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How Physicians Can Feel Human Again Before Burnout Leads to Peer Review
Today’s conversation is about physician burnout, survival mode, emotional exhaustion, communication strain, leadership pressure, boundaries, career sustainability, and...
Why Your Voice as a Doctor Matters Beyond the Exam Room
Today’s conversation is about what happens when something deeply personal changes the way you see everything and quietly reshapes the way you show up in the world.I wa...
Find Your Why: The Thread Between Purpose and Joy
Have you ever been asked, “What’s your why?”… and found yourself unsure how to answer?Maybe you’ve thought about purpose before. Maybe you’ve even done the work.But so...
What Joy Actually Looks Like: Dance, Pivoting, Entrepreneurship, and Feeling It All
Hello, my friend. If you are a physician, coach, or high achiever who has ever wondered whether it is possible to leave a career you worked your whole life for and act...
The Gift You're There to Give: Rethinking Credibility for Speakers
Hello, my friend.If you are a physician, coach, or high achiever who dreams of giving a TEDx talk or keynote and sometimes wonders whether you are truly credible enoug...
No Script for This: Loving Through Anticipatory Grief and Finding the Capacity for Joy
Thank you for being here with me.This is a tender season in my life. I am loving my mom while also slowly letting her go. There is no clean way to talk about that. No ...
Unlock Calm and Joy in Autism Parenting for High-Achieving Moms
Hello, my friend.If you are a high-achieving mom raising an autistic child and sometimes feel overwhelmed by the constant balancing act of caregiving, work, expectatio...
Charting With Ease: The Truth About Charting After Hours (and How to Reclaim Your Life)
Hello, my friend.If you are a physician or clinician who finds yourself charting after hours, finishing notes late at night, or catching up on documentation on weekend...
Who Are You Becoming? Reclaiming Direction and Joy in Academic Medicine with Dr. Stacey Ishman
Hello, my friend.If you’re in academic medicine and feeling exhausted, unclear, or quietly frustrated despite working hard, this episode is for you.I’m joined by Dr. S...
How Language Shapes the Nervous System: NLP, Self-Concept, and Identity
Hello, my friend.I want to talk with you about language.Not grammar or semantics, but the words we use to describe ourselves, our capacity, and our lives. The phrases ...
Why Goal-Setting Isn’t Bringing You Joy and What to Do Instead
Hello, my friend.This end-of-year episode is a little different. It’s just you and me, and I want to offer you a tool rather than a conversation. If you’re approaching...
Cultivating Pride: Queer and Trans Joy as Collective Healing with Dr. Anna Larson
There’s a moment many people are living in right now where the body knows something before the mind catches up.You feel braced. Alert. A little stunned that certain co...
Menopause, Musculoskeletal Pain, and Running: What You Haven’t Been Told About Joyful Movement with Dr. Michelle Quirk
So let me tell you a story...A day ago, I sat across from someone who has reshaped the way many women think about running. Not as punishment. Not as performance. Simpl...
The Midlife (W)reckoning: Burnout, Perimenopause, and Perfectionism — and the Case for Joy with Dr. Zarya Rubin
So let me tell you a story.A few weeks ago at the Physician Coaching Summit, I walked into a room where the energy felt… different.Warm. Bright. Alive in a way you can...
Life After Medicine: Dr. Anne Pendo on Purpose, Presence and The Four Questions Every Physician Should Consider
If you’ve ever wondered “Who am I when I’m not my role?” or “What comes after medicine?” this is the episode you want in your ears.Today, I sit down with my dear frien...
From Burnout to Pure Joy: How Dr. Kirin Palmer Found Sustenance Through Presence and Coaching
What do you do when the work you love begins to hollow you out?When you’re showing up for little patients with big needs—and your own family at home—while quietly wond...
Dr. Ardeshir Mehran on The Emotional Rights Framework: Rethinking Depression, Anxiety, and Joy
What if depression isn’t a flaw to fix—but a signal calling you back to yourself?In this episode of Solving for Joy, I sit down with Dr. Ardeshir Mehran, psychologist,...
The Nourished Child: Jill Castle on Reframing Care and Rediscovering Joy in How We Help Families Thrive
But did it ever actually fit?So much of what we were taught about health, weight, and nourishment has shaped how we care for children—and ourselves. But if you’ve ever...
Dr. Sheri Rosenthal on The Four Agreements, Flow, and The Serendipity of What’s Next
What happens when every cell in your body says, “It’s time”—but you have no idea what comes next?In this episode of Solving for Joy, host Dr. Chrissie Ott sits down wi...
The Science of Leadership, Joy, and the Well-Being Coaching Inventory with Coach Meg Margaret Moore
What happens when science, leadership, and joy converge?This week, I’m joined by Coach Meg Margaret Moore—co-founder of Wellcoaches, the Institute of Coaching, and the...