"Now that I think about it, I was actually slowly getting really burnt out because I had no life. I didn't really get to spend time with my family. My kids were young, so sometimes I would just go home after 7:00 with work not completed, just to see my kids and have some bedtime stories before tucking them into bed and then to do more work." -Mary Leung MD In this episode of DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, we hear first hand how our guest, Coach Mary Leung MD, went from working...

Today we rewind back to one of our most popular episodes on DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast. “Your life becomes fused to what we do and it’s very hard, especially for physicians or healthcare workers, to say, ‘Well, you know, I’ve done this all my life and maybe that’s not what I need to do now.’” -Simon Maltais MD Ph.D. In this episode, Dr. Jen Barna has a very honest conversation about burnout and recovery with Cardiac Surgeon and author of the book, Healthcare Anonymous: Put...

In this engaging episode of the "DocWorking - The Whole Physician Podcast", host Dr. Jen Barna welcomes Brett Riggins, a seasoned expert in real estate who specializes in helping physicians build a real estate portfolio. Brett shares his journey in the real estate sector, offering valuable advice and strategies for physicians looking to diversify their income streams through real estate property investments. Whether you're a novice curious about the basics of real estate or a seasoned...

On Episode 226, host Jen Barna MD welcomes Dr. Manizeh Mirza-Gruber to discuss how to connect heart, mind, body and spirit for healing, wellness and well-being, using Mind-Body Medicine and Mindfulness Meditation. Dr. Mirza-Gruber is a licensed board Certified Psychiatrist, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Certified Yoga teacher, and Certified Mind-Body Medicine Skills Facilitator. She describes herself as an individual, parent, and psychiatrist, and follows a holistic approach to...

How does eliminating chronic tinnitus relate to eliminating chronic pain and anxiety, using neuroplasticity to retrain the brain, and learning effective ways to process emotions and stress?    What are the six steps you can apply to transform your life?    Author Peter Studenik discusses his life transforming experience, conquering fear and overcoming debilitating chronic tinnitus. The conversation starts with Peter telling the story of how his symptoms began, how he spent years seeing doctor...

Ashley and Dr. Dave discuss their experience navigating medical training and how it took their relationship to the brink, and they share what steps they took to save their marriage. Dr. Barna welcomes Ashley and Dr. David Gay, hosts of On Call with Dr. Dave, a podcast where healthcare professionals share inspiring, humorous, shocking, and heartwarming stories. The conversation starts with Ashley highlighting the often-overlooked impact of home life on a healthcare professional's ability to...

This is a powerful story of unrecognized stress, physical repercussions, and resolution. “If you don't get the stress under control, it's like, you may as well have eaten the chocolate cake, because stress has a huge impact on our bodies.” -Coach Stephanie Shaw How do you process stress so that it doesn't come out sideways and manifest as physical symptoms? In this episode we welcome Coach Stephanie Shaw, nutritional expert and host of Hello Hotflash Podcast. In this episode, Stephanie and...

If you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5-star review, we would be extremely grateful!   “If you want to be successful, whether as a passive investor or active, you need to understand the business a little bit.” -Dr. Lydia Essary    In this episode we welcome practicing dermatopathologist and co-founder of Lift Equity Invest, Dr. Lydia Essary. In this episode, Dr. Lydia Essary and Dr. Jen Barna discuss apartment and multifamily real estate investments and the tips...

If you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5-star review, we would be extremely grateful!   “The hope and faith in the medical system. Hope in my relationship with him. Knowing that I’m not going through this alone.” -Vanessa Naum   We’re excited to welcome back Physician Marriage Coaches, Dr. George (Dr. Jeep) and Vanessa Naum.    In this episode, Vanessa discusses her experience dealing with Fibromyalgia and how being married to a physician has impacted her journey...

If you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5-star review, we would be extremely grateful!   “What you’re doing every day with this patient in front of you, this vulnerable person that’s come to you, it’s a privilege. This is an honor that society has given us that allows us to take care of that person. ” -David Alfery, MD   Today’s guest is Dr. David Alfery, Anesthesiologist and author. In this episode, Dr. Alfery discusses his journey as a physician and the...

If you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5-star review, we would be extremely grateful!   “It’s all about choices in your life. There are so many options out there. And when you have the industry mandated blinders on, on the treadmill, never being told you’re good enough, it’s easy to get the feeling that ‘This is all there is to life.’ There is an entire world out there! And the health of the system is not on your shoulders.” -Tom Davis, MD   In today’s episode, we...

