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The physician who blogs at ByWellDesign is an example of a specialist who cut back despite having a strong procedure-based component to her work. She was a decade into a typical nose-to-grindstone medical career until a cancer diagnosis forced her to reconsider her path. With wonderful clarity, her writing conveys how a cancer diagnosis immediately undermines assumptions about the future; …
Dr. Errin Weisman is a family medicine physician married to a farmer in rural Indiana, and a mother of three. She reached out to me via a friend in the close-knit community of physician bloggers. Errin’s experience with burnout in clinical medicine led her to a dark place where her “soul felt broken.” Working with a life coach, she dug …
Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Dr. Dahle, and make modest commissions when readers purchase his online “Fire Your Financial Advisor” course using my affiliate link. I have also appeared as a guest on his podcast. I received a free copy of his book to review, however, I do not stand to make income from any sales of his new …
In a recent binge of catching up on podcasts, I caught the charming trauma surgeon (yes, it’s the first time I’ve strung those words together) Dr. Nii Darko hosting one of the most vulnerable and memorable podcast interviews I’ve heard him conduct – with his wife, the equally impressive OB/GYN Dr. Renee Darko. I met the doctors Darko at FinCon …
Vagabond MD , a radiologist and favorite guest of the blog, reached out to me with a fresh take on what I’d thought was a settled debate. He asks if rather than a state of apathy and depletion to be avoided at all costs, burnout might in reality be a painful stop on the road to defining a balanced career …
[Disclosure: I have an affiliate relationship with Cory. If you use this link to purchase his course, I make a commission.] Cory Fawcett, a “repurposed” general surgeon, is no stranger to this blog. I’ve reviewed his book on career alternatives for doctors, and he’s been interviewed as part of the Docs Who Cut Back series. I met Cory at FinCon …
This is the second installment in a two-part guest post (you can find the first part here). The author is my friend Dr. Matt Poyner, a Canadian emergency physician who sold everything, quit his job, and is currently backpacking the world with his wife and four young sons. Over several months Matt and I have discussed burnout, purpose, family responsibilities …
Today’s guest post is by Dr. Matt Poyner, a Canadian emergency physician who sold everything, quit his job, and is currently backpacking the world with his wife and four young sons. He chronicles his adventures at Big Family, Small World and shares the investment strategy that enabled his radical experiment at DividendStrategy.ca. When a burnt out finance nerd meets a …
A recently widowed loved one, familiar with my interest in finance, forwarded me a newsletter from her advisor that was written on the pretext of honoring the late Jack Bogle’s innovations at Vanguard. It was an odd tribute coming from this particular advisor. This loved one once asked me to look over the investments her advisor had placed her in, …
The past week has been brutal: A loved one was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. A loved one was diagnosed with a new cancerous tumor, staging still being conducted. A loved one was diagnosed with a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder, scuttling plans to retire abroad. All this is in addition to watching a close friend struggle with disabling mystery symptoms for …