Best Jen Barna MD Podcasts (2024)

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How to Finish Charting and Get Home on Time as a Physician with Mary Leung MD 30:42

2M ago30:42

30:42

"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 …

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Battling Physician Burnout: A Heartfelt Conversation with Dr. Simon Maltais (Encore Episode) 22:44

2M ago22:44

22:44

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…

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227: Navigating Real Estate Investments for Physicians with Brett Riggins 39:16

3M ago39:16

39:16

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 t…

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226: Connecting heart, mind, body and spirit for healing and wellness with Dr Manizeh Mirza-Gruber 34:38

7M ago34:38

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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 Certi…

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225: How Retraining the Brain Can Eliminate Chronic Tinnitis and Lead to Personal Transformation with Peter Studenik 41:59

9M ago41:59

41:59

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 de…

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224 Marriage Survival Guide for Doctors and Medical Students: Tips from Dr. Dave and Ashley Gay 41:34

12M ago41:34

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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 heartwarm…

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223 How to Process Stress and Alleviate Pain and Other Symptoms with Stephanie Shaw 29:41

1y ago29:41

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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 ShawHow do you process stress so that it doesn't come out sideways and manifest as physical sym…

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222: Top Tips for Real Estate Investing from Dermatopathologist Dr. Lydia Essary 14:28

1y ago14:28

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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, …

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221: Thriving Despite Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain in the Physician Family with Dr. Jeep & Vanessa Naum 33:40

1y ago33:40

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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.…

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220: What Patients Teach Their Doctors with Dr. David Alfery 31:19

1y ago31:19

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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 Toda…

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219: Physicians, Nonclinical Careers and Choices in Healthcare with Dr. Tom Davis 32:25

1y ago32:25

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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 …

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218: Neuroplasticity: How You Can Impact Your Overall Health by Controlling Your Thoughts with Dr. Philippe Douyon 24:41

1+ y ago24:41

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“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 I…

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217: Physician Nonclinical Career Advice You Can Put to Use Today with Dr. John Jurica 38:24

1+ y ago38:24

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“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. J…

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216: Finances, Physicians and Burnout with Daniel Wrenne 20:35

1+ y ago20:35

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“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? Wh…

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215: How Physicians Can Improve Work-Life Balance by Minimizing Contaminated Time at Work and at Home (Jill Farmer, Gabriella Dennery, MD) 7:52

1+ y ago7:52

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“Maybe getting a little clear on what this idea is so you can be even 5% or 10% more intentional about keeping those two things separate.” - Jill Farmer Contaminated time is a topic that comes up a lot in our conversations. It’s a term that’s been recently introduced in the field of stress management. Here, we discuss what contaminated time actuall…

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214: The Importance of Prioritizing Your Wellbeing To Prevent Burnout with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington 35:06

1+ y ago35:06

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“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…

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213: How Personalized Medicine Can Change Your Life and the Lives of Your Patients with Dr. Tracy Gapin 23:12

1+ y ago23:12

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“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…

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212: Ways To Stress Less Over The Holidays 16:40

1+ y ago16:40

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“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 …

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211: Being A Unicorn in Physician Leadership with Dr. Camelia Lawrence 14:16

1+ y ago14:16

14:16

“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 …

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210: One Physician’s Journey into Non-Clinical Work with Dr. Virgie Bright-Ellington 32:48

1+ y ago32:48

32:48

“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…

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209: Changing the Medical Culture One Team at a Time with Leadership Expert Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken 30:49

1+ y ago30:49

30:49

“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…

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208: Passive Income and Real Estate Syndication as a Path to Financial Independence with Dr. Cherry Chen 24:47

1+ y ago24:47

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“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…

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207: Pre-Med Tips & How To Get In to Medical School With Dr. Shirag Shemmassian 26:16

1+ y ago26:16

26:16

“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 physician…

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206: The Rise of Lifestyle Medicine and Its Impact on Modern Practice with Dr. Iris Schrijver 23:54

1+ y ago23:54

23:54

“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 …

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205: A Nurse’s Story from Burnout to Real Estate Investment with Annette Forbes 22:24

1+ y ago22:24

22:24

“At one point in my career, I think I mentioned I was asking for a seat at the table. Now I build my own tables. I build them myself. I've literally built my own tables by putting things together for my properties. So I just love that, the freedom to be able to have my own path.” - Annette Forbes Annette Forbes is a 26-year experienced nurse, milit…

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204: How Physicians Can Become Better Negotiators with Leadership Coach, Dr. Sue Padernacht 31:57

1+ y ago31:57

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“It's very easy for all of us to say, I'm not a good ‘blank.’ We tell girls, “Don’t say I am not good at math. Maybe you haven't been good at math, but you can become good at math.” Same thing I would say to physicians. Maybe you haven't been good at negotiating, but you can become good at it. And it's a skill set that no one is born with. And ever…

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203: How to Turn the Tide on Burnout with Nationally Renowned Expert Dr. Tina Shah 35:19

