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Physician Assistant Burnout: Tips, Tools, and Interviews with PA and Life Coach Hope Cook

Are you a PA struggling with burnout, career overwhelm, or just life in general? Do you love your ca

Episodes

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#118: A Voice during Kristi's bleakest period rescued her from severe depression to living in her "zone of genius", allowing her to finally take ownership of her life

2022/6/15

(*trigger warning, attempting suicide is discussed in this story in the context of an overdose) Toda

#117: Heather started writing a book 22 years ago because she felt a deep pull, finally, 2 decades later it was published. Learn to move towards alignment, purpose and accomplishing dreams

2022/6/8

Heather Morrison-Tapley is an acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, and a published fiction author who's

#116:What happens if your natural-born temperament (true self) gets buried beneath all the societal expectations? Kimberly is back (ep 30)! She left the sibling t-shirt biz to follow her true calling!

2022/6/1

You first met Kimberly Eclipse in Episode #30 where she talked about trying several careers (teachin

#115: Suffering? Thinking "this sucks!"? Learn how to lessen the gripping and resisting to allow you to just BE.

2022/5/25

When we resist What IS, we suffer.  When we GRIP, we also suffer.  So, how do you not suff

#114: This mom of 4 boys explains how motherhood doesn't mean the end of self-fulfillment, creativity and travel. From a career in medicine to a biscuit business, she's managed to find her flow state!

2022/5/18

Amanda Pedota and I first met 10 years ago in Kenya.  We were both volunteering in dermatology

#113: Want to see major changes in your life? 8 Steps to overhaul your thoughts (which will change your feelings, then your behavior and finally, your actions). Plus, hear my most embarrassing moment!

2022/5/11

If you can't seem to move forward on your path (or if you don't even have a path), start here. &nbsp

#112: Michele Gobatto: From fast-paced LA tech startups to total staring-at-the-wall burnout before deciding to take a BIG, BRAVE leap and start a podcast tech company with a friend

2022/5/4

I love how Michele not only shares her story of burnout, she tells us exactly what she does now to t

#111: In the middle of a rough patch? Feeling listless, amotivated and directionless? I'll share my week in the doldrums and what to do if you find yourself there.

2022/4/27

We can't be "on" all the time.  We all have days or weeks where we find ourselves without wind

#110: Breast cancer and divorce at 37 rocked this New Zealander's world in a transformative way, giving her permission to THRIVE!

2022/4/20

Helen King got a divorce, was diagnosed with breast cancer, and began a lonely journey through cance

#109: How to make decisions based on your intuition vs letting your "Inner Manager" make the call, Episode includes a bonus exercise using your body as a compass to locate your True North

2022/4/13

How often do you find yourself saying, "I just don't know what to do" or maybe you find yourself thi

#108: This mom shares how her struggles with an eating disorder since age 8 ultimately led to a career as a dietician/food therapist specializing in intuititve eating and anti-dieting

2022/4/6

Courtney Vickery is a local multi-passionate mom of two.  During COVID she chose to leave her j

#107: How my weekend journey backpacking through the Appalachian wilderness taught me lessons about how to move from stuck to the "promise land"

2022/3/30

Whether you're stuck in a bad job, a bad relationship, or just bored to tears with your current life

#106: My friend Elizabeth is a lawyer turned writer of creative nonfiction who also discovered coaching along with her True Self.

2022/3/23

I met Elizabeth Heise 6 months ago and knew immediately I wanted her as a friend.  She's a witt

#105: Your living space is a metaphor for your life, how a turtle step in one area of your life can catapult you towards BIG changes in your mindset and personal life

2022/3/16

Have you ever noticed how if you're scattered and cluttered in one area of your life (your refrigera

#104: Part 2 with Dr. Jillian Rigert gets even deeper into burnout, with both of us sharing our stories. We also do an impromptu coaching session over the common thought "I don't have enough money"

2022/3/9

This interview felt more like two friends and medical professionals sitting down to coffee than a po

#103: Don't feel like recharting your life? Don't feel like doing ANYTHING? This is your permission slip to take a break, to be okay with not knowing your purpose, to stop and listen to your body!

2022/3/2

If your body parts and fatigue could talk to you, what would they say?  If you had a permission

#102: Hear how Jessie went from curiosity to career by curating zero waste products with an online store, cookbook, and blog

2022/2/23

I loved my interview with local mom, Jessie Stokes.  How does a French major end up with a zero

#101: Who doesn't have issues with food, money, or time? Do you struggle with any of these (or all 3?). Connecting the dots on how these 3 are likely the reason you're staying stuck

2022/2/16

In this episode, I review how issues with food (are you a hoarder, a stingy eater, an overeater) and

#100: From No Clue What to do to Cookie Queen of the South, Baylee tells us her story of hopping college majors to discovering a hidden talent of cookie decorating!

2022/2/9

Baylee truly didn't know what she'd end up doing for a career, so after switching college majors sev

#99: It's 2/2/22! How is this day going to be different than any other day? What were you doing on 1/1/11? What will you be doing 3/3/33? Take a look forwards and backwards to give you clarity!

2022/2/2

Have you ever had the thought that this day in history is never happening again?  This happened