Last call for Interconnected - a 12 week group coaching course starting March 20! Apply here: https://www.joanchanmd.com/interconnected I loved discussing the intersections between theatre and healthcare with Hartley! I first met him during an improv session he facilitated at a faculty retreat and it was both a powerful and hilarious education experience all at the same time. I hope this conversation offers you a similar experience! Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd ..read more

Sign up for THIS week's free Capacity Check-Up workshop here (March 6, 2024): https://www.joanchanmd.com/capacity How often do you find yourself stressing about which option is the Right Answer? This podcast is my best response to that impossible question. Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd ..read more

Sign up for next week's free Capacity Check-Up workshop here: https://www.joanchanmd.com/capacity How is your life reflecting and honouring your body & mind's capacity? In this episode I share an update on my year-long experiment with scheduling my life UNDER my maximum capacity - and the suprising results. Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd ..read more

The spring cohort of Interconnected is open for applications now! We start March 20. Apply here: https://www.joanchanmd.com/interconnected How often have you thought to yourself "I don't even know what I want"? This is so common, especially for those of us socialized inside the self-abdandoning norms of healthcare culture. In this week's episode I describe what it can look like to not only discover what you really want, but actually start to invite it into your life. Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd ..read more

The spring cohort of Interconnected is open for applications now! We start March 20. Apply here: https://www.joanchanmd.com/interconnected Have you noticed how often the things that feel most painful and anxiety-provoking are threats to your sense of belonging? How can we start to create a more authentic sense of belonging for ourselves and each other? Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd ..read more

The spring cohort of Interconnected is open for applications now! We start March 20. Apply here: https://www.joanchanmd.com/interconnected Dr Roxanne Cooper is the kind of funny, creative, and insightful physician that our system needs. In this episode she shares the dehumanizing impact of medical training and culture over her years of practicing family medicine as a solo practitioner in Newfoundland, and how she's been putting in the work to become human again over the past few years. Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd ..read more

I am so grateful to know Dr Caroline Bowman! In this episode she shares her journey through diagnosis of multiple sclerosis while working as a family physician, and what this experience has revealed to her about healthcare and humanity along the way. Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd/⁠ Want to take this learning deeper? Sign up for one of Joan’s courses here: ⁠⁠joanchanmd.com/courses ..read more

When was the last time you actually allowed yourself to experience a moment of pleasure at work? For most of us, our lives are too busy and stressful and overwhelming to even notice if something lovely happens in the midst of the chaos. In this week’s episode, I dive further into the practical ways we can practice Pleasure Activism in our work. I give lots of powerful insight’s from adrienne maree brown’s incredible book, as well as practical examples from my own life. Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd/⁠ Want to take this learning deeper? Sign up for ..read more

For most of us in healthcare, intentionally doing things for pleasure feels wasteful or even wrong - but what if finding a way to feel good is actually the key to rehumanizing ourselves and our healthcare system as a whole? In this episode, I share some specific pleasure practices I have been enjoying recently, as well as introducing the concept of pleasure activism. Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd/⁠ Want to take this learning deeper? Sign up for one of Joan’s courses here: ⁠⁠joanchanmd.com/courses ..read more

How much time does your brain spending trying to figure out who to blame and how to avoid being in a position of being blamed? We all live and work in a very blame-heavy culture, and it can be a major barrier to us actually facing and learning from our mistakes. In this podcast I explore a simple but powerful reflective exercise that can shift our approach from blame to accountability, and actually improve the experience for providers and patients alike in the process. Connect with Joan on ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd/⁠ Want to take this learning deeper? Sign up for one o ..read more