Are you ready to redefine your relationship with your career?
In this insightful episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Elizabeth Hughes, a dermatologist, coach, speaker, and creator of her own skincare line. We delved into the fascinating topic of physicians' relationship with their career, specifically exploring the parallels between our professional lives (Medicine, the job) and dysfunctional romantic relationships often seen in movies. Dr. Hughes reveals her personal journey of how she transformed her life and career to create meaningful change. She also shares her wisdom on recognizing when it's time to make a change, stepping out of the whirlwind, and setting boundaries to protect yourself from toxic relationships.
“Staying in that bad relationship was not doing the right thing for my children. And so for medicine, it was staying in medicine as I was practicing was actually not doing the right thing for my patients. It was time for me to make a change. That became my driving force.” - Dr. Elizabeth Hughes
“So that's why burnout is inevitable for an employee physician. There will come a time where you say, I can't take it anymore. And that's when burnout puts you on a path with more purpose. Just like the day you realize, I can't go on in this relationship anymore." - Dr. Dike Drummond
Episode highlights:
Resources mentioned:
KevinMD article: https://www.kevinmd.com/2023/02/the-dark-side-of-medicine-how-the-profession-can-become-an-emotionally-and-psychologically-manipulative-relationship.html
Connect with Dr. Hughes:
Website: https://ElizabethHughesMD.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethhughesmd/
Watch this on Youtube: https://youtu.be/fWsoGDZxKno
Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond
Web contact form: https://www.thehappymd.com/contact
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