Healing the Healer: Burnout, Alignment, and Becoming Whole with Dr. Gayla Gates

In this eye-opening episode of The Empowered Grief Journey, host Chris Mamone sits down with Dr. Gayla Gates — former family physician, emotional empath, and now a powerful voice for healing beyond the exam room. On paper, Gayla had it all: magna cum laude, a thriving medical career, a lifelong dream fulfilled. But beneath the surface she was absorbing her patients’ pain, burning out, and losing herself inside a system that didn’t honor her soul. After 10 years in clinical medicine, she made the courageous choice to step away — and toward her own healing. Gayla shares how grief can come not only from loss, but from living out of alignment with your truth. Through radical self-honesty, emotional boundaries, and deep inner work, she reclaimed her power and purpose.