Why doctors struggle with family caregiving and how to find grace

Physician Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "Why physicians struggle with caregiving and how to cope with grace," reflecting on the unique challenges doctors face when caring for aging parents and ill family members. Jessie explains how medical training, far from easing the role, can intensify stress through hyperawareness, overresponsibility, and self-judgment. She shares how mindfulness and coaching provide physicians with tools to manage guilt, perfectionism, and anticipatory grief, while fostering presence, perspective, and resilience. Listeners will gain practical strategies to approach caregiving with compassion, balance, and grace—caring for themselves as well as their loved ones. Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot. Microsoft Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click. Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust. It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow. VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended