156: how Not to Catch Your Colleague’s Burnout

A new client came to me worried she was catching her colleagues’ burnout. She said, “Everywhere I look, people are miserable — complaining about coworkers, staying until 8p and coming back on the weekends, sending terse emails. I DON’T want to end up burnout.” Here’s what I told her: you can guarantee to never be burned out. In this week’s episode you get the burnout prevention plan I built for her. It’s what I created me, my private clients, and my dearest friends:   Step 1: Fixer Filter:  Instead of spending more time with burnt-out colleagues trying to help them feel better — or picking up their work — use the Fixer Filter to protect you AND them Step 2: Redefine Rule: Burnout isn’t an accident. This decision making tool prevents burnout every time. Step 3: Data Dashboard. Burnout is data, not destiny. Your workplace is showing you what works and what doesn’t. I show you HOW to build guardrails for a job you love. Step 4: Limit exposure to burnout energy without alienating your colleagues. You don’t have to change them — you just have to structure your time and interactions to protect your focus. Checkout my 4 favorite tips! Step 5: Recovery Reserve:  Schedule compensatory recovery time after draining meetings, shifts, or calls. Try one step today and notice how quickly your work feels lighter — even if everyone around you is struggling. Burnout never has to be part of your story. This episode shows you how.   Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina💗 P.S. If you’re already in burnout, it’s not your fault — and it’s completely solvable. Don’t try to solve it alone. Hire a therapist or book a free sales call with me. We’ll get you out of burnout right away. Book your free call here → https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

One of my first bosses was a total micromanager. She emailed at 10 p.m. on Friday nights. She called while I was on vacation. She even showed my cases to the clinical team without me. And still—I built a great career and a strong relationship with her. If your boss watches every move, this week’s episode gives you 5 new strategies to shift the dynamic without having to generate any more RVUs. ✅ Structured boundary scripts that stop last-minute panic emails ✅ The power of scheduled check-ins that buy back your time ✅ Exactly how to clarify deliverables so they stop hovering With these new strategic leadership moves, micromanagers don’t have to drain your energy anymore. [Listen to Episode 155 Here] Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina ➡️PS. We can help you overcome your micro-managing boss in under 30 days inside of Next Level Freedom. You can join us as soon as this week by booking your free 1:1 sales call here: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920  

How to fix an Unfair Schedule   If your schedule feels unfair, you’re not imagining it. It is. It shows up as us staying later, coming in on weekends, dragging work home, and missing our own doctor’s appointments. You might even find yourself spending hours counting up the call shifts, case load, and RVUs in the department– only to find what you already knew…. Your schedule isn’t fair. Here’s the good news — unfair schedules aren’t a life sentence. They're data. And you can fix them starting today using any one of these brand new strategies from this week's new podcast episode:   ✅ The Anchor Method — how one client got to part-time hours in ONE WEEK ✅ Boundary Rehab — the exact "no" scripts that protect your time without making you look difficult ✅ The Out-of-Office Operating System– A system to make your unfair schedule fair ✅ Joy Injection Method — small rebellious acts that make staying in your job actually bearable  ✅ 10 Idea Sprints — quick experiments you can test this week to make your unfair schedule fair   This isn't about tolerating more unbearable schedules.  It’s about making your unfair schedule FAIR. Get started today and tell me everything! Christina❤️   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, would you please consider sharing with 5 of your closest colleagues? This is how we heal the planet TOGETHER. ➡️PPS. If you want personalized support overcoming your threatening boss, book your free 1:1 sales call now. On the call, you’ll get 3 life-changing strategies customized to your career. If you love the call, you can be immediately onboarded. Book here: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920  

