231. Not Your Job: Letting Go of Overfunctioning and Overwhelm

From Overcommitted to Empowered: A Life-Changing Practice for Women Physicians Women—especially women physicians—are high-functioning, capable, and deeply committed. We take on too much, believing everything is our job.  While this benefits others in the short term, no one wins in the long run. The result? Exhaustion, overwhelm, and over-functioning. But what if you let go of unreasonable expectations? What if you stopped carrying what isn't yours to hold? In this episode, Dr. Jessie Mahoney explores a transformative coaching practice to help you clarify what is actually your job in every role you play. The Healing Medicine Podcast was formerly known as the Mindful Healing Podcast. What Is Not Your Job? 🚫 Keeping everyone happy and comfortable 🚫 Making people feel a certain way 🚫 Fixing everything 🚫 Judging others 🚫 Owning others' challenges or outcomes 🚫 Changing anyone's behavior 🚫 Convincing people What Is Your Job? ✅ Loving ✅ Modeling ✅ Supporting ✅ Listening ✅ Facilitating ✅ Advising ✅ Connecting ✅ Teaching ✅ Inspiring For physicians and leaders, this conversation holds additional layers: awareness, diagnosis, education, and presence—but not fixing, defending, or meeting the impossible expectations of broken systems. 💡 Ready to dive deeper?  I offer Small Group Coaching Programs every spring and fall. If you struggle with over-responsibility, overwhelm, or over-functioning, join me in Ongoing Presence or Transition Well.  Both programs offer up to 12 CME credits.  Move Beyond Just Listening and Take Action True change happens when you work with me. Jessie offers: 💬 1:1 or small group coaching  🧘 Mindfulness & Leadership retreats 🎤 Speaking & workshops Nothing shared in The Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice. #PhysicianWellness #MindfulnessCoach #PauseAndPresence #PhysicianCoach #WomenInMedicine #LeadershipDevelopment #BurnoutRecovery #MedicalLeadership