Replaceable at Work, Irreplaceable at Home (ft. Jenna Taglienti)

About this episode

Dr. Jenna Taglienti shares her personal journey with cancer and the importance of prioritizing home over work.

Dr. Jenna Taglienti is the Psychiatry Residency Training Director at Mather Hospital, part of Northwell Health. The day before Thanksgiving, she went to the hospital thinking she had a kidney stone. A CT scan caught a tumor in her right lower lung. She's a lifelong non-smoker, a mother of three, and a physician who spent years putting everyone else first. After four rounds of chemo and a JAMA essay that resonated with thousands of healthcare professionals, Jenna is sharing what she learned: you are replaceable at work, but you are not replaceable at home. She talks about why doctors need sabbaticals, why modeling wellness matters more than preaching it, and why she didn't know she could write until cancer forced her to pause long enough to find out. https://marxadvisory.com

People in this episode

Host: Ed Marx

Guest: Dr. Jenna Taglienti

Topics covered

• healthcare
• wellness
• work-life balance
• cancer
• physician burnout

Keywords

• cancer
• physician wellness
• sabbaticals
• work-life balance
• healthcare professionals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mather Hospital, Northwell Health, JAMA

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