Ending Physician Overwhelm
I'm Megan Melo, board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine Physician and Physician Coach. In this podcast we talk about the many ways that burnout shows up in our lives, and what we can do about it. I'm on a mission to help Physicians take steps towards to heal burnout by unlearning the habits of perfectionism, people-pleasing and limiting beliefs so that we can lead healthier, happier lives.
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Ending Physician Overwhelm
Tweaks for 2026
You don’t need a brand-new personality this year.
You don’t need kale, CrossFit, or a personality transplant on January 1st.
What you do need are a few small, intentional tweaks—decisions that actually respect the life you’re living and the woman you already are.
In this episode, we’re officially past the “New Year, New You” nonsense and back in real life. And from that grounded place, I’m sharing 10 tweaks I’m committing to for 2026—not as rules, not as resolutions, but as lived practices that protect energy, reclaim time, and make space for delight.
This list is personal.
It’s also wildly transferable.
As you listen, I want you asking:
“Which one of these is mine?”
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why protecting your energy isn’t selfish—it’s survival (and leadership)
- How taking care of yourself is taking care of others (yes, even in medicine)
- Why waiting to meet your own needs is a fast track to burnout
- How to master your time without doing everything yourself
- Knowing when and where to speak your mind (and where not to)
- Saying no without over-explaining or apologizing
- Why delight is not frivolous—it’s fuel
- How questioning your assumptions quietly changes everything
- The power of retiring unnecessary apologies
- What it really means to detach from medicine—mentally and physically
This is not about becoming someone else in 2026.
It’s about becoming more you, with better boundaries, more joy, and fewer open tabs in your brain.
Your invitation:
- Steal this list.
- Adapt it.
- Make your own.
- Choose one tweak and practice it this week.
If you want support doing this work—figuring out how to protect your energy, reclaim your time, and show up as yourself again—I’d love to help.
You can reach me at megan@healthierforgood.com, check out my website (www.healthierforgood.com) or schedule at https://calendly.com/healthierforgood/coaching-discovery-call
And if this episode resonated, please:
- Leave a rating and a written review (both matter)
- Share this episode with a physician who needs it
We don’t make change alone.
We pass it on.
To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.
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