“That’s the thing, when people start to approach their life in different ways, they start to see just how their life can change.” -Philippe Douyon MD   For Episode 218, we are doing a replay of a great conversation between Coach Gabriella Dennery MD and neurologist Dr. Philippe Douyon.  Dr. Douyon is a highly respected author, runs the Inle Brainfit Institute, and is a huge proponent of controlling brain health in order to support your overall health. Gabriella and Dr. Douyon speak about his...

“You’ve got to become an expert on what non-traditional, nonclinical jobs are out there and then you can start narrowing it down.” -Dr. John Jurica   Dr. John Jurica is an expert in nonclinical jobs and side gigs for physicians and other healthcare professionals. In today’s episode, DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast is thrilled to welcome Dr. John Jurica back (click here for our previous episode with Dr. Jurica).    In today’s episode, Dr. Jurica discusses common nonclinical jobs as...

“I guess the average person doesn't have a plan. So that's a good first start, like have a plan. Everybody should have a plan. That's good. But like a lot of people that do planning, they skip the most important part. What is your purpose in life? Why are you here? What's most important to you? What are your values like? Where do you want to go? What does your ideal future look like? I think it's hard to do that exercise in training because you're like, super, go, go, go.” - Daniel...

Contaminated time is a topic that comes up a lot in our conversations. Essentially, contaminated time refers to the idea that, whether we’re at work or at home, our time can become “contaminated” by worries, thoughts, energy, and attention, which takes us away from the present moment. Here, we share some of the ways we can tackle time leaking so you can spend more time being present in both your professional and personal lives.

“If you don't take care of yourself, you can't take care of anyone else. And as caretakers, we are professional caretakers. It is completely true, although we like to think that it's not. We like to think that with our training and with our logic, that we can just overcome everything.”- Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington Physicians across the country are feeling burned out. We’re committed to finding ways to decrease stress in our lives and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Between December 2021...

“Most functional medicine practices out there, they're still treating a problem, treating disease. My focus is really very precisely narrowed down to the optimization, to human performance. How can I improve really four things: better energy, better brain, better body, and better sex? Those are the four things that guys are looking for on a regular basis.”- Dr. Tracy Gapin Dr. Tracy Gapin is a board-certified urologist, a world-renowned men’s health & performance expert, and the founder...

“And so what I play with a lot with my physician clients is you're really good at being highly capable people who handle challenging and complicated things. But in this setting, can we shift, gear down to something that's more simple, that's more in line with your views, and then it gives you more time to be and to rest and to use this season, the cozier, darker season of this holiday, to slow down and to have a little more presence and comfort for yourself instead of frenzied running...

“You know, to be a unicorn, I think you have to be willing to stand out from the pack and sometimes take a different pathway forward. You can also pay a price for this. The vast majority of people will take the high road. They'll be supportive, encouraging. But there are also others who may not be so kind and may want you to conform. They may also display petty jealousies. They may help to create obstacles in your pathway. But I think for me as a unicorn, I think you have to understand that...

“Physicians are the hardest working folks in terms of, on average, if you compare the average physician with any other line of work or profession. We're hardworking folks and there are private equity folks, corporations, non-physician folks in turtlenecks that know this and exploit this. And that is something that we have to be aware of when we are becoming employed physicians.” - Dr. Virgie Bright-Ellington A lot of us are interested in transitioning into nonclinical careers or picking up a...

“If we want culture change, we need to bring a new top leader and they are going to kind of drive culture change from the top down. That's not really how it works. It has to be at least a top-down and a bottom-up effort combined.”- Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken We're excited to bring back international coach and consultant, Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken. She's a public thought leader and coauthor of the book, “Between Power and Irrelevance: The Future of Transnational NGOs”, published by Oxford...

“One thing I do want to point out to investors is when we look at investments, the first thing we look at is the return. I’m guilty of it because that’s the whole point of the investment to see how much my money can grow. And then maybe the last thing we’ll look at is, oh, who is running it? But I think the more you invest, the more you really look into these, it should be the other way around. It should be who is running the property.” - Dr. Cherry Chen Although Dr. Cherry Chen specializes...

“Learning how to position yourself to impress admissions committees and seeing that happen and then helping other people and then through word of mouth, someone telling someone else that they wanted to go into this field as well and really helping them, I think just further reinforced that my role was to help other people become wonderful physicians."- Dr. Shemmassian Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is the founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting. He's one of the world's foremost experts on medical...

“If we are serious about this quintuple aim, this lofty goal of improved health outcomes at lower cost with better experiences for our patients, all of that in an environment of equity and physician wellbeing, then we really need a shift in health and healthcare. Because what I see is that patients are disenchanted with healthcare. They don't feel that their physicians have time for them. They don't feel heard. And I see physicians leaving healthcare because the system is really not conducive...