1+ y ago35:19

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“Burnout is an occupational condition, right? So, to try and treat burnout like a mental health condition and tell us, ‘Okay, something's wrong with you, just go seek mental health care’ is just not enough. There's this whole bucket of work where we really need to be supported when we have mental health issues, but it's not enough just to have this…

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202: Why Healthcare Professionals Need to Understand the Four Quadrants of Leadership 27:54

1+ y ago27:54

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“So what Bolman and Deal end up saying is that managers live in the structural frame and the human resource frame. Basically, managers manage for stability and order, while leaders, yes, they are definitely performing in those four frames, but they can also switch the lens towards a political frame or a symbolic frame. So that is what makes them di…

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201: How Physicians Can Design Success on Their Own Terms with Dr. Dawn Baker 28:21

2y ago28:21

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“So I went to medical school and I kind of lost my way a little bit, which I'm sure we'll get into and got caught up on the treadmill of achievement. But then I had a wake-up call and that was what helped me to find my way back to my traditional value of freedom. And since then, I've just been designing my life to be more and more flexible in terms…

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200: Pediatrician Dr. Bill Sears on Modern Healthy Parenting 32:38

2y ago32:38

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“Most of my patients, and probably our listeners, don’t realize that you are blessed with a giant pharmacy inside. So, take care of it by what you eat, how you think, and how you move.” -Dr. William Sears As the father of eight children, Dr. Sears and his wife, Martha, have written more than 45 books and hundreds of articles on parenting, childcare…

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199: How One Doctor’s Burnout has Inspired an International Conversation 24:38

2y ago24:38

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“It took me several years of going down that path to really realize that trauma healing is a journey, it's not a destination, and to have grace and compassion with myself. And when I was able to do that, I think my impact as a physician changed.” -Dr. Katie Cole, D.O. Burnout in health care is real and we would just like to let everyone know upfron…

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198: How An OB-Gyn Physician Found Work-Life Balance 13:10

2y ago13:10

13:10

"If you want to be a hospitalist, it does allow you to have a day off when you're post-call because we don't have patients of our own." -Dr. Diana Glasser, MD OB-Gyn Hospitalist Dr. Diana Glasser joins our conversation today on DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, to discuss how an OB-Gyn Hospitalist system can transform work life-balance for O…

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197: How Physicians Can Bring Trauma-Informed Care to Their Patients with Dr. Sadie Elisseou 21:37

2y ago21:37

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“There’s no organ called ‘the mental’. This is your brain’s health. It’s an actual organ and it happens to be the most important organ in the body. And so this is very real; it’s not made up. When people are presenting with symptoms of PTSD, they’re not going bonkers, they’re not crazy. This is very concrete, very described, and fortunately, there …

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196: Why Physicians Would Benefit From Being More Vulnerable with Dr. Manizeh Mirza-Gruber 23:42

2y ago23:42

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“Part of the journey for me is about permission. Can I give myself permission to feel both the discomfort in feeling afraid to be vulnerable as well as the courage to be vulnerable?” - Dr. Manizeh Mirza-Gruber, MD, is a licensed, Board-certified Psychiatrist, Certified Yoga Teacher, Certified Mind-Body Medicine Skills Facilitator (CMBM) Today’s epi…

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195: Americans and Crushing Medical Debt with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington 30:04

2y ago30:04

30:04

“The concept came to me for a book series, or media series, called What Your Doctor Wants You to Know when I realized that I was having the same conversation with patients and there were just things that I wanted to scream from the rooftops.” - Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, Internal Medicine Physician and Author of What Your Doctor Wants You to Know…

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194: How Doctors Can Use Vacations Effectively to Recharge Their Batteries with Dr. Victoria Silas 27:51

2y ago27:51

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194: Get Coached on the Most Effective Way to Let Vacation Recharge Your Batteries with Dr. Victoria Silas “Physicians feel guilt when they take time for themselves. And it’s super important to remember that by taking time for yourself, you're actually likely increasing your ability to serve others when you get home. And, increasing your likelihood…

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193: Why Physician & Healthcare Coaching Should Be a Normal Work Activity with Jill Farmer and Dr. Jen Barna 26:07

2y ago26:07

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“ ‘I’m scheduled from 7 in the morning until 7pm and then have hours of paperwork after that and I don’t have time to eat or even pee during the day.’ I just want to say first of all, I see you. I hear that those are the conditions that have been created by the system for you, and I also want to say to you, that’s not ok.” - Jill Farmer, Master Cer…

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192: What Happens When Medical Teams Care for Each Other with Dr. Natasha W. Lewry Beauvais 28:12

2y ago28:12

28:12

“If we really focus on good care for each other, we are in a much better position to offer good care for the patients. ” - Dr. Natasha W. L Beauvais MD, MPH What happens in a medical organization when the healthcare team learns how to care for each other, and how does that impact job satisfaction and patient care? How does it impact employee retent…

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191: Why Fly Solo? Helping Your Fellow Physicians Succeed with Wendy Kranz 24:13

