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Fostering Positive Self-worth &

Sustainable Well-being with

Physicians, Teens, & LGBTQ+

Podcasts

Podcasts & Interviews

Together, Dr. Laura Suttin and I explore the emotional weight of medical training, the myth of resilience, and how expressive writing can reconnect us to our own truth.

Dr. Sarah Smith and Tracey discuss how doing things differently to protect personal well-being sometimes feels isolating, but it’s a vital part of creating a sustainable career.

We delve into the details of how Tracey dealt began "leaning out" way back in medical school, the difficult separation from her full-time radiology practice, and what it looks like to do expressive writing. 

Physicians on Purpose podcast: Dr. Dike Drummond and I frankly call out the forms of psychological manipulation that permeate so much of medical education and healthcare workplaces through power dynamics, moral injury, and psychopaths. 

It's Not Just You podcast with Dr. Kara Pepper: "That day I was a person. A human being. In pain. If anyone- ANYONE- had shown me compassion, it would have made me a better doctor."

KevinMD podcast: “Did you choose your career because you loved it or because you couldn’t love yourself if you didn’t?" 

"Did you choose medicine because you loved it or because you couldn’t love yourself
if you didn’t?" 

Doctor Me First podcast: Raw conversation with Dr. Errin Weismann. This episode is seriously a masterclass on how to approach finding balance and
love for yourself and your work! 

Create an Unstoppable Life podcast: Raw conversation with Dr. Dena George. This episode is an offering for you to give language to any deep wounds. We share our stories and do some processing in real time.

KevinMD podcast: “We can’t escape shame. But don’t despair, dear reader, because shame resilience can be cultivated." 

KevinMD podcast: "...not everyone who needs help living through this crisis (or pre-coronavirus life) is mentally ill or needs a diagnosis in order to qualify for guidance and support."

Let Pleasure Be the Measure podcast with Pasha Marlowe, Therapeutic Comedy/Pleasure/ADHD Coach, Marriage and Family Therapist, & podcaster; learning from LGBTQ+ youth; how judging others ("othering") limits the richness of a full life experience. 

As medical professionals we are burdened with an incredible number of expectations, which can often make us feel like we’re not good enough or that we don’t belong. 

HealthBite podcast with Dr. Adrienne Youdim, author of Hungry for More; we talk about how both tender and fierce self-compassion can change your life.

DoctorMeFirst podcast with Dr. Errin Weisman; we talk about life in radiology, leaving our traditional jobs, coaching and rediscovering enchantment.

Physician Wellness Lounge podcast with Dr. Yashoda Bhaskar; what happens when you leave a career in medicine?

Informal chat with incomparable SiriChand Khalsa, MD about our early forays into traditional medical practicesand when we "knew that something just wasn't right" about the careers we chose.

Right Brain Rounds podcast with Dr. Corinna Muller; addressing the common misconception that physicians have to become stoic in order to survive the stressors.

In Episode 29 of Be Well, Practice Well, host Michael McGee, MD, welcomes guests Pringl Miller, MD, FACS, and Tracey O’Connell, MD, of Physician Just Equity (PJE) to discuss the state of peer review in medicine.

In Episode 30 of Be Well, Practice Well, part 2 of our series, we home in on the personal trauma of sham peer review and how to protect yourself as a practicing clinician.

*MERIT Digital Health media award for fall 2025*

Life designer and ICF-certified life coach, Katie Umbdenstock, and I talk about about emotions vs. moods, with tools/strategies to free ourselves from our own heavy feelings, so we can move forward. For good.

Author, Elizabeth Trinkaus, invited me to her podcast to talk about how my two+ decades as a radiologist was a path that was not in alignment with my deepest, most authentic self.

In this episode, Kevin Pho and I delve into the unsettling experience of facing a mandatory performance review, the strain it places on trust among colleagues, and the emotional turmoil it can cause. 

The Doctorpreneur Podcast with Shaun McKee, MD- Shaun and Tracey, both radiologists, discuss staying true to the self beyond the confines of medical culture.

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern engages in a candid conversation with Tracey O'Connell MD as they unravel the complexities of gaslighting within the healthcare industry.

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