Finding Life Balance and Avoiding Burnout with Dr. Judy Wright empowers listeners to achieve work-life balance and avoid burnout through actionable strategies and expert insights. Dr. Judy Wright, a family physician turned corporate wellness strategist, brings over 20 years of experience to the table. Her approach combines practical self-care techniques with the importance of setting healthy boundaries. Through keynote speeches, workshops, and jargon-free guidance, Dr. Wright’s mission is to ...
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Rebecca Lauderdale is an internal medicine doctor in the Deep South who is on a mission to make this statement true: Women Physicians Flourish. Dr. Lauderdale brings personal experience, science, stories, and evidence-based practices to help physicians of all types, but especially women, to avoid or heal from burnout and live flourishing lives.
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Building Resilience and Adaptability in Healthcare: Expert Tips from Dr. Judy Wright | Overcome Burnout
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Discover how to build resilience and adaptability in healthcare with expert insights from Dr. Judy Wright. Learn practical strategies to overcome burnout, manage stress, and thrive in the challenging medical field. This video covers essential tips for healthcare professionals, medical students, and anyone looking to improve their mental wellbeing a…
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How to Become a Transformational Healthcare Leader | Psychological Safety | Balance to Excellence Show
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Effective leadership in healthcare is essential for driving team performance, boosting job satisfaction, and ensuring patient safety. In this episode Dr. By fostering a culture of psychological safety, leaders empower healthcare professionals to speak up, contribute ideas, and report errors without fear of reprisal. This video explores key leadersh…
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How to Prevent Burnout: Self-Care Tips for Medical Professionals
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Are you a medical professional feeling overwhelmed and burned out? It's time to prioritize self-care. In this episode, Dr. Judy Wright discusses the importance of self-care for healthcare workers, exploring practical strategies to improve your mental health, emotional well-being, and overall job satisfaction. Discover how to balance your demanding …
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5 TIPS to Pivot Your Medical Career | How to Embrace Change | Balance to Excellence
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In this episode, Dr. Judy Wright empowers you to confidently navigate career shifts. She shares her personal story of pivoting away from direct patient care and offers a practical framework for making successful transitions. Learn how to identify the need for change, clarify your vision, and leverage support to craft a fulfilling professional journ…
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Finding Joy and Balance in Weight Management Through Running | Balance to Excellence Podcast
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Dr. Alicia Shelly, an internist and obesity medicine physician, shares her inspiring journey with host, Dr. Judy Wright. They explore to journey from becoming a doctor to using her passion for running marathons and triathlons to help patients find joy and balance in their weight management journeys. She dismantles the myth that weight loss is simpl…
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Prioritizing Self-Care and Well-Being for Medical Professionals | Balance to Excellence Show
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This conversation tackles the critical issue of exhaustion and burnout among medical professionals. It highlights the potential dangers and consequences, showcasing real-life examples of healthcare workers who have experienced accidents or made mistakes due to fatigue. Self-care and well-being are emphasized as key defenses against burnout. Dr. Jud…
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Embracing Passion and Authenticity | Balance to Excellence with Dr. Judy Wright
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Summary: Dr. Dominique Carson, an award-winning freelance journalist and licensed massage therapist, shares her inspiring journey from initial skepticism to global recognition in the world of massage. This episode dives into the transformative power of massage therapy, not just for clients, but for therapists themselves. We'll explore the importanc…
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Is Balance a Myth? Exploring a Holistic Approach to Well-Being and Success
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In this episode of the Balance to Excellence Show, Dr. Judy Wright tackles the concept of balance in modern life. She starts by questioning the idea of "work-life balance" and suggests a more holistic approach: life balance. Why "Work-Life Balance" is a Myth 👉🏾 Societal pressures and economic realities can make true balance seem impossible. 👉🏾 The …
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Navigating Challenges and Finding Balance in Healthcare: Dr. Giovannie Jean-Baptiste | Balance to Excellence w/ Dr Judy Wright
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In this episode of the Balance to Excellence podcast, Dr. Judy Wright, Life Balance and Wellness Strategist, interviews Dr. Giovannie Jean-Baptiste, MD, MBA. Dr. Jean-Baptiste is the Senior Vice President of Employee Health Services at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health. Dr. Jean-Baptiste shares her inspiring career path, which began with a desire…
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Embracing Change in the Evolving Landscape of Medicine with Dr. Roberta McNeil | Balance to Excellence Show with Dr. Judy Wright
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Dr. Judy Wright interviews Dr. Roberta McNeil, Chief Medical Officer at US Family Health Plan, as she discusses her inspiring journey in medicine, including her transition to population-based care. Dr. Roberta Mc Neil sheds light on the challenges faced by women of color in the medical field and emphasizes the importance of work-life balance and fi…
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Finding Life Balance and Avoiding Burnout | Balance to Excellence Show with Dr. Judy Wright
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Dr. Judy Wright, family physician and life balance and wellness strategist, shares her powerful story of overcoming burnout and achieving life balance. This episode is jam-packed with actionable strategies for conquering stress, setting healthy boundaries, and prioritizing essential self-care. Learn how to achieve a sustainable work-life balance an…
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Belonging In The South: A Guide For Misfits main podcast page - you can go from here to your podcast streaming service of choice to subscribe. The menu option at the top of the page includes the Guest Nomination form! Email list signup for occasional updates and special happenings! Hello my wonderful friends! You know from listening to Women Physic…
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The History of Medicine Can Help Us Unravel Toxic Medical Culture
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Understanding how our medical culture formed is an important step in unraveling the toxicity that has led to burnout and dissatisfaction, and toward building a sustainable, fulfilling, and joyful profession we can be proud to practice. Using some of the information in this paper on the historical perspective on obstacles to physicians’ emotional he…
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Physicians Don't Have A Resilience Problem
