38 - The Transformative Power of Coaching with Dr. Angie Hong

Dr. Kevin Mailo welcomes Toronto-based family physician and obesity medicine practitioner Dr. Angie Hong to the podcast. Dr. Hong has been involved in coaching for a few years now and joins Dr. Mailo to talk about the differences between coaching, mentoring and therapy and the specific value of coaching. Dr. Angie Hong stumbled into coaching when she accidentally joined the wrong course at the University of Toronto and found herself in Solution Focused Coaching instead of Solution Focused Therapy. She stayed in the course and “fell in love with coaching”. Angie describes the enjoyment she gets out of helping a client reach a goal that sometimes isn’t even their original goal but something born out of self-discovery. Dr. Mailo and Dr. Hong discuss how physicians specifically find Angie and the challenges that drive them to seek guidance. Angie describes the feelings of emotional burnout and exhaustion that coaching can be effective in assisting and preventing. The journey of a physician drives towards burnout in many cases and Angie believes that engaging with coaching earlier, in medical school even, can help combat the issues that compound later. Dr. Angie Hong will be at the Physician Empowerment Live conference in Toronto on May 25 and 26. –About Dr. Angie Hong:Dr. Hong has been a family doctor for over 20 years and has focused on metabolic health and disease for almost a decade. She is a fellow of the CCFP and a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, one of the first family doctors in Ontario to earn this credential.Dr. Hong is also an International Coaching Federation Coach, a body recognized globally as the gold standard of professional coaching. In addition, she is a graduate of the University of Toronto Brief Coaching program and was mentored by world-renowned researcher and coach Dr. Haesun Moon.For the past seven years, Dr. Hong has had the privilege of teaching coaches and healthcare providers throughout North America at various schools and organizations, including Obesity Canada, CBT Canada, the University of Alberta, and the University of Toronto, among others.Dr. Hong lives in Toronto with her husband, three teenage daughters, and her dog Hugo. Her downtime is spent with family and friends and laughing at dog memes. However, she can usually be found taking another course to increase her skills and knowledge.Dr. Hong’s passion for lifelong learning is driven by her commitment to providing the highest level of care and service to her patients and clients.Learn more about Dr. Hong's services and contact her via her website at AngieHongMD.com__Physician Empowerment: Register for the Physician Empowerment Live Conference in Toronto on May 25 - 26, 2024*Early Bird pricing ends March 15*Join the Physician Empowerment Masterclass now Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.