Pregame Like a Pro
Practices for shift preparation so you can operate at peak performance. Listen
Talking to Fear
Rather than feeling like we’re constantly running defense, how to shift to offense. Managing fear of uncertainty. Listen
The Space Between Stimulus and Response
Acting with agency — what it means, some actionable skills, and how to apply it. The importance of being specific and deliberate about your philosophy of life, how remembering your mortality puts the rest of life in perspective, Stoic philosophy, Viktor Frankl, and whether or not we have free will. Listen
Stoic With a Capital S
At its core, Stoicism provides a way to find equanimity no matter the circumstance and take on whatever adversity is thrown at you. Listen
How to Achieve Flow State
How to achieve flow and how to get it back when it slips away. Listen
The Art of Breathing
A deep dive into the physiology, methodology, and psychology of breathwork. Listen
Why We Procrastinate
The roots of procrastination and how to break free of that habit, reframing ‘busyness’, value-based scheduling, and techniques to keep up with email. Listen
How to Be an Effective Leader
Leadership lessons from a SWAT physician and a US army colonel who coordinated the international Ebola response. Listen
Imposter Syndrome and Either/Or Thinking
Recorded during COVID – response to being referred to as ‘hero’, imposter syndrome, making a daily dose of goodness a habit, the problem with either/or thinking. Listen
The Dalai Lama’s Doctor, Barry Kerzin MD
How he came to his unique job, why compassion might be better than empathy in healthcare, simple ways to develop compassion towards both others and yourself, the cure for jealousy, lessening the impact of errors, and a prescription for longevity in medicine and life. Listen
Life, Death, and Medicine
A doctor with glioblastoma on – what terminal illness taught him about time, what people with cancer do and don’t need, preparing your family for a future without you, the most/least admirable traits in physicians, and the secret of life. Listen
Is Your Identity Holding You Back?
The diverse and often unforeseen roles of a physician, the constraints placed on one’s identity due to deeply entrenched beliefs about our own capacities, how to overcome limiting beliefs. Listen
How to Have a Nearly Perfect Shift
How often do you walk into work hoping it will be a good day or at least not a bad one? What if it didn’t matter what happened and the good/bad was entirely in your control? Listen
Being In-Between: Surfing the Liminal Space
We break down the nature of the being in an in-between state/liminal space, embracing it as an identity, and navigating it through small and tectonic changes. Listen
How to recover from a horrible, rotten, no-good shift
Have you ever had a day at work that was so difficult and draining, it felt like it took a toll on your entire being? You’re not alone. This episode features a framework for coping with difficult days, how to recover, and even come out of them a little stronger. Listen
Compassion Fatigue
Most of us are motivated to have compassion for those in need, but sometimes it can feel like the tank is running on empty — insight into compassion fatigue and strategies to thwart it. Listen
Letter to My Future Self
Have you ever had a situation where afterward you repeatedly questioned the choice you made at the time? You chewed on it, perseverated on it, and kept coming back to it? One strategy to manage these fears: a letter to your future self. Listen
Silencing Your Inner Critic
Chances are that you have a robust inner critic. You might even believe that self-criticism and castigation are the only ways to excel. As a high-level performer, you are not alone. We break down the nature of inner criticism and several ways to silence it (or nearly so). Listen
A Recalibration Story
When you are at the lowest of lows after a devastating case, how do you recover in real-time? It’s certainly not easy and it takes a clear plan of action to do it well. Listen
Primum Non Nocere (First, Do No Harm)
We hear from eight leading physician educators about a core principle of patient care: primum non nocere. Listen
The Pillars of Your Professional Life
Job satisfaction increases when the work we do aligns with our purpose. One way of looking at it is by creating pillars that support your career and being intentional about using those pillars to help guide your decisions. Listen
Navigating Uncertainty and How to Be Cool Under Pressure
Dan Dworkis, author of ‘The Emergency Mind” addresses Uncertainty and Cool Under Pressure
Skill Decay
High-demand jobs (like fighter pilot, emergency medicine, trauma surgery, etc.) require continued exposure to the field of operations for maintenance of top-level sharpness. Listen