Rebel Physician

03/16/2025

Grateful for a group of supportive women during this season of my life ❤️

01/06/2025

Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you have to keep doing it.

As physicians, we place so much emphasis on our skills/intelligence that we forget to pay attention to what we actually LIKE doing.

While it’s inappropriate to think that we never have to do things we dislike, it’s a complete f*^+ing lie that we shouldn’t enjoy our careers.

Things I’m good at that I don’t like and therefore limit the time I spend doing them:

1. Working for 24 hours straight.

2. Making my kid’s lunches for school.

3. Responding to medical emergencies between the hours of midnight and 5am.

4. Seeing more than 20 patients everyday I clinic.

Have I been judged for having boundaries about how I choose to practice medicine? Absolutely. Am I a better doctor for doing it anyway? 100%

What’s something you’re good at but doesn’t light you up?

11/06/2024

11/06/2024

10/13/2024

It needs to be a job that respects your unique skills and dreams.

It needs to be a job that honors your humanity and autonomy.

It needs to be a job that is sustainable for the long haul AND/OR helps you achieve a very specific goal.

Most jobs are not for you. Most jobs want a warm body, someone who will keep their head down and just “do the work”. Most jobs want to exploit your compassion and love of your patients.

You don’t want most jobs. You deserve to have high standards, ESPECIALLY as a “new grad”. We need you to stay in medicine for decades, not just a few years.

10/12/2024

I’m looking for self identified “Rebel Physicians” to tell their stories on my podcast.

If you’re interested, send me a message telling me the 3 topics you want to share with other physicians. I want to share your story and help support your unique mission.

Listen to the Rebel Physician podcast if you want to get a sense of its energy before sending me a message.

06/30/2024

We stand for freedom from Toxic Medical Culture in the Rebel Physician community. Join us for free at www.RebelPhysician.com

05/22/2024

I coached several physicians in the last month who are drowning in sh*tty jobs.

There were more similarities than differences.

What can I do instead of medicine?
I need to get out but don’t know the next best step.
I want to start a business but it’s overwhelming.
I’ve been dreaming of having my own DPC practice but that feels impossible.

But what almost every single one of them needed was rest. They either felt unworthy of rest or it didn’t occur to them to address their exhaustion.

It’s scary as hell to take time off to “just rest” but our lives depend on it. Suicidal ideation and attempt increases when an exhausted human is unable to envision a future in which there are less mental/emotional demands. That is medicine for most of us.

Talking with other physicians helps. Getting permission (that you don’t really need) from a supportive peer helps too. There’s free coaching available inside the Rebel Physician community, along with dozens of other resources. Join at www.RebelPhysician.com

05/19/2024

Miscarriage
Exhaustion
Hypertensive urgency
Profound grief
Preeclampsia
Etc

Real strength is listening to your body and tending to your needs.