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What goes through your mind when you bring your kids or your parents to their medical appointments? Do you worry that you'll be "that family member" who is trying to run the visit? Or do you worry that they won't get the right care? Do you feel guilty because you "should" have known better and prevented the injury or illness from happening in the first place? For many of us, the mind drama that occurs around this element of our lives as Physicians can seem like a "me" problem. I'm the only one who feels this way. My dear friend and coach Dr Karen Leitner joins us today to talk about this tension, and how to deal with it. She recently published an article on KevinMD, When a loved one is a patient: Navigating the emotional burden for physicians, and she joins me today to talk about it.

Karen Leitner is a primary care physician and an experienced life coach. She helps women physicians feel better and happier in their lives by empowering them to overcome work-life overwhelm, imposter syndrome, parenting challenges, and all the other joykills so common to  women physicians (and so rarely talked about…until now).

You can find her on FB, IG or her website www.karenleitnermd.com 

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To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

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