Episode 52: Celebrating One Year, Life Updates, Top Episodes, and What Comes Next

One year. Fifty-two weeks. Not a single one skipped. Today we're talking about what it actually looks and feels like to reach a milestone you weren't always sure you'd make and what it means to celebrate that, out loud, without waiting until everything is perfectly settled. In this episode, we talk about: What it felt like for Katie to be at the tail end of residency and why having her own professional transition first made the landing softer. Why Kendra stepped back from years of volunteer leadership roles, and what that clearing made room for (two books, as it turns out). The tension between acting quickly on an inner prompting and waiting until you feel certain and why the waiting is where doubt creeps in. What it means to follow a creative thread for 15 years without knowing where it leads, and then look back and see exactly why every step mattered. Why Katie is stepping back from her co-host role, and what honoring your season actually looks like in practice. You'll hear: Katie describe the shift from feeling trapped inside a life she didn't fully choose to standing at what she calls "the summit"  and what the view looks like from there. Kendra trace the origin of two books back to an anonymous blog she started writing during residency, 15 years before she knew what it would become. A real conversation about what it feels like to move toward community instead of away from it  and why that one thing changes everything about a relocation. The top five most downloaded episodes of the year, with honest reflection on why each one resonated. This episode is especially for you if: You're approaching the end of training and you expected to feel relief by now but instead you feel strangely braced, waiting for the other shoe to drop. You have a creative project, a desire, a quiet knowing about something you want to do and you keep putting it off until the season settles down. You've been carrying most of the weight for years and you're finally starting to ask what it would look like to put some of it down. Links & resources mentioned: Download our free guide, Life After Survival Mode Ready for deeper support? Apply for a free call to see if coaching is right for you.    Stay connected: Follow us on Instagram: @supportingphysicianspouses | @kendra_itgetsbetternow Learn more about coaching: www.itgetsbetternow.com