Thriving in 2026 Pt 1: Reclaiming Fun and Wholeness

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Siobhan Key interviews physician coaches about reclaiming fun and wholeness in the new year.

Welcome to the first episode of our annual Thriving in the New Year interview series! Every January, I sit down with physician coaches to hear how they're approaching the year ahead—and I always learn something that shifts my own thinking. This year is no different. I'm joined by three brilliant physician coaches: Dr. Jessie Mahoney (pediatrician and mindfulness coach), Dr. Allison Anderson (cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and relationship mentor), and Dr. Wendy Schofer (pediatrician specializing in eating disorder prevention). We got into words of the year, what it means to feel whole, why satisfaction is so hard for physicians, and how to approach goals in a way that actually feels good. Jessie shared her words for the year—strategic and focused, wealthy and healthy, brave and bold—and her decision to filter everything through one question: is it fun? Wendy opened up about surviving the hardest year of her life and landing on "whole" as her compass for saying no. And Allison gave us a completely different approach to New Year's intentions: focusing on experiences you want to have and setting monthly themes instead of rigid goals. We also talked about why working harder…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Siobhan Key

Guests: Dr. Jessie Mahoney, Dr. Allison Anderson, Dr. Wendy Schofer

Topics covered

• New Year's intentions
• physician coaching
• personal growth
• mindfulness
• goal setting

Keywords

• physician coaches
• fun
• wholeness
• satisfaction
• goals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thriving As A Physician

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