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Remember for all who purchase, there will be bonus content coming out later in March just for you! 

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Episode Notes

Lara talks with David Draghinas, creator of Doctors Unbound, a podcast that shares uplifting stories and experiences from physicians in hopes to help future doctors avoid burnout.

About Dr. David Draghinas

Dr. David Draghinas is an anesthesiologist, currently in private practice in the Dallas area. He is also the creator and host of the podcast, Doctors Unbound.

He trained in Southern California at USC, where he got a ton of great clinical experience. After USC, he spent about 3 and half years with the Navy as an anesthesiologist. He was blessed to spend most of the time in San Diego at the Naval Medical Center there.

He has an amazing wife and three small children (the oldest, Katelyn, is the better half of his picture above). Stories about them will surely pop up throughout the podcast.

If you'd like to see the full show notes or read the transcript, visit www.marriedtodoctors.com

Click here for your copy of the loneliness workbook for just 7 dollars!  It's a great way to support the show.  :) 

Episode Notes

Lara talks with sex therapist Dr. Celeste Holbrook about managing romantic expectations (especially on Valentine's Day), the importance of communicating those expectations to our partners and how to overcome some common obstacles to intimacy in a medical marriage.

If you'd like to read the transcript and find other blog posts, podcast episodes, and resources, please visit my website at www.marriedtodoctors.com 

About Celeste Holbrook 

Dr. Celeste Holbrook is a sexologist, speaker and author who has dedicated her life to helping women achieve soul-centered sex through perfectly planned behavioral changes.  She inspires women to move through mental blocks surrounding their intimate lives and truly experience the sex that was spiritually designed for her.  Her favorite moment is the spark that appears in a woman’s eyes the instant her sensual confidence is re-awakened.  Dr. Holbrook has a Ph.D. from Texas Woman’s University and lives in Fort Worth, TX with her husband, an Emergency Medicine physician, and their twin girls, Ella and Zoe.

To read more of Dr. Holbrook’s advice, visit her website or follow her on Facebook.  You can also join her closed Facebook group, The Circle of Sensual Women, a safe space for women to foster love in themselves and their relationships.  Click here for the list of “20 Sex Questions To Ask Your Partner”.

Don't forget your copy of the loneliness workbook!

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Episode Notes

Special Announcement! The loneliness workbook is ready! 

Click here to learn more. 

In episode 68, Lara and financial planner Ben Utley discuss strategies and ideas for having a healthy financial relationship with your partner.

About Ben Utley

Ben Utley believes it’s our job, as parents, to prepare our kids for the challenges and opportunities of the real world. As a husband, father of two daughters and Certified Financial Planner™, he is passionate about helping physician families become financially stable so their kids can feel safe and reach their full potential.

His firm, Physician Family Financial Advisors, makes it easy for busy parents married to doctors to save time and taxes while they pay off student loans, buy a home and set aside all the money they need for college and retirement.

With this deep specialization and more than 20 years serving physicians, he has seen just about every phase of the medical marriage from residency to retirement which must be why his work has caught the attention of Physician’s Practice, The White Coat Investor and The New York Times.

Find out about the loneliness workbook here! 

Also, on the blog this week: Government Assistance for Medical Families.

Want to read the full transcript?  You can on the website! 

Episode Notes

Update since recording!  The loneliness workbook is complete!  With five chapters and great action filled advice, this book will have you feeling better in no time!  And, it's a great way to support the podcast.  Click here for more information. 

Lara talks with digital marketing blogger and physician spouse Catherine Alford about the benefits that can come from keeping an open mind about our career choices. 

About Catherine

Catherine Alford is the go-to family finance expert for educated, aspirational moms who want to take on a more active financial role in their families. Named the Best Contributor/Freelancer for Personal Finance in 2014, her writing and expertise have been featured in dozens of notable publications like Yahoo Finance, U.S. News and World Report, Real Simple, The Huffington Post, Kiplinger, Investopedia, Business Insider and many more. She has been interviewed on Good Morning America, Huffington Post Live, and numerous podcasts, and she has worked with top brands like Shutterfly, Quicken Loans, Discover, and many more. As an entrepreneur and the mother to boy/girl twin toddlers, she lives the messages she teaches each and every day.

Website: https://www.catherinealford.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catherinecalford/

 

Update since recording!  The loneliness workbook is complete!  With five chapters and great action filled advice, this book will have you feeling better in no time!  And, it's a great way to support the podcast.  Click here for more information. 

Thank you, listeners! The show hit 100K downloads this past week! Thank you so much for your support! 

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For a full transcript, and many additional resources for medical marriages, including a blog, and a great list of books, visit www.marriedtodoctors.com

Interested in the WCI financial course? Find out more here. 

Episode Notes

Lara talks with White Coat Investor founder Jim Dahle and his wife Katie about their experiences of managing their finances during medical training and how they do their best to balance priorities with a physician's busy schedule. 

About Dr. Dahle

James M. Dahle, MD, when not out skiing, mountain biking, or rock climbing with his wife and three children, practices emergency medicine in suburban Utah. As a medical resident, he grew tired of being ripped off by unscrupulous financial professionals including mutual fund salesmen, insurance agents, realtors, mortgage lenders, and stock brokers and began educating himself on the ins and outs of personal finance and investing. In 2011, he started The White Coat Investor, now the most widely read, physician-specific personal finance and investing blog in the world, with nearly 200,000 page views per month. His writing helps doctors avoid the mistakes he made and get a “fair shake” on Wall Street.

Dr. Dahle is a featured columnist for ACEP Now and Physician’s Monthly Digest. His work has also been featured in Medical Economics, Practice Link Magazine, Ophthalmology Business, American Academy of Dermatology Young Physician Focus, and The ACEP Young Physicians Section Newsletter. He also participated in writing The Bogleheads Guide to Retirement Planning.

About Katie 

Katie Dahle is a happily married mother of four and co-owner of The White Coat Investor. She received her BS from Brigham Young University in Athletic Training and after a few years working in that field returned to school. She received her MS in Special Physical Education from the University of Utah. She taught adapted and middle school PE in Utah and Arizona. Favorite hobbies include biking (road and mountain), hiking, skiing, canyoneering, and reading. 

Lara talks with Wenny Lin and Michelle Kinder about their experiences of building their own successful careers while balancing the demands of being married to physicians.

About Josh

Joshua McElderry is the proud husband of a super podcast host. :) 

He graduated from medical school in 2008 and has five boys.  Josh and Lara recently celebrated 17 years of marriage.  He currently practices Trauma Critical Care Surgery in Springfield, MO. He loves the outdoors and this week you will find him in Colorado getting additional training in wilderness medicine.

Physician spouse Jennifer Prioleau shares some of the difficult challenges her and her spouse have endured during medical training, including living in two different states while raising their children and dealing with a debilitating seizure disorder.

In this episode, Lara talks with Christina Schuetz, a grateful mom who wrote an inspiring letter to the wife of her physician, thanking her for sacrificing time with her husband so that he could be at the hospital to operate on her daughter.

It’s often said that a good sex life is an important element of a good marriage, but with all the stress of being married to someone in medicine, how can we make sure that physical intimacy doesn’t fall by the wayside?