Threatening bosses are a fixture in medicine.If you don’t know how to handle them… …work becomes unbearable.  …you’ll dread every shift, feel anxious at work, and make more mistakes. …your career and marriage will become unstable.  .. you’ll overeat (or stop eating well), lose sleep, and fight more with your kids. This episode breaks the cycle.  You’ll learn how to manage a threatening boss with 4 new strategies I’ve never shared before. Here’s what’s inside: ✅The one non-negotiable move when a boss crosses the line (this protects your job long-term) ✅How to control the temperature in the room — and instantly lowers conflict ✅What to exactly to say and do when you’re frozen, blamed, or being yelled at ✅The shift that shaves 6 hours from your day starting today– stop thinking about work 24/7, in the shower, and at 3:15AM ✅The exact strategy I used to rebuild safety, respect, and freedom at work — even with multiple threatening bosses   This isn't about accepting an unbearable boss. It’s about overcoming your threatening boss with STRATEGY. You deserve a career you feel safe in — no matter who's in charge.   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, would you please consider sharing with 5 of your closest colleagues? This is how we heal the planet TOGETHER. ➡️PPS. If you want personalized support overcoming your threatening boss, book your free 1:1 sales call now. On the call, you’ll get 3 life-changing strategies customized to your career. If you love the call, you can be immediately onboarded. Book here: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

You don’t need to reinvent your career to make it work better. You just need to stop doing everyone else’s job. In this week’s episode I show you exactly how to do JUST your job. When you do, you’ll love your job again. Here’s what you get in this week’s episode: ➡️The 10% Expansion Strategy- save 20 hours THIS week  ➡️The Delegation Trading System- every year your job gets easier with THIS ➡️Task Retirement- simplify your schedule by releasing outdated tasks without pissing off your boss  ➡️Multiply your value & respect through creating more thought leaders   These new strategies take you from 8.0FTE to 1.0FTE this week WHILE getting along better with your boss, staff, & patients.   Give it a try and tell me everything! Christina💗   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, would you please consider giving this podcast a 5-star review with a comment? This helps your favorite podcast platform promote our podcast to more brilliant humans just like yourself. It would mean the world to me.

When was the last time someone just listened to you? Not to fix, not to advise, not to tell you to calm down—just to witness you.   It doesn’t happen. We love our spouses, but they’ll just try to solve the problem. Your boss’ll tell you what to do. Your sister will interrupt to tell you her gripe. Nothing wrong with our spouses, boss, and sister AND ALSO….   When we’re not heard, the stress compounds and the anxiety heightens. Our bodies carry the weight in our jaws, shoulders, and chest.    Over time, this constant “always on” mode costs us mental clarity, sleep, energy, our health, and before we know it we’ve gained 30 pounds from emotional eating.   In this week’s episode I introduce the radical concept of listening partnerships. Here’s what they give you: Release the crushing weight of endless charts, family logistics, and the demands of a relentless job in UNDER 5 minutes. Focus at work to quickly move through your day and leave by 4 p.m. without taking the stress home. Show up at dinner fully present, not replaying patient cases in your head.   In this episode, I walk you step-by-step through setting up a 5-minute listening partnership this week.  No cost, no training, no therapy degree required.  Just two people and a timer.   Try it this week and tell me everything! Christina   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, would you please consider giving this podcast a 5-star review with a comment? This helps your favorite podcast platform promote our podcast to more brilliant humans just like yourself. It would mean the world to  me.

Right now, many of us are running on empty. Work doesn’t slow down, kids’ schedules are chaotic, and the holidays are closing in. When reserves run this low, everything feels sharp and hard. Small things turn into big crises. I'm sure feeling it.   Doing it all alone is what we’re used to—but it makes everything worse.   In this week’s podcast, I share a strategy I’ve never talked about before: Girlfriend Project—your hidden productivity hack to supercharge your energy right now. Here’s what you get: Fewer fights with husband and kids because you have your energy back Better sleep tonight because you’re not fighting with your boss in your head all night long Ability to move through a chaotic day and to-do list without coming home feeling totally spent Refueled reserves so hard days don’t wound you A stronger marriage and more connection with your kids because you’re not running on fumes Project Friendship doesn’t take more time—it multiplies your time, energy, and capacity. Running on empty? Listen now to discover the productivity hack no one’s talking about.  Reply back and tell me all about your Girlfriend Project! Christina💗   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, could you please share it with 5 women physicians who’d love to recharge? Let’s change the world together.   ➡️PPS. If this is the work you want to do, you can get started in my coaching program THIS WEEK. We can even show you how to get your boss to pay! Get your free 1:1 sales call HERE. https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

