There is no recipe or rule book to start your dream practice.

Dr. Anna Dowling, an ObGyn, joins us for a second time. In this episode, she shares her journey building a dream solo practice called Birth Story Obstetrics.

Her first podcast episode is Episode 155. Become Your Future Self.

In this episode, she shares what she found helpful in manifesting a practice that is fun and meaningful. Key to her success was setting up a team of supporters and helpers - a coach, her spouse, and friends who believed in her.

What else was essential to her success?

A healthy mindset. She shares how her physician mindset made starting a dream practice even harder. The pre-work she did to learn to notice and begin to let go of catastrophizing, the desire for control, her scarcity mindset, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism were essential to her success. Learning to accept and not like uncertainty and to embrace unsettledness was also crucial. We also talk about the importance of optimizing your physiology and the power of both fun and “yet.”

Listen to hear some of the other powerful and unlikely tools for setting up a successful dream practice.

If you are thinking you might want to make a transition in your career, join Transition Well. If you aren’t sure yet, simply have a gnawing sense you were meant for more, Transition Well small group coaching brings clarity, courage, confidence, and commitment. You can add 1:1 coaching sessions to your group if you want time for just you. And you can get CME for all of it. Dr. Dowling has done Transition Well, Ongoing Presence, and a lot of 1:1 coaching over the last few years. She was a part of the group when she had her big breakthrough.

Her words: “You gave me the permission and the courage to dream, innovate, and create something I never thought was possible. I've reached the tipping point and it's a place I never ever imagined landing in. Thank you”

Find out more about Transition Well. It’s very small group coaching - max group size is twelve so don’t delay in signing up. We start in mid-January 2025. https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/transition-well

If growing Ongoing Presence and cleaning up your mindset before you jump feels more like where you are, Ongoing Presence Group Coaching is another great option. It also starts in late January and is open for sign-up now. https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/ongoing-presence

If doing the work in person sounds more appealing, join me for a retreat intensive. There are retreats almost every month in 2025.

https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreat-nicasio-creek-farm

Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person. www.jessiemahoneymd.com

Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.

www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast

www.awakenbreath.org

www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking

*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.

#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach

An episode about what to do in challenging and disappointing moments.

You may have noticed that we did not record a new episode last week. We opted to model self compassion and kindness in the face of laryngitis, back to back retreats, and a volleyball championship. After 225 weekly episodes we decided to give ourselves grace.

The election was a pivotal moment of seeing what is. It was a clarifying moment.

Mindfulness is a key component to moving forward with grace and ease. It is essential in difficult circumstances such as this.

Listen to hear tips for choosing your language thoughtfully, asking helpful questions, and how to tell generous and helpful stories.

This moment is an abundant opportunity to practice noticing your thoughts and feeling your feelings.

Feel to heal and name to tame.

It is also a great moment to accept and be disappointed, accept and be angry, accept and not like, and to accept and allow.

Resisting reality is very costly.

Optimizing your neurochemical soup is in your control at this moment and it can help.

Practicing mindful self-care is also in your control and also helps.

You might find being alone helpful or community may be what you need.

Support yourself with healthy food, nature, and sleep to give yourself the most capacity to respond intentionally rather than create.

Consider practicing tons of hand to heart and self compassion. Oxytocin increases creativity, curiosity, and problem solving

Disappointment and challenges often lead to our biggest growth — personally and collectively. Let this moment in time be the nudge you need to engage in mindfulness and mindset coaching. Working with us is much more powerful than simply listening to a podcast.

Set yourself up for a smoother ride through the next four years by reaching out for 1:1 or small group coaching or signing up for a 2025 retreat.

https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/coaching

https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/ongoing-presence

https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreat-nicasio-creek-farm

Start practicing yoga with me on YouTube.

Listen to other episodes of the Mindful Healers Podcast. It’s Ok to Not Be Ok and When Bad Things Happen are a great place to start.

Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person.

Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com

Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats

Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.

www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast

www.awakenbreath.org

www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking

*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.

#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach

Being off kilter is a normal part of the human experience at least some of the time.

Mindfulness and self-compassion offer opportunities to notice, show yourself compassion, and re-align.

Getting help helps.

Enjoy Jessie modeling how getting help helps. Listen as Ni-Cheng demonstrates mindful inquiry and how to explore body sensations, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.

What might be helpful when you next find yourself off-balance

• Sunshine

• Yoga

• Exercise/movement

• Nature

• Music

• Human connection

• Name it to tame it

• Feel it to heal it

• Patience

• Being not doing

• Self-compassion

• Be like a tree

We encourage you to move beyond consuming this podcast and engage in the work. Having a full toolbox at the ready when the off-kilter day arrives is priceless.

Practice these tools in person at a retreat in 2025. www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats

Blending mindfulness, yoga, farm-to-table food as medicine, and mindset work together make change possible that otherwise wouldn’t be. When you are physiologically and neurochemically in an optimal state opens up a world of creativity and opportunity.

You can also choose to respect the moment and start your journey to better right away by signing up for online mindful coaching with Jessie.

Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups. Transition Well and Ongoing Presence start again in January 2025. People are signing up already.

Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences.

www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast

www.awakenbreath.org

www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking

*Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.

#physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach