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Ending Physician Overwhelm

Megan Melo, Physician and Life Coach

209 episodes

4 days ago

Send us a text You get asked questions all day long. By patients. By staff. By your family. By the system. But when was the last time you asked yourself a question that actually helped? In this final week of our 10-week Recharge Challenge, we’re talking about one of the most overlooked (and powerful) stress-reduction tools you already have: better questions. Not the stuck, spiraling ones: Why is this happening to me?What now?!How am I supposed to manage all of this?Those aren’t really questio...

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Send us a text You get asked questions all day long. By patients. By staff. By your family. By the system. But when was the last time you asked yourself a question that actually helped? In this final week of our 10-week Recharge Challenge, we’re talking about one of the most overlooked (and powerful) stress-reduction tools you already have: better questions. Not the stuck, spiraling ones: Why is this happening to me?What now?!How am I supposed to manage all of this?Those aren’t really questio...

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Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness,

Episodes (20/209)

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Ask Yourself Better Questions (Recharge Challenge Week 10)

Send us a text You get asked questions all day long. By patients. By staff. By your family. By the system. But when was the last time you asked yourself a question that actually helped? In this final week of our 10-week Recharge Challenge, we’re talking about one of the most overlooked (and powerful) stress-reduction tools you already have: better questions. Not the stuck, spiraling ones: Why is this happening to me?What now?!How am I supposed to manage all of this?Those aren’t really questio...

4 days ago

27 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Connect (Recharge Challenge Week 9)

Send us a text What do you need more of right now? Your brain will say: time, sleep, money, peace on earth, a functioning Epic inbox. Fair. But this week, we’re naming the thing that quietly drives everything else: connection. Not “more people.” Not “more social plans.” More moments where you actually feel connected—to your people, to your purpose, and to yourself. Because you can be surrounded all day (patients, staff, family) and still feel… nothing. Or worse: irritated, numb, braced, and a...

1 week ago

25 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Send us a text Let’s be honest: when you’re exhausted, under-resourced, and working in a system that keeps asking for more… gratitude can feel like a stretch. In this episode, we’re talking about gratitude—but not the fluffy, bypass-y kind that tells you to “just be thankful” while everything burns down. We’re talking about real gratitude: the kind that helps regulate your nervous system, protect your mental health, and increase resilience without denying how hard things are. If you’ve ever h...

2 weeks ago

34 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Stress Less, Move More

Send us a text What if the best medicine you take this week doesn’t come in a bottle, a supplement, a perfectly periodized strength program, or a color-coded workout app… but from simply moving your body the way it was designed to move? In this week’s episode of Ending Physician Overwhelm, we’re looking at rhythmic movement — walking, running, swimming, biking, anything repetitive and steady — and why it is one of the most powerful, accessible stress-reducers we have. And yes… we’re talking r...

3 weeks ago

20 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

The Sweetest Stress Reducer (Recharge Challenge Week 6)

Send us a text Berry Good Medicine Ending Physician Overwhelm – Episode 205 This week we’re diving into one of the easiest, most delicious ways to lower stress and protect your health as a women physician: berries. Yes… berries. No, they won’t fix the existential dread of your overflowing inbox, but they will equip your brain and body to handle the demands of physician life with more ease, more resilience, and more energy. In Week 6 of our 10-Week Recharge Challenge we’re focusing on how ber...

1 month ago

22 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

The Radical Power of Full-Body Laughter (Recharge Challenge Week 5)

Send us a text When was the last time you laughed so hard you lost control? Not the polite workplace chuckle. Not the “ha-ha-that’s-funny” text response. I mean full-body, shoulders-shaking, snort-laughing, tears-in-your-eyes, I-might-pee-a-little laughter. …Yeah. If you can’t remember, you are exactly who this week is for. In Week 5 of the 10-Week Recharge Challenge, we’re talking about one of the most overlooked, most physiologic, and most delightfully human tools we have against burnout an...

1 month ago

19 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

The Radical Act of Going to Sleep (Recharge Challenge Week 4)

Send us a text You don’t have “insomnia.” You have too much on your mind, too much on your plate, and a healthcare system that treats your sleep like an optional hobby. In this episode of Ending Physician Overwhelm, we’re diving into sleep as a radical act of self-preservation for physicians. This is Week 4 of the 10-Week Recharge Challenge, and we’re getting honest about why you’re not sleeping—and what you can actually do about it. We’ll talk about: 🧠 “Too-much-on-my-mind-ia” vs true insomn...

1 month ago

27 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Breathe It Out (Recharge Challenge Week 3)

Send us a text You’ve been told to “just take a deep breath” more times than you can count. Usually by someone who doesn’t realize you’ve been holding your breath since pre-med. This week on Ending Physician Overwhelm, we’re talking about something deceptively simple — breathing. Not the kind of “calm down” breath that makes you want to throw a stethoscope, but intentional, physiologic breathing that actually changes your body chemistry. In Week 3 of the 10-Week Recharge Challenge, we’re taki...

1 month ago

25 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Eat Your Damn Greens (Recharge Challenge Week 2)

Send us a text This week, we’re getting a little leafy. In Week 2 of our 10-Week Recharge Challenge, we’re focusing on feeding your cells from the inside out. No, you don’t need to become a kale evangelist — but yes, your mitochondria are begging you for some help. As physicians, we’ve been trained to care for everyone else first. We run on caffeine, cortisol, and guilt, and we convince ourselves that “real” self-care can wait until the inbox is empty. But your body isn’t a machine — it’s an ...

1 month ago

31 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Stress, Telomeres, and Taking Back Your Health (Challenge Week 1)

Send us a text Hey friend — can we talk about the badge of busyness for a minute? That invisible medal we wear to prove our worth? In medicine, we’ve turned endurance into identity. We work through exhaustion, chart through dinner, and treat rest like a reward we haven’t quite earned. But that constant hustle for worthiness isn’t just costing us our joy — it’s literally aging us faster. In this 200th episode of Ending Physician Overwhelm, we’re diving into the science of stress, telomeres, an...

2 months ago

21 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

10 Things I've Learned in 4 Years of Coaching Physicians

Send us a text You're Not Broken. You're Just in a Broken System. After four years of coaching women physicians, I've noticed patterns; patterns that show up again and again in brilliant, capable doctors who feel like they're barely holding it together. If you've ever felt like a hot mess inside while everyone thinks you have it all figured out, this episode is for you. What You'll Discover in This Episode: 1. We all feel like hot messes inside You think it's just you who's struggling to thr...

2 months ago

35 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

The "What If" Game

Send us a text What if you gave yourself permission to dream bigger? We spend so much time answering questions about our patients, our practice, our responsibilities. But when was the last time someone asked you questions just about you? Not you as a physician. Not you as a professional. Just... you. In this episode, we're doing something different. I'm inviting you to sit down with me—imagine we're in a cozy space, maybe sipping something warm—and explore seven powerful questions together. T...

2 months ago

29 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Cynicism vs Clear-Eyed Realism

Send us a text How to keep showing up when the system keeps breaking down Recording from my car today because perfectionism can take a back seat - we've got more important things to talk about. Let's not sugarcoat this: Healthcare is a dumpster fire right now. Between government officials spreading vaccine misinformation, declining reimbursements, inadequate staffing, and the general chaos of October 2025, you have every reason to feel cynical. But here's what we're NOT going to do: We're not...

2 months ago

32 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

If I Had More Help, I'd...

Send us a text The question that reveals everything about why you're stuck (and how to get unstuck) Before we dive in, I want you to do something. Right now, finish this sentence: "If I had more help, I'd..." Don't filter it. Don't edit it. Just let your brain complete that thought. What came up for you? Was it "see more patients" or "finally start that exercise routine"? The answer reveals more about your relationship with help than you might realize. What You'll Learn: Why women physicians ...

3 months ago

35 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Petty Pity Party

Send us a text When you're stuck in a grumpy spiral and can't seem to shake it off We've all been there - that Sunday afternoon where everything feels irritating, you're snapping at people you love, and you just can't seem to pull yourself out of the funk. This week, I'm sharing the exact process I used to work through my own "petty pity party" and how you can use these same tools when you're feeling stuck. What You'll Learn: Why naming your emotions out loud is so powerful (and why "hormonal...

3 months ago

25 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

The Permission You're Waiting For (Spoiler: It's Not Coming)

Send us a text What are you waiting to give yourself permission to do? Let me guess. You want to leave work on time. Say no to that extra committee. Cut down your FTE. Set an actual boundary with that colleague who dumps last-minute requests on you. But you're waiting. Waiting for someone in authority to tell you it's okay. Waiting until you've "earned" enough loyalty points. Waiting until you feel expert enough, senior enough, liked enough. Here's the hard truth: That permission isn't coming...

3 months ago

40 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Tackling Those Nagging Tasks Dragging You Down

Send us a text Death by a thousand paper cuts. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Those small, repetitive frustrations that chip away at your energy every single day. The outdated dot phrase you keep meaning to fix. The cluttered workspace that makes you cringe. The workflow that slows you down every. Single. Time. We tell ourselves these things shouldn't bother us. That we should have figured this out already. But here's the truth: these nagging tasks are silently draining your energy ...

3 months ago

29 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Why Learning to Set Boundaries Feels Hard

Send us a text Ever wonder why setting boundaries as a physician feels like trying to learn rocket science? You're brilliant, you've mastered complex medical concepts, yet saying "no" to one more request feels impossibly difficult. Here's the truth: You weren't taught how to set boundaries – you were actively trained to sacrifice yourself for others. The Car Manual Revelation Picture this: I'm sitting in my new electric car with my tech-savvy 13-year-old, trying to learn the features while dr...

4 months ago

36 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

Who Will You Learn From?

Send us a text Welcome back to Ending Physician Overwhelm! As we head into the last week of August 2025 and prepare for back-to-school season, it's time to think about something we do constantly as physicians: learning. The Evolution of Medical Learning You've been a professional learner your entire career. Medical school, residency, fellowship, boards, CME requirements - you've mastered the art of absorbing information and passing tests. But here's the question that might change everything:...

4 months ago

36 minutes

Ending Physician Overwhelm

When Things Fall Apart, Do THIS Instead

Send us a text Last week, we talked about the toxic assumptions that make everything worse when crisis hits. This week, we're diving into what to actually DO instead - because bad things will happen in your medical career, but they don't have to destroy you in the process. The Framework That Changes Everything When something goes catastrophically wrong - termination, disciplinary action, devastating outcome - you need a different approach than the self-blame spiral you've been trained to defa...

4 months ago

28 minutes