My Life Looks the Same and Completely Different -- The Impact of Physician Coaching | Michael Hersh, MD

Episode 031 | Michael Hersh, MD is a practicing gastroenterologist, coach, and founder of Better Physician Life. When he became an attending in 2009, he hit the ground running. Like many of us, he was excited to build his practice and engage with patients. He joined a small multispecialty group and took on as many leadership opportunities as he could find. If there was a committee that needed a young, eager physician, he was the guy. His position in the group blossomed, and he became a well-respected physician in his community.Everything changed in 2014, as he tells it, with the birth of his daughter.  He went from having all of the time he needed for everything he wanted to do, to realizing that every patient and committee meant trading valuable family time for his career.  He slowly backed away from the leadership roles, but the extra time quickly became filled with patient care.  The more he tried to slow down, the faster everything seemed to move and the less control he had over his day.  His family grew even more with the birth of his son in 2017.  He stepped away from other activities outside of the home, but was never quite able to untangle himself from the complexities of patient care.Like so many other physicians, he had fallen prey to a mutual fund company and needed to figure out his finances immediately.  In his journey to learn as much as possible about that, he found the solution to his problem: The financial independence community.  He devoured all of the information he could find and pursued financial independence like it was his only job.   He knew that if he could achieve that, he would finally get to live the life he wanted.  He could finally carve time out of his day to be with his family.  But once he got on the path, nothing changed.  He was still working just as hard as before. Scrolling social media one day, he came across physician coaching and looked into it with a healthy dose of skepticisim. He soon typed out the words that would change everything: Something needs to change, but I don’t know where to start.  When he saw those words in front of him, his decision became clear.  He took a huge leap of faith and invested in himself.He continues to practice as a gastroenterologist and also runs his own physician coaching business, Better Physician Life. Tune in to hear more of his transformational story!This episode was recorded in May 2024.Connect with and learn more about Dr. Hersh👨‍⚕️ Better Physician Life (Physician Coaching)👥 Dr. Hersh on LinkedIn🩺 Dr. Hersh at Endeavor Health More from Dr. LewellisNeed a dermatologist? Text or call me at 715-391-9774 or email me at [email protected] if you'd like to have a no obligation discovery call. I can do in office and virtual care in WI and virtual care in MN, IL, NE, AL, and CO.Have an idea for a guest or want to be on the show yourself? Send me a text or email, and we'll see if it's a good fit.🩺 Above & Beyond Dermatology👨‍⚕️ Subscribe to my newsletter and get a free gift!🔗 Biolinky: All the links in once place👥 LinkedIn📷 Instagram🎬 YouTube🎶 TikTok🐦 Twitter/X🧠 Change Your Mind, Change Your Life🥼 SoMeDocs (Doctors on Social Media)🎙️ The Direct Care Derm Podcast🐕 Pippa!

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