In this episode I discuss the concept of a sabbatical and how it can be used to reset your spark and when you should consider taking one. 

What gets in the way of getting to living our life the way we want?  I discuss moving past "limiting beliefs" and "rules" that hold us back and suggest several ways to do that. 

Dr. Louis Snitkoff, a lifelong New York resident was a founding member and CMO of CapitalCare Medical Group, which later merged with Community Care Physicians. Before his retirement in 2020, Dr. Snitkoff was Vice President for the Ellis (Hospital) Medical Group in Schenectady. He has served the American College of Physicians nationally as a Well-being Champion and member of the Board of Governors and is a past president of its New York Chapter. He was elected to Fellowship in 1993 and Mastership in 2020. Dr. Snitkoff received the Samuel Eichold II Award for Excellence in Diabetes and the New York Chapter Laureate Award in 2013.

In this episode: Dr Snitkoff talks about his resets from clinical medicine to administration and then to retirement. When trying to do it all he recalls 'no matter where I was, I was supposed to be somewhere else" so moving into one space he supported his personal wellness and supported the physicians he worked with.   Don't miss the end where he describes how his experience and his connections led him to his current retirement projects.

Take Home Pearls:

1- Focus on relationships.

2-Find a creative passsion.

3- Find what aspects of your job "fires you up!"

4- Take time to pause and reflect/recharge.

5- Seek Mentors and Seek opportunities to mentor others. 

Listen to my 2020 STORY SLAM entitled "I Don't Like Change" to see how I reset my mindset about change. 

How can you Reset by going on a Retreat?  Let's Retreat from the enemy of Overwhelm and Overworking to come back with reinforcements! Listen in for some ideas on how to get this started.

Dr. Erica Howe is a board-certified Hospitalist and a nationally known educator, wife, and mother to three kids. As a lifelong advocate for improved wellness in medicine, she founded the Women Physicians Wellness Conference in Grand Cayman in 2018 as a way of bringing women physicians together to share their struggles and their strategies for success. She believes that women are stronger together and wants to inspire them to find the courage, clarity, and community to succeed on their own terms, instead of someone else’s.

Her endeavors in teaching and mentoring have been recognized with a number of honors and awards including receipt of the Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett Woman Mentoring Women Award, the medical student-elected Rainbow Award Finalist for “teaching the art of medicine by example”, and the Distinguished Chancellor’s Teaching Award, one of the highest honors given to educators at the University of Kansas.

In this Episode: You will feel like you are in a conversation with your best friend!! Dr Howe discusses her resets which started with answering the question "How are you doing?" with an honest answer, being transparent, and vulnerable with other physicians. She discusses what led to her mission with helping other women physicians and how she is doing that in a big way.  She also reveals her secrets for time management. 

Take Home Wellness Pearls: 

1- Tools to Find Clarity: Take time to determine where you want your career to go, make space to do it, and put out your "asks."

2- Start with being honest with the other doctors around you and continue to have those conversations.

3- Say No to what doesn't meet your needs anymore and protect that space you create by doing so.

You can learn more about the Women Physician Wellness Conference at www.womenphysicianswellness.com

I wonder... what are your answers to these questions?

1- What do you want more of in 2022? 

2- What do you want to get out of this year? 

Segen Chase, MD, FACP is a Co-Creator for the RESETMD Podcast! 

She practices general internal medicine in Manhattan, KS and is co-owner of her private practice, CenterPointe Physicians, PA. Dr. Chase is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita and regularly mentors students from KUMC-Wichita, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, as well as pre-medical students at Kansas State University.  She has been active for over a decade in the Kansas chapter of the American College of Physicians and serves as their Well-Being Champion. She is a wife and mom.

In this episode, we discuss her experience with being a mom in private practice, the way she approaches balance and priorities to determine how she spends her time.  Reflection is essential.  We discuss ways she has addressed guilt, her experience with suicide in colleagues, and how her time with her family brings her joy.

Pearls of Wellness Wisdom:

(There are so many so we picked just a few!  Listen in for more!)

1- Blaze Your Own Trail: Tailor what you need at different stages in your life and career.

2- Remember, You are where you need to be.

3- Get better at saying the word NO.

She mentions the book "The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness" by Dr Kelli Harding

As we move soon into 2022, what would it look like to have a fresh start?  Listen in to learn two strategies to initiate that fresh start.

We explore mindfulness and the practice of resetting distractions with meditation.