In This episode we talk about navigating the time in between realizing a goal that you have for your career in healthcare and actually achieving it. Quinn and I understand that becoming a doctor, a nurse, a Physician assistant etc does not happen overnight. We share our own experience with continuing to show up, step-by-step and work towards our goals.

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We're so happy you're here and we're ecstatic to be back with season 2 of newly meds! Quinn talks about the pathway to becoming a doctor and how his intern year is going. Heather talks about applying to NP school and her passion for women's health. We both discuss our self-growth journey.

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In this episode, Heather and Quinn share deets about their upcoming move to North Carolina for Quinn to start his medical residency. Heather discusses the direction she's taking with her time, energy, and career. They dip into the broad discussion of energy healing and divine feminine/masculine energy as well as limiting beliefs that keep us stuck in jobs we hate! The focus of this episode is engendering a sense of worthiness to have a job you absolutely love and how to create/pray for/manifest that experience. Heather and Quinn discuss the egoic mind and how it prevents people from pursuing their true passions. links:Amazon Storefrontarticle on Inner child healingfind a job in integrative/functional medicineYou Need A BudgetThe Psychology of Money book The Big Leap BookDivine Woman Rising Podcastconnect with us!: [email protected]Instagram tiktok

In this episode, we focus in on the pros and cons of inpatient vs outpatient nursing (including remote nursing and travel nursing). Heather shares her personal experience with working various schedules like 3/12s, 4/10s, and 5/8s. Quinn shares his experience being the partner of someone working tough hours. Heather gives advice on how to figure out whether outpatient nursing would be a good fit for you!

resources:

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on all things remote nursing, check out @nursefern on IG/tiktok

2:50 - finalizing Quinn's medical residency rank list

6:00 - factors we considered when making Quinn's rank list for residency

9:15- New York City rant

11:40- What Heather would like to do for work when we move

12:20- Nursing niches and how they can level up your career opportunities

13:00- Heathers big project: pdf IV Guide for beginners [to be released in March (?)]

17:20 - more considerations for our next move

18:45- NYC cost of living rant continued lol

22:00- NYC energetics

25:00- why I (Heather speaking) am the worst influencer (re: social media anxiety) lmao

26:25- 1% Better everyday tips (electrolytes, sleep supplements, light therapy, protein hacks)

32:30- hormonal acne, estrogen dominance, low progesterone, androgen sensitivity, starting spironolactone

35:40- Heather's goals for her future practice

36: 20- Our Valentine's Day plans

39:48 - current financial strategy in consideration of moving soon

40:47- current fitness goals and dieting strategy

43:22- current favorite healthy snacks

48:36- things we're loving and hating right now

49:46- being flexible/balanced/imperfect in the wellness space

50:00- milk frothers vs. milk steamers

links:

Owyn pro elite protein shakes

barebell protein bars (not the "cleanest" ingredients but they're super satiating and don't hurt my tummy)

light therapy to support circadian rhythm

sleep supplements

vitex (for low progesterone) and DIM (for high estrogen)

top supplements (more on inositol here) for PCOS by Dr. Aviva Romm

duffel bag linked on my liketoknowit (in my IG or tiktok bio)

In this episode, we discuss a phenomenon referred to as "Toxic Productivity Culture" or "Hustle Culture" that plagues so many of us. We aim to raise awareness, share our experience, and offer some insightful tools to overcome it. The flow of this episode is as follows

• Defining Toxic Productivity Culture (TPC)

• Lies were told in TPC

• Psychological origins of TPC

• Trademark lifestyle habits/patterns of TPC

• Productivity Culture in Medicine

• Tools to overcome TPC and create boundaries that work for YOU

resources:

• Need tutoring or someone to help you on your premed journey? ask for Quinn at Motivate MD

• Follow Laura Vater, MD on instagram (she is a huge advocate for physicians in training

• Article read by Quinn: Healing the Professional Culture of Medicine

• my Amazon Storefront

• follow Heather on tiktok & instagram

Happy 2023! In this episode we unpack:

1. highlights of 2022

2. Biggest struggle/setback of 2022

3. What we're most excited for in 2023

4. Self growth goals for 2023

5. Celebrating our first wedding anniversary

6. Our thoughts on getting married in medical school

7. Our current marriage role dynamic

8. Is marriage hard?

Episode resources:

You Need a Budget

the food tracking app we use for weight loss

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