In this episode, I discuss the detrimental effects of the culture of overworking in healthcare and present alternatives to the notion of 'pushing through.' I share practice strategies, personal experiences and insights on how these alternatives can lead to better recovery and sustainability in the healthcare profession. There's a reason I can't stop talking about the importance of recognizing your limits - it's a deeply humanizing practice for everyone in healthcare!

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In this episode, I dive into the common fear of being judged by others while on my commute to work. I share some personal stories and tips on how to face and understand these fears. I talk about why it's so important to accept yourself and how being a bit disruptive can actually be a good thing. Through my reflections, I encourage everyone to embrace their flaws and remember that judgment is something we all deal with.
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What scares you more - experiencing your own disappointment or someone else's? I have noticed this is a common area of struggle for folks in healthcare, especially if you have tendencies towards people pleasing or perfectionism. Join me, the Only Human in the Van, as I reflect on the inhuman stories we have learned about disappointment and offer my favourite ways of reframing disappointment in a generative way.
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How do you need your patients to change in order for you to be happy? It may seem like a strange question - but answering this question honestly can help unearth the stories about our patients that are really keeping us stuck in resentment and burnout.

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Joan welcomes Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison (MFA, LMSW, DMIN) on the podcast to discuss the practice of contemplative medicine, and what Zen Buddhist principles have to help us stay human in our work in healthcare

Contemplative Medicine Fellowship: https://zencare.org/education-new/contemplative-medicine-fellowship/

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Have you noticed how often you feel performance anxiety in your work in healthcare?

Maybe you don't identify it as performance anxiety, but I promise you...it's there.

And it's a major factor robbing you of your ability to enjoy your work in healthcare.

In this episode we explore all the places performance anxiety shows up in our work - and how we can address and heal the inhuman stories that lie underneath it.

Podcast outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KK50bXw420bTRA2Ltg7IPQ_TQPEwecl8UU4JajDsl9E/edit?usp=sharing

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Joan invites Dr Ana Blake on the podcast to share her story of practicing medicine while experiencing mental illness and finding her way to contentment in the process.

Ana's website: https://antifragilefmd.com/

Ana's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antifragilefemalemd/?hl=en

Visit joanchanmd.com for a current list of Joan's restorative medical education offerings, including coaching, workshops and self-study courses.

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Are you ready to declare bankruptcy on your never-ending to-do list??

You're invited to enroll in Joan's new course: Restoring Your Time - 5 Time Experiments for Healthcare Humans.

This podcast gives you a sneak peek into one of the 5 modules of the course, as well as fills you in what else awaits you when you enroll.

Direct link to enroll here: https://joanchanmd.thinkific.com/courses/restore-your-time

Listen in to Joan's recent presentation about patient forms and how to do them quickly and with your humanity intact.

Slides: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFh0CeBDOE/BDTFCpxezU3LPuuu46nGuQ/view?utm_content=DAFh0CeBDOE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

Video version: https://youtu.be/yFdQjcovTIY

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I certainly found a kindred spirit in Dr Christy Gibson! Please join us as we explore the importance of a deeper understanding of trauma, and the impact it has on us as humans in healthcare. We also geek out about our vision for what a humanized version of healthcare could look like.

Links for Dr Christy Gibson:

https://www.christinegibson.net/

Book coming out May 2, 2023: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/christy-gibson-md/the-modern-trauma-toolkit/9780306831065/

On Tiktok: @tiktoktraumadoc

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I had such a great chat with Olive Von Topp about her journey from being a 'good girl' to a burlesque performer and empowerment coach. We talked about how society pressures women to be perfect and people-pleasers, which often leads to burnout. Olive shares how to unlearn these habits and reconnect with what makes us happy and feel good in our bodies.
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Please enjoy this conversation from Dr Sarah Smith's podcast Sustainable Clinical Medicine - where Joan & Sarah share a dialogue about what it takes to change the system, one small action by one healthcare human at a time.

