Whats up Happier Dentist fam! This month flew by quick! In no time we'll literally be flying somewhere just to hug our friends and eat a meal with turkey in it, but not until we mob all the candy in the closeout aisle the day after Halloween. Alright so lets get into it. Today, we are talking with Dr. Diana Liu. Her story involves feeling burnt out since high school and adding to that ALL the stresses of dentistry life on top of it - to finding something that could bring her levels ...

Whats good Happier Dentist fam! Having a great week so far? Today, we discuss burnout and how it affects our state of mind and the way we show up as a dentist. This leads to other areas of our lives, whether that means as a mother or father, a team leader, a partner, you name it. Our guest Dr. Jessica Metcalfe (@alchemistdentist) shares her journey of someone who has gone through the multiple stages of burnout that dentists often endure and gives us permission to just take a pause ...

Hows it going Happier Dentist fam! Today's episode is all about the magic and benefits of including fitness into your daily routine. In this episode, our guest, Nick Kapande tells his story of finding and seeking mentorship and how fitness ultimately changed his life. I think his story imparts a lot of pearls of wisdom here. I look to him and his students (that are of all ages and successful in many areas of life), for mentorship and inspiration when it comes to showing up with a great atti...

Happier Dentist fam! How are you? So.. have you had a patient just sit there in the dental chair looking nervous and anxious and possibly in tears, and you didn’t really know how to respond in a way that would ease their mind? This episode may interest you. Here, we talk about how breathwork is the foundation to good health. Cristians story of his personal journey and inner work led to discovering the beautiful magic of yoga. Through the practice of yoga, it then made an ...

Whats up Happier Dentist family, today, I think its important to touch on the ever so important topic of our emotional, social and psychological wellbeing - which in a nutshell is our mental health. It's been a "hot topic" as of late, but doesn't mean this is a new thing for dentists to experience. We've all heard the statistic about dentists having a high rate of suicide. Today we talk with a licensed therapist who deals with mental health scenarios in the work place. Addressin...

Thanks for tuning in! Today, I wanted to introduce a new friend, Dr. Shivani Kamodia Barto. We connected over a fun conversation on Health, wellness and mindfulness through meditative and yoga practices. This will be an interesting peek seen through the eyes of a yoga instructor who began her study of it even before she started dental school and has been observing how yoga can be beneficial. She’s also someone who is ever evolving her practice to include more ways to help h...

Whats up Happier Dentist fam! Have you ever felt frustrated about losing partners, team members, and associate doctors - causing you to need to be perpetually looking to hire on new people that require more of your much-needed time, energy and resources? Sometimes, it's simply in the way we communicate or the potential lack of compassion, that we can create an environment of distrust and disloyalty. And sometimes, it takes a bit of a leap of faith to seek out someone to ...

Happy Wednesday, Happier Dentist fam! Today, I'm speaking with none other than the "Student Loan Planner", Travis Hornsby. He's been in the financial space helping dentists for as long as I can remember. In this episode, we dig into a few topics that might be helpful for you. Student loans can be a huge drag on our ability to save, invest or simply allow for more freedom in the things we can do. In this episode, Travis explains why Student loans are like having a tax and why w...

Whats up Happier Dentist family! Today, we are going deep on some spiritual stuff. Huh? How does that relate to dentistry you might ask? Way more than you think, but it might take an open mind to consider it because lets be real, these are some areas that totally feel esoteric and completely foreign because most likely, we weren't taught these things growing up. No, not that "woo woo" stuff. That stuff is for weird people, right? Well.. check it out for a second. Is it re...

What's up Happier Dentist family! Today, we talk about hearing loss and some very simple yet effective ways of protecting our hearing as we age in our careers. The constant, day to day barrage of sounds our ears take by being in the dental office can have damaging and permanent effects that can make communication harder and increase our overall levels of stress if not protected. Tune in and have a listen! Find more about Natalie Phillips here! Natalie's Audiology PracticeNatalie's Book,...

Whats up Happier Dentist Family! Have you been feeling tired and mentally drained due to a lack of sleep? Today, we talk with Pediatric Sleep Expert Kaela Kajiyama about the benefits of sleep in our busy lives as dentists and how making a few simple tweaks in our environment and daily routine can improve so many aspects of our lives. Dive in to the episode to find out more about: Journaling to understand what areas we need to focus on Finding ways of outsourcing tasks to leve...

Today, my interviews got wiped out in a hardware failure of my laptop so I apologize for the late post as I scramble to get something up. So, today, I take this opportunity to discuss what I believe it means to be happier as a dentist. I believe there is a balance we all need to have and sometimes, that means adding a different hobby or skill to what we do outside of the dental office. What are some of your favorite hobbies or skills you have that make you more "well-rounded"?&n...

Hey happier dentist family. Today, I’m privileged to be having a great conversation with a new friend about what I thought was going to be mainly about yoga- but I believe went a bit deeper than that. Even though yoga was how we ended the conversation, it started with discussing mission trips and how practicing yoga was a way to counteract all of the heavy stresses we put our bodies through each and every day as dentists and as humans and ultimately, showing that yoga can be a cure for many o...

Today, with my guest Dr. Caroline Iscovitz, we talk about setting boundaries even when you are just beginning your career as a dentist, so as not to reach the levels of burnout that can really affect our mental health and set us down the wrong path so early on. Dr. Iscovitz is not a dentist, but works with many high-stress and high-performance career professionals like dentists who’s #1 problem is finding the time in their day to focus on themselves. We get so busy with life both prof...

My apologies for the poor audio quality! Today with my guest Dr. Peter Vanicek, we jump into topics that discuss stories of life-changing moments within a dental mission trip at any stage of your career as a dentist, whether it be a student or seasoned veteran. Dr. Peter Vanicek is a volunteer dentist and trip leader in the Global Dental Relief Organization based in Colorado, USA. They run dental mission trips to countries like Nepal, Kenya and Guatemala, just to name a few. The...

Today with my guest James Zheng, we jump into topics such as how to mentally prepare for stress in your workplace and then be ready to handle it with ease. James is the host of The Morning MindSET Podcast where he helps his listeners develop the “warrior” mindset. Something I liken to what we need to have in a dental office environment. He describes himself as a man of faith, a student of life, a thoughtful husband and a nerd at heart. I know him as an amazing person that looks at chall...