(Note: Scroll to the bottom of this post to listen to this article in podcast form!) We all avoid things from time to time. We avoid a difficult conversation or an interpersonal interaction we know will be awkward. We avoid saying no to something we don’t want to do because we don’t want to …
Lean Out Podcast: Rest with Saundra Dalton-Smith
What kind of tired are you? This is the question Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith asked herself while lying on the bathroom floor, exhausted, many years ago. She was in the throes of burnout, working herself ragged as an internal medicine physician with young children. So she started researching. …
Lean Out Podcast: France with Kelly Katcher
Imagine you're a hard-driving professional with lofty aspirations for your career. You meet the love of your life one day. Only he's a pilot and he's heading back home... To France. My most recent guest on the Lean Out Podcast is Dr. Kelly Katcher. Kelly is a practicing anesthesiologist …
All About Trust
(Scroll to the bottom to hear this post in podcast form!) The other day, I was doing my normal Q & A and anesthesia consent with a patient who was about to have surgery. After I was finished, I asked (as I always do), "Do you have any questions for me?" The patient simply replied, “No, I …
Lean Out Podcast: Joy with Tiffany Moon
What does joy mean to you? Where do you find it in your life? My most recent guest on the Lean Out Podcast has made it her mission to seek and spread joy. Tiffany Moon, MD is a mother, wife, entrepreneur, anesthesiologist, and TV personality. Her anesthesiology career is decorated with …
Lean Out Podcast: Advocacy with Sara Whittingham
Nothing is certain, except uncertainty. You really never know when you or someone you love might experience a life-changing event or diagnosis. My guest on the most recent Lean Out Podcast is Dr. Sara Whittingham. Sara is an anesthesiologist, an Air Force veteran who served in Afghanistan, an …
