10. Self-Care in Medical Families: When Care Has to Be Sustainable

Self-Care in Medical Families: When Care Has to Be Sustainable Why Traditional Self-Care Fails Physician Spouses—and What Actually Help Self-care is often recommended to physician spouses — but rarely in ways that are realistic or sustainable. In this episode of The MedLife Support Podcast, host Lisa Muehlenbein, PhD explores self-care through the spouse perspective, drawing from her doctoral research on Physician Burnout and the Marital Relationship: Spouse Perspective. Dr. Lisa discusses why traditional self-care messaging often fails medical families, how chronic stress depletes capacity, and why care must be reframed as responsive, compassionate, and possible. Subscribe for research-informed conversations about physician burnout, marriage in medicine, and family well-being. To read Dr. Lisa's full dissertation, click HERE.