Conversations about burnout, meaning, identity, and the work of staying connected to medicine.
Am I an Island?
How can we feel alone working in healthcare, even when they’re surrounded by teammates? Dr. Natalie Bowersox explores belonging, conflict, and why asking for help may be one of medicine’s greatest strengths.
Buying Back Time
Why does it feel like medicine keeps asking for more? Dr. Carrie Hersh explores burnout, boundaries, and what it really means to buy back time.
Costless, But Priceless
Some of the most meaningful moments in medicine don’t cost a thing but they’re so easy to overlook. This is a conversation about kindness, connection, and the moments that sustain us.
Strong And Fragile At The Same Time
Can strength and vulnerability exist together? Dr. Prema Samy reflects on resilience, identity, and why acknowledging our fragility may be the first step toward healing.
You Are Not in Trouble!
Why do so many physicians hear feedback as judgment? Dr. Anne Hirsch discusses tools that can replace fear with curiosity and create room to grow without shame.
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Listening For
Listening is more than hearing words. Dr. Richard Frankel explores the conversations that transform relationships, and why being heard can be as healing as being treated.
What Feeds The Flame
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…
On Being A Doctor: Side Effects May Include Burnout
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…
What Medicine Trains Us to Be
Medicine teaches us how to diagnose, decide, and lead—but not always how to stay human. Dr. Moises Auron joins me to explore the hidden lessons of medical training, and why authenticity may be one of the strongest antidotes to burnout.
The One Where I’m The Guest
What’s my story, you ask? Dr. Bud Isaacson took the mic and interviewed me for a change.
The Story I Tell Myself
How often do our assumptions become our reality? Dr. Andrea Sikon explores the stories we create under stress, and how changing the story can change everything.
The Inbox – Pride and Productivity
The Inbox!!! Does it have to be this way? Dr. Christine Sinsky helps unpack the research on this and what can be done.
The Clickening
Every click promises better care, but what happens when the clicks become the job? Dr. Eric Boose explores technology, frustration, and rediscovering the human side of medicine.
Staying Lit
Wait, some people aren’t burned out? No one answer fits all but Dr. Nik Jones lets us know what has kept him going.
The Other Side of You
What’s an episode about songwriting doing in a podcast about healthcare burnout? Singer/Songwriter Craig Carothers will tell us!
The Power of And
Dr. Kelly Aurand shares how discovering the power of and transformed her career. We explore coaching, leadership, burnout, and why embracing multiple truths—not choosing between them—can help physicians build more meaningful and sustainable lives.
What if the System never changes?
The system is often blamed for burnout, but what if the real challenge is learning how to influence something that changes one small step at a time? Dr. Donald Ford shares his perspective from leading one of the nation’s largest departments of Family Medicine.
The Arrival Fallacy
Why do so many physicians reach milestones they once dreamed about, only to wonder why they still don’t feel fulfilled? Dr. Tricia James explores the surprising gap between achievement and satisfaction and what can be done to narrow it.
Heal The Burn: Pilot Episode
Everyone has a story about why they chose medicine as a career. This is the story behind a podcast devoted to helping people in healthcare rediscover meaning, connection, and the reasons they entered this profession in the first place.