DRIVE TIME DEBRIEF: A Physician Wellness Podcast with The Whole Physician

By Drs. Cazier, Dinsmore and Morrison

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🔥 Doctors Feeling the Burnout? We’ve Been There—and We’re Here to Help You Climb Out of the Fire. 🔥 Drive Time Debrief: A Physician Wellness Podcast Welcome to Drive Time Debrief, the anti-burnout podcast built just for physicians and healthcare providers who are ready to reclaim their joy, purpose, and well-being. Hosted by the physician-coaches of The Whole Physician, this podcast delivers honest conversations, evidence-based tools, and practical strategies to help you navigate burnout, set boundaries, and find fulfillment in and outside of medicine. Whether you're heading into a shift, decompressing on your commute home, or sneaking in a sanity-saving moment during your day, you’ll get bite-sized insights that speak to the *real* challenges of medical life—with compassion, candor, and a dose of humor. If you’re tired of white-knuckling your way through your career and ready to feel like yourself again, you’re in the right place. Episodes include: - Physician burnout recovery stories - Coaching tools for stress, imposter syndrome, & difficult dynamics - Self-compassion, mindset shifts, and boundary-setting - Conversations on career pivots, family life, and rediscovering joy Hit subscribe and join us for a weekly debrief—because your well-being deserves to be non-negotiable. You wouldn’t head into battle without armor, so why are we sent into the chaotic Dumpster Fire of Medicine without the tools we need to protect ourselves? Medicine was supposed to be your calling. Instead, it feels like it’s breaking you—turning altruistic, purpose-driven, bright minds into frustrated, disillusioned, and exhausted shadows of who we used to be. How do we know? We’ve been there. We’ve lived the long shifts, the impossible expectations, and the emotional toll. And we’ve watched too many of our peers struggle silently. We’re The Whole Physician—three Board-Certified Emergency Physicians (and physician burnout experts) on a mission to rewrite the story of medicine. Our podcast isn’t just another pep talk. It’s a lifeline—and a quick remedy for burnout you can take with you wherever you go. Whether you’re driving to your next shift, heading home after a long day, or taking a rare moment to breathe, our episodes are packed with practical tools and mindset shifts that actually work: - Find hope for the future and a renewed sense of purpose - Rediscover joy in your work and life - Repair and strengthen relationships (even the one with yourself) - Quiet the mental chaos and ease emotional exhaustion - Realize you are NOT alone. This is your space. A space where doctors like you—who keep showing up no matter what—get the care, support, and tools you deserve. You are our people. It’s about time someone put YOU first. 🎧 Ready to reclaim your hope and joy? Listen now. Learn more at www.thewholephysician.com. Sound credit: _________________________________ Fresh by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PK8m0A Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/YqRO_qgBB1c ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Episode Date
The Flea Effect: Breaking Free from Self-Imposed Limits: Episode 181
Aug 28, 2025
Empty Boat Effect: Episode 180
Aug 21, 2025
From Martyr to Healer: Reclaiming Your Identity Beyond Codependence: Episode 179
Aug 14, 2025
Saying Yes When You Mean No? Let’s Fix That: Episode 178
Aug 07, 2025
Why Boundaries Are a Birthright: Episode 177
Jul 31, 2025
Good Doctor ≠ Good Doormat: Episode 176
Jul 24, 2025
Sleep for Shift Workers: Episode 175
Jul 17, 2025
From Burnout to Breakthrough - A Urogynecologist's Inspiring Journey: Episode 174
Jul 10, 2025
Is That True? Becoming Aware of the Stories We Tell Ourselves: Episode 173
Jul 03, 2025
Stop Arguing with Reality & Start Living: Episode 172
Jun 26, 2025
Trading the ER for Trader Joe's? Dr. Marci Gambarota's 30-Minute Transformation: Episode 171