Sabbaticals have broken out of academia. In 2025, hospitals, tech firms, and even private practices are paying physicians to step away—because they know the doctor who returns refreshed, skilled, and connected is the one who drives revenue, boosts retention, and avoids costly burnout mistakes.   Done right, your sabbatical isn’t time off—it’s a million-dollar career accelerator. You come back bullet-proof, promoted, and having celebrated the best year of your life YET.   Here’s what I cover in this week’s podcast: The Onion Negotiation Strategy: What to say (and when) to secure paid time off, even in private practice CV Magic: How to list your sabbatical so it screams "promote me" The 12 x 12 Method: Design your best birthday YEAR, not just a day Power Moves: Reverse Sabbatical, Geographic Arbitrage, Skills Stack Approach Case Studies: From rural practice to Australia—real docs, real results Action Plan: 5 moves to start planning your paid sabbatical right now   👉 [Listen now: Sabbaticals Aren’t Just for Academics in 2025]   This is the year you stop leaving million-dollar opportunities on the table. Reply back and tell me your sabbatical dream! Christina   ➡️PS. If this podcast helped you, could you please share it with 5 women physicians who’d love to have a paid sabbatical? Let’s change the world together.   ➡️PPS. If this is the work you want to do, you can get started in my coaching program THIS WEEK. We can even show you how to get your boss to pay! Get your free 1:1 sales call HERE. https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

The world feels heavy, chaotic, and overwhelming right now. I felt it myself—I woke up from one of the most disturbing nightmares of my life. Behind the scenes, my private clients have been asking for support on how to stay grounded during this relentless news cycle. I created a brand-new training for them and I shared it at the top of my weekly group call. Here's a clip of the call so you get this brand new training, too.  Here’s what you’ll get inside: ✅One question to instantly calm your panic ✅How to ruthlessly detox the noise that wrecks your focus ✅A simple way to curate your circle so you’re no longer absorbing other people’s chaos ✅The 5:60 rule that interrupts hours of doom scrolling and sleepless nights ✅A redefined meaning of “responsible citizenship” that puts your health first Your inputs determine your outputs. Choose wisely. 🎧 [Listen to the episode now] 💗Reply back and tell me everything! Christina ➡️PS. Can I ask a favor? If this podcast helped you, could you please share it with 5 women physicians needing support with these heart-breaking times? Let’s change the world together. ➡️PPS. If this is the work you want to do, you can get started in my coaching program THIS WEEK. We can even show you how to get your boss to pay! Get your free 1:1 sales call HERE. https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920   🎯 The 5:60 Reset Quick Reference: Calm When The World is on Fire 1. Ask Your Body: "What do I need right now?"  2. Detox Your Inputs: No news alerts, scary movies, punk rock, curate your people 3. Anchor in Now: "In this moment, I am safe" 4. Give yourself all the time you need: slow down, take naps, walks, fresh air, movement, water 5. Redefine Responsibility: Protecting your mental health IS responsible citizenship 🔑 Remember: 5 minutes of doom-scrolling = 1 hour of nervous system repair needed

True story: when I had my C-section, I only got two weeks off.  That experience taught me the most important lesson of my career: if you don’t know the policies in writing, you’ll lose benefits you already earned.   In this podcast episode, I break down exactly how physicians can stop leaving benefits on the table and design maternity leave that actually works. Here’s what you’ll hear: ➡️The GOLDEN RULE that keeps you from losing weeks of paid time off ➡️How to EXTEND maternity to 6 months without breaking policy ➡️PTO stacking, CME days, and flexible options for additional MONTHS of recovery ➡️Phased returns, flex schedule, and call considerations you MUST know about ➡️Simple scripts for telling your boss AND extending your approved maternity leave ➡️How to handle the guilt, the gossip, and the complaints that always come up Maternity leave isn’t a luxury—it’s a built-in expectation of the system. You are SUPPOSED to use it. In this episode find out how to maximize your paid time off while protecting your career and strengthening your work relationships. Listen now to get the Maternity Leave you've already earned. 💗Reply back and tell me everything! Christina ➡️PS. If this is the work you want to do, you can get started in my coaching program THIS WEEK. We can even show you how to get your boss to pay! Get your free 1:1 sales call HERE. https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920