By Hope Cook, Physician Assistant (PA) and Burnout Life Coach
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Don't you love it when life gifts you with opportunities for growth and self-awareness? Thanksgiving is the perfect time to notice if you're triggered or annoyed. Find out what's really underneath all the feelings and how to use them to point you toward what you might be lacking!
Guess what, Y'all? My book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, at [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources (including my mini-book) on my website.
If you'd like to talk about me being a speaker or podcast guest, or if you're interested in collaborating, use the email above to connect!
My next PA Masterclass Series will start in January; let me know if you'd like to be a part of it! Here's a link to learn more.
How many of you have had the thought, "Someone should invent ___________!" Erica had that thought and followed through. Hear how she went from idea to execution in this week's episode. Here are the show notes:
Start noticing when there’s a gap in the marketplace, this might be your next Shark Tank idea.
Surround yourself with supportive people when you’re about to embark on something new, and avoid the naysayers.
If you’re working with a partner, pay attention to your strengths and try to stay in your own lane.
Medicine is the long game. Keep your eye on the prize. You might have to work your way toward your dream job by taking a circuitous route.
Switching jobs or specialties might be a way to mix things up and avoid monotony. Lots of opportunities as a PA, and you have the ability to remake yourself.
Be in the moment. Go to your kids’ games, and put down the phone and the computer
Use CME for family vacations. Take breaks. Go to conferences.
Build yourself up, no one else is going to do that. You have to ask for raises and learn to negotiate, esp if you’re not getting what you’re worth.
Trust yourself, block out the negative, and keep moving forward and working toward your dreams.
Erica's website: www.Restorascalp.com 15% discount code (good until 12/21/24) ProudPA15
Guess What, Y'all? My book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, at [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources (including my mini-book) on my website.
If you'd like to talk about me being a speaker or podcast guest, or if you're interested in collaborating, use the email above to connect!
My next PA Masterclass Series will start in January; let me know if you'd like to be a part of it! Here's a link to learn more.
Burnout isn't a quick fix, but that didn't stop me from thinking, "If I could just change X, everything would be better." If you can relate, listen to today's podcast episode and share with a friend.
Guess What, Y'all? My book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, at [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources (including my mini-book) on my website.
If you'd like to talk about me being a speaker or podcast guest, or if you're interested in collaborating, use the email above to connect!
My next PA Masterclass Series will start in January; let me know if you'd like to be a part of it! Here's a link to learn more.
Katie Bean is a PA who's passionate about helping other clinicians escape the clinic (or add in a side hustle). She worked in ER, and in academia before getting her doctorate. After reaching her professional peak, she realized she'd hit a ceiling and missed out on everything meaningful while she was busy hustling. A tragic loss awakened her to her life's purpose. She now helps other clinicians start businesses and has her own podcast, Escape the Clinic.
Show notes:
Consider starting a business, it can give you massive freedom and allow you to have a bigger impact and serve others in a new way.
Burnout can cause you to miss out on your life and the people in it if you’re focused on the hustle and grind.
Before you’re driven to an identity crisis, start exploring who you are outside your role as a PA. What gives you worth besides your job title?
It’s only a myth that you need time and experience to start a business. Plenty of business models don’t require burning the candle at both ends.
By empathizing with those around you, you can help identify and solve their problem; voila, that’s a business.
Starting a business allows you to use a different part of your brain, and that excitement over a new pursuit will often shift your feelings of burnout.
Do life on your terms now; don’t wait until you retire.
You’re allowed to try something and pivot; you’re allowed to do it messy; the point is to take action and see what aligns
Obstacles teach you to ask different questions and think outside the box
Get crystal clear on what you want from your life. What’s not aligned? Where are you unhappy and discontent? Imagine you had a blank canvas for your life That provides the vision and the direction. Then, just take one brave step a day.
Katie's IG, LinkedIn, podcast and website (and 101 ideas to start a business)
Other resources mentioned: Cathy Heller, Amy Porterfield and books by Napolean Hill
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Guess What, Y'all? My book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, at [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources (including my mini-book) on my website.
If you'd like to talk about me being a speaker or podcast guest, or if you're interested in collaborating, use the email above to connect!
My next PA Masterclass Series will start in January; let me know if you'd like to be a part of it! Here's a link to learn more.
Kathryn Werner is the founder and CEO of White Pine Mental Health & Wellness, a telepsychiatry practice seeing patients in Alabama, Idaho, and Florida. She also works with Certified PA Consulting to help other PAs, NPs, and physicians start and grow practices they love.