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This week's podcast episode is taking a dive into two papers studying Self-Valuation behaviors in Physicians. Listen for more on why resilience may not be the panacea for preventing burnout, because physicians already are high in resilience. What we ARE lacking is self-valuation. Support the podcast on buymeacoffee.com. Small contributions add up a…
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Season 2 New episodes coming soon! Join me for more science, stories, and people who can help us on our journey to flourishing. Support the podcast on buymeacoffee.com. Small contributions add up and help me to continue this work! You can get on my email list here . You'll get a free copy of my book, regular updates on the podcast, and an occasiona…
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Favorite things of 2021! See Transcript here for links! Support the podcast on buymeacoffee.com. Small contributions add up and help me to continue this work! You can get on my email list here . You'll get a free copy of my book, regular updates on the podcast, and an occasional newsletter! Support the Show.…
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Finding yourself again with Dr. Michelle Quirk
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Michelle Quirk is a pediatrician, who in the first year of practice, lost her father to cancer. She was jolted by that experience, realizing the many parts of herself she had lost touch with during medical training. She found her way back through running, which she says allowed her time to notice the world around her and to feel connected and embod…
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Today’s interview is with Dr. Karen Kaufman - she is an allergist/immunologist who started her career in the military, joined a group practice, and then realized she wanted something more than the impersonal, unfulfilling group practice she was in. She made the bold, courageous step to strike out on her own and now has a thriving solo practice in V…
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The Power of Transitions with Dr. Judy Wright
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This week, Dr. Judy Wright! She is a Family Physician with over 15 years of experience, writer, speaker, and co-host of the Queens On Call podcast. Last year she was diagnosed with breast cancer just before the pandemic began, and has undergone a significant personal transformation during this time. In our episode, we talk about transitions, priori…
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The importance of prioritizing yourself - with Andrea Staneata, MD
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Full Transcript Here Dr. Andrea Staneata is a board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician and is fellowship trained in interventional spine and pain management, and is now practicing at Cape Fear Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, in North Carolina. She has a compelling story: after medical school and two years of orthopedics residen…
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Dr. Una on Removing Barriers to Flourishing
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Dr. Nneka Unachukwu, or Dr. Una as she is endearingly called by her patients and the many doctors she has mentored, is a pediatrician and founder of Ivy League Pediatrics, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Since founding that practice 11 years ago, she has started many other successful businesses, including teaching physicians the skills of entrepreneursh…
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Diana Mercado-Marmarosh, MD, on the Superpower of ADHD
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Dr Diana Mercado is a family physician in Texas, currently serving as clinic medical director at Jackson County Hospital District, and her passion for becoming a physician was born from her experience as the daughter of Mexican immigrant workers. She saw that many immigrants did not seek medical care, and wanted to become a physician so that minori…
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Dr. Chrystene Nguyen of White Coat Romance on The Power of Community
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This week, Rebecca interviews Dr. Chrystene Nguyen, who has pioneered an online community of single physicians and other high-level healthcare professionals called White Coat Romance. We talk about her experience transitioning to a new practice after 10 years, overcoming self-doubt, and what it’s like to be a single physician during a pandemic. Dr.…
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Dr. Alicia Shelly on self-care through exercise
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Full Transcript Here This week’s episode features Dr. Alicia Shelly - she is board-certified in Internal medicine as well as Obesity Medicine and practices in the Atlanta metro area. She is also the host of the podcast: Back On Track: Overcoming Weight Regain, where she shares her advice and personal experience to help others with weight regain aft…
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This week, Rebecca talks about joy and our tendency to allow "dress rehearsing tragedy" to keep us from feeling joy, and the way to overcome that. She also discusses issues of weight and body image as relates to women physicians and how being vulnerable about struggles with body image and weight can free us from shame about our bodies. This can als…
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This week's episode is short and sweet, recorded while my family thought I was packing for vacation! I talk about the "independent woman" archetype and how that can keep us from seeking support - which requires vulnerability, but is essential to letting others see who we are and what we need. Brene Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection Kasia Urbaniak's…
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Episode 4 - Taming the Inner Critic, Part 2
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In this episode, Rebecca continues the discussion of evidence-based ways to work with your inner critic - a dysfunctional version of a very normal and healthy process contributed to by our phonological loop. Everything from personifying the critic to the surprising effect of placebos. Rebecca Lauderdale, MD's website and instagram email: rebecca@re…
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Episode 3 - Taming the Inner Critic - Part One
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In this episode, Rebecca discusses the neuroscientific basis for the inner critic - a runaway part of the phonological loop - how it arises, how to recognize it, and how to begin untangling from this dysfunctional aspect of a helpful, natural phenomenon that develops as we learn language as babies. This work can allow us to become free from unhelpf…
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In this episode, Rebecca introduces herself and talks a bit about her journey from burnout to flourishing. She talks about her passion for helping other women physicians change the culture of medicine by first liberating themselves from unhealthy patterns and conditioning. She lays a foundation of concepts for proceeding through a curriculum for fl…
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Love and belonging aren't things we talk about much in medicine. But they're irreducible needs of humans. Join Rebecca Lauderdale, MD, for an introduction to the burgeoning science of human flourishing, and why we as physicians can benefit from understanding it. Support the podcast on buymeacoffee.com. Small contributions add up and help me to cont…
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My name is Rebecca Lauderdale, and I’m an internal medicine doctor in private practice in the deep south. About 7 years ago, I suffered from severe burnout and depression. I had three kids under 12, a demanding career, and I felt like I was failing at every role in my life. This was around the time that the first big data on physician burnout was p…
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