Create Meaning In Medicine
Create Meaning In Medicine
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Create Meaning In Medicine

Create Meaning In Medicine

Join your hosts, Dr. Joanne Sotelo, and Dr. Erin Hurley, as we uncover the critical next steps to elevate every aspect of your life. From well-being and relationships to financial mastery and legacy planning, we've got you covered.

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194. Your Body Is Always Communicating, Are You Listening? with Brooke Erickson
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Aug. 18, 2026

194. Your Body Is Always Communicating, Are You Listening? with Brooke Erickson

Many high-functioning women appear to be doing everything right, eating well, exercising, staying productive, and showing up for everyone around them, yet still feel exhausted, disconnected, or unwell. In this conversation, Drs. Erin Hurley and Joanne Sotelo speak with Brooke Erickson, a functional nutritionist, about the foundational pillars that are often overlooked, which are circadian rhythm alignment, nervous system regulation, sleep, energy management, and authentic living. Together, they
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193. Emotional Hangover: The Hidden Cost of Difficult Patient Encounters with Dr. Joanne Sotelo
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Aug. 11, 2026

193. Emotional Hangover: The Hidden Cost of Difficult Patient Encounters with Dr. Joanne Sotelo

Some patient encounters end when the visit is over, but their emotional impact often doesn't. This episode explores the hidden emotional weight physicians carry and why it often goes unrecognized. Through discussions around medicine, caregiving, and emotional well-being, the episode examines why women physicians may be especially vulnerable to carrying this emotional load into their personal lives, how unresolved stress can affect mood, sleep, relationships, and connection, and why self-compass
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192. We Stopped Singing, Dancing, and Playing. Dr. Swan Dao on Remembering What We've Forgotten
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Aug. 4, 2026

192. We Stopped Singing, Dancing, and Playing. Dr. Swan Dao on Remembering What We've Forgotten

Most of us stopped singing somewhere around the time we were told we weren't good at it. We stopped dancing when it became a performance. We stopped playing when we learned to be serious. And in that process, we lost access to what Dr. Dao calls our most fundamental human languages, the ones that live beyond words, beyond analysis, beyond diagnosis. Dr. Dao has spent his career helping people find their way back to those languages, through the body, the voice, and the imagination. In this episo
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About the Hosts

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Dr. Joanne Sotelo

MD, Psychiatrist

Dr. Joanne Sotelo is a Psychiatrist and a Mental and Emotional Well-being Coach dedicated to empowering women in medicine. Her mission focuses on helping them overcome feelings of overwhelm and take clear, actionable steps towards achieving their dreams. By providing coaching, guidance and support, she aims to facilitate harmony, prevent burnout, and foster a fulfilling, joyful, and harmonized life.

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Dr. Erin Hurley

Pediatrician & Certified High Performance Coach

Dr. Erin Hurley empowers physicians and busy professionals to achieve peak performance, reduce stress, and reclaim time. Her evidence-based approach prioritizes both your well-being and productivity allowing you to flourish in your career, achieve peak performance, and maintain high-quality work – all without sacrificing your well-being.