It's Not Just You with Dr. Kara Pepper

It's Not Just You with Dr. Kara Pepper

Hosted by: Dr. Kara Pepper

As a physician, coach, and friend, people share their most intimate experiences with me. As they struggle through hardship, the deep fear, shame, disappointment, and uncertainty creates a fog of isolation. When they...

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2.1: Dr. Kara Pepper - Telemedicine

This season on the "It's Not Just You" podcast, we hear from physicians across the country who are redesigning healthcare, creating sustainable careers, and rekindling their love of medicine.  In this episode, we...
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26. Workplace Bullying with Dr. Adam Harrison

    "I think that's why it slapped me in the face. If this can happen to me, what the hell are my female, IMG, gay, and disabled colleagues going through?" Dr Adam Harrison is a Family Physician (he achieved his MD in...
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25. Disenchanted Parenting with Dr. Kathleen Young

"They don't always like their kids. They love them, but they don't always like them, and that turns into guilt and shame. When you have guilt and shame like that, your behavior doesn't reflect your best self."   Dr...
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24. Violent/COVID loss

"I've been blessed to be at so many people's deathbeds. I just run toward death. I really enjoy those sacred moments with patients and their families, and I felt very sad I could not be there for him."Dr. Red Hoffman...
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23. Rebel with Dr. Kristin Yates

When Dr. Kristin Yates, an OBGYN, started listening to her intuition, a skill that was definitely not taught in medical school, she began to rebel against the life she had worked so hard to create.  A pivotal question...
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22. Earthquake with Dr. Christine Gibson

Dr. Christine Gibson's identity and career was forever changed as a survivor of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Who do you become when being a physician is not enough?  In addition to being a family medicine physician,...
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21. Post-Partum Depression with Dr. Amna Shabbir

"We have to stop giving advice to young moms.  It shouldn't be *Do this.* It should be *How are you?* A true *How are you?* and *How can I support you?*   Dr. Amna Shabbir shares her coming out story - disclosing her...
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20. Post-Partum OCD with Dr. Brittany Busse

"To the point of obsessively counting everything. And the fear that accompanied that was really difficult for me to cope with. Everything just felt out of control."Dr. Brittany Busse describes her experience as a...
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19. Early Career Wellness with Dr. Tonya Caylor

What lights your soul on fire or breaks your heart?  For Dr. Tonya Caylor, a family medicine physician in Alaska, witnessing the suffering of early career physicians was the heartbreak that brought purpose to this...
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18. Whiteness in Wellness with Dr. Jill Wener

This week, Dr. Jill Wener and I discuss her transition from practicing physician to meditation teacher, tapping practitioner, and anti-racism work.  She describes the ugly underbelly of wellness industry - its...
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17. Identity with Dr. Rachel Miller

If you remove the labels of what you do for a living and who you are relationally to other people, how would you introduce yourself?  Who are you outside of what you do and who you care for?  This week, Dr. Rachel...
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16. Difficult Conversations with Dr. Jeffrey Cohn

We are taught how to have difficult conversations in our training.  Often, the toll of these conversations can be depleting and we create distance with our patients as a means of self protection.  This week, Dr. Jeff...
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