FOMO is fear pretending to be ambition. In this episode, we'll show you how comparison drives overcommitment and anxiety, and how JOMO helps you choose what matters. Learn simple shifts to pause before yes, listen to your body, and back your decision without second-guessing. Press play to pick one choice you will make differently today.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• What FOMO really is and why it spikes in the era of constant feeds
• Why comparison to highlight reels fuels anxiety, burnout, and poor sleep
• How to pause before yes and ask better questions that honor priorities
• How to listen to your body for decision signals and reduce indecision fatigue
• Make the decision, back yourself up, and stop the energy drain of second-guessing
  
  

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Grace is the quiet power that changes everything in medicine. We’ll show how letting go of perfectionism and choosing realistic optimism restores energy, connection, and real precision. Press play to pick one shift now and share it with a colleague who needs a lighter load.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• What grace really means in medicine and why it changes everything
• Precision vs perfectionism: How to aim high without self-punishment
• The recovery tool you are allowed to use
• A simple planning check that lightens your load
• Why women in medicine need grace now more than ever

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What if resilience wasn't about pushing through, but bouncing forward with intention? We will explore what true resilience looks like for women in medicine, beyond burnout and perfectionism. Through real stories and simple strategies, we'll unpack how to recover, reframe, and reconnect with your well-being. Listen in to redefine strength and take your next step toward healing.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why "bouncing forward" is a more helpful definition of resilience
• What do you actually need to recover in your well-being?
• Story reframing: what can this struggle teach you?
• The power of self-compassion and treating yourself like your best friend
• Redefining resilience as healing and growth, not just toughness

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What if success isn't about doing more, but about small moves that matter? This episode explores how tiny, intentional actions can create meaningful momentum. With neuroscience and real-life coaching insights, we show how lowering the bar with compassion leads to lasting change. Tune in and take one small step toward a more balanced life.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• How self-compassion reduces overwhelm and helps sustain momentum
• A 5-minute break that transformed an entire workday and created a ripple effect
• The "floor and ceiling" method for flexible and sustainable goal setting
• Habit stacking, redefining success, and celebrating progress over perfection
• Why starting small, like flossing one tooth, can be the most powerful move

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Burnout doesn't have to be the price of practicing medicine. In this episode, Dr. Mary Leung shares how she reclaimed her time, energy, and purpose without walking away from clinical care. Through mindset shifts, gratitude, and coaching tools, she found a more joyful and sustainable way to practice. Tune in to discover how you can do the same.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Dr. Mary's burnout story and how she found coaching
• From survival mode to sustainability in just 3 months
• Why practicing presence improves patient care
• How gratitude rewired her perspective (and joy followed)
• What to do before you quit your job

About Mary Leung, MD
Dr. Mary is a board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist, as well as a certified life coach for physicians. After experiencing burnout in her own career, she discovered the power of coaching and significantly reduced her charting time, allowing her to reclaim her energy, focus, and connection with her family. She now helps other physicians manage stress, take back their time, and build meaningful, sustainable lives in medicine. Dr. Leung is passionate about showing physicians that it's possible to feel better, work smarter, and enjoy the life they've worked so hard to create.

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• Website: Shining With Gratitude MD
• LinkedIn: Mary Leung, MD
• Facebook: Mary Leung
• Email: shiningwithgratitudemd@gmail.com
  

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It's possible to feel both joy and distress at once, but it takes practice. This episode explores how physicians can hold space for mixed emotions without shutting down. With support and the right tools, we can stay grounded through the messy middle. Tune in to learn how emotional balance builds real strength.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• How to make space for both anxiety and joy without minimizing either
• The high pain tolerance of women physicians and why it can be dangerous
• How the community creates collective healing and problem-solving
• Mindset shifts and somatic tools for managing distress in real time
• How to build the skill of emotional balance through practice

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• 132. Breaking The Silence: The Truth About Suicide In The Medical Field
• 133. Physician Suicide, Stigma & Hope in Healthcare: Corey Feist Speaks Out
  

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What if community were the key to healing in medicine? In this follow-up episode, Dr. Pamela Buchanan shares how peer support, coaching, and her Melanated Medicine network help women physicians of color navigate racism, reclaim wellness, and find renewed purpose. Tune in to explore how safe spaces and collective care are changing the culture of medicine.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why Black women in medicine need safe spaces to process trauma, racism, and exhaustion
• How the Melanated Medicine network provides healing, joy, and sisterhood
• The importance of decolonizing success and redefining achievement on your own terms
• Coaching and community as antidotes to isolation and burnout
• The power of collective healing and rewriting the narrative for women physicians of color

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• 59. Small Steps, Big Results: The Ritual Health Approach to Fitness with Rod Stanley
• 111. Purpose Is the Prescription: A New Approach to Burnout Recovery with Dr. Pamela Buchanan
• 125. How Rod Stanley Helps You Transform Mind, Body, And Spirit
  
  
  

About Dr. Pamela Buchanan
Dr. Pamela is a physician, TEDx speaker, and stress management expert helping high-achieving professionals beat burnout and lead with purpose. She offers coaching, consulting, and workshops on leadership, well-being, and resilience. As founder of Strong Medicine STL, she also provides telemedicine weight loss care, including GLP-1 medication management. Dr. Buchanan empowers individuals and organizations to thrive through mindset shifts, practical tools, and a deep reconnection to what matters most.

Connect with Dr. Pamela

• Website: Strong Medicine for Stressed-Out Professionals
• LinkedIn: Pamela Buchanan, MD
• Book: White Coat, Black Face | Paperback

Text STRONG to 55444 to join Dr. Pamela Buchanan's supportive community for women physicians of color.

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What if joy and purpose could thrive in medicine? In this episode, Dr. Pamela Buchanan shares how reconnecting with gratitude and presence helped her move from burnout to balance. She reflects on systemic challenges, mindset shifts, and the power of community. Tune in to discover how small moments of joy can lead to big change.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• How gratitude rewired her perspective (and joy followed)
• Daily huddles, micro-celebrations, and the intentional pursuit of joy
• Being present and intentional in both work and family life
• What to do before you walk away from your job
• Reconnecting with your "why" to create meaning in medicine

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• 59. Small Steps, Big Results: The Ritual Health Approach to Fitness with Rod Stanley
• 111. Purpose Is the Prescription: A New Approach to Burnout Recovery with Dr. Pamela Buchanan
• 125. How Rod Stanley Helps You Transform Mind, Body, And Spirit
  

About Dr. Pamela Buchanan
Dr. Pamela is a physician, TEDx speaker, and stress management expert helping high-achieving professionals beat burnout and lead with purpose. She offers coaching, consulting, and workshops on leadership, well-being, and resilience. As founder of Strong Medicine STL, she also provides telemedicine weight loss care, including GLP-1 medication management. Dr. Buchanan empowers individuals and organizations to thrive through mindset shifts, practical tools, and a deep reconnection to what matters most.

Connect with Dr. Pamela

• Website: Strong Medicine for Stressed-Out Professionals
• LinkedIn: Pamela Buchanan, MD
• Book: White Coat, Black Face | Paperback

Text STRONG to 55444 to join Dr. Pamela Buchanan's supportive community for women physicians of color.

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Do you want to hear more from the ladies of the Create Meaning In Medicine podcast? Discover more empowering content when you go to https://www.createmeaninginmedicine.com!

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