Jun 19, 2025
How Two Doctors Built 175+ Rental Properties (And Didn't Pay Taxes for 7 Years!): Episode 170
Jun 12, 2025
Meeting Your Thoughts With Understanding: Episode 169
Jun 05, 2025
Stop 'Shoulding' on Yourself: The Word That's Quietly Killing Your Medical Career: Episode 168
May 29, 2025
How to Decode 11 Different Emotions: Episode 167
May 22, 2025
The Power of Nonviolent Communication in Healthcare & Beyond: Episode 166
May 15, 2025
Discovering Your Identity Beyond the White Coat: Episode 165
May 08, 2025
Physician in the Arena--The Superpower of Vulnerability in Medicine: Episode 164
May 01, 2025
Revisiting Physician Suicide with Andrea Palmer, MD: Episode 163
Apr 24, 2025
The Power of Friendship – How Connection Can Change Everything: Episode 162
Apr 17, 2025
Owning the Ending: Self-Compassion & Resilience in Medicine with Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD: Episode 161
Apr 10, 2025
Pursuing Passions Outside of Medicine with Laurie Boge, DO: Episode 160
Apr 03, 2025
How Curiosity Can Transform Your Emotional Well-Being: Episode 159
Mar 27, 2025
Internal Control Fallacy: Episode 158
Mar 20, 2025
Discounting the Positive: Episode 157
Mar 13, 2025
Overcoming Self-Criticism--How to Be Kinder to Yourself in Medicine: Episode 156
Mar 06, 2025
Cognitive Dissonance, Paradox, Irony, and Sarcasm in Medicine: Episode 155
Feb 27, 2025
Minding Your Business – A Physician’s Guide to Peace of Mind: Episode 154
Feb 20, 2025
Beating Compassion Fatigue – Reclaiming Your Energy & Purpose: Episode 153
Feb 13, 2025
How to Hygge: Episode 152
Feb 06, 2025
Empathy Misses: Episode 151
Jan 30, 2025
Sympathy vs Empathy: Episode 150
Jan 23, 2025
Understanding and Addressing Contempt in Medicine: Episode 149
Jan 16, 2025
How Childhood Trauma Shows Up in Our Adult Relationships: Episode 148
Jan 09, 2025
Understanding Counterdependence--When Independence Becomes a Barrier: Episode 147
Jan 02, 2025
Forest Bathing: Episode 146
Dec 26, 2024
Trauma & Reactivity with Arpita Gupta-DePalma, MD: Episode 145
Dec 19, 2024
Winning Strategies for Better Relationships, Part 2: Episode 144
Dec 12, 2024
Finding Strength in Kindness- Dr. Betsy Grunch on Neurosurgery, Social Media, and Medical Culture: Episode 143
Dec 05, 2024
Winning Strategies for Better Relationships, Part 1: Episode 142
Nov 28, 2024
Breaking Free from Indecision – Why We Get Stuck and How to Move Forward: Episode 141
Nov 21, 2024
Book Club Deep Dive-The Wounded Child, Adaptive Child, and Wise Adult in Us by Terry Real: Episode 140
Nov 14, 2024
System-Wide Remedies for Physician Burnout with with Stef Simmons, MD: Episode 139
Nov 07, 2024
Losing Strategies in Relationships, Part 2: Episode 138
Oct 31, 2024
Losing Strategies in Relationships: Episode 137
Oct 24, 2024
Repairs with Adults: Episode 136
Oct 17, 2024
Repairs with Children--The Most Important Parenting Skill: Episode 135
Oct 10, 2024
Revitalized with Dr. Andrea Austin: Episode 134
Oct 03, 2024
Blue Zones (Longevity-Promoting Environments): Episode 133
Sep 26, 2024
Physician Suicide: Raising Awareness and Recognizing the Red Flags: Episode 132
Sep 19, 2024
Blue Zones (Eating for Longevity): Episode 131
Sep 12, 2024
Blue Zones (Okinawa): Episode 130
Sep 05, 2024
Blue Zones (The Power 9): Episode 129
Aug 29, 2024
Blue Zones (Singapore): Episode 128
Aug 22, 2024
Emergency Department Accreditation and Physician Burnout with Gillian Schmitz, MD: Episode 127
Aug 15, 2024
Blue Zones (Ikaria, Greece): Episode 126
Aug 08, 2024
Busyness: Episode 125
Aug 01, 2024
Managing Patient Expectations: Episode 124
Jul 25, 2024
Building Lasting Connections with Your Kids (Part Two): Episode 123
Jul 18, 2024
Building Lasting Connections with Your Kids (Part One): Episode 122
Jul 11, 2024
Finding Healing in Creativity (Client Success Story) with Robyn Hitchcock, MD: Episode 121
Jul 04, 2024
Blue Zones 3 (Loma Linda, CA): Episode 120
Jun 27, 2024
Understanding Grief with Krista St-Germain: Episode 119
Jun 20, 2024
Narcissism in Medicine (Part One) with Tony Overbay, LMFT: Episode 118
Jun 13, 2024
