About this episode

Leighton Morgan shares her journey from burnout in psychiatry to finding an embodied path and a balanced life.

We’re joined today by psychiatric physician’s assistant, Leighton Morgan, who grew up similar to our hosts in a fundamentalist religion, deconstructed, and found an embodied path. Leighton’s love of humanity drew her to psychiatry, but after the rigors of grad school followed by overtime professional hours, Leighton succumbed to burnout. She shares her journey of meeting Jamie and the somatic work she put into healing herself. Now, Leighton prides herself on working under capacity and having enough downtime to imagine new possibilities for her future–as a practitioner, a partner, a friend, and a connected community member. To find out more about Leighton’s work at Embrace Wellness Group, check out their website and follow them on Instagram: @embrace_wellness_group. You can email Leighton at leightonmorganpac@gmail.com or contact her via LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/leightonmorgan15/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Joan Chan, Jamie Lee Finch

Guest: Leighton Morgan

Topics covered

• mental health
• burnout
• somatic healing
• fundamentalism
• psychiatry
• community

Keywords

• mental health
• burnout
• somatic work
• psychiatry
• fundamentalist religion
• healing
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Embrace Wellness Group

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