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May 2024
49m 27s

The Soul-Sucking, Energy-Draining Life o...

ALICE W. LEE, MD, ABIHM, ABOIM
About this episode

Hello and welcome to the Holistic Psychiatrist Podcast!

Our podcast today is about Tomi Mitchell, MD's upcoming book: The Soul-Sucking, Energy-Draining Life of a Physician: How to Live a Life of Service Without Losing Yourself.

We discuss aspects of work that cause burnout among so many physicians and other professionals in stressful careers. Over the years, Dr. Mitchell has learned how to identify and address these work-related hazards to shield people from their negative effects and to help them create thriving lives.

Listen to this amazing podcast that allows common sense, wisdom, and humor to help you avoid the emotional and psychological pitfalls found at work.

In this podcast, we cover the following:
1. Exploration of Dr. Mitchell’s background that led her to write her book.
2. What does Dr. Mitchell mean by “soul-sucking”?
3. How do various jobs create burnout and why are they soul-sucking?
4. What are some ways to avoid getting stuck in these situations?
5. How do we recognize when someone or something is soul-sucking?
6. Final advice for those who are stuck in soul-sucking jobs!

Bio on Tomi Mitchell, MD:

Dr. Mitchell is an entrepreneur, a physician, and a mental health and wellness coach. She's a bold, innovative, passionate, highly intelligent, and energetic woman. She empowers executives, leaders, physicians, lawyers, and other professionals to reduce burnout and overwhelm so that they can increase productivity in the workplace and in their lives. She has been practicing family medicine since 2011, both inpatient and outpatient. When you're feeling burned out and no longer sure of your purpose, when you're struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and overwhelm, but you're still putting up a front that you have it all together, when you're trying too hard to be the perfect parent, spouse, professional, when you're tired of trying to figure out how to be your "best self” Dr. Tommy Mitchell is here to help.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtomimitchell/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-mental-health-wellness-show/id1579108575
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrTomiMitchell
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMitchellHWS
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@drtomi

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