Sleep Optimization for Physicians: Episode 117
Jun 06, 2024
Digital Nomad Docs with Dr. Kristine Goins: Episode 116
May 30, 2024
Business 101 with Nneka Unachukwu, MD: Episode 115
May 23, 2024
How Africa Transformed Dr. Marc-David Munk: Episode 114
May 16, 2024
Blue Zone Secrets of Longevity Part 2 - Nicoya, Costa Rica: Episode 113
May 09, 2024
Blue Zone Secrets of Longevity - Sardinia: Episode 112
May 02, 2024
Brave Boundaries and Burnout Recovery with Sasha Shillcutt, MD: Episode 111
Apr 25, 2024
Writing Books as a Physician- Insights from Dr. Greg Neyman: Episode 110
Apr 18, 2024
"Mama Drama" with Milene Argo, MD: Episode 109
Apr 11, 2024
Optimizing Nutrition for Busy Physicians with Amy Robinson, MD: Episode 108
Apr 04, 2024
Physician Anxiety with Dimitrios Tsatiris, MD: Episode 107
Mar 28, 2024
Dimitrios Tsatiris, M.D. on Developing a Healthy Relationship with Achievement: Episode 106
Mar 21, 2024
Conquering Charting with Sarah Smith, MD: Episode 105
Mar 14, 2024
Client Success Story- Scott Bentz, MD: Episode 104
Mar 07, 2024
A Doctor's Brush with Death (Dr. Grace Glassman's Incredible Story): Episode 103
Feb 29, 2024
Building Self-Trust and Overcoming Perfectionism: Episode 102
Feb 22, 2024
Imposter Syndrome with Kristin Yates, DO: Episode 101
Feb 15, 2024
Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. on Whole-Brain Living: Episode 100
Feb 08, 2024
Maggie Reyes on Relationships: Episode 99
Feb 01, 2024
Authenticity in Relationships: Episode 98
Jan 25, 2024
Manifesting Isn't Woo with Jess Holzworth: Episode 97
Jan 18, 2024
Drop the Resolution, Form the Habit Part Two with Dr. Andrea Austin: Episode 96
Jan 11, 2024
Drop the Resolution, Form the Habit Part One with Dr. Andrea Austin: Episode 95
Jan 04, 2024
Memory Reconsolidation with Dr. Laura Fortner: Episode 94
Dec 28, 2023
Meditation with Santi Tanikella, MD: Episode 93
Dec 21, 2023
Navigating Complications with Amy Vertrees, MD: Episode 92
Dec 14, 2023
Work Dread: Episode 91
Dec 07, 2023
Vicarious Trauma in Healthcare with Leticia Vaca Williams, MSW, LCSW: Episode 90
Nov 30, 2023
Gratitude and Joy: Episode 89
Nov 23, 2023
Kendra's Surprise Interview! Episode 88
Nov 16, 2023
The Wisdom of Dolly Parton: Episode 87
Nov 09, 2023
Physician Burnout Remedy with Sunny Smith, MD: Episode 86
Nov 02, 2023
Client Success Story-Overcoming Burnout with Theresa Navarrete, MD: Episode 85
Oct 26, 2023
#84: Achieving Dreams with Susie Sharpe, MD
Oct 19, 2023
#83: On Becoming an Essentialist, Part 2
Oct 12, 2023
#82: On Becoming an Essentialist- Part 1
Oct 05, 2023
#81: Reframing Discomfort- Part 2
Sep 28, 2023
#80: Embarrassment and Humiliation
Sep 21, 2023
Tony Overbay, LMFT on the Four Pillars of Connected Conversation: Episode 79
Sep 14, 2023
#78: Reframing Discomfort- Part 1
Sep 07, 2023
#77: Forgiving Ourselves
Aug 31, 2023
#76: Choosing Your Habits (Lessons from Atomic Habits)
Aug 24, 2023
#75: Your Future Self
Aug 17, 2023
Success Story- Atashi Mandal, MD: Episode #74
Aug 10, 2023
#73: Focus
Aug 03, 2023
Understanding Narcissism with Tony Overbay, LMFT: Episode 72
Jul 27, 2023
#71: Working in Government with Dara Kass, MD
Jul 20, 2023
#70: Five Ways Your Medical Training Has Failed You with Kristin Yates, DO
Jul 13, 2023
#69: Inappropriate Things Doctors Brag About with Kristin Yates, DO
Jul 06, 2023
#68: Tips for Time Management with Dr. Christina Shenvi
Jun 29, 2023
#67: A "Physician's Guide to Doctoring" with Bradley Block, MD
Jun 22, 2023
#66: Spotlight on Physician Suicide with Michelle Chestovich, MD
Jun 15, 2023
#65: Entrepreneurism - Starting a Loan Program for Docs with Dr. Kenton Allen
Jun 08, 2023
#64: Judgment within Medicine
Jun 01, 2023
#63: Physician Wellness with Al'ai Alvarez, MD Part 2
May 25, 2023
#62: Physician Wellbeing with Al'ai Alvarez, MD Part 1
May 18, 2023
#61: Smaller Steps
May 11, 2023
#60: What To Do When We Feel Shame and Guilt
May 04, 2023
#59: EM Over Easy Interview with Dr. Andy Little
Apr 27, 2023
#58: Intro to Boundaries
Apr 20, 2023
#57: What Happens in a Coaching Session?
