The Balanced Medics' Handover Podcast

2024 was a great year for The Handover Podcast. Let's see some of the highlights. Stay tuned for part two!

Dr Sarah Wittry is a hospice & palliative medicine physician, coach, and podcaster who lives in Columbus, Ohio. She's on to discuss her unique journey in medicine, how she navigated overwhelm and burnout, and found greater balance in her life. She's also a wife, mother of four kids, and she is passionate about so many things in life (like yoga, travelling, and nature). We discuss: How experiencing burnout led Sarah to seek coaching, which transformed her life Infertility, fostering, and adoption Balancing family life and a medical career is a common struggle for many women in medicine Ways to navigate stress, overwhelm, and burnout How finding balance is an evolving process that requires intentional choices How support and community are essential for personal growth and healing Get in touch with Dr Sarah Wittry at her website | Instagram | LinkedIn For resources head to https://linktr.ee/balancedmedics

In this conversation, we're lucky to have Dr Jill Gamberg, Dr Adam Harrison, and Dr Urszula Carr on to discuss coaching for doctors. Jill is a GP, lifestyle medicine specialist, and coach. Adam is a doctor, lawyer, and coach. Urszula is a pathologist and coach. It's great to have such a wide variety of backgrounds on to discuss what coaching is, the benefits, and why it's useful to have a doctor who coaches for other doctors. We discuss: Everyone's unique background and journey in and outside medicine What coaching is What the benefits of coaching are, specifically doctors who coach doctors How to find a coach right for you To find a doctor coach head to https://www.doctorswhocoachdoctors.net/ To listen to Dr Harrison's own podcast head to https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/show/inspiring-women-leaders/

Dr Jason Lam shares his journey from being a professional dancer to pursuing a career in medicine. He explains how he transitioned from dance to medicine due to a collapsed lung and the limited opportunities in the dance industry. Jason highlights the importance of shaping one's practice and finding a balance between work and personal life. We discuss: - Jason's unique journey before medicine and within medicine - Shaping your practice based on your interests - Keeping your non-medical identity alive - Sports Medicine If you're struggling, there is help out there: drs4drs.com.au | more resources Reach out to Dr Jason Lam here

Shem is back to share more on his life and new book. Tune in to hear about his colourful life and how he managed to write and practice medicine for over 20 years.