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"Says WHO?"

Today's special guest, Dr Sherita Gaskins-Tillett shares her story of finding herself in a life after residency that was unrecognizable. Within a span of 2 years, she got married, had a baby, lost her grandmother and moved. Twice. All while working as a full-spectrum OB/GYN. When she realized that she didn't recognize herself within this life, she took action to rediscover herself, and create a life that she loves. She'll share how she and so many other women are living under a set of rules that don't really exist anywhere but our own minds, and how you can use her favorite question, "Says who?" to snap out of it.

Dr. Sherita Gaskins-Tillett is a board-certified Ob/Gyn and the founder of Level Up Lady Doc where she helps women physicians rediscover their bliss and reclaim control of their lives. Dr. Gaskins-Tillett is also the host of a weekly internet show, Level Up Live, where she showcases women physicians who are making phenomenal contributions both inside and outside of the exam room. She graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her Ob/Gyn residency at George Washington University. Dr. Gaskins-Tillett left clinical medicine in 2019 and now works as a medical director for an international insurance company. She currently resides in Severn, MD with her husband and 10 year old daughter. 

To learn more about Dr Gaskins-Tillett and her mission-based company, Level Up Lady Doc, find her in these places. 

 www.aweekendforme.com 

Instagram: @levelupladydoc 

Facebook: @Level Up Lady Doc (including a private FB group)

LinkedIn: Sherita Gaskins-Tillett MD FACOG

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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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I hate negative feedback. Always have.

But I fully recognize that I was never given tools to process feedback, understand my emotional responses, and turn it into something useful. So here I am, a full-blown adult, who has only recently learned how to do this gracefully. And today, I am sharing with you some tools that will help you learn to the same.

During the episode, I reference 2 prior episodes. Find them here:
Episode 13: How to Become Toxic: A Masterclass
Episode 2: Why Thoughts Matter

If you want to attend my upcoming webinar "Dealing with Negative Feedback," where you'll have the opportunity to do this work along with me and ask questions, register here.

Finally, if you are struggling severely with feedback and rigidity and fear and you need more help, here are a list of resources for Physicians and Allied Health Professionals:
Physician Support Line
Physician Coach Support
Physician Coaching Alliance

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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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Many Physicians find that they feel out of place in medicine. They might try several different jobs within their field, trying to fit in, but never develop a sense of belonging. For today's guest, Dr Rebecca Berens, this created a rocky road in her early career, until she decided that she was done trying to fit in. Instead, she decided to create her own Direct Primary Care Practice, and focus on the patients she is best skilled to serve.

Dr Berens graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and completed Family Medicine residency at Georgetown University/Providence Hospital in DC. She is now building a thriving DPC private practice in Houston, Vida Family Medicine. Outside of medicine she enjoys spending time with her kids, and sewing her own clothes for fun!

To learn more about Dr Berens and her practice, find her in the following places:

Website: www.rebeccaberensmd.com 

Instagram: @rebeccaberensmd 

Tik Tok: @rebeccaberensmd

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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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Ok, I am taking a detour here from standard stuff, and talking about the holidays. For me, people-pleasing started before medical school, and the holidays were definitely a part of it, and remain an area of my life where I am forging a new way of doing things for myself, and here I share 3 simple steps to help you do the same.

If you consider yourself a disorganized mess, who is always behind and scrambling around holiday time, this episode is for you!

If you don't celebrate any November-December holidays or you've got it all nailed down, well...good for you, and we'll catch you next time!

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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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Residency is a time of intense growth and learning, coupled with great sacrifice and pressure to perform. It is in this pressure cooker that many perfectionist and people-pleasing habits are, well, perfected. Today I am speaking with Dr Tonya Caylor, a Family Medicine Physician and Certified Life Coach who coaches Residents and Faculty Physicians with an eye to preventing burnout. Listen in as she shares her own story, and why she is called to do this work.

Dr Tonya Caylor is a Family Medicine Physician and Certified Life Coach in Alaska. She is originally from Florida, and has spent over 20 years in both clinical and academic practice. She is currently focused on coaching work, but continues to see patients at her local community health center. 

To learn more about Dr Caylor and her work, find her in the following places. 

Website: www.joyinfamilymedicine.com 

Instagram: @joyinfamilymedicine 

Facebook: @JoyFMCoach 

LinkedIn: Tonya Caylor MD FAAFP

Support the show

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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"Give 110%" 

"Give it everything you got!"

These mantras are ubiquitous. And maybe there are moments where we want to do this. But for perfectionist high-achievers, especially highly empathic Women Physicians, this message is harmful. In "Everything is Negotiable," Professor Meg Myers Morgan lays out a powerful argument why women need to let go of this message, and in this episode I break down one of her 5 tactics, "never give it your all." 

If you are an exhausted working woman, trying to pour 110% into all of the buckets in your world, this is a must-listen episode.

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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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We might think that burnout is a one-and-done phenomenon. But sadly, it just isn't so. Burnout and overwhelm can strike us multiple times, though we may learn to respond to it quite differently, and understand it better. Such is the case of my friend and special guest, Dr. Kirin Palmer. She'll share how burnout cropped up in different settings, and how she has been able to learn from it and choose to create an exciting new path for herself.

 Dr Palmer graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine and specialize in Pediatrics. She loves to dance hula, and spend time with her son. She will be opening her solo Pediatric Practice in Portland Oregon soon.

To learn more about Dr Kirin Palmer and her practice, find her in these spots.

Website https://www.purejoypediatrics.com/ 

Instagram: Kirin Palmer MD 

Facebook: Kirin Palmer MD 

LinkedIn: Kirin Palmer MD

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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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Do you find yourself frustrated by how other people live their lives? Like showing up late for their appointment for example? In today's episode, I'll share how we often find ourselves at odds with others over the "hows" of what we do and don't do, and how we can let go of the frustrations and feelings that often accompany these scenarios. It's a short episode, but it packs a punch, so don't miss it!

Support the show

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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Residency is tough enough. But what happens when your position is threatened, and you don't know why? Dr Tea Nguyen is my guest today, and she shares her story of a difficult time during her training, and how she was able to persevere, and eventually open her own Direct Specialty Care Podiatry Practice.

Dr Tea Nguyen completed her Podiatry Residency Training in Michigan, as well as a Wound Care Fellowship in Dallas, and now she is the owner of direct care podiatry in Santa Cruz, Ca Pacific Point Podiatry, also coaching for direct care doctors interested in a less stressful medical practice.

Find Dr Tea on Instagram: @teadpm

Support the show

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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Are you an Empath? Do you connect easily with the feelings of others? Do you find your mood transformed, for better or for worse by those around you?

Empaths make great Physicians, but we tend to struggle under the weight of not only our own emotions, but also carrying, and sometimes even feeling responsible for the feelings of others. In this episode we'll drill in a bit more to this idea, and I will share 3 key ways for you to lighten your own load, without becoming a cynical curmudgeon.

And also, if you like what you hear, please share this episode with a fellow Empath!

Support the show

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.

Want to contact me directly?
Email: [email protected]

Follow me on Instagram!
@MeganMeloMD