Life After Medicine: How To Make a Career Change, Beat Burnout & Find Your Purpose For Doctors - Why Finances Play A Role in Contributing to Burnout with Dr. Jessica Louie

Why Finances Play A Role in Contributing to Burnout with Dr. Jessica Louie

02/20/22 • 48 min

Life After Medicine: How To Make a Career Change, Beat Burnout & Find Your Purpose For Doctors

Have you been spending your life racing to the finish line? Always trying to get to the next goal or benchmark. Thinking things will be better when.... you graduate, you get to that next phase in your training, or you hit that next income or savings goal?
The problem with living for the finish line is... it never truly arrives.

In this incredible episode, Dr. Jessica Louie, pharmacist you-tuber and host of The Burnout Doctor podcast share her own journey with this.
She went from being burnt out and in-debt at the end of her pharmacy residency to now feeling fulfilled in her work and financially free.

During this episode Jessica shares:

The unhealthy coping strategy she picked up to deal with her stress and burnout
Her rock bottom wake up call moment when she knew she needed to make some changes
How she used Marie Kondo’s method to declutter her physical and mental space and recover from burnout
Why finances play a role in contributing to burnout
4 simple steps to take control of your finances today

And SO MUCH MORE. If you’ve been struggling with burnout and spending your life racing to the finish line- this episode is exactly what you need. It will help you shift your mindset and give you practical steps you can take to start to turn your situation around.

I’m so excited for you to dive in!

Links/Resources:
Listen to The Burnout Doctor Podcast: https://drjessicalouie.com/podcast/
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-m-louie-pharmd-bcccp/
Connect on YouTube: http://bit.ly/DrJessicaLouieYTSub
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjessicalouie/
Get the Burnout & Financial Starter Kits: https://drjessicalouie.com/linkedin/
Email: [email protected]
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.

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Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.

During this episode Jessica shares:

The unhealthy coping strategy she picked up to deal with her stress and burnout
Her rock bottom wake up call moment when she knew she needed to make some changes
How she used Marie Kondo’s method to declutter her physical and mental space and recover from burnout
Why finances play a role in contributing to burnout
4 simple steps to take control of your finances today

I’m so excited for you to dive in!

FREE 5 Part Audio series to kickstart your path to meaningful work >> https://coachchelsmd.com/careerkickstart/

Join the Life After Medicine Telegram Community

Previous Episode

5 Reasons You Can't Find a Career Change That Aligns with Your Purpose

Would you love to enjoy your work, make decent income, AND have a good personal life outside of work... but it just doesn't seem possible.
Why does it feel so out of reach? What is really standing in the way of you finding work you enjoy?
What if the only thing standing between you and career happiness is a set of limiting beliefs and mental stories?
In this weeks episode I go into:

How your belief in what's possible influences your results and outcomes.
Five of the most common limiting stories I hear around finding work you enjoy and how to start unpacking them.
Why you might not need a new degree to change career paths
Unconventional jobs that can earn you a 6 figure salary.

And so much more!
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.

FREE 5 Part Audio series to kickstart your path to meaningful work >> https://coachchelsmd.com/careerkickstart/

Join the Life After Medicine Telegram Community

Next Episode

Designing a Flexible Career Change to Fit Your Lifestyle with Dr. Cherisa Sandrow

Are you sick of being trapped in a healthcare career with rigid hours? Do you crave the flexibility to rearrange your schedule last minute to take care of yourself of your family’s needs?
Do you wish you had the freedom to work from a coffee shop or go on a run in the middle of the day?

Our guest this week, Dr. Cherisa Sandrow, has created this exact set up for herself. She was working as a busy family physician with a concentration in OB when she realized the lifestyle was not sustainable.
She began working part time in telemedicine and after a year she doubled her income. She was making more money and working less.

On the podcast Cherisa and I discuss:

The mindset changes necessary for success as an entrepreneur
How creating freedom and flexibility gave her space to explore self care and personal interests
10 things you MUST know before getting started with telemedicine
Why mentorship is such a game changer when making a career change

This episode is full of #lifestylegoals and inspiration as well as practical tips for anyone considering a career in telemedicine.
Links/ Resources:
https://www.sandrowconsulting.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcsandrowhttps://www.facebook.com/sandrowconsulting/Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.

FREE 5 Part Audio series to kickstart your path to meaningful work >> https://coachchelsmd.com/careerkickstart/

Join the Life After Medicine Telegram Community