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STOP Normalizing Sleep Deprivation: A Real Conversation about Clinician Burnout and Finding Purpose with Dr. Laura Vater
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Why are clinicians expected to work 24-hour shifts and 80+ hour work weeks? How are we supposed to survive (let alone thrive) while experiencing chronic sleep deprivation?
My guest this week, Dr. Laura Vater, is a TEDx speaker, writer, practicing oncologist, and advocate for change in the healthcare system. Join us for an open, honest conversation about how to navigate a system that violates your values on a daily basis.
You’ll learn:
- The sordid origin story of residency training in the United States
- Why chronic sleep deprivation is destroying our mental health and creating a crisis of burnout
- Dr. Laura Vaters's “writing for wellness” initiative and the therapeutic power of journaling and expressive writing for burnout recovery.
This is such a beautiful conversation and I cannot wait for you to listen in.
GUEST LINKS:
🌐 Website: www.lauravater.com
📷 Instagram: @doclauravater
🎶Tiktok: doclauravater
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
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Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
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