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The Mint Door: Clinical Mistake
From Dentistry to Life Coaching: A Transformative Journey! This week on #DentalFuel host Tanya Sue Maestas welcomes Karen Tindall and Laura Schwindt, co-founders of @TheMintDoor, to discuss their inspiring transitions from clinical dentistry to life coaching. Karen shares her journey from the UK to the U.S. and her shift from orthodontics to life coaching, while Laura talks about her 21-year career that led to burnout and a major life pivot.
Explore the challenges dental professionals face, particularly burnout, and discover the importance of setting boundaries. Karen and Laura share insightful anecdotes about their clinical experiences and the lessons learned from their mistakes. This episode highlights the necessity of balancing professional and personal lives and the transformative power of life coaching.
- Importance of Boundaries: Both Karen and Laura emphasize the need to establish and maintain clear boundaries between professional and personal lives to avoid uncomfortable and stressful situations.
- Managing Burnout: Laura highlights her journey through burnout and how life coaching became a pivotal tool in her recovery and eventual career transformation.
- Learning from Mistakes: Both guests share specific clinical errors that forced them to reevaluate their approach to patient care and productivity, underscoring the growth that comes through learning from mistakes.
- Transition to Life Coaching: Karen and Laura illustrate that there are alternative paths within the dental profession, such as life coaching, that can offer personal fulfillment and professional rejuvenation.
- Authentic Conversations: The importance of having deep, authentic conversations to support mental health and professional satisfaction is a recurring theme, as highlighted by the origins of The Mint Door.
Karen Tindall: Karen Tindall is a former dentist and orthodontist who qualified in England in 2000. After nearly two decades in family dentistry and orthodontics, she moved to the U.S. in 2015 and transitioned to being a stay-at-home mom before retraining as a professional life coach. Karen now focuses on supporting dental professionals through life coaching and co-founding The Mint Door, an organization dedicated to the well-being of people in dentistry.
Laura Schwindt: Laura Schwindt is a former dentist with 21 years of clinical experience. Having served as an associate in various practices and eventually owning her own practice, Laura faced severe burnout, prompting her to seek life coaching. Inspired by her transformative experience, Laura became a professional life coach to help other women in dentistry. She co-founded The Mint Door with Karen to focus on the holistic well-being of dental professionals.
Connect with Ignitedds and Dr. David Rice: @ignitedds Free Intro Call
Connect with Tanya Sue Maestas: @tsmaestas.dds
Learn more about 90 Day JumpStart : https://ignitedds.com
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By Tanya Sue Maestas From Dentistry to Life Coaching: A Transformative Journey! This week on #DentalFuel host Tanya Sue Maestas welcomes Karen Tindall and Laura Schwindt, co-founders of @TheMintDoor, to discuss their inspiring transitions from clinical dentistry to life coaching. Karen shares her journey from the UK to the U.S. and her shift from orthodontics to life coaching, while Laura talks about her 21-year career that led to burnout and a major life pivot.
Explore the challenges dental professionals face, particularly burnout, and discover the importance of setting boundaries. Karen and Laura share insightful anecdotes about their clinical experiences and the lessons learned from their mistakes. This episode highlights the necessity of balancing professional and personal lives and the transformative power of life coaching.
- Importance of Boundaries: Both Karen and Laura emphasize the need to establish and maintain clear boundaries between professional and personal lives to avoid uncomfortable and stressful situations.
- Managing Burnout: Laura highlights her journey through burnout and how life coaching became a pivotal tool in her recovery and eventual career transformation.
- Learning from Mistakes: Both guests share specific clinical errors that forced them to reevaluate their approach to patient care and productivity, underscoring the growth that comes through learning from mistakes.
- Transition to Life Coaching: Karen and Laura illustrate that there are alternative paths within the dental profession, such as life coaching, that can offer personal fulfillment and professional rejuvenation.
- Authentic Conversations: The importance of having deep, authentic conversations to support mental health and professional satisfaction is a recurring theme, as highlighted by the origins of The Mint Door.
Karen Tindall: Karen Tindall is a former dentist and orthodontist who qualified in England in 2000. After nearly two decades in family dentistry and orthodontics, she moved to the U.S. in 2015 and transitioned to being a stay-at-home mom before retraining as a professional life coach. Karen now focuses on supporting dental professionals through life coaching and co-founding The Mint Door, an organization dedicated to the well-being of people in dentistry.
Laura Schwindt: Laura Schwindt is a former dentist with 21 years of clinical experience. Having served as an associate in various practices and eventually owning her own practice, Laura faced severe burnout, prompting her to seek life coaching. Inspired by her transformative experience, Laura became a professional life coach to help other women in dentistry. She co-founded The Mint Door with Karen to focus on the holistic well-being of dental professionals.
Connect with Ignitedds and Dr. David Rice: @ignitedds Free Intro Call
Connect with Tanya Sue Maestas: @tsmaestas.dds
Learn more about 90 Day JumpStart : https://ignitedds.com