Dr. Lara Salyer, DO, IFMCP - Professional services

08/08/2025

Vinny’s 3 Steps to Transform Jitters Into Joy ➡️ Watch Episode 158

Have you ever stood at the edge of a big decision and wondered if what you’re feeling is fear holding you back or excitement nudging you forward? I’ve been t...

08/08/2025

Most people don’t realize fear and excitement come from the same place in your brain. 🧠

It’s the story you attach to it that makes the difference.

As a functional medicine doctor, I teach clinicians how to spot these moments and flip the script. You can choose excitement, even when your brain is trying to convince you otherwise.

⭐️ Watch the full episode, “Vinny’s 3 Steps to Transform Jitters Into Joy,” on my channel to learn how this one mindset shift can completely change how you navigate big transitions.

🎙️ Listen to the episode here: https://buff.ly/KIFXiDk

08/06/2025

Right before I went on vacation, I received this comment from a patient:

“I feel like we can accomplish more in 5 minutes than I ever would in an appointment with my PCP.”

She wasn’t exaggerating. Yes, every patient receives 1:1 appointments for personalized medical care, BUT--- what if we could design something different?

✨ I found that the magic happens in those drop-in, just-in-time moments during my weekly Open Office Hours. Patients are allowed to ask those quick questions and get immediate support--or in her case--an important pivot in our investigation plan.

That’s the power of multiple touchpoints.
Not-so-ironically, the same premise holds true in professional mentorship.

In 2020, I offered single 1:1 sessions to support colleagues. But after many (many!) feedback surveys, I heard the same request: “Can I meet others?” 👯

⭐️ So I formalized my support and launched Catalyst Studio™ in early 2021.

⭐️ I added twice monthly mastermind sessions (we lovingly call Studio Time) in 2022.

⭐️ Then increased it to weekly in 2023 after my surveys indicated this was a popular request.

And that’s when things clicked. The community energy multiplied. The integration deepened. The clarity accelerated.

The key is: everyone needs a variety of support with multiple access points in order to succeed.
Patients don't achieve sustained wellbeing after their appointment, or inside the newest health app, or finishing the latest NYT Bestseller self-help book.

Similarly, practitioners can't implement lasting change in their work/life from following someone else on Instagram, reading a guidebook, or "winging it" on their own.

People need a friendly, predictable place to land—again and again. So they can progress at their own speed.

Want to add this kind of structure to your clinical practice? It's all in the Amplify module!

📢 Are you ready to AMPLIFY your success? https://buff.ly/4RYToCj

08/04/2025

The key is: everyone needs a variety of support with multiple access points in order to succeed.

Patients don't achieve sustained wellbeing after their appointment, or inside the newest health app, or finishing the latest NYT Bestseller self-help book.

Similarly, practitioners can't implement lasting change in their work/life from following someone else on Instagram, reading a guidebook, or "winging it" on their own.

People need a friendly, predictable place to land—again and again. So they can progress at their own speed.

Want to add this kind of structure to your clinical practice? It's all in the Amplify module!

📢 Are you ready to AMPLIFY your success? https://buff.ly/4RYToCj

08/03/2025

What if triggers are not something to avoid… but something to learn from?

I’m diving into how reactive moments can actually help us understand our nervous system and unlock more clarity, creativity, and aligned productivity—especially for women in medicine who are craving a new rhythm.

Inside the episode:
✅ The neuroscience behind emotional triggers
✅ Tools to pause + reflect rather than react
✅ A look at the Catalyst Archetypes that shape how we cope
✅ Why creativity isn’t a luxury—it’s a sign you’re regulated

🎧 Tune in now and start creating your own work-life masterpiece. https://buff.ly/9tSE22X

08/01/2025

What if your emotional triggers were actually invitations to grow?

In this episode, I'm exploring the real roots of overwhelm, people-pleasing, and reactivity—especially for women in medicine trying to stay grounded and productive.

I’ll share:
🔹 What’s happening in your brain during a triggered moment
🔹 How to pause and shift the pattern (without bypassing it)
🔹 The 4 Catalyst Archetypes I use with clients to decode their reactions
🔹 Why sustainable productivity starts with nervous system awareness—not hustle

If you’ve ever overcommitted to feel “good enough” or felt knocked off center by something small, this one’s for you.

✨ Your triggers are trying to tell you something. Let’s listen.

*NEW* Episode 157 https://buff.ly/9tSE22X

08/01/2025

Triggered? Good. Then listen to this ➡️ Watch Episode 157

Triggers can feel inconvenient, even overwhelming, but I’ve come to see them as powerful clues pointing toward something deeper we need to notice.In this epi...