Show notes:
If you'd like to talk about me being a speaker or podcast guest, or if you're interested in collaborating, use the email above to connect!
My next PA Masterclass Series will start in January; let me know if you'd like to be a part of it! Here's a link to learn more.
If you let other people's problems and emotions derail you or distract you, this episode is for you. As healthcare givers, we often give too much and too often. This can leave us depleted, bitter, and resentful--AND it's unfair of us to off-load other people of their problems because it robs them of the ability to deal with it on their own.
This podcast idea came to me when I was listening to an interview with Terri Cole, author of Too Much. She described high-functioning co-dependents, and it hit me that SO many of us in healthcare operate this way! Learn how to recognize it and what to do about it. (and of course, read her book!)
Speaking of book, my book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, at [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources (including my mini-book) on my website
If you'd like to talk about me being a speaker or podcast guest, or if you're interested in collaborating, use the email above to connect!
My next PA Masterclass Series will start in January; let me know if you'd like to be a part of it! Here's a link to learn more.
Lucinda is a PA who exemplifies the saying, "A rising tide lifts all boats." She had a passion for psychiatry but had worked in the OR for her entire career. She hustled, kept her focus, and landed her dream job. Now, she's mentoring other providers who want to do the same thing. Lucinda shares how she dealt with depression and how this led to her interest in working in psych.
Key points:
If you’re not crazy about your job, transform your life with education, training, or shadow someone.
Your job and career don’t have to be so hard
Talk kindly to yourself
Don’t wait for a job to land in your lap. Cold call and don’t be afraid to ask.
Listen to your body; it’s never worth sacrificing your health
Think outside the box; you don’t have to have a typical 9-5 clinic job.
Watch your thoughts because they’ll drive your behavior and actions
If you have passion and dedication, it’s not a matter of “if” you’ll find your right fit; it’s a matter of “when.”
Keep refining and learning; you’ll be like soup getting better and tastier.
Interview your employer, know what you’re saying yes to, and what the cost might be.
Lucinda's blog/website and FB link
My book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, at [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources (including my mini-book) on my website
If you'd like to talk about me being a speaker or podcast guest, or if you're interested in collaborating, use the email above to connect!
My next PA Masterclass Series will start in January; let me know if you'd like to be a part of it! Here's a link to learn more.
This episode may feel like tough love, but some of you may need to hear it. If you're not where you want to be, not loving what you're doing or the way you're doing it, listen to this week's episode. I'll explain how perfection and high standards can backfire, the role of self-kindness, and what happens if a mismatch isn't corrected.
My book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources (including my mini-book) on my website
If you want to have me as a speaker, podcast guest, or collaborate with me, use the email above to connect!
My next PA Masterclass Series will start in January, let me know if you'd like to be a part of it! Here's a link to learn more.
Manifesting is often seen as woo-woo, but I'll explain why it's really just planting seeds in your subconscious mind. Sort of like when you Google a new wrinkle cream and, suddenly, you see it on your FB and IG feeds. Where your attention goes, your energy grows. Why not choose where you put your attention, and make conscious choices about what you want in life?
My book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources (including my mini-book) on my website
If you want to have me as a speaker, podcast guest, or collaborate with me, use the email above to connect!
Rob's been around medicine for long enough to know what works and what doesn't, and he was generous to share his wisdom. Hear his take on what makes a PA career sustainable in the long run, how to discern what's really important, and how work stress can take a toll on home life.
Take home points:
Burnout bleeds over into your relationships
If you’re experiencing traumatic patient cases, consider how this might be affecting you and leading to unhealthy coping mechanisms.
Be careful saying yes to overnights or shift work that causes you to lose sleep, you won’t be able to think clearly and this will take a toll on your mental health, too.
Even if you make a terrible decision and regret it, use it as a lens to see your situation through new eyes.
Don’t let the small stuff bother you. If you’re that miserable at work, make a choice to change something.
Make the choice to organize your life in a way that works for you. Traffic, health, stress, where you live, your hours.
Think in terms of sustainability over short term rewards in pay. Even if you’re paid more to take call, this might not be worth it in the long run. You can’t get time back
Look at your values and make sure your time and energy reflects that.
Find a way to leave work at work rather than bringing in emotional baggage from your stressful day.
Use your time off. Take vacations, Simplify your life as much as you can.
My book on healing burnout will be out in 2025 (editing now!!); if you're interested in being on my advanced reader team, or would like a few sneak peeks beforehand, shoot me an email, [email protected] or sign up for any of my free resources on my website
If you want to have me as a speaker, podcast guest, or collaborate with me, use the email above to connect!
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