Apr 13, 2023
#56: Fear, Anxiety and Dread
Apr 06, 2023
#55: Magic Equation to Reduce Suffering
Mar 30, 2023
#54: Insight on Addiction with Elyse Segebart
Mar 23, 2023
#53: Lessons from "The Star Thrower" by Loren Eiseley
Mar 16, 2023
#52: Coaching in Residencies with Tonya Caylor, MD
Mar 09, 2023
#51: Lessons from "Just One Thing" by Rick Hanson, PhD
Mar 02, 2023
#50: Numbing Out (aka Buffering) with Heather Awad, MD
Feb 23, 2023
#49: "The Giving Tree" Has Got To Go
Feb 16, 2023
#48: Physician Coaching- A Man's Perspective with Michael Hersh, MD
Feb 09, 2023
#47: Stress and Overwhelm
Feb 02, 2023
#46: Envy, Jealousy, & Resentment
Jan 26, 2023
#45: The Brain-Gut Connection with Cecilia Miñano, MD
Jan 19, 2023
#44: Thoughts, Feelings, Memories, & Triggers
Jan 12, 2023
#43: The Co-Survivor with Kristin Flanary, MA (aka Lady Glaucomflecken)
Jan 05, 2023
#42: The Secrets to Sleep with Funke Afolabi-Brown, MD
Dec 29, 2022
#41: Organizational Psychology in Medicine with Gregory Guldner, MD
Dec 22, 2022
#40: Completing the Stress Cycle
Dec 15, 2022
#39: Stress with Shideh Shafie, MD
Dec 08, 2022
#38: Limiting Beliefs
Dec 01, 2022
#37: Anger with Arpita Gupta-DePalma, MD
Nov 24, 2022
#36: Thoughts, Beliefs, and Neuroplasticity
Nov 17, 2022
#35: Organizational Wellbeing with Hani Chaabo, MD
Nov 10, 2022
#34: Our Prescriptions for Others
Nov 03, 2022
#33: Relationships
Oct 27, 2022
#32: Goals
Oct 20, 2022
#31: Priorities
Oct 13, 2022
#30: Difficult Patients with Joan Naidorf, DO
Oct 06, 2022
#29: Self Determination Theory Part 2
Sep 29, 2022
#28: Self Determination Theory Part 1
Sep 22, 2022
#27: When You Get Sued with Laura Fortner, MD
Sep 15, 2022
#26: Asking Better Questions
Sep 08, 2022
#25: Financial Wellness with Latifat Akintade, MD
Sep 01, 2022
#24: The Power of Community (the Roseto Effect)
Aug 25, 2022
#23: 10 Signs of Emotional Maturity Pt. 3
Aug 18, 2022
#22: 10 Signs of Emotional Maturity Pt. 2
Aug 11, 2022
#21: 10 Signs of Emotional Maturity Pt. 1
Aug 04, 2022
#20: Emotional Adulthood
Jul 28, 2022
#19: Self Confidence
Jul 21, 2022
#18: "You Are Not Broken" with Kelly Casperson, MD
Jul 14, 2022
#17: Feeling Feelings
Jul 07, 2022
#16: Perfectionism
Jun 30, 2022
#15: Unconditional Love
Jun 23, 2022
#14: Self Integrity
Jun 16, 2022
#13: Relationship with Yourself with Richa Thapa, MD
Jun 09, 2022
#12: A Psychiatrist's View On Coaching with Richa Thapa, MD
Jun 02, 2022
#11: Arrival Fallacy
May 26, 2022
#10: Self Talk
May 19, 2022
#9: Thought Errors 5/5
May 12, 2022
#8: Thought Errors 4/5
May 05, 2022
#7: Thought Errors 3/5
Apr 28, 2022
#6: Thought Errors 2/5
Apr 21, 2022
#5: Thought Errors 1/5
Apr 14, 2022
#4: How to Coach Yourself
Apr 07, 2022
#3: Awareness of your Thoughts
Mar 31, 2022
#2: Meet the Docs
Mar 31, 2022
#1: Our Why - The Burnout Dumpster Fire
Mar 29, 2022