Light, Love, Compassion, and Burnout with Dr. Diana Londoño, MD

Send us a Text Message.Doctors are admired for dedicating their lives to jobs that are vital to the health of our society, which makes it easy to see them as superhumans. Even within the medical profession itself, doctors are taught in a stoic culture with militaristic training that results in lack of sleep, food, and self.This education affects the health of doctors themselves, but also the doctor-patient relationship. Dealing with the emotions and pain of their patients is overwhelming, and doctors can easily experience burnout, causing mistakes, lessening patience, and breeding apathy.On the show today to talk about these issues is Dr. Diana Londoño, the founder of Physician Coach Support, where doctors can get peer support over Zoom 24/7. She is also a certified life coach, and one of the few female Latinx urologists in the country.Dr. Diana Londoño has experienced burnout twice herself, inspiring her to write and speak passionately about wellness and humanity in medicine on social media and on television. She says if her platform, Physician Coach Support, can pull just one doctor from the brink of burnout, it is all worth it.Tune in to hear her thoughts on burnout and treating doctors and patients as humans, plus find out how love can heal many things!Topics discussed in this episode:Dr. Diana Londoño’s backgroundThe start of Physician Coach Support [www.physiciancoachsupport.com]The falsehood that medical professionals are perfectHow connection between coaching and being a doctorWhat happens when you experience burnoutEnergy and mysticismThe importance of love and good intentionsHow suicides in the medical profession affect Dr. Diana LondoñoReplenishing your energySelf-awareness and listening to your bodyDr. Diana Londoño shares three pieces of wisdomThis experience is powered by CMEfy – an AI-powered platform that directs learners along a pathway to capture reflections at point of inspiration, point of care. Clinicians may earn CME/CE credit via ReflectCE, the accredited activity portal. https://earnc.me/N09rlZFind Dr. Diana Londoño on these socials:TwitterInstagramThough I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with burnout and/or know they are not alone. If you are in need of medical assistance talk to your physician.Learn more about female physicians' journey through burnout to thriving!https://www.theworthyphysician.com/booksLet's connect for speaking opportunities!https://www.theworthyphysician.com/dr-shahhaque-md-as-a-speakerCheck out the free resources from The Worthy Physician:https://www.theworthyphysician.com/freebie-downloadsBattle of the Boxes21 Day Self Focus Journal