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#50: Numbing Out (aka Buffering) with Heather Awad, MD
Dr. Heather Awad joined us to talk about buffering. She's a family physician in Minnesota, a weight loss coach at Vibrant MD, and has her own podcast called Vibrant MD Podcast. She is an expert at helping her clients...
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#49: "The Giving Tree" Has Got To Go
In the episode, we discuss "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. It is a beloved book by many, but it is problematic to say the least. And altruistic healthcare workers using this as a model of self-sacrifice may...
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#48: Physician Coaching- A Man's Perspective with Michael Hersh, MD
Introducing Dr. Michael Hersh, who was in the same coaching class as Amanda and Laura, and has pioneered the male coaching space. He is a full time practicing gastroenterologist in Chicago who came to coaching to...
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#47: Stress and Overwhelm
Today, we continue improving our emotional granularity (or ability to correctly identify emotions) using Brene Brown's book "Atlas of the Heart." And, since emotions aren't inherently "good or bad," we take a look at...
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#46: Envy, Jealousy, & Resentment
The theme of this episode is adapted from Brene Brown's book, "Atlas of the Heart". Each chapter focuses on a group of emotions that are common places we go to when we feel _____. (that represented a blank) The...
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#45: The Brain-Gut Connection with Cecilia Miñano, MD
Meet gastroenterologist, Dr. Cecilia Miñano. She joins the show today to talk about the powerful mind-body connection, especially in regard to gut health. You'll learn:
The Autonomic Nervous System: comprised of the...
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#44: Thoughts, Feelings, Memories, & Triggers
In this episode, we start with a quick refresher of what thoughts and feelings are and where they come from. We then take it a little further and introduce memories and triggers. These are related in the fact that...
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#43: The Co-Survivor with Kristin Flanary, MA (aka Lady Glaucomflecken)
We're honored in this episode to talk with Kristin Flanary, MA (aka Lady Glaucomflecken). She shares her experience when her famously hilarious husband (Will Flanary, MD aka Dr. Glaucomflecken) unexpectedly went into...
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#42: The Secrets to Sleep with Funke Afolabi-Brown, MD
Our guest on today's show is an expert in all things SLEEP! Dr Funke Afolabi-Brown is a triple boarded physician who knows what it is like to battle to get good quality and quantity of sleep. This high achieving...
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#41: Organizational Psychology in Medicine with Gregory Guldner, MD
Our guest, Dr. Greg Guldner discusses the successful implementation of positive and organizational psychology into medical culture. Two key theories used at his facility were: Job-Demands Resources and Self...
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#40: Completing the Stress Cycle
We continue our discussion on stress. This is the second of 2 podcasts that explain what stress does to our mind, brain and body and how we can choose ways to complete the stress cycle. In this episode, we discuss...
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#39: Stress with Shideh Shafie, MD
Meet our friend, Dr. Shideh Shafie! She's a mother of twins, performance and malpractice coach, business owner, and ER doc. She talks with us today about stress (something she knows a thing or two about).
Some...
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