The "Too Big" Belief Holding You Back
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
Release Date: 02/17/2026
The "Too Big" Belief Holding You Back
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
If you’ve lived life in a larger body, you know what it’s like when you just feel “too big”. You look at a group photo and instead of seeing a great memory, all you see is how much space you take up. You second-guess what you order at a catered lunch because you're sure someone's watching what the overweight doctor eats. And that shrinking doesn't stop at your body — it starts showing up in your opinions, your needs, and how you move through the world. In this episode, I dig into the "too big, too large" belief — where it actually comes from, how it quietly runs way more of...
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Thriving in 2026 Pt 3: Done Chasing Perfect
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
Welcome to Part 3 of our annual Thriving in the New Year interview series! Every January, I sit down with physician coaches to hear how they're thinking about the year ahead—and there's always something that shifts my perspective. I'm joined by Dr. Sonia Wright (pediatric radiologist and midlife sex coach), Dr. Sarah Smith (family physician and charting coach), and Dr. Lea Grace Famularcano (family medicine and obesity medicine physician, health coach). We got into why the "push, push, push" approach we learned in training doesn't work for reaching your personal goals, how small pivots...
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Thriving in 2026 Pt 2: Permission to Rest and Restart
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
Welcome to Part 2 of our annual Thriving in the New Year interview series! Every January, I sit down with physician coaches to hear how they’re approaching the year—and I always walk away with something that shifts my thinking. I’m joined by Dr. Maneesha Ahluwalia (life coach and former infectious disease physician), Dr. Nora Vasquez (internist and high-performance coach), and Dr. Ladan Davallow (pediatric endocrinologist and coach). We got into what to do when your January has already gone sideways, why physicians are so bad at celebrating wins, and the difference between living...
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Thriving in 2026 Pt 1: Reclaiming Fun and Wholeness
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
Welcome to the first episode of our annual Thriving in the New Year interview series! Every January, I sit down with physician coaches to hear how they're approaching the year ahead—and I always learn something that shifts my own thinking. This year is no different. I'm joined by three brilliant physician coaches: Dr. Jessie Mahoney (pediatrician and mindfulness coach), Dr. Allison Anderson (cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and relationship mentor), and Dr. Wendy Schofer (pediatrician specializing in eating disorder prevention). We got into words of the year, what it means to feel whole, why...
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Your Year-End Pep Talk (No Shame Allowed)
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
You've made it through another year. Maybe the holidays went well. Maybe you've eaten more cookies than planned and you're already dreading January. Either way, here's what I want you to know: Nothing is wrong with you. In this episode, I share my year-end love letter to you—a physician who's probably being too hard on herself. We'll talk about why your experience around food isn't a given (even with years of "evidence"), how to stop the internal tug-of-war with food, and why acknowledging your own needs matters more than any diet plan. This is for any woman physician ready to head into the...
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How to Stop Emotions From Hijacking Your Eating
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
In medical school, we learned to push feelings down, distance ourselves from them, and keep working no matter what. That is an essential skill as a doctor - we have to be able to keep a clear head in intensely emotional times. But it's also the reason why food feels so hard to control as doctors. In this episode, I'm breaking down: why emotions drive so much of our eating (even when it doesn't feel like "stress eating"), how to actually notice what you're feeling before you're elbow-deep in the chip bag, and simple techniques you can use between patients to process emotions without...
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“Am I Really Hungry?” A Guide for Physicians
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
You're standing in front of the break room donuts at 2pm wondering: Am I actually hungry? Or have I already eaten too much? Should I eat this? What if I'm eating when I'm not really hungry? If you've ever questioned whether you're "really" hungry, this episode is for you. Diet culture taught us to stop trusting ourselves. Eat less, less, less. And medical training taught us to ignore our bodies - skip meals, hold our bladders, function alert on no sleep. No wonder you're second-guessing every hunger signal. In this episode, I break down what physical hunger actually feels like versus other...
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Problem-Solve Your Way to Food Freedom
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
You keep doing the same thing with food over and over. And you can't figure out why. Here's what's happening: there are hidden obstacles between you and healthy eating. You just can't see them yet. Because we're not trained to look for obstacles - we just blame ourselves instead. And that's not fair. In this episode, I teach you how to spot the hidden obstacles that keep tripping you up with food. I'll show you why forcing yourself doesn't work and give you the exact questions to ask so you can problem-solve instead of self-blame. Perfect for you if you keep repeating the same eating...
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Start Right: The Sustainability Secret
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
You’ve started over so many times. Every Monday, every January 1st, promising yourself this time will be different. Then a few weeks later you’re right back where you started, eating takeout in your car after clinic, wondering what’s wrong with you. Here’s what nobody tells you: It’s not that you failed. It’s how you started. In this episode, I’m sharing exactly how I would start over with everything I know now. Six strategies that make the difference between white-knuckling it for a few weeks and actually creating change that lasts. This isn’t another “try...
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Why Smart Physicians Feel Stupid Around Food
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
You've delivered babies, managed codes, diagnosed complex cases. So why can't you figure out your eating? If you've ever thought "I'm a doctor, I should know better" while reaching for food you didn't plan to eat, this episode is for you. I break down exactly why food feels so much harder than everything else you've mastered - and why it has nothing to do with being stupid or lacking knowledge. You'll learn the five real reasons physicians struggle with food (none of them are what you think), why focusing on the food itself is like watching the magician's assistant instead of where the trick...
info_outlineIf you’ve lived life in a larger body, you know what it’s like when you just feel “too big”.
You look at a group photo and instead of seeing a great memory, all you see is how much space you take up. You second-guess what you order at a catered lunch because you're sure someone's watching what the overweight doctor eats. And that shrinking doesn't stop at your body — it starts showing up in your opinions, your needs, and how you move through the world.
In this episode, I dig into the "too big, too large" belief — where it actually comes from, how it quietly runs way more of your life than you realize, and why the place you make changes from matters just as much as the changes themselves.
This one's for you if you've ever tried to make yourself smaller in any way — physically or otherwise.