2y ago24:13

24:13

“How has your intuition spoken to you in the past? How do you know it’s your intuition; how do you know something feels right? How does your compass work? What interferes with your compass so you know when to make some adjustments?” Wendy Kranz, Master Certified Life Coach & Licensed Pilot As physicians, we often opt to take on more work ourselves …

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190: Physician Entrepreneurship and the Path to Success with Dr. Jeffrey Hausfeld 26:40

2y ago26:40

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“For physicians that are feeling frustrated, I would say to them, ‘Sit back. Take a breath. See really what you want and if the path of going to start a new company is what you want, then give it your full attention. And if you see you can’t give it your full attention, hook up with someone that will help you.’ Because physicians feel, ‘It’s my ide…

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189: How Intentions Can Impact Financial Independence for Physicians with Dr. Cobin Soelberg 20:23

2y ago20:23

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“Does this align with the things that we as a family value? Does this give us the choices that we want in five or ten years? I think back to this trip that my family just took. Having a newborn at 45 is life changing. It’s life changing at any point, but I want to spend all the time that I can with Wes while he’s young. And if that means I need to …

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188: Leadership in Medicine: Playing to Your Strengths to Maximize Your Potential with Dr. Rik Nemanick 26:48

2y ago26:48

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“When someone does get that first leadership position as a physician, a lot of times they’re like ‘I don’t know what to do!’” -Dr. Rik Nemanick, Principal Consultant and Founder of Nemanick Leadership Consulting and Author All physicians are leaders. And effective leadership is key to being a successful physician. On DocWorking: The Whole Physician…

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187: Luxury Airbnb Investing for Busy Medical Professionals with Dr. Rachel Gainsbrugh 31:06

2y ago31:06

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“One or two could really change your life and allow you to bring your patient care to a whole new level because you have a little bit of that breathing room and elbow room in your life. It takes off a bit of stress to have a little bit more cash coming in on the side.” -Dr. Rachel Gainsbrugh, Pharmacist and Luxury Real Estate Investor Dr. Jen Barna…

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186: Becoming a Doctor, the Struggle Is Real with Dr. Jeep & Vanessa Naum 25:03

2y ago25:03

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“I’m a firm believer in this, things happen in your life for a reason. You may not understand what the reason is when they’re happening, but if you keep an open mind, eventually, hopefully, you’re gonna see why those things happen.” - Dr. George Naum aka Dr. Jeep, MD and Physician Marriage Coach Dr. Jen Barna is pleased to welcome back Physician Ma…

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185: Editor’s Pick- 115: Physicians and the Power of Mentorship with Dr. Umaru Barrie 27:52

2y ago27:52

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“As busy as I am, I try to give 15, 10 minutes every week to someone because I recognize the power of that. And I recognize that I wouldn’t be where I am if someone who was even busier than me didn’t give me that 10 or 30 minutes.” -Dr. Umaru Barrie Today DocWorking is pleased to re-share an editor’s favorite DocWorking the Whole Physician Podcast …

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184: How to Build a Side Gig Without Giving Up Your Clinical Career with Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez 20:33

2y ago20:33

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“1. Be consistent, stick to the plan. And 2. Look at the data and don’t compare your data with somebody else’s. Compare your data for the day, with your data from last week, with your data from last month. And as long as you’re making progress, it’s all good.” - Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez In today’s episode, Dr. Jen Barna speaks with side gig expert Dr.…

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183: The Secret to Less Stress & a Calmer Mind with Dr. Ryan Niemiec 20:21

2y ago20:21

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“You catch your breath for two breaths, three breaths, and ask yourself ‘Which of my character strengths do I want to make sure I’m bringing forth?’” -Dr Ryan Niemiec, Psy.D., Bestseller Author, Director, VIA Institute on Character Today, psychologist Dr. Ryan Niemiec speaks again with Cohost and Lead Coach Jill Farmer about how physicians can prac…

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182: To the Brink and Back: Burnout to Balance with Dr. Tammie Chang 22:02

2y ago22:02

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Warning: This episode discusses the topic of physician suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255 “That’s what we pledged to do when we started medical school, and that’s what I thought I was dedicating my life to. And yet…I was one step away from an awful end.” - Dr. Tammie Chang, M.D., Board-ce…

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181: Leading the Way for More Black Doctors and the Importance of Mentorship with Dr. Russell Ledet MD PHD MBA 19:09

2y ago19:09

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“What if I were to have someone who looked like me, worried about my mental health when I was a child? How much better of a human would I be now? How many of those internal doubts that I had would be eliminated? And I wanted to be one of those people who really drove the conversation and utilized every ounce of my influence to really create somethi…

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180: The Paradigm Shift To Cure Chronic Pain for You and Your Patients with Dr. Howard Schubiner 32:43

2y ago32:43

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“But if you step back and you’re the parent, what do you want to teach that kid? You want to teach the kid that it’s ok to fall. So, when the kid falls, you smile and say ‘Oops! That was fun, you’re ok buddy! Let’s do it again!’ Right? And that’s what you’re doing to your brain. Because your brain is looking to you; your brain is giving you pain an…

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