Women MD Leaders

By Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC

The Women MD Leaders Podcast, hosted by Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC — pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders — offers practical tip

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The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.

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January 27, 2026 26: Why Good Ideas Still Fail: The Leadership Skill Behind Real Buy-In
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
Buy-in.
It’s one of those words that sounds simple… until you actually need it.
Buy-in hits differently depending on the situation — and honestly, depending on your gender.
We’re often taught that if the work is good enough, if the data is strong enough, if we just explain it well, people will come along.
But leading actual humans doesn’t always work that way.
Buy-in isn’t just about logic. It’s about your ability to influence. And sometimes it’s about sponsorship.
Learning this lesson changed how I approached every project from that point on.
Today, I want to talk about why getting a sponsor first — not last — can make or break your outcomes… and why so many smart, capable women learn this the hard way.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
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January 20, 2026 25: Women MD Leaders Move from Imposter Thoughts to Authority
Remember You’re in the Room for a Reason
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
Have you ever walked into a room and silently wondered: Do I actually belong here?
Will they find me credible? Am I saying the right thing?
Should I take the job that isn’t exactly what I was looking for… just because it might make me look more legitimate?
I’ve had that thought more times than I can count over the years. And I hear it in almost every woman I coach — even the ones who are wildly accomplished on paper.
Today, I want to talk about credibility.
Who decides it.
Why we question it.
And what’s really happening when imposter thoughts show up — especially for women who are stepping into rooms that weren’t designed with them in mind.
Because here’s the truth:
The very fact that you’re reflecting on this question might be the strongest evidence that you do belong.
Let’s talk about that.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
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January 13, 2026 24: The Trap High-Achieving Women Physician Leaders Fall Into — Without Realizing It
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
If you’ve ever found yourself stuck on one more tweak… one more revision… one more thing that might make it better — I need you to know, I get you.
Many high-achieving women have been taught that excellence comes from getting things just right.
From early on, we learn to manage the details, juggle all the plates, and hold ourselves to incredibly high standards.
But at some point, perfection stops being a strength — and quietly becomes a burden.
Today, I want to talk about the shift that changed everything for me. The moment I realized that what actually creates progress, peace, and sustainability isn’t perfection at all — it’s consistency.
Let’s talk about what happens when we stop chasing perfect… and start choosing done.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
🌐 womenmdleaders.com
💼 linkedin.com/in/stephanieyamout
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January 06, 2026 23: When Old Habits Sneak In: A Reset for Women Physician Leaders
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to fall back into old habits? Even after you’ve done so much work to move past them?
Not because you’ve failed. Not because you forgot what matters. But because life changed.
· A schedule shifted.
· A family need popped up.
· A season of life simply changed.
For women physician leaders especially, we often assume that once we’ve built healthier routines, once we’ve climbed out of burnout or overwhelm, we’re “done.”
But the truth is — habits aren’t permanent. They’re responsive.
And when we stop paying attention, we can quietly slip back into patterns that drain us… without even realizing it.
Today’s episode is about that moment of awareness. That subtle feeling of something being off.
And how noticing—without judgment—can be the most powerful leadership skill we practice.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
🌐 womenmdleaders.com
💼 linkedin.com/in/stephanieyamout
📧 [email protected]
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December 30, 2025 22: The Leadership Identity Shift: Becoming the Woman Who Doesn’t Burnout
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
I used to believe I was bulletproof.
Truly.
I thought I was the exception — the one who could never burn out.
I had endless energy.
I could plan events for my team, run multi-department projects, keep my family organized, and stay upbeat and enthusiastic without ever dropping a ball.
Or so I thought.
But burnout doesn’t arrive suddenly.
It erodes slowly — quietly — in the background.
And before you recognize it, you’re no longer the same person you were.
Your energy dims.
Your spark fades.
Your patience thins.
Your joy goes missing.
And suddenly, you’re treading water in the deep end… even though you were so sure you’d never be the one who ended up there.
What I really wanted at that point was simple: to go back to the version of myself who felt bulletproof.
To get her energy back.
Her drive.
Her capacity.
But here's what I didn’t understand at the time:
Burnout recovery is not about going backward.
It’s about becoming someone new.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
🌐 womenmdleaders.com
💼 linkedin.com/in/stephanieyamout
📧 [email protected]
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12min
December 23, 202521: Energy Is Your Most Valuable Currency: How Women Leaders Stop Overspending
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
When I was burnt out, I hired an executive coach. One of the topics we covered was time management.
And after working with him, I realized something important: he didn’t really understand a woman’s time — or a doctor’s time, for that matter.
Over time, and with significant reflection, I’ve learned that the major lie of “time management” for women physician leaders is the belief that we need more hours to get it all done.
