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.
The healthcare system is broken; but you don't have to wait until it's fixed to feel better. I'm here to help.
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Ending Physician Overwhelm
The Three Words That Might Change Your Entire Week
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Whole. Capable. Perfect. Just as you are.
Go ahead and sit with that for a second. Because if you're anything like most of us in medicine, those three words probably don't come naturally when you think about yourself. We weren't trained that way. We were trained to find what's wrong, what's missing, what needs to be corrected. And that lens? It doesn't always stay at work.
In this episode, we're trying something on together. What happens when you choose to see yourself as whole, capable, and perfect, right now, inside a broken system, with imperfect tools and an inbox that never fully empties? And then, what happens when you extend that same belief to your patients? To your staff and colleagues? To the people you love?
We're walking through all three, and I think you might be surprised where this lands.
A few things we get into:
What it actually looks like to separate your worth from the dysfunction of the system you work in
Why seeing your patients as capable adults might be one of the kindest things you can do for yourself
How this framework quietly shifts the way you set limits and stop carrying what isn't yours
The one-week experiment I want you to try, and why you don't have to believe any of this is true to benefit from it
Note: we are making a deliberate carve-out for vulnerable adults, minors, and anyone who doesn't have full decision-making capacity. This conversation is about the capable adults who make up much of your practice, and the capable adults in your personal life too.
Ready to try it on? Hit play.
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Connect with Megan:
Instagram: @MeganMeloMD
Website: healthierforgood.com
Email: megan@healthierforgood.com
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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