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Podcast: The Podcast by KevinMD
Episode: When your dream job becomes a nightmare
Description: Pediatrician Sarah Webber discusses her article, "Why it's so hard to admit when we don't like our jobs." The conversation is a vulnerable look into her personal experience with burnout just nine months into what she thought was her dream job as a pediatric hospitalist. Sarah shares her journey of feeling drained and unhappy, and her initial attempts to "fix" things with more mindfulness, gratitude, and journaling, only to find the dread remained. She explores the profound identity crisis she faced, where her self-worth was completely woven into her professional identity, making the thought of not wanting to be...