The Holistic Physician Coaching Podcast
The Holistic Physician Coaching Podcast is dedicated to making physician coaching more accessible for physicians and those who coach them by featuring real coaching engagements.
Each season features one physician being coached by host Jessica Singh, MD, NBC-HWC, ACC, through specific topics, challenges, and life situations. These coaching conversations give listeners insight into the complex, evolving, and deeply personal experiences of physicians. The podcast explores what supports us, what challenges us, and what helps us live and work in greater alignment.
Dr. Singh is a Yale-trained emergency medicine physician who became the first to complete a one-year physician wellness fellowship at Stanford University, before transitioning her career to pursue holistic health and wellness. Through her own healing journey from burnout, she gained experience in yoga, Ayurveda, mind-body medicine, and coaching, bringing that depth to discussions on physician coaching, professional fulfillment, integrative health practices, and advocacy for physician well-being.
This podcast is for physicians, physician coaches, and all who care about the well-being of those in medicine. Just as in medicine, where a single interaction can transform a life, this podcast is grounded in the belief that one conversation can have immense power to inspire, heal, and bring about change.
Subscriber-only episodes include physician coaching sessions, exclusive debrief episodes for each coaching session with Dr. Singh, and coach mentoring sessions where Dr. Singh receives support in her own coaching practice. Free episodes feature physician experts discussing themes and topics related to the coaching journey.
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The Holistic Physician Coaching Podcast
Navigating Long Workdays As A New Physician Mom: Coaching Session #3 with Dr. Mary
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Support the show & get subscriber-only content.In this episode of The Holistic Physician Coaching Podcast, Dr. Jessica Singh coaches Dr. Mary in her third coaching session as she prepares for her first day back at work as a new physician mom. Dr. Mary is a family medicine resident physician in her intern year navigating first-time motherhood.
During this coaching session, Dr. Mary reflects on her transition back to work after maternity leave. Together, Dr. Singh and Dr. Mary explore ways to avoid feeling low during extremely long days away from home, especially when Dr. Mary feels she has missed an entire day at home with her child. For the first time, Dr. Mary vocalizes the inner dialogue that can surface near the end of a long workday, including thoughts about being away from home, missing bedtime, feeling tired, and questioning how sustainable the demands of residency feel.
Throughout the conversation, Dr. Singh supports Dr. Mary in slowing down, noticing where these emotions show up in her body, and creating space for a shift in mindset. Dr. Mary builds the strategy of taking a pause, reconnecting with her purpose in medicine, remembering that her child is cared for, and grounding herself in the values that brought her to family medicine.
The session also highlights practical support for difficult days, including setting a reminder to pause in the afternoon, checking in with home, looking at photos or updates, journaling, breathing mindfully, and bringing nourishing food or snacks to sustain herself through long shifts.
This episode offers physicians and coaches a meaningful example of how coaching can support reflection, self-awareness, and grounded action.. The conversation explores how small, intentional practices can help a physician reconnect with presence, purpose, and self-compassion during demanding seasons of training and life.
Timestamps:
0 - Checking In: Dr. Mary’s Return to Residency After Maternity Leave
6:36 - Session Focus: Navigating Long Workdays Away From Home as a Physician Mom
23:23 - Dr. Mary’s Mindset Shifts, Supportive Anchors, and Takeaways
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