Sarah's podcast: https://www.chartingcoach.ca/podcasts/sustainable-clinical-medicine-with-the-charting-coach

Information about Charting Champions: https://www.chartingcoach.ca/

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Everyone’s heard of the placebo effect…but have you heard of the nocebo effect? And more importantly, how were you taught about how belief and expectations of a treatment can modulate the effectiveness and experience of that treatment? Joan invites pain coach Deb Malkin back on the podcast to discuss the placebo/nocebo effect, and how we can apply these phenomenon to how we communicate with our patients.

Nocebo Effect Video: https://youtu.be/fTUPQAoTr7w

Deb Malkin Website: https://debmalkin.com/

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People pleasing is such a common struggle for humans in healthcare - especially those in marginalized identities. Joan shares what she has been learning about the connection between people pleasing and our default survival trauma responses -- and how this connection can help you take on the tricky work of learning to let go of people pleasing with your patients. Episode outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LFv6v8qtQIfFF0Vbgf16CFbMRWfX4bhM5m9ebQ5NCnM/edit?usp=sharing Want to stop worrying about your patients? Sign up for your free 7 day email course here: https://www.joanchanmd.com/course Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd/ Connect with me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joanchanmd

Another unedited journey to work with Joan as she explores an exercise she’s been developing with her clients and for herself.

Jacob Ham’s video on trauma and learning: https://youtu.be/KoqaUANGvpA.

Re-preceptoring Yourself Exercise: joanchanmd.com/repreceptoring-exercise

Joan shares one of the most simple and powerful concepts she teaches all of her coaching clients, and uses daily in her patient care as well as her home life.

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Here is the link to the values worksheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uf614z-SouTXECGI94cPl40uMQUZbJy-aZ0a_XkBdI8/edit?usp=sharing  

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How does moral distress show up in your work in healthcare? This is part 3 of a 3 part series exploring strategies we can use to reduce the harm moral distress has on us in our work in healthcare.  In this third and final part, Joan shares the process she uses incrementally and self-compassionately practices taking more values-aligned actions, even when the system and social pressures to betray your values is really high.

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How does moral distress show up in your work in healthcare? This is part 2 of a 3 part series exploring strategies we can use to reduce the harm moral distress has on us in our work in healthcare.  In this second part, Joan shares two powerful methods to process and navigate the emotional impact of moral distress, and deepen your connection to your authentic values and humanity in the process.

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How does moral distress show up in your work in healthcare? Joan shares several examples she’s both personally experienced and other healthcare humans have shared with her. This is part 1 of a 3 part series exploring strategies we can use to reduce the harm moral distress has on us in our work in healthcare.  In this first part, Joan explores differentiating between socialized and personal moral distress - and why this can help us to reduce the impact of moral distress on our work in healthcare.

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Joan invites Dr Naheed Dosani on the podcast to explore how advocacy and system change work can be the fuel you need to keep showing up for your work in medicine.

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In my conversation with Dr. Dawn Lim, an emergency doctor and life coach, she opened up about her journey through burnout in the medical field and her exploration of creativity through photography and storytelling. Dawn shared the importance of human connection in medicine, her unique role as a Photographer in Residence, and how she now supports fellow physician mothers through coaching. Our discussion highlighted the challenges faced by healthcare professionals, particularly women, in balancing their careers and personal lives, and the need for vulnerability and resilience in overcoming these obstacles.
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Website: https://www.withinstory.com
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Join Joan as she uses her own decision making guide to come to a self-trusting decision about whether to cancel her clinic due to illness.  Yes, it is sad that our system is set up in such a way that this isn't an easy decision - and I hope that by modelling how I make these decisions will help you to do the same!

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Please join Joan as she interviews Dr Hillary McBride, as they explore how the ideas and practice of embodiment can change our experience and practice of medicine.  

Where to learn more from Hillary: Website: https://hillarylmcbride.com/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hillarylmcbride 

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Most of us in healthcare would probably describe ourselves as "good in a crisis". But how often does that come at a cost to our own needs and humanity? Joan shares about a personal crisis happening in her family right now, and how she's being intentional about staying human first during this difficult time.

