Small choices can create big change, especially when life feels overwhelming. In this episode, we’ll explore how daily meditation and intentional pauses can shift your mindset, strengthen resilience, and prevent burnout. Tune in to discover how you can start building calm with intention.


Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why consistent meditation strengthens executive functioning and emotional regulation
• How small, intentional habits create long-term resilience
• What travel turbulence taught Erin about staying calm under pressure
• Why we overcomplicate well-being—and how to simplify it instead
• How to model calm and influence others with subtle leadership

Resources Mentioned In This Episode `

• 108. From Stuck to Empowered: The Truth About Choice

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Feeling stuck might be more about perception than reality. In this episode, we reveal how small choices can unlock big shifts in agency, energy, and direction. If you've been living on autopilot, it’s time to pause, reflect, and choose again. Press play to reconnect with your power.


Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why autonomy and agency matter more than ever for healthcare professionals
• The illusion of powerlessness and how to challenge it
• What it means to pause between reaction and response
• How to reframe guilt and comparison with intention and compassion
• A powerful “CHOOSE” framework to help you reclaim control of your time, energy, and decisions
  
  

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Ever feel like you’ve outgrown the life you’re living? In this episode, we talk with therapist Jeanette Lira about burnout, identity, and the quiet ways high achievers lose themselves. You’ll hear what it means to reconnect with who you are and rewrite your story from a place of truth. If you’re ready for change, this one’s for you.


Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why identity awareness is critical for mental health professionals and physicians alike
• What functional depression looks like in high-performing individuals
• How to recognize emotional and physical signs of burnout early
• What beliefs keep professionals stuck in toxic hustle patterns
• The role of community and mentorship in healing and growth

About Jeanette Lira
Jeanette is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, entrepreneur, and identity expert who empowers individuals and professionals to live with clarity and purpose. As the founder of Auravia Therapy & Wellness and Lumvia Identity Development, she blends mental health care with holistic strategies and leadership coaching. Known for her bold, intuitive approach, Jeanette helps clients unlearn limiting beliefs and step into lives that feel aligned, liberated, and whole.


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• Website: Jeanette Lira | Auravia | Lumvia
• LinkedIn: Jeanette Lira

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Too often, women in medicine put their dreams on pause in the service of everyone else. In this episode, we talk about what it means to finally press play again. We open up about rediscovering purpose and making space for dreams that still matter. Whether you’re stuck, burnt out, or just craving clarity, this conversation will help you reconnect with what lights you up, so tune in!

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why do many women in medicine lose touch with their inner dreamer
• What future visioning means and how it impacts decision-making today
• How fear, guilt, and limiting beliefs get in the way of dreaming again
• Why dreaming again is not selfish, it’s foundational to well-being
• Micro-movements that help you step toward your future self today

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• 103. Break Free From What’s Holding You Back (Roles, Rules, and Routines)
• 105. Small Creative Habits That Make a Big Difference

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Creativity is not just a talent, it is a tool for healing, clarity, and connection. In this episode, we explore how creative practices can help you process emotions, recover from burnout, and reconnect with what brings you joy. From journaling to playful expression, you will learn how small moments of creativity can create big shifts in your well-being. If you are ready to feel more alive and aligned, this conversation will show you where to begin.


Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why creativity is critical for problem-solving and leadership in medicine
• How small creative acts like gardening or dancing boost energy and mental clarity
• The link between creativity and cognitive health, mood, and emotional resilience
• What research reveals about Nobel-winning scientists and their creative outlets
• Why we often minimize creativity and how to reclaim it without guilt

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Slowing down can be the most powerful way to reclaim clarity and connection. In this episode, Hilda Guerrero shares how mindfulness and boundaries transformed her classroom and inner world. With emotional awareness and presence, she began showing up with compassion instead of chaos. Press play and explore the power of small shifts.


Key Takeaways To Listen For

• The ripple effect of one teacher’s decision to grow beyond exhaustion
• What changes when you replace late-night scrolling with early-morning clarity
• How second graders are learning to express needs, resolve conflict, and build empathy
• Why mindset shifts help students and adults reclaim agency
• What adults can learn from kids about mindset, agency, and emotional maturity

About Hilda Guerrero
Hilda is a veteran educator and SEL advocate with over 28 years of experience. She holds a master’s in Teaching English as a Second Language and helps students grow through language and emotional development. Hilda’s digital SEL tools support teachers in creating safe, communicative classrooms where every child can thrive.


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Website: Peacefully Productive Kids
Email: hguerrero4717@gmail.com

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The version of yourself you're clinging to might be the very thing holding you back. In this episode, we talk about the subtle ways identity can shift over time, especially for women in medicine who are expected to do it all. We will share what it means to release old expectations, embrace imperfection, and reconnect with your truth. If you are standing at a crossroads between who you were and who you are becoming, this conversation is for you. Press play and give yourself the space to evolve.


Key Takeaways To Listen For

• What roles are you still playing, and do they truly reflect who you are today?
• What hidden rules could be fueling your guilt, perfectionism, or exhaustion?
• How awareness can help you reclaim your identity, your time, and your energy
• Why you do not need permission to shift a routine, rewrite a role, or question a rule
• How one small change you make today can lead to a better path tomorrow

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• 56. Reframe Your Thoughts to Overcome Limiting Beliefs

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What if the storm you’re running from is the very thing that sets you free? In this episode, Dean Jacobs shares how his brush with death, deep work in trauma-affected communities, and decades of personal growth shaped a life philosophy rooted in resilience, gratitude, and intention. From the wisdom of buffalo to the power of community, Dean invites us to reimagine adversity as a catalyst for transformation. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or just ready for a new way forward, this conversation is the breath of fresh air you didn’t know you needed.


Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why charging into the storm builds strength, clarity, and resilience
• The real power behind five-minute walks and small wins
• Why challenging inner stories is essential for growth
• What “moving against the current” can teach us about leadership and community
• Why grace, not grinding, is key to meaningful change

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• 101. Live, Love, Matter: Facing Death and Choosing Joy

About Dean Jacobs
Dean is a global adventurer, storyteller, and speaker who walked away from a successful corporate career to pursue a life of purpose and exploration. Raised in rural Nebraska, he grew up with a deep appreciation for nature and simplicity. He earned a degree in Biology with minors in Earth Science and Art, and spent years working at Purina Mills and Pfizer in sales and marketing. Eventually, Dean chose to follow his heart, beginning a journey that took him through more than 50 countries. Today, he uses his travels, photography, and coaching to inspire others to live with gratitude, curiosity, and a deeper connection to what truly matters.


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• Website: Dean Jacobs
• Facebook: Dean Jacobs Adventures
• Instagram: @deanjacobsadventures
  

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