109. Celebrating Yourself: Why High Achievers Struggle to Do It
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges high achievers, particularly physician moms, face in celebrating their own accomplishments.
Hey Doc — There’s something I see over and over again when I work with physician moms. You’ve achieved incredible things. Medical school. Residency. Building a career. Raising children. Holding together entire ecosystems of people who depend on you. And yet, when I ask you to name something you’re proud of? Silence. Or you brush it off. Or you immediately pivot to the next thing you still need to accomplish. In this episode, I’m talking about why celebrating yourself can feel surprisingly dif...
People in this episode
Host: La Toya Luces-Sampson MD, PMH-C
Topics covered
- self-celebration
- high achievers
- physician moms
- mental health
- parenting challenges
Keywords
- celebration
- achievement
- physician
- parenting
- self-worth
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