The Pracititoner Burnout Trap

The Pracititoner Burnout Trap

From Evolution of Medicine Podcast by Functional Forum

March 16, 2026 · 43 min · Season 2 · Episode 20

About this episode

The episode discusses practitioner burnout and strategies to avoid it in functional medicine practices.

In this episode of The Evolution of Medicine , host James Maskell interviews Seth Conger, COO of Freedom Practice Coaching and long-time functional medicine practitioner and mentor. The conversation explores the structural burnout many practitioners experience when running their own clinics, wearing multiple hats as clinician, CEO, marketer, and manager. Seth shares practical strategies for avoiding burnout, including proactive business management, deliberate reconnection with patient outcomes, effective hiring and delegation, and schedule design. The episode also dives into how coaching, mentorship, and technology—including AI—can help functional medicine practices scale while maintaining practitioner freedom, team efficiency, and patient impact. - - - - - Seth Conger is the Chief Operating Officer of Freedom Practice Coaching, where he mentors functional medicine practitioners on building scalable, sustainable practices. He has built, scaled, and sold a functional medicine clinic and now shares his expertise in operations, hiring, delegation, and schedule design to help other practitioners avoid burnout and achieve long-term success. Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: James Maskell

Guest: Seth Conger

Topics covered

  • burnout
  • functional medicine
  • coaching
  • business management
  • patient outcomes
  • technology
  • scalability

Keywords

  • burnout
  • functional medicine
  • coaching
  • mentorship
  • AI
  • business management
  • patient care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Freedom Practice Coaching

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