205. Restore the Joy to Patient Care By Embracing Authenticity With Dr. Lara Cavanaugh

I LOVE helping physicians get back to loving what they trained for so long and so hard to do. Coaching and retreats are amazing tools to accomplish this outcome. It's possible even in medicine today. Even if you are in primary care. And even if you have been practicing for a long time and are exhausted. Lara shares how embracing authenticity and a positive mindset helped her get back to both joy-filled patient care and professional fulfillment. At a retreat in 2022, Lara learned how to listen to her body and calm her nervous system.  She also realized for the first time that " she was interesting." This epiphany ultimately led her back to her true nature in the exam room with her patients. She began to bring her fun, and funny, self into the exam room with her patients. She began enjoying her visits more – and her patients did also. She started practicing medicine "her way." Notably, she had more success working with patients on diet and lifestyle changes than she had ever had before. On her retreat, Lara also learned "the cost" of resisting reality and the power and energy that she could get back by simply changing her stories. She learned tools to change these stories. She acquired practical and accessible tools to replete and energize herself. She learned the importance of actually resting when she was tired. She discovered that being less tired was possible. After her retreat, Dr. Cavanaugh started believing that "she had enough energy." She changed her story about her work and began to describe her days in the pediatric clinic as "time well spent." These mindset shifts led her to feel contentment and peace with her life exactly as it is today. She experiences much less work-related stress and fatigue and opts out of most drama related to "office problems." She is mostly caught up with her inbox. Her focus is no longer on retiring. Instead, she is content with where she is. She knows it will all happen when the time is right. If you want to get back to joy, fun, passion, and purpose while practicing clinical medicine like Lara, join me for a retreat or coaching. Find out about coaching and retreats @ www.jessiemahoneymd.com Connect with Lara @ [email protected] *Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice. #physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach