Breathe It Out (Recharge Challenge Week 3)

Send us Fan MailYou’ve been told to “just take a deep breath” more times than you can count.Usually by someone who doesn’t realize you’ve been holding your breath since pre-med.This week on Ending Physician Overwhelm, we’re talking about something deceptively simple — breathing. Not the kind of “calm down” breath that makes you want to throw a stethoscope, but intentional, physiologic breathing that actually changes your body chemistry.In Week 3 of the 10-Week Recharge Challenge, we’re taking a minute (literally, one minute) to breathe — on purpose. Because even when the world doesn’t give you space, your breath can.In this episode, we’ll explore: 🫁 Why most of us are over-breathing and under-resting — and how to fix that ⏱️ A one-minute breathing practice that resets your nervous system (no mat, no app, no drama) 📚 What the research (and the book Breath by James Nestor) reveals about how our modern lives have changed how we breathe 🧠 How intentional breathing retrains your brain to recognize safety — and why that matters in burnout recoveryYou’ll finish this episode feeling calmer, clearer, and ready to reclaim your next inhale.🎧 Listen now, and then try the practice right where you are — standing in line, sitting in your car, walking into a patient room.👉 Join the 10-Week Recharge Challenge for Women Physicians — where we’re layering micro-habits to unwind the stress you’ve been carrying for years.📚 Curious to go deeper? Find Breath and other favorites in my Bookshop collection.Next week: we’ll keep building on these habits as we explore how movement reconnects us to ourselves — even when we’re tired, busy, and a little skeptical. Support the showTo learn more about my coaching practice and group offerings, head over to www.healthierforgood.com. I help Physicians and Allied Health Professional women to let go of toxic perfectionist and people-pleasing habits that leave them frustrated and exhausted. If you are ready to learn skills that help you set boundaries and prioritize yourself, without becoming a cynical a-hole, come work with me.Want to contact me directly?Email: [email protected] me on Instagram!@MeganMeloMD