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You already work hard.
The question is: why are you still making it harder than it needs to be?

In this episode, we’re talking about tools—and not just scalpels and stethoscopes. We’re talking about AI scribes, support teams, GLP-1 medications, Epic features, macros, automation… all the things that are supposed to help—but somehow end up wrapped in guilt, resistance, or overwhelm.

If you’ve ever thought:

• “I shouldn’t need this.”
• “Using that feels like cheating.”
• “I’m too overwhelmed to learn one more thing.”

This conversation is for you.

We break down three places physicians get stuck with tools and how to shift out of each one—without abandoning your values or your integrity.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why physicians are trained to “just get it done” with dull tools—and how that backfires outside of emergencies
• The difference between being the master of a tool and being controlled by it
• Learned helplessness: when you technically have support, but aren’t using it well
• Resistance and resentment toward tools (AI, Epic chat, GLP-1s)—and how it quietly drains your energy
• Overwhelm as a signal, not a failure—and how support can actually reduce it
• Real examples of using AI scribes beyond charting: coaching, expert witness work, summaries, timelines
• Why using the right tools doesn’t make you less competent—it makes you more masterful

You are not a resident.
You are not a student.
You already know how to do this work well.

The invitation here is simple but powerful:
What would change if you let your tools actually support you?

🎧 Listen in, then ask yourself: What’s one tool in my world that I could start using better—starting this week?

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To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

Want to contact me directly?
Email: megan@healthierforgood.com

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January has a very specific way of messing with people-pleasing perfectionists.

We start the year with big intentions—this will be the year we exercise, sleep, get our notes done, take better care of ourselves. And then… reality hits.
Clinic runs late. Staffing falls apart. The inbox explodes.

And somehow, we decide we are the problem.

In this episode, I want you to hear this clearly: you are not failing.
You’re just missing one skill—and it’s a skill you can absolutely learn.

Today, we talk about the one practice that quietly changes everything: learning to delight yourself, and tolerating the discomfort that comes with not meeting everyone else’s needs.

We break this down in a very physician-appropriate way (yes, there’s a 2×2 matrix), and we name the trap so many of us are stuck in: delighting everyone else while constantly disappointing ourselves.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why people-pleasing perfectionists feel ambushed every January
• How medical training wires us for struggle, sacrifice, and self-criticism
• The hidden cost of constantly trying to undo other people’s disappointment
• The 2×2 “delight vs. disappoint” matrix—and where physicians get stuck
• Why delighting yourself feels like disappointing others (even when it isn’t)
• How practicing delight expands your bandwidth, generosity, and effectiveness
• Simple, everyday ways to practice savoring—not scrolling
• Why leaving a job or changing circumstances isn’t enough without this skill

This is not about indulgence.
It’s not about checking out or caring less.

It’s about learning to take care of yourself without abandoning the people you care about—and without abandoning yourself.

Your invitation this week:

Choose five small sources of delight already in your life.
Notice them. Savor them. Practice letting them count.

That’s the skill.
And it changes far more than you think.

Support the show

To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

Want to contact me directly?
Email: megan@healthierforgood.com

Follow me on Instagram!
@MeganMeloMD

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You don’t need a brand-new personality this year.
You don’t need kale, CrossFit, or a personality transplant on January 1st.

What you do need are a few small, intentional tweaks—decisions that actually respect the life you’re living and the woman you already are.

In this episode, we’re officially past the “New Year, New You” nonsense and back in real life. And from that grounded place, I’m sharing 10 tweaks I’m committing to for 2026—not as rules, not as resolutions, but as lived practices that protect energy, reclaim time, and make space for delight.

This list is personal.
It’s also wildly transferable.

As you listen, I want you asking:
“Which one of these is mine?”

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why protecting your energy isn’t selfish—it’s survival (and leadership)
• How taking care of yourself is taking care of others (yes, even in medicine)
• Why waiting to meet your own needs is a fast track to burnout
• How to master your time without doing everything yourself
• Knowing when and where to speak your mind (and where not to)
• Saying no without over-explaining or apologizing
• Why delight is not frivolous—it’s fuel
• How questioning your assumptions quietly changes everything
• The power of retiring unnecessary apologies
• What it really means to detach from medicine—mentally and physically

This is not about becoming someone else in 2026.
It’s about becoming more you, with better boundaries, more joy, and fewer open tabs in your brain.

Your invitation:

• Steal this list.
• Adapt it.
• Make your own.
• Choose one tweak and practice it this week.

If you want support doing this work—figuring out how to protect your energy, reclaim your time, and show up as yourself again—I’d love to help.
You can reach me at megan@healthierforgood.com, check out my website (www.healthierforgood.com) or schedule at https://calendly.com/healthierforgood/coaching-discovery-call

And if this episode resonated, please:

• Leave a rating and a written review (both matter)
• Share this episode with a physician who needs it

We don’t make change alone.
We pass it on.

Support the show

To learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.

Want to contact me directly?
Email: megan@healthierforgood.com

Follow me on Instagram!
@MeganMeloMD