JANUARY RESET: A Year Later: Four Doctors, One Update: Growth, Boundaries, and Building DPCs That Last

This episode is a homecoming!!!As part of our January Reset Series, we’re re-airing a powerful conversation with four physicians from three specialties who each share a one-year update on their Direct Primary Care journeys.In this episode, you’ll hear from:• Dr. Christina Much and Dr. Jake Much (Family Medicine) founders of Defiant DPC who are sharing about growth beyond expectations and how they planned maternity leave without panic• Dr. Deepti Mundkur (Internal Medicine) will be reflecting on time, advocacy, mentorship, and designing a practice aligned with life• Dr. Lauren Hughes (Pediatrics & Lactation) will be discussing boundaries, parenting while practicing medicine, and building community-rooted careWhether you are in residency, early career, actively considering DPC, or already open and asking how do I protect my energy and build something sustainable, this episode is for you.These physicians aren’t sharing finished stories - they’re sharing living ones.And January is a reminder that it’s okay to pause, reassess, and realign whether you’re just beginning or years into practice.Take a breath.You’re not behind.You’re allowed to build something that lasts.What to Especially Listen For:• How growth sometimes comes faster than expected and how to respond without burning out• How maternity leave, parenting, and practice ownership can coexist• How advocacy becomes possible when time is no longer rationed• How workflows, boundaries, and systems continue to evolve after opening• How DPC allows doctors to practice medicine that matches their values and not just their training🧭 Get Your January Reset Resources (Free)If this episode resonates, we’ve created tools to support reflection, not pressure.Download the free worksheet:📝 Is DPC Right For You?A reflection tool designed for physicians at any stage of DPC.Listen to the January Reset Playlist:🎧 Weekly conversations with doctors who reached a breaking point and chose a different path in the month of January.Explore business tools for DPC owners and aspiring owners:📚 Resources, and support - tools built for physicians.👉 Visit MyDPCStory.com to access all three.Explore Hint's Marketplace today, an app-like experience connecting all your tools into Hint! CHIEF COMPLAINT COFFEE & TEA. Celebrating when nothing comes between you and your patient. NO PRIOR AUTHS. Literally, that's one of the coffees you'll find at CHIEF COMPLAINT COFFEE & TEA.Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube