The Founder’s Series with Dr. Rebbecca Hertel
Midlife. Menopause. Medicine. Motherhood.
Join Dr. Rebbecca Hertel, DO, MSCP — a board-certified family physician, certified menopause practitioner, and founder of Osteopathic Midlife Health — as she goes beyond the white coat to share the stories, science, and soul behind modern midlife care.
In The Founder’s Series, Dr. Hertel opens up about the real journey of building a mission-driven practice, leading with purpose, and redefining what thriving in midlife looks like. Through honest reflections, medical insight, and lessons learned as a physician, speaker, and mom, she explores everything from burnout and balance to hormones, leadership, healing, and advancing precision women's health.
Dr. Hertel shares candid lessons from the front lines of medicine, entrepreneurship, and midlife.
If you’re a woman in midlife, a clinician, a dreamer building something new, or simply someone who wants to better understand this powerful stage of life — The Founder’s Series is for you.
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The Founder’s Series with Dr. Rebbecca Hertel
Midlife. Menopause. Medicine. Motherhood.
Join Dr. Rebbecca Hertel, DO, MSCP — a board-certified family physician, certified menopause practitioner, and founder of Osteopathic Midlife Health — as she goes beyond the white coat to share the stories, science, and soul behind modern midlife care.
In The Founder’s Series, Dr. Hertel opens up about the real journey of building a mission-driven practice, leading with purpose, and redefining what thriving in midlife looks like. Through honest reflections, medical insight, and lessons learned as a physician, speaker, and mom, she explores everything from burnout and balance to hormones, leadership, healing, and advancing precision women's health.
Dr. Hertel shares candid lessons from the front lines of medicine, entrepreneurship, and midlife.
If you’re a woman in midlife, a clinician, a dreamer building something new, or simply someone who wants to better understand this powerful stage of life — The Founder’s Series is for you.
🎙️ Topics include:
✨Subscribe for weekly episodes blending storytelling, medical insight, and midlife empowerment.
✨Subscribe to my newsletter for more tips!
✨Visit my website Osteopathic Midlife Health- https://osteopathicmidlifehealth.com/
Join the Learn at Pinnacle app to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode!
In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hertel opens up about her journey through medical school and the realities of being a physician. She shares her personal experience with trauma, burnout, and the mental health toll of medical training, including hazing culture and emotional suppression.
Now an entrepreneur and Certified Menopause Specialist, Dr. Hertel discusses the strategies she developed to cope and heal—and why creating systemic support for mental health in the medical field is more urgent than ever.
This conversation offers insight into the resilience required to navigate both the healthcare system and life as a physician, while advocating for transparency, prevention, and cultural change.
Trigger Warnings: This episode contains discussion of suicide, trauma, and hazing in medical training.
Referenced Data on Physician Suicide:
Recent national data estimates the annual number of physician suicides in the U.S. between 119 and 400, with variance due to underreporting and differences in methodology. A CDC NVDRS analysis (2010–2015) found ~119 suicides per year, likely a conservative number. Other sources, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, cite 300–400 per year.
Key findings:
These numbers emphasize the continued need for targeted mental health support and cultural change within the medical field.
References:
Dr. Hertel is now seeing patients via private telemedicine as a Certified Menopause Specialist. Learn more: https://visit.osteopathicmidlifehealt...