Improve Your Mental Health and Bring Soul to Your Healthcare Role with Dr. Joe Sherman
Is there a disconnect between what you do and the results you want to get? Do you feel like you’re not making the difference you want in the world?
My guest Dr. Joe Sherman has always enjoyed helping out and getting to know other people beyond superficial levels. They were the seeds that put him on the road to becoming a pediatrician.
At some point, though, he realized he was burned out and teetering between who he felt he truly was and the career label he chose. It brought him to the edge of a defining moment.
In this episode of the Words of Love podcast, you’ll learn about Dr. Sherman’s journey advocating greater healthcare access for underserved families and communities, his mental health struggles, and how he discovered what his soul yearned to be. We’ll also discuss the mental health stigma among medical practitioners and why it’s such an important conversation for more of us to have.
4:56 - Why Dr. Sherman decided to get into the healthcare profession and become a pediatrician and advocate
9:25 - The ongoing tension with healthcare delivery in the U.S. and how what drove me away from pediatrics drove Dr. Sherman toward it
19:09 - How an experience in Bolivia ignited a desire to connect with people on a deeper level and broader healthcare perspective
31:09 - The moment Dr. Sherman realized he was wrestling with his identity as a doctor versus as a person working as a doctor
34:23 - Taking the opportunity to tear down some of the mental healthcare stigma for physicians
43:03 - How Dr. Sherman helps individuals, medical teams, and organizations struggling or at a crossroads
Connect with Dr. Joe Sherman
Joe Sherman, M.D. is a pediatrician, coach and consultant to physicians and healthcare organizations in the areas of provider well-being, leadership, and career discernment. His services include individual coaching, medical team support, physician retreats and workshops. He is a trained facilitator with the Center for Courage & Renewal and a Master Certified Physician Development Coach with the Physician Coaching Institute.
Joe Sherman, MD Coaching and Consulting | LinkedIn
Mentioned in Improve Your Mental Health and Bring Soul to Your Healthcare Role with Dr. Joe Sherman
The Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
“Doctors Aren’t Burned Out From Overwork. We’re Demoralized by Our Health System.” | New York Times
“Let’s Beat Physician and Caregiver Burnout” | Dr. Dwayne Jenkins | Oxford Talks
