute analogies—they’re strategic tools to help you pause, notice what’s working (and what isn’t), and take small but meaningful steps forward.
You’ll learn:
It isn't always what you're doing, sometimes it's how you're doing it.
How to stop playing it safe and start having fun again
Identify what you’re hiding from
Redefine what winning looks like in your career
This isn’t about pretending things are fun when they’re hard—it’s about learning to outwit burnout using curiosity, awareness, and strategy. Because sometimes, the way forward isn’t force—it’s finesse.
HOPE'S BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT AND SIGN UP FOR COACHING:
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
Have you been googling “burnout” at 2 a.m., or debating going back to school for a doctorate because, hey, maybe that'll at least give you more career options?
In today’s conversation, I speak with Renee Hamler, a seasoned family medicine PA-C and doctoral student who knows burnout inside and out. Renee opens up about her personal journey—what it felt like to hit a wall in a career she loves, what helped her climb out, and how going back to school gave her a fresh perspective on her identity as a clinician.
We explore the power of taking small, consistent steps: setting boundaries, building a circle of support, finding joy outside of work, and giving yourself permission to rest. Renee and I talk about how mindfulness and gratitude can rewire your daily outlook, and why it's so important to separate your self-worth from your job title.
This is not just a burnout episode—Renee is actually working on the issue of burnout as part of her doctoral project. She'll share ideas for getting unstuck, reigniting your purpose, and remembering who you are without your white coat.
Whether you’re feeling crispy around the edges or flat-out fried, tune in for practical encouragement, permission to slow down, and a reminder that you are not alone.
CONNECT WITH RENEE:
Facebook, LinkedIn
HOPE'S BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT AND SIGN UP FOR COACHING:
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
In this episode, I’m breaking down what it means to lose your groove as a clinician and how to find your way back to yourself. Inspired by the old school movie, How Stella Got Her Groove Back—I'll show you how to step out of burnout and back into joy, freedom, and alignment.
We'll explore six powerful steps to help you reconnect with what lights you up, question the old scripts you're following, and take tiny risks that add up to big change. This isn’t about quitting your job and moving to Jamaica (though hey, I’m not stopping you)—it’s about remembering who you are outside of the white coat.
If you’ve been feeling flat, disconnected, or just plain stuck, this episode will help you find a little spark. Or maybe even a blazing bonfire.
Your groove is still in there. Let’s go get it back.
HOPE'S BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT AND SIGN UP FOR COACHING:
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
Procrastination isn’t just laziness—it’s usually a clue. In this episode, we dig into what your foot-dragging is trying to tell you and how to outsmart it with real, doable strategies.
I’ll walk you through the hidden reasons we put things off—boredom, perfectionism, fear, or just not caring that much—and how to tell the difference. We’ll also look at how to use procrastination as a tool (yes, really) and how to break down your to-do list into manageable, less soul-sucking pieces.
If you’ve been staring at your unfinished patient notes, avoiding a big decision, or putting off job applications for months... this one’s for you. You’ll leave with practical hacks, mindset shifts, and a little more grace for your very human brain.
Because sometimes the best way to get unstuck is to understand why you were stuck in the first place.
HOPE'S BOOK:
Healing Clinician Burnout, How to Revive Your Life and Career (available in ebook and paperback)
CONNECT AND SIGN UP FOR COACHING:
Hope's Website: www.coachhopecook.com
Hope's IG @coachhopecook
Hope's FB @hopeallencook
Hope's LinkedIn: hope-cook-56041283/
Hope's YouTube @coachhopecook
Email: [email protected]
Love y'all, and remember: There's always hope!
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