In this episode of Heal the Burn, I speak with Dr Leonard Calabrese, a rheumatologist and clinical immunologist at Cleveland Clinic who has spent years studying empathy in medicine. We explore the practitioner–patient relationship, the biology of human connection, and why empathy may actually protect physicians from burnout rather than cause it. We discuss how…

In this episode I sit down with Dr. Bud Isaacson, former Executive Dean of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University, to explore how the way we train and support learners shapes the future of medicine, and the impact we can make. We talk about reflective practice, the power of small…

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Moises Auron to explore the unspoken curriculum of medicine: how professionalism, leadership, and emotional intelligence help shape how physicians feel about work and belonging. We unpack why pretending, suppressing emotion, and “holding it together” can fuel burnout, and how authenticity, vulnerability, and human connection can become sources…

In this special episode, Primary care doctor and Executive Dean, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bud Isaacson, MD, takes the mic and turns the questions on me. We talk about my journey to a career in medicine, what burned me out, what brought me to Cleveland,…

Why did that person not say hello? Why did the patient respond that way? What did my boss mean by not responding to my email. These are the stories we tell ourselves. Unfortunately, they’re hard wired into our brains. But can we do anything to counter this? Please join me as I dig into the…

Join me as I have a speak with Dr. Christine Sinsky from the AMA about the impact administrative duties pushed on doctors is causing burnout, and that data supports an improved Inbox experience!

EMRs, am I right? Weren’t they supposed to make everything better? Wait, have they? Join me with my guest, Dr. Eric Boose who is the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at The Cleveland Clinic as we explore the relationship between providers and the electronic record.

Can you work in medicine and not identify as burned out? Believe it or not, it’s a thing! In my interviews I met emergency room physician Nik Jones who has made some big changes in his professional life to remain lit as a doctor in a high-pressure specialty.

Remember a time when you did things that challenged your creative side, and you did it for fun? Our hobbies get lost sometimes when working in a field like medicine. I propose adding creativity to your arsenal of things to address burnout. Please join me as I discuss adult learning with singer/songwriter Craig Carothers in…

In this conversation, Dr. Kelly Aurand shares her journey from feeling burned out as a primary care physician to finding fulfillment in leadership and informatics through the power of ‘and.’ She discusses the challenges of navigating the medical field, the importance of embracing multiple truths, and the power of coaching in overcoming feelings of isolation.…

We work for it, we fight against it, we blame it for our frustrations. But what happens when we come to grips with The System and it’s sometimes glacial pace of change? I talk with the Enterprise Chair of Family Medicine, Dr. Donald Ford about this frequently overwhelming issue.

Join me for a discussion with physican coach and primary care doctor Tricia James as we explore the confounding nature of not feeling professional or personal satisfaction even though we’ve made it through hard things like residency, or our first job, or even later in our careers.

Heal the Burn begins with a simple question: how do we rediscover the reason we went into medicine in the first place? In the pilot episode, I share the story behind the podcast, why I created it, what I’ve learned from my own burnout, and why these conversations matter now more than ever. Here you…