#426 - From Coached to Coach: A Physician’s Journey to Empowering Others

24min | 01/07/2025

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Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!

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IIn this episode, Dr. Bradley Block interviews Dr. Laura Suttin, who shares insights from her journey to becoming a life coach after experiencing transformative changes through coaching. She talks about empowering physicians to create fulfilling lives without guilt, the theme of her book "The Purposeful MD: Creating the Life You Love Without Guilt."

Dr. Suttin discusses overcoming self-imposed barriers, like unrealistic expectations, by identifying core values and setting intentional priorities. She redefines self-care as practices tailored to individual needs, such as mindful breathing or seeking support, rather than stereotypical notions like spa days. Addressing work-life balance, Dr. Suttin advocates for clarity on values and boundaries, emphasizing that physicians cannot serve others effectively without self-care. She challenges outdated paradigms of self-sacrifice, arguing that the well-being of physicians directly impacts patient outcomes.

BIO
Dr. Laura Suttin is a family physician, certified coach, consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. She completed her medical training at McGovern Medical School in Houston and her residency at Christus Spohn Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2016, she earned an MBA from the University of Dallas. Over a decade ago, she began working with a coach through an executive leadership program, which inspired her to become a coach herself due to its life-changing impact.

In 2021, she founded The Purposeful MD, with the mission of empowering physicians and medical professionals to create fulfilling lives without guilt. Dr. Suttin authored the book The Purposeful MD: Creating the Life You Love Without Guilt and hosts The Purposeful MD Podcast. Her work focuses on helping individuals align their lives with their values, manage guilt, and achieve meaningful goals through intentional living and coaching.

Website:

https://www.thepurposefulmd.com

Did you know…

You can also be a guest on our show? Please email me at brad@physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect or visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to learn more about the show!

Socials:

@physiciansguidetodoctoring on FB

@physicianguidetodoctoring on YouTube

@physiciansguide on Instagram and Twitter

Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow!

Disclaimer:

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Succeed in Medicine

Was your training enough to handle everything physician life demands? From lawsuits to leadership, career decisions to challenging conversations, balancing the personal with the professional — not enough was addressed in medical school, residency or fellowship. This show fills those gaps so you can live up to the expectations that come with the white coat — not just in the exam room, but in all the places your MD follows you. Your host, Dr. Bradley Block, a private practice ENT, is right there with you — navigating the same challenges and bringing in world-class guests to teach, as he puts it, “everything we should have been learning while we were memorizing Kreb’s cycle.” With nearly 500 episodes and close to half a million downloads, Brad has built a trusted space where physicians come for brass-tacks, immediately-applicable advice. You don’t need another certification. You need a podcast that covers personal finance, private practice, side-gigs, main-gigs, reacting to bad reviews, misinformation, social media, charting, parenting, communicating, negotiating, leading, managing, teaching, learning and what to do when someone yells, “Is there a doctor on board?”

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Succeed in Medicine

Was your training enough to handle everything physician life demands? From lawsuits to leadership, career decisions to challenging conversations, balancing the personal with the professional — not enough was addressed in medical school, residency or fellowship. This show fills those gaps so you can live up to the expectations that come with the white coat — not just in the exam room, but in all the places your MD follows you. Your host, Dr. Bradley Block, a private practice ENT, is right there with you — navigating the same challenges and bringing in world-class guests to teach, as he puts it, “everything we should have been learning while we were memorizing Kreb’s cycle.” With nearly 500 episodes and close to half a million downloads, Brad has built a trusted space where physicians come for brass-tacks, immediately-applicable advice. You don’t need another certification. You need a podcast that covers personal finance, private practice, side-gigs, main-gigs, reacting to bad reviews, misinformation, social media, charting, parenting, communicating, negotiating, leading, managing, teaching, learning and what to do when someone yells, “Is there a doctor on board?”

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!

—-----------------------------

IIn this episode, Dr. Bradley Block interviews Dr. Laura Suttin, who shares insights from her journey to becoming a life coach after experiencing transformative changes through coaching. She talks about empowering physicians to create fulfilling lives without guilt, the theme of her book "The Purposeful MD: Creating the Life You Love Without Guilt."

Dr. Suttin discusses overcoming self-imposed barriers, like unrealistic expectations, by identifying core values and setting intentional priorities. She redefines self-care as practices tailored to individual needs, such as mindful breathing or seeking support, rather than stereotypical notions like spa days. Addressing work-life balance, Dr. Suttin advocates for clarity on values and boundaries, emphasizing that physicians cannot serve others effectively without self-care. She challenges outdated paradigms of self-sacrifice, arguing that the well-being of physicians directly impacts patient outcomes.

BIO
Dr. Laura Suttin is a family physician, certified coach, consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. She completed her medical training at McGovern Medical School in Houston and her residency at Christus Spohn Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2016, she earned an MBA from the University of Dallas. Over a decade ago, she began working with a coach through an executive leadership program, which inspired her to become a coach herself due to its life-changing impact.

In 2021, she founded The Purposeful MD, with the mission of empowering physicians and medical professionals to create fulfilling lives without guilt. Dr. Suttin authored the book The Purposeful MD: Creating the Life You Love Without Guilt and hosts The Purposeful MD Podcast. Her work focuses on helping individuals align their lives with their values, manage guilt, and achieve meaningful goals through intentional living and coaching.

Website:

https://www.thepurposefulmd.com

Did you know…

You can also be a guest on our show? Please email me at brad@physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect or visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to learn more about the show!

Socials:

@physiciansguidetodoctoring on FB

@physicianguidetodoctoring on YouTube

@physiciansguide on Instagram and Twitter

Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow!

Disclaimer:

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Succeed in Medicine

Was your training enough to handle everything physician life demands? From lawsuits to leadership, career decisions to challenging conversations, balancing the personal with the professional — not enough was addressed in medical school, residency or fellowship. This show fills those gaps so you can live up to the expectations that come with the white coat — not just in the exam room, but in all the places your MD follows you. Your host, Dr. Bradley Block, a private practice ENT, is right there with you — navigating the same challenges and bringing in world-class guests to teach, as he puts it, “everything we should have been learning while we were memorizing Kreb’s cycle.” With nearly 500 episodes and close to half a million downloads, Brad has built a trusted space where physicians come for brass-tacks, immediately-applicable advice. You don’t need another certification. You need a podcast that covers personal finance, private practice, side-gigs, main-gigs, reacting to bad reviews, misinformation, social media, charting, parenting, communicating, negotiating, leading, managing, teaching, learning and what to do when someone yells, “Is there a doctor on board?”

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Succeed in Medicine

Was your training enough to handle everything physician life demands? From lawsuits to leadership, career decisions to challenging conversations, balancing the personal with the professional — not enough was addressed in medical school, residency or fellowship. This show fills those gaps so you can live up to the expectations that come with the white coat — not just in the exam room, but in all the places your MD follows you. Your host, Dr. Bradley Block, a private practice ENT, is right there with you — navigating the same challenges and bringing in world-class guests to teach, as he puts it, “everything we should have been learning while we were memorizing Kreb’s cycle.” With nearly 500 episodes and close to half a million downloads, Brad has built a trusted space where physicians come for brass-tacks, immediately-applicable advice. You don’t need another certification. You need a podcast that covers personal finance, private practice, side-gigs, main-gigs, reacting to bad reviews, misinformation, social media, charting, parenting, communicating, negotiating, leading, managing, teaching, learning and what to do when someone yells, “Is there a doctor on board?”

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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