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Hi! I’m Karen Leitner.
When I was struggling to integrate work and life as a busy primary care physician, I thought it was just me having a hard time, that somehow I wasn't cut out for it.Â
So I left.Â
I went on to work in pharma, homeless medicine, medical education, urgent care, consulting, and medical patient advocacy...
I also did therapy and later started meds for anxiety/ADHD (it is so important to destigmatize the mental health needs of physicians).
Yet none of those things were as impactful as was hiring a physician life coach to help me. The coaching tools i learned how to apply to my life helped tremendously.
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So much so that I decided to certify as a coach and help other women physicians do the same.Â
I have since helped literally hundreds of women doctors in my programs, (and thousands of other women doctors through my speaking and social media platforms) learn these same tools to feel more empowered, confident, hopeful, and in control in their lives.
I help you negotiate for what you deserve, set and reinforce boundaries, keep work from spilling into home life, get those charts done and improve overall efficiency and satisfaction at work.
It makes such a big difference at work and home when you feel good and less chronically exhausted and overwhelmed. It is so helpful to have this new skillset to help when things get bumpy along the way.Â
You deserve to feel better.
If you come work with me...that's just what we'll do!Â
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“Karen is 100% invested in helping YOU; you know she is on your team! Now I’m not always stressed. I now feel amazing! I have so much confidence in all my relationships — most especially the one with myself. The investment is so worth it!”
— Dr. Eleanor B.
A Physician's Realization to Make a Change
Dr. Leitner discusses her struggles with managing cancer and anxiety as a physician, and her journey towards finding tools and mindset strategies to manage her thoughts and emotions. She emphasizes the importance of seeking out resources and not siloing oneself in their thinking.
All your burning questionsÂ
"Now in this day and age of electronic everything, people can message you all the time. So if you're not willing to say these are the times I'm willing to be available for work and these are the times I'm not, you could be working 24/7."
Dealing with the Unexpected
There are tons of lessons to be learned when things don’t go perfectly. It’s okay to still be annoyed about something going wrong, but especially as doctors, we feel like we can’t complain about our lives. However, fully processing what’s going on is the key to finding the positives in any situation.
Burnout in weight loss
A fun and fascinating conversation with the amazing Dr. Amruti Choudhry where we discuss parallels between physician burnout and other types of burnout including weight loss.
You don't have to dread call
Listen to this podcast where I had such fun and pleasure to speak with surgeon Dr. Amy Vertrees about call and life as women physicians.
Rebel Physician Podcast
A great talk with Dr. Kristin Yates Coleman about knowing our value, imposter syndrome, and why we create what we’re trying to avoid.
Doctor Burnout and Moral Injury
Raising awareness about burnout and its partner, moral injury, is crucial to beginning to prevent, instead of treat, this workplace phenomenon.