When, in fact, what we actually need is more energy delivered to the right things.
What we really need to understand is:
What fuels us?
What drains us?
Where is our energy disappearing unintentionally?
Where can small efforts create a huge impact on our energy reserves?
Too many women physician leaders are investing enormous amounts of energy into tasks that have a low ROI — or that drain them entirely.
Changing that is one of the most powerful steps you can take to burnout-proof your career.
Because burnout doesn’t happen simply because you spend energy.
It happens because you spend it poorly.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
🌐 womenmdleaders.com
💼 linkedin.com/in/stephanieyamout
📧 [email protected]
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10min
December 16, 2025 20: Why Smart, Driven Women Physician Leaders Get Stuck — And How to Get Unstuck
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
Burnout is a hot topic in medicine. It’s also near and dear to my heart — as a survivor, now a thriver.
What I find again and again, especially in this post-pandemic world, is that many of us are still exhausted in a way that doesn’t quite make sense on the surface.
The adrenaline of the pandemic is gone.
The uncertainty has faded.
The masks, the testing mandates, the policy changes — all of it has settled.
But we haven’t.
And if you’ve wondered why you’re still tired… still overwhelmed… still not quite yourself… you are not alone. There is a reason.
Throughout our lives and careers, we were sold the lie, “I can do it all if I just try harder.”
But the truth is this: you’re exhausted because the system trained you to ignore your needs — not because you’re inadequate.
And I promise, there is a way out — and it starts with redefining success on your terms.
Over the next 3 episodes, I want to talk about how to “burnout-proof” your career and leadership. And today we’re getting honest about why smart, capable, high-achieving women get stuck — and how to recognize the moment when it’s time to make a shift.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
🌐 womenmdleaders.com
💼 linkedin.com/in/stephanieyamout
📧 [email protected]
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11min
December 09, 2025 19: The Lie of "Having It All:" Why Women Physicians Need a New Playbook
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
Have you ever convinced yourself you could “just push through” — because that’s what you’ve always done?
I see this so often in women physicians: we spend years training ourselves to believe we can do anything — survive any rotation… power through any season… carry every load — and then we’re shocked when that strategy stops working at some point in real life.
We think we “should” be able to raise a family, lead at work, stay healthy, stay connected, stay on top of everything — all at the same time — because once upon a time we could do anything for four weeks at a time.
But here’s the truth most of us were never taught:
There comes a point where pushing becomes breaking.
Where all the “I can do it all” energy doesn’t move us forward — it quietly drains us.
And if you’re listening today and thinking, “Oh… that’s me,” I want you to know two things:
One, you’re not alone.
And two, you don’t need a life overhaul to feel better — you just need a pause and a plan.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
🌐 womenmdleaders.com
💼 linkedin.com/in/stephanieyamout
📧 [email protected]
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December 02, 2025 18: Fighting Burnout: The One Relationship Every Woman Physician Leader Must Have
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
Have you ever noticed that the people who stay the longest — and lead the best — in medicine always seem to have their person?
Their work wife. Their work best friend. Their 3am “you’re not gonna believe this consult” companion.
It’s the relationship that keeps you grounded when the highs are sky-high… and the lows? Well — the lows in medicine can take your breath away.
Today, I want to talk about the necessity — not the luxury — of having a best friend at work.
Not just someone you chat with at the nurses’ station, but someone who knows you, sees the look on your face, and understands exactly what kind of day you’ve had before you say a word.
And I’ll tell you about my very first experience of realizing just how essential that kind of support was.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
🌐 womenmdleaders.com
💼 linkedin.com/in/stephanieyamout
📧 [email protected]
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9min
November 25, 202517: Why Celebration Isn't Fluff -- It's Fuel (for Women Physician Leaders)
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for Women Physician Leaders here.
If women physician leaders celebrated themselves and their accomplishments more often, the ripple effects could be powerful — not just personally, but for
their teams,
their organizations,
and even the larger healthcare system.
I’ve seen it firsthand — how one small tradition of reflection and laughter brought an entire department closer together.
And I’ve felt it too — the uncomfortable but necessary stretch of learning to celebrate myself out loud, especially in a new season of building something from scratch.
Because celebration isn’t fluff. It’s fuel.
It strengthens confidence, builds culture, and reminds us of the impact we’re already making — even when the work feels never-ending.
So today, we’re talking about what happens when we stop rushing past our wins and start honoring them — out loud, unapologetically, and together.
About the Host
Dr. Stephanie Yamout, MD, MBA, CPCC, ACC, is a pediatric hospitalist and internationally certified coach for women physician leaders. She helps women physicians get their time back, own their value, and command the room as they were born to do.
Work with Stephanie
🩺 Book a free 1:1 Discovery Call → womenmdleaders.com/work-with-stephanie
🌿 Reserve a 90-min Better Boundaries Session → womenmdleaders.com/boundaries
Connect
🌐 womenmdleaders.com
💼 linkedin.com/in/stephanieyamout
📧 [email protected]
Follow the show so you never miss an episode.
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FAQs about Women MD Leaders:

How many episodes does Women MD Leaders have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.