Want help staying human in a crisis? Joan's free email mini-course gives you insights and practical tools to do just this. Subscribe at joanchanmd.com/course

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Do you get stressed about following the guidelines? Or notice other colleagues seem stressed if anyone strays off the guidelines? Commute to work with Joan as she explores the idea of guidelines legalism and how we can trust our clinical brains in the midst of guideline confusion. 

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Joan describes her 3 step framework that allows her to take any dream from wishing to a reality - using the real time example of creating a spacious and selfish summer vacation plan for this year! 

OPERATION ENJOY YOUR SUMMER - Registration is open and closes Monday Feb 13! joanchanmd.com/summer

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Joan explains the powerful concept that shifted the way she viewed conflict forever - and made her much more calm and capable of having difficult conversations as a result.

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My goal in this episode is to give you the strategies you need to manage Dr Google with ease - both by addressing the inhuman stories that block your ability to thinking clearly in the room, as well as practical scripts and communication strategies that I use with my patients every day.

Episode Outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O6f_GclPJCaF4no6zFcQ4DdlE47r83wSak0Pv0NzXxc/edit?usp=sharing  

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Join Joan on her rainy commute to work as she talks through everything she hates about doing patient forms, and the strategies she uses to be them done quickly anyway.

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Have you ever struggled to stay connected with someone who holds a very different belief from your own? Growing up in evangelical Christianity and being trained in the dogmatic culture of medicine, I've often felt the pull to either convert others to my beliefs or go along with theirs to keep the peace. Despite these challenges, I've been practicing how to stay connected, kind, and loving, even when my beliefs differ sharply from those around me. Join me as I share my reflections and practical tips on holding space for differences without feeling the need to convert others or compromise your own beliefs.

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Joan examines why we procrastinate, more compassionate ways to think about procrastination then give some practical approaches to help stop finding yourself stuck in procrastination.  

Episode Outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-RePtJNIpBz6Kak08wQqhT2XxC_-5lFdpMLKTw0NeMs/edit?usp=sharing 

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Joan talks to a lovely local healthcare human, Shannon Rolph, about her work as an occupational therapist and parenting coach. Mostly, Joan just wants all the support she can get as a parent herself!  

Shannon's website: https://www.shannonrolph.ca/

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Listen in to Joan & her friend/client Lauren talk about how Lauren applied the concepts you have heard on this podcast and used them to transform her experience of practicing medicine!

Interested in working with Joan to apply these concepts to your work in healthcare? Visit joanchanmd.com/course for a free course on How to Stop Worrying About Your Patients.

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Go to joanchanmd.com/course for the written version of this course to be sent directly to your email inbox.  

Interested in working with Joan to apply these concepts to your work in healthcare? Visit joanchanmd.com/stop to apply now.

Go to joanchanmd.com/course for the written version of this course to be sent directly to your email inbox.  

Interested in working with Joan to apply these concepts to your work in healthcare? Visit joanchanmd.com/stop to apply now.

Go to joanchanmd.com/course for the written version of this course to be sent directly to your email inbox.  

Interested in working with Joan to apply these concepts to your work in healthcare? Visit joanchanmd.com/stop to apply now.

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Interested in working with Joan to apply these concepts to your work in healthcare? Visit joanchanmd.com/stop to apply now.

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The wonderful Pádraig Ó Tuama is on the podcast today! Pádraig shares how his relationship to poetry and theology shaped his work in conflict resolution. We discuss the duality of conflict as both destructive and generative, exploring how conflict can lead to positive outcomes when approached thoughtfully. I share some of the system challenges and ideological conflicts that have emerged in healthcare, and Pádraig offers wisdom and insights in how these can be navigated without causing more harm to one another. I was so nourished by this conversation, and I hope you will be too!Learn more about Pádraig's work and podcast here: https://poetryunbound.substack.com/
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Anyone who works in healthcare encounters illness anxiety on a daily (if not hourly) basis. Anxiety about getting sick is a driving factor behind so much healthcare utilization, and can be draining for healthcare clinicians as well. Joan explores the most important thing to do when encountering illness anxiety in your patients: addressing the illness anxiety that exists in YOUR brain.

Episode Outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1laPFQTJLtUc_7j3F8dSQZmbF0FNznYZ4xewst67sV28/edit?usp=sharing  

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