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We are 3 Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physicians who survived burnout and now help other doctors learn to survive, and even thrive, in the dumpster fire of medicine.

09/04/2026

“This is a moment of suffering. Suffering is a part of life. May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I give myself the compassion that I need.“ – Kristen Neff. It’s not about excusing what happened. It’s about naming it accurately instead of skipping straight to shaming yourself.

Self criticism and self compassion aren’t just a mood difference – they engage different systems. Self criticism activates the same threat response your brain uses for actual danger, which narrows focus to self protection.

Self compassion, however, engages what compassion focus therapy researchers call the soothing system, which lets you think clearly enough to learn from what happened.

Being harder on yourself isn’t extra diligence. It’s a brain state that doesn’t help you improve.

09/03/2026

Some regrets aren't in the future, they're already here.

The friend you didn't call in time. The job you married instead of the person.

Replaying it won't give the time back.

Ep. 234 🎧 Apple & Spotify
Watch here: https://youtu.be/Ham2QYHfzAM

09/03/2026

Guilt says “that wasn’t who I want to be, go fix it.“ Sadness says “something bad happened and we’re going to feel badly because I’m a human who cares.“ Shame lies, though, and says “I’m a bad doctor, and maybe even a bad person.“

Psychologist June Tangney‘s research on guilt vs shame found: people who tend toward guilt after a mistake are more likely to make amends and change behavior. People who tend toward shame, though, are more likely to withdraw, get defensive, or cast blame.

Same trigger, opposite outcomes, depending entirely on which reaction you land in.

09/02/2026

Every story I heard in training ended with “and we caught it in the end.” Nobody ever told me what to do when you don’t. So I just assumed: be flawless, or you’re not a good doctor.

There’s a name for this. It’s essentially survivorship bias. You only heard the stories were the outcome was good – the catches, the saves – because we’re not allowed to be vulnerable in medicine. Admitting that something didn’t go right makes you a legal liability. So your sense of “normal“ gets built from skewed sample, not the reality.

Please don’t compare yourself to an imaginary perfect doctor that doesn’t exist. You’re working with flawed data.

09/01/2026

No physician wants things to go badly in medicine. But it’s inevitable at times, unfortunately. Sometimes there’s nothing that could’ve been done differently. Sometimes you don’t have enough information or time to think. But shaming yourself for it accomplishes nothing.
That bad feeling when something goes wrong can be useful if it’s simply sadness or a guilty feeling that prompt you to apologize or make amends. But shame is never the answer. And yet that’s what a lot of doctors reach for first.

🎁 FREE GIFT? Say less.Sign up for our Physician Wellness Retreat by TOMORROW and you’ll receive a pre-retreat gift from ...
08/31/2026

🎁 FREE GIFT? Say less.

Sign up for our Physician Wellness Retreat by TOMORROW and you’ll receive a pre-retreat gift from us as a little preview of the rest, care, and wellness waiting for you. 🌿✨

The retreat takes place November 7–14, 2026, but the giveaway won’t wait!

Screenshot and hold down the QR code + secure your spot by tomorrow to claim your gift. 🤍

08/30/2026

Fear of damaging your reputation by setting a boundary is one of the most underdiscussed drivers of physician burnout.

Ep. 233: The Reputation Trap. Watch the full episode now

🎧 https://youtu.be/0hlGhZG-5V8 | Also on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

08/30/2026

Imagine having an attending follow you around all day saying everything your inner critic says.

“You should know this already.”

“Everyone else is handling this better.”

“You’re too slow.”

“You’re disappointing people.”

“You really shouldn’t need help.”

You would probably call that a terrible learning environment.

And yet some of us have recreated that attending inside our own heads.

A good attending can still say:

“Here’s what went wrong.”

“Here’s what we need to improve.”

“And here’s what you did well.”

Self-compassion isn’t pretending everything went perfectly.

It’s becoming the kind of teacher inside your own head that actually helps you get better.

“Accountability works better when it isn’t paired with contempt.”

08/29/2026

‼️ GIVEAWAY‼️

A week to pause, breathe, and pour back into yourself. Register by Tuesday to receive a pre-retreat gift from us! You don’t wanna miss it! 🔗 in linktee located in our bio!

Join us November 7–14, 2026, for a Physician Wellness Retreat centered on rest, renewal, and meaningful connection.

You spend so much time caring for others—now it’s time to care for yourself. 🌿 Sign up by Tuesday September 1st and we w...
08/28/2026

You spend so much time caring for others—now it’s time to care for yourself. 🌿 Sign up by Tuesday September 1st and we will send you a pre-retreat gift basket! Screenshot and hold down the QR code to reserve your spot.

Join us November 7–14, 2026, for a Physician Wellness Retreat designed to help you rest, reconnect, and return feeling renewed.

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