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Many physicians feel stuck. But what if mid-career medicine didn’t mean burnout, boredom, or being boxed in?Better Physician Life, hosted by Dr. Michael Hersh, is the podcast that helps doctors reclaim clarity, joy, and purpose in their careers—without quitting medicine. Through honest solo episodes and transformative guest interviews, Dr. Hersh explores what it really means to design a life in medicine on your own terms.This is where mindset meets reinvention—and where stuck doctors find the tools to get unstuck.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMany physicians feel stuck. But what if mid-career medicine didn’t mean burnout, boredom, or being boxed in? Better Physician Life, hosted by Dr. Michael Hersh, is the podcast that helps doctors reclaim clarity, joy, and purpose in their careers, without quitting medicine. Through honest solo episodes and transformative guest interviews, Dr.
Recent episodes include "The Automatic Yes: The Hidden Habit Behind Physician Burnout | Ep64" (19 October 2026, 18 minutes), "What Physicians Don't See at Home: What Your Spouse Wishes You Knew with Kendra Harvey | Ep63" (12 October 2026, 34 minutes), and "You Can't Compare Your Career To One You've Never Lived: Why So Many Physicians Resist Coaching | Ep62" (5 October 2026, 20 minutes).
Better Physician Life: How to Get Unstuck in Your Medical Career publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 64 episodes.
Booking probability for Better Physician Life: How to Get Unstuck in Your Medical Career is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Better Physician Life: How to Get Unstuck in Your Medical Career requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Better Physician Life: How to Get Unstuck in Your Medical Career's contact route on record: verified email.
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Better Physician Life: How to Get Unstuck in Your Medical Career is a health show with 64 episodes published.
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Episode #64
You told yourself this month would be different. You would leave on time. You would get home before everyone else had already eaten. Then the MA called in sick, a patient needed to be squeezed in, and one more question...
Episode #63
We talk a lot about what medicine costs physicians: burnout, call, inbox volume, and the constant interruptions. We spend far less time talking about what the career asks of the people who live on the other side of the...
Episode #62
What if the skepticism that protects you in medicine is the same force quietly limiting your options outside of it? In this solo episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh takes listeners inside his own...
Episode #61
What if one of the biggest sources of physician stress isn't a lack of control but a misunderstanding of where control actually exists? In this insightful solo episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh...
Episode #60
Why do physicians remember one complication more vividly than thousands of successful cases? In this deeply reflective solo episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh examines the hidden emotional burden...
Episode #59
Why do the skills that make physicians exceptional in the exam room sometimes make relationships at home more difficult? In this thought-provoking solo episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh examines one of...
Episode #58
What happens when the career you once believed would last forever no longer feels like the right fit? In this insightful solo episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh unpacks the emotional and psychological...
Episode #57
What happens when medicine quietly becomes the place where you give your best self, leaving your family, relationships, and personal life with whatever energy remains? In this solo episode of the Better Physician Life...
Episode #56
What happens after we understand trust, uncertainty, and depletion? How do we actually put those ideas into practice when life becomes unpredictable, stressful, and painful? In this final part of their four-part series...
Episode #53
Why do talented teams sometimes struggle despite having highly skilled members? In this episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh welcomes back Dr. Kemia Sarraf, founder of Lodestar Consulting and Executive...
Episode #52
What happens when a practicing physician suddenly finds themselves on the other side of the chart? In this powerful episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh sits down with Dr. Peter Crane, a rural family...
Episode #51
What if physicians don’t actually want to leave medicine but just want more control over how they practice it? In this episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh is joined by Dr. Leo Damasco and Phoebe...
Episode #50
What if the setback you’re experiencing is not failure, but incomplete information? In this episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh reflects on Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and the famous story of...
Episode #48
What if the real issue isn’t burnout in the dramatic sense, but quietly realizing you’re continuing more out of familiarity than desire? In this episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh discusses Annie Duke’s...
Episode #47
What if the financial plan you’ve been working toward is already working, but your life hasn’t caught up? In this episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh explores a powerful idea from Die With Zero by Bill...
Episode #46
What happens when you’ve mastered medicine, but something still feels incomplete? In this solo episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh reflects on a powerful idea from From Strength to Strength by Arthur C...
Episode #45
<p>You finished clinic, the inbox is mostly clear, but those six charts are still open. You know they’ll only take 15 minutes, yet you keep putting them off. Sound familiar?</p> <p>In this solo episode of the Better...
Episode #44
<p>What if the real reason negotiation feels heavy for physicians isn’t the topic itself, but that we were never trained for it, and we’ve been taught to villainize instead of understand?</p> <p>In this episode of...
Episode #43
<p>What if the real issue isn’t hating medicine, but that medicine never really leaves you at the end of the day?</p> <p>In this episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh reframes physician burnout not as...
Episode #42
<p>What if caring deeply didn’t mean carrying everything?</p> <p>In this episode of Better Physician Life, Dr. Michael Hersh gives physicians permission to care less, not about clinical excellence or patient outcomes...
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