Reconciling Medicine

It's John's turn to answer some questions on a variety of topics - the path to doctor, the doctor dad hustle, burning questions about plastic surgery and much more. You won't be bored with the candid answers.

Episode Takeaways: 
Help! I might wanna be a plastic surgeon!
That Nip Tuck life.
Dad-ing in Medicine.
John gets creative.
Thoughts on the girl I kinda like.
Rapid fire round.

In this episode, John discusses the field of plastic surgery, why he loves it, and Renee tries to answer questions about anatomy with mixed success.

Episode Take-Aways:
-Becoming a plastic surgeon.
-Why I love Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
-Wait, a plastic surgeon does THAT??
-You can craft your ideal practice mix.
-If it doesn't feel right, fix it
-Renee explains non-cardiac anatomy.

Renee discusses her path to pediatric cardiology. But don't worry - John is there too to pepper in some funny quips and has a pop quiz at the end that you won't want to miss. 

Episode Take-Aways:
Have an idea of what you like, but don't pigeon hole yourself.
Pay attention to the signs and get exposure.
The breadth of Pediatric Cardiology.
Narrowing the focus.
A day in the life of a general outpatient private pediatric cardiologist.
John's pop quiz on bread and butter Pediatric Cardiology.

The Doctors Paro are back together in today's episode to discuss how they are able to make their lives work everyday. Spoiler alert - without teamwork and outsourcing it would be chaos. Absolute chaos. 

Episode Take-Aways:
It takes two to make a family, and two to make it work.
Sometimes you need to expand the team.
Stop keeping score.
Outsourcing can add financial cost. Not outsourcing can add emotional cost.
Drop the mom guilt.
As life adapts, so does your roster.

Renee goes solo today and answers questions on a variety of topics - the path to doctor, the doctor mom hustle, fitness, empowerment thoughts, sappiness about John and random questions! 

Episode Takeaways:
Help me!! I wanna be a doctor!!
Mom-ing in Medicine.
The fit life.
Renee the motivational speaker (hahahahahaha).
Thoughts on the guy I kinda like.
Rapid fire round.

The Doctors Paro talk meal prep. As a follow up to our last episode "Food is Fuel" we are giving you are tried and true way of making that motto a reality. We talk about all the benefits, how to get started and EXACTLY what we do in this episode.

Episode Take-Aways:
There are a million upsides and maybe one downside.
The prep before the prep will set you up for success.
Just like anything, you will get better with practice.
Meal prep + Macros = Simplicity.
Here is literally what we do every week.
You can troubleshoot all obstacles.

The Doctors Paro take on food. Because friends, food is fuel. The case for fitness for your health and well being has been made - now it's time to dive into how important good nutrition is as well.

Episode Take-Aways:
Identify your emotional attachment to food.
Macronutrients control what you see. Micronutrients control what you can't see.
Tracking, even for a short period of time, will help you.
If you are struggling to lose weight, you are not in a calorie deficit.
Eat more plants. More plants.
But you also gotta live (a little).

In this episode, The Doctors Paro discuss how to establish routines that can enhance your goals and eliminate habits that may be detracting from them.

Episode Take-Aways:
Life is a Habit Loop.
Your routines determine your outcomes.
It's OK to fail.  (Sometimes.)
You need a good morning routine. A good morning routine starts at night.
You are clay.
Life changes.  Adapt.  

The Doctors Paro discuss ways to start - and maintain - a fitness routine that fits your life, as well as some of the important benefits it can bring.

Episode Take-Aways:
Don't overcomplicate it.
Start with something fun, expand from there.
Ladies, lift heavy - trust me.
Success in fitness does not require innate athleticism.
Find accountability.  
Be appropriately skeptical of the quick fixes.

In this episode, the Doctors Paro talk about happiness, the science behind it, why it's important, and how to find it.

Episode Take-Aways:
-Happiness is more than just the absence of sadness.
-Success does not bring happiness, but happiness can bring success.
-Your mindset - or explanatory style - has a direct influence on happiness.
-People most likely have a happiness baseline, part of which is set by genetics.
-There are scientifically proven ways to elevate this happiness baseline.
-Happiness and optimism are contagious.