#66 Solving for Joy and Service with Dr. Chrissie Ott

Interested in Empowered Surgeons Group? Click here.In today's episode, Dr. Chrissie Ott and I sit down to discuss my journey.In this episode, you’ll learnHow panic, insomnia, and “I must be broken” thoughts can be early sirens of burnout—and what healing looked like for me.The Drama Triangle (victim–hero–villain) vs. David Emerald’s Empowerment Dynamic (creator–coach–challenger), with real clinical scenariosWhy the “healthcare hero” narrative can unintentionally disempower patientsFiduciary ethics in the exam room: naming incentives, protecting integrity, and keeping decisions in the patient’s handsWhy creation must be “for you first”What agency looks like in career evolution: closing one chapter so another can fully beginHow to transmute suffering into service without bypassing the hard partsThe vision of the Hippocratic Collective: every physician’s voice belongsDr. Chrissie Ott is a physician, coach and host of Solving for Joy Podcast.Find her on instagram here.