People-Pleasing, Perfectionism, and Boundaries with Dr. Megan Melo

VisionaryMD by Toyosi Onwuemene

Episode notes

Dr Megan Melo is a dual-board certified Family and Obesity Medicine Physician as well as a Certified Physician Life Coach and Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator based on the work of Brenè Brown, PhD, LMSW. After years of struggling with burnout, she now coaches fellow physicians on how the learned habits of perfectionism, people-pleasing and a lack of boundaries contribute to burnout, particularly as we work within a broken healthcare system.

In this episode, Dr. Melo addresses people-pleasing, perfectionism, and boundary challenges in the context of burnout. This episode is particularly relevant for clinicians transitioning into research.

Key Points Discussed:

  1. Understanding the roots of people-pleasing behavior in high-achieving clinicians.
  2. Strategies for setting boundaries.
  3. Addressing per ... 
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