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Hosted by Dr. Santina Wheat · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 43 episodes
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This podcast talks about the challenges of Burnout, Balance, and the Burdens Healthcare Faculty Rarely Name and feel that they struggle through alone. This is for the educators and leaders in medicine who hold everyone up — and deserve to be held, too.
Dr. Santina Wheat hosts The Hidden Load: For the educators and leaders in medicine who hold everyone up., a society show with 43 episodes published.
When a healthcare system demands absolute perfection but offers zero grace when you are hurting, clinicians experience something far deeper than simple burnout. They experience moral injury . In this episode of The Hidde
We often treat modern physician burnout as a time-management flaw, a scheduling hurdle, or a lack of personal stamina. But what if your exhaustion isn't a logistical issue, but a pure physiological tax? In this solo epis
July is the most exhilarating, volatile, and fragile month in the medical calendar. Across every inpatient floor and ambulatory clinic, the badges are brand new, the short white coats are stiff, and everyone—from M3 medi
We frequently evaluate burnout as a simple time-management issue, a scheduling hurdle, or an administrative failure. But we rarely step back to analyze our daily exhaustion through the lens of nervous system regulation.
In medicine, we are trained to avoid the word "no" at all costs. We view a rejection—whether it’s a denied grant, an unaccepted manuscript, or a rejected budget proposal—as a public indictment of our professional compete
When you first clip on your ID badge, it feels like a suit of armor—proof that you belong in the room and have all the answers. But as you move into healthcare leadership or medical education, that armor can become a bar
While the "hidden load" is often discussed within hospital walls, the weight of private practice brings a unique set of challenges. In this episode, Dr. Santina Wheat sits down with Dr. Maria Sokolina , founder of Harmon
In medicine, we are trained to be the witness—to hold the stories of our patients' pain and trauma. But what happens when that weight becomes too heavy to carry? In this episode, Dr. Santina Wheat sits down with Dr. Caro
If you’ve spent the last two decades being the "best," you likely carry a hidden load that doesn't show up on a productivity report: the Self-Compassion Tax . In this episode, Dr. Santina Wheat explores the high-frequenc
In medicine, we often equate competence with the ability to "handle it all." But after three decades in the House of Medicine, Dr. Stephen Cohen has realized that the heaviest load we carry isn't the clinical census—it’s
In medicine, we are trained to prioritize the mission over our own maintenance. We often dismiss brain fog, fatigue, and afternoon energy crashes as the inevitable price of leadership. But what if your burnout isn't a la
In this solo episode, Dr. Santina Wheat tackles one of the heaviest "hidden loads" in medicine: the belief that institutional loyalty is the ultimate professional virtue. We move beyond the "powering through" mindset to
In this powerful episode of The Hidden Load, Dr. Santina Wheat welcomes Kim Downey , a fierce advocate for physician wellness . Following a personal journey through cancer and the tragic loss of her own radiologist to su
What happens when the "expert identity" that makes you a brilliant physician becomes a heavy burden at home? In this episode of The Hidden Load, Dr. Santina Wheat sits down with pediatrician and parent coach Dr. Juhi Rai
Are you calibrating your worth to numbers that were never designed to capture your full contribution? In this episode, Dr. Santina Wheat explores the "Hidden Load" of the modern employment model in medicine. We dive into
n this episode of The Hidden Load, Dr. Santina Wheat tackles a deeply uncomfortable reality in medical culture: the pressure to shrink . We’ve been trained to view "quiet excellence" as the pinnacle of professionalism, b
We often talk about toxic leadership or absent leadership, but we rarely discuss the heavy, silent burden carried by the "Good Leader." This is the educator, program director, or department head who cares deeply, shows u
In the house of medicine, we are trained to be experts. We master complex physiology and high-stakes procedures, but many of us were never taught how to master the "sideways" feedback—the cutting remarks or the resident
Have you ever heard a student described as "too smart" for primary care? Or heard an admission dismissed as "soft"? In medicine, we often brush these off as locker room talk—but these moments are part of a phenomenon cal
In the house of medicine, we often equate "professionalism" with the ability to ignore our own physical needs. We are trained to power through 24-hour calls, skipped meals, and chronic stress, treating our bodies like ma
Dr. Carolyn Roy-Bornstein
pediatrician, writer-in-residence at Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, author of A Prescription for Burnout
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Carolyn Roy-Bornstein
pediatrician
1 appearance on this show
Santina Wheat
Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital · McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital
6 appearances on this show
Dr. Stephen Cohen
doctor of acupuncture and chinese medicine · AXIOM Holistic
1 appearance on this show
Kim Heintz
functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner
1 appearance on this show
Kim Downey
Get a Little Feng Shui · Stand Up (for) Doctors!
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Krystal Sodaitis
board-certified pediatrician turned health plan executive, life coach, TEDx speaker
1 appearance on this show
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