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Bicycling doctor makes house calls for uninsured →

I was kind of innocent back in 1998. A new doctor fresh out of school. I didn’t know about our doctor suicide crisis. I didn’t know about the widespread human right violations in medical education. I didn’t know about assembly-line…

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3 danger signs it’s time to quit your job →

How to know it’s time to quit your job: Patient wanting refill threatens to be back with a gun. Employer sides with patient. TRUE STORY! I posted this on Facebook and was surprised how many others chimed in with similar…

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Physician resistance, distraction & the saboteur →

Physician psychology 101—a series of article are brought to you by Sydney Ashland & Pamela Wible, MD. RESISTANCE Resistance is protective energy that often derails us before we even really get started. It can be experienced from within or without.…

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Headstrong & Helpless: a recovery program for hardheaded healers →

Are you highly independent? Headstrong? Yet you feel helpless to change your life circumstances? This is a common issue with physicians. It all starts back in medical school. You figure out very quickly that you don’t know enough. This is…

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2018 Visionary Woman in Medicine—Michelle McPherson, MD →

Many people in Currituck County don’t have a doctor. So when local resident Michelle McPherson’s newborn daughter became deathly ill, she packed her up in the car and drove hours away for help. Once her daughter’s condition stabilized, Michelle decided…

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Top 10 lies doctors tell themselves →

Pamela Wible: Today I’m sitting here with Sydney Ashland, an expert in physician mental health, who has worked with doctors for decades helping them overcome negative thinking patterns. And we’re going to dive into the top 10 lies that…

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Plastic surgeon applies for job at Chick-fil-A. Gets declined. →

I just got off the phone with Paul, a highly-sough-after plastic surgeon in New York. “I don’t want to be a doctor anymore,” Paul says. “What else can I do? I have lots of restaurant experience. I’ve worked in 15…

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Physician retreats: how doctors heal →

This past week I held my 14th physician retreat. To promote intimacy, I generally allow no more than 40 attendees at any one retreat. This retreat was unusual in that I only invited a handful of graduates from prior retreats—all…

Are you an employee, business owner, or entrepreneur? →

Are you (by nature) an employee, a business owner, or an entrepreneur? Listen to this podcast to find out now: Hate your job? You may be in the right profession, but wrong position for your personality. Want to love your…

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Meet the happiest nurse practitioner in Alaska! →

Christine Sagan opened her clinic in a broom closet. She says, “I never thought in a million years that hundreds of thousands of dollars would be just rolling in.” Here’s how she did it . . . (download/listen to MP3…

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Medicine nearly killed her soul. How one doctor got her life back. →

In today’s podcast (and video), Kayla Luhrs, M.D., reveals how she recovered from the trauma of her medical training to live her dream in medicine. Listen in and be inspired . . . (full transcription & commentary below): Hi, my…

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How to be inspirational →

How do you keep yourself energized and motivated? How do you inspire other people to be excited and enthusiastic? How do you get patients with self-inflicted illness (like smoking and overeating) all jazzed up about changing their lives? A medical…

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Town loves doctor. Gives her free rent, cookies and $100,000 check! →

Listen to the above interview extracted from our physician teleseminar and discover how this small-town doctor got free rent, a plate of chocolate-chip cookies, and a $100,000 check! Meet Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman—the happiest doctor in New York! She’s an awesome family doc…

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Top 10 fears that hold doctors back →

In this podcast I interview a dear friend and therapist, Sydney Ashland, who shares the top 10 fears that hold doctors back. Learn how to overcome your fears and boost your self-confidence in this 45-minute segment extracted from our physician…

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Port Angeles doctor opens ideal clinic—designed by patients →

It’s like a scene from a fairy tale—a dream come true for the patients of Port Angeles, Washington. And the heroine of this tale is Dr. Lissa Lubinski, a family doc with a plan to open the first ideal clinic designed by patients…

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