The modern healthcare system leaves doctors living out of balance, spending more time on the computer than taking care of patients, and struggling to turn off their busy minds and be present when home with loved ones. Long hours, endless bureaucracy, and profits prioritized over patient and clinician well-being strip autonomy from the healthcare workforce and induce the paralyzing anguish of self-doubt and burnout. Quitting medicine feels like the only option-how else can you reclaim the happiness and career satisfaction you find is held hostage by a broken healthcare system?
Dr. Gazelle provides physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers with a real pathway toward enjoying the careers they've worked so hard for in spite of the dysfunction around them-and it starts with managing their most important instrument (the mind). Drawing on her experience coaching hundreds of physicians and the latest in neuroscience research, Dr. Gazelle equips readers to step out of the spiraling thoughts and emotions of burnout and into a place of autonomy and calm. Clear and down to earth, Mindful MD gives readers the tools they need to enjoy the careers they've earned and break free from burnout.
Advance praise for Mindful MD
"Dr. Gazelle provides an antidote for the pain physicians feel today. Dr. Gazelle explains how mindfulness provides significant relief and how connectivity with colleagues adds joy. Reading this book is the first step."
-Robert Pearl, MD, former CEO, Kaiser Permanente, and author of Uncaring
"There is an epidemic of physician burnout. Dr. Gazelle's book gives us a thoughtful and supportive path not only toward healing but also wellbeing."
-James R. Doty, MD, NYT bestselling author of Into the Magic Shop
"Physician burnout is of concern to all of us. Dr. Gazelle weaves together real-life stories of physicians and reveals mindfulness's power to help them thrive."
-Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance
"In Mindful MD, Dr. Gail Gazelle provides practical tools to combat burnout. This is essential reading for struggling physicians."
-Sandeep Jauhar, MD, NYT bestselling author of Doctored