07/31/2025

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a gut-derived hormone naturally secreted from the intestinal after a meal to help stimulate insulin release in digestion.
➡️ Suppresses appetite
➡️ Slows gastric emptying
➡️ Increases insulin release
➡️ Blocks glucacon release

🙌 Here are some SUCCESS TIPS:
👨‍👩‍👦 Rule out contraindications first: personal or family history of pancreatitis, medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia. Use caution if history of gastroparesis or severe acid reflux
✅ Check baseline metabolic labs (liver and kidney)
🥦 Prioritize fibrous vegetables and protein first so you don’t get malnourished. Make sure you’re getting enough calories per day!
🛌 Take at bedtime to minimize side effects (if diabetic, take in the morning for best efficacy)
🗓 Maintain a steady state and don’t lapse more than 7 days off medication
👀 Measure body composition with a monthly body scan instead of pounds on a scale. This helps keep track of muscle maintenance so your weight loss comes from fat (not muscle wasting) so you can benefit from dose adjustments.
🍪 Limit sugar and fast food to help lower the side effects of nausea and diarrhea
💧 Stay hydrated to keep your urine pale yellow
😴 Keep regular sleep/wake times to help your body maintain a healthy circadian rhythm

As Catalysts, we give ourselves permission to prioritize self-expression, curiosity and creativity as vital, and I hope you give yourself permission to color outside the lines as well!

Shop my infographics: https://buff.ly/3P2HMx8

07/31/2025

Sunsets have always tugged at my heartstrings. 🩷

Probably for many reasons:
they're beautiful,
everyone looks amazing in their light, and
they signal the end of another day.

You know what else makes me sad sometimes?

Social media. I struggle with social media. As a Gen X’er, I grew up with privacy baked into my bones:

❌ I didn't take pictures of my meals (except the perfectly symmetrical "Awesome Blossom" back in '92)

❌ I didn't broadcast my thoughts every day. (unless you were my BFF and read them on the folded notebook paper I stuck into your locker before PE class)

❌ I didn't know you went on vacation to Jamaica last week. (unless you brought back enough saltwater taffy for the rest of the class.)

❌ I didn't take pictures of sunsets (mostly because I wouldn't know if they turned out until I got the film back a week later)

When I started med school, I never would've imagined that I'd have to become fluent in social media to help support my career.

I knew I had to find a balance that felt authentic and not pushy.

That's why I treat social media like a playful art gallery. I share the beauty, the weird, the whimsical. I create on my own schedule, only when it feels easy and fun.

🔥 The hot takes and real talk? I save 80% of that to share inside the Catalyst Studio mentorship and (20% to the Catalyst Way podcast).

This week, try these steps to Avoid the Social Media Sadness:

1️⃣ Pick your platforms based on energy. Maybe Instagram is where you post your kale smoothie and Linked-In is where you collab with colleagues.

2️⃣ Create content buckets that feel fun. Humor, beauty, “day in the life,” patient education, behind the scenes—choose 2–3 themes that feel like you.

3️⃣ Revisit Streamline: To polish your Instagram profile and see if your Social Media is speaking to the right people

Ready to STREAMLINE your micropractice? 📝 https://buff.ly/jikgslh

07/30/2025

Have you noticed all the ways we are encouraged to become perfectionists in this current tech-oversaturated world we live in?

"Nudge your Duolingo friend to keep your streak!"
"Hurry! Send a TikTok before your streak ends!"
"Don't break your 5 week Peloton streak!"

When we are inundated by "streak" invitations to keep our score, it does two insidious things:
1️⃣ We get really good at keeping unrealistic expectations of perfectionism
2️⃣ We stop being curious about whether this behavior is something we still want to cultivate

✨ I can honestly say, my meditation streak is the only one that has benefited my life in innumerable ways: motherhood, communication, intuition, strategy, sleep.

It's a streak I hope to continue for the rest of my days. But what about the others? It's time to take inventory and do a STREAK CHECK! ✅

Here's a 5-Step reset for Your habits ⬇️

1️⃣ List Your Streaks – Write down the habits you track (intentionally or unintentionally). This includes fitness routines, social media streaks, daily indulgences, work patterns, etc.

2️⃣ Label Them: Helpful or Harmful? – Ask: Does this streak move me toward my values, health, and goals? Or is it just autopilot behavior?

3️⃣ Check the Fear Factor – Are you maintaining a streak because it serves you—or because you fear breaking it? (Example: Staying on a SnapChat streak out of obligation rather than joy.)

4️⃣ Break One on Purpose – Test your attachment by intentionally skipping one streak that doesn’t align with your mission. See how it feels.

5️⃣ Double Down on the Good – Strengthen streaks that energize and uplift you by adding rewards, tracking tools, or accountability.

Join me for a 20-minute Brainstorm Session for only $10 (which is donated) and I'll send you a personalized email with helpful strategies 🤗 https://buff.ly/2y3z6OM

07/27/2025

I’m sharing the idea of the inner medicine bag, a collection of items, habits, and practices that support your well-being in ways no planner or productivity hack ever could.

I’ll walk you through how mine has changed over the years, from med school to motherhood to where I am now, and how those shifts reflect the different seasons of life.

Whether your version includes a playlist, a sticky note, a favorite tea, or something beautifully unexpected, my hope is that this episode gets you thinking about what truly helps you thrive and why giving yourself permission to honor those things matters more than checking another box on your to-do list.

🎙️ Listen here: https://buff.ly/kn4Kn7B

07/25/2025

Your productivity isn’t powered by hustle but by the deeply personal tools you carry in your inner medicine bag.

In this episode, I’m sharing the idea of the inner medicine bag, a collection of items, habits, and practices that support your well-being in ways no planner or productivity hack ever could.

I’ll walk you through how mine has changed over the years, from med school to motherhood to where I am now, and how those shifts reflect the different seasons of life.

🎧 Listen here: https://buff.ly/kn4Kn7B