Recovering from Burnout & Perfectionism with Internist Dr. Kara Pepper

In this episode, Board Certified Internist  Dr. Kara Pepper and I discuss Recovering from Burnout & Perfectionism including answers to the following questions:

- How do women begin to assess who we are , what we like and what we want to do?

- How do we find our calling?

- Why do we allow ourselves to live with a certain level of discomfort?

- How do we identify, acknowledge & honor our needs?

- What is burnout?

- How do we deal with shaming from other people, especially other people who are in a similar situation (like fellow moms, colleagues, etc)?

- How do we deal with uncertainty?

- How do we release pressure and deal with expectations that come from our family members / elders?

- How do we deal with criticism from others?

- How do we approach / stop negative self-talk?

- How can we give ourselves permission to address our own needs?

- How can we identify what we want?

- How do we take the leap and pursue what we want, especially if it's a major change in plans?

- How do we know what we are feeling is not just a mid-life crisis?  Do other women feel this way?

Hear my choke up around 25:50 when I talk about how my kids view me....

- Where can we find confidence to make a change?

- How do we know what to do next?

- Is it alright if our path looks different than we planned?

- What really is self-care?

- How do we identify what type of self-care will restore us?

- How can we set work boundaries when so many of us are working from home?

- How does regular self care make us more efficient and productive?

- How do we set boundaries with tech - texts, emails, work obligations?

- How do we know we need a coach vs. therapist?

- What are some action steps perfectionists can take towards making peace with perfectionism?

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Dr. Kara Pepper is a practicing Primary Care Internist and Certified Life Coach in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Pepper rebuilt her life and career after burnout.  She now supports high achieving women love the life they worked so hard to create. She provides one-on-one and group coaching, leads retreats, and speaks on topics surrounding burnout, perfectionism, impostor syndrome, and wellness / career transition.

For more from Dr. Pepper check out:

www.karapeppermd.com
FB, IG, Twitter: @karapeppermd

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All my love & gratitude to:

my guest: Dr. Kara Pepper,

my inspiration: my patients,

my idea guy & confidence booster: Edward,

my intro crew: Izzy, Lance & Lucia,

my tech & equipment guy: Pop,

my music & sound guy: Mike VM,

my mascot: Jules, 

my creative director & cheerleader: Emily Newman VM,

my love, Michael.