Infertility, IVF & Physician Burnout: The Way to Heal Shame, Trauma & Survival Mode | Dr. Dympna Weil

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-RoadmapHello, my Loves — today’s episode is one so many physicians and high-achieving caregivers will feel in their bones.I’m joined by Dr. Dympna Weil, a board-certified OBGYN, master coach, speaker, and host of the Prescribing Possibility Platform. With over 20 years in medicine, Dr. Weil understands firsthand how burnout, chronic stress, and professional pressure can disconnect us from our humanity — especially when life gets hard.In this conversation, we talk about the way forward when you’re carrying:physician burnout and survival modeinfertility and IVF traumashame, secrecy, and feeling alonepregnancy anxiety after infertilityhypervigilance, compartmentalization, and “turning emotions off”how to safely “turn them back on” without falling apartDr. Weil shares her personal fertility journey — including TTC at 32, workups, Clomid, IUIs, IVF, pregnancy with twins, loss at 11 weeks, and a complicated pregnancy — while navigating the daily triggers of practicing OB/GYN and caring for patients.We also explore trauma in medical training, how it shapes our nervous systems, and tools that help physicians regulate and heal — including tapping (EFT), coaching, and creating emotionally safe spaces where shame can finally dissolve.If you’re a physician, caregiver, or high-achieving woman who feels like you’ve been in survival mode for too long… this episode will make you feel seen — and give you language for what you’ve lived.About Dr. Dympna WeilWith over 20 years in medicine as a board certified OBGYN, I know firsthand the toll that burnout, stress, and professional pressures can take on a person’s well-being. As a Master Coach, physician wellness advocate, speaker and podcaster, I empower physicians and others who identify as caregivers, to move from burnout to brilliance—and beyond—to a life of fulfillment, joy, and harmony. Support the showAs always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consultFollow us on social media:IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertilityFB: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553692167183Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.In Gratitude,Dr. Erica Bove