What happens when compassionate doctors are crushed by corporate medicine?  
 

This week, Kim welcomes Dr. Joe Sherman, a pediatrician who experienced something that would shock his colleagues: complete burnout requiring him to quit medicine altogether. After 35 years practicing across the US, Uganda, and Bolivia, Dr. Sherman went from a vibrant community-engaged physician to someone suffering acute anxiety, headaches, numbness, and back pain—all from the stress of "cranking up patients" and losing connection to why he became a doctor.  

 In this powerful bridge-building episode, Dr. Sherman reveals:

• ​🔴 Personal breaking point: Acute anxiety, numbness, back pain—doctors ordered a brain MRI before considering stress as a cause 
• ​🟢 Epidemic reality: 50-60% of physicians are currently burnt out—disconnected, distracted, just trying to get through the day
• ​🟣 Two-way compassion: Hand over heart self-kindness practice that helps doctors metabolize patient trauma without drowning 
  
  

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Chronic Truth Podcast
01:33 Meet Dr. Joe Sherman: A Journey in Medicine
05:00 Burnout in Healthcare: A Personal Story
09:36 Understanding Physician Burnout
12:33 Addressing Burnout: Strategies for Physicians
18:09 The Importance of Self-Compassion
21:20 The Center for Courage and Renewal
24:42 Impact of Burnout on Patient Care
26:25 Creating Supportive Healthcare Teams
28:22 Final Thoughts on Overcoming Burnout

Connect with Dr. Sherman:

💻 ⁠⁠Joe Sherman, MD (free consultation scheduling, blogs, articles, podcasts)
📧 [email protected]
🎯 Services: Individual physician coaching, medical team workshops 

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Host/Executive Producer: Kimberly Nash

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