In support of the Trans community, Dr. Stella Evans and I share our imperfect experiences of loving, supporting, and raising our Trans teens. We discuss how we processed our own biases, the difference between a lawnmower and flame thrower parenting, and how we address family dynamics.  Stella's kid, Lillian, shares advice for parents.

You can find Stella at: www.stellakevansmd.com [email protected] Instagram Facebook  

Perfectionism is an adaptive set of behaviors that help us avoid feelings of discomfort.  Specifically, they create emotional and physical safety.  This week, Dr. Melissa Hankins describes how perfectionism was keeping her safe, until it wasn't. 

You can find Melissa on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Email:  [email protected]   She offers FREE consultation for those seeking coaching and/EFT Tapping services for perfectionism, burnout, moral injury, and overwhelm in physicians and other high-performers.  

How do you tell the difference between burnout and other forms of "I don't feel good?" Dr. Errin Wiesman - family doc, farmer's wife, mother of dragons, alpaca lover - walks us through her burnout recovery only to discover what she was really running from. 

You can find Errin on Instagram and her podcasts, Doctor Me First and Burntout to Badass.

Self-described “first generation everything,” Dr. Taniqua Miller - a Black, Caribbean physician with an Ivy League education - had a successful career in academia as an OBGYN and decided to “quit.”

She describes:

Being a Black woman in academia and code switching to conformity

Energy is not a finite resource.

What Quitting really means to her.

How her Intuition finally got her attention and when she started to listen.

How Quitting honored the sacrifices her parents and grandparents made for her.

You can find Taniqua on her website and Instagram.

Dr. Gabriel Bosslet and I discuss Gray Area Drinking and what led to our mid-life decision to choose sobriety.

Dr. Bosslet's Medpage article 

My KevinMD article. 

Dr. Adam Hill's book, "A long Walk Out of the Woods" 

You can find Gabe on Twitter. 

Welcome to "It's Not Just You." As a physician, coach, and friend, I hear about people's most intimate life experiences. As they describe the tough things they privately struggle with, they all say the same thing, “I thought it was just me.” Being human can feel hard and lonely, but you know what? I have the unique perspective in seeing how similar we all are. We all have a story.

I begin this podcast by sharing my own story from professional ballet to burned out physician. It took a global pandemic to shake me out of the status quo and create a practice on my own terms.

You can find me at:

www.KaraPepperMD.com 

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