Women Physicians, Burnout & Career Reinvention: Finding Sustainable Success Through Coaching | Episode 33

What happens when a successful physician realizes that the way she has been practicing medicine is no longer sustainable?

In this episode of the Mindful Practice Podcast, Dr. Sunny Smith, physician coach, CEO and founder of Empowering Women Physicians, shares her deeply personal journey from physician, professor, and overachiever to discovering the transformative power of coaching after a life-changing bicycle accident. She reflects on how burnout, injury, and forced stillness helped her recognize the need for a different way of living and ultimately inspired her to create a supportive community for women physicians.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• How a bicycle accident transformed Dr. Smith’s perspective on medicine and life
• Why women physicians experience burnout and struggle with boundaries
• The story behind Empowering Women Physicians and its safe, supportive community
• How self-compassion can help physicians move beyond perfectionism and burnout
• Why the healthcare system—not individual physicians—is often the root of burnout
• How women physicians can recognize their leadership potential and use their voices
• Why career reinvention and non-traditional paths can create greater sustainability
• How coaching can help physicians build confidence, self-trust, and meaningful change
• Why physicians don’t have to practice medicine the way it has always been done
• The importance of role modeling healthier, more sustainable careers for the next generation of physicians

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