Physician Assistant Burnout: Tips, Tools, and Interviews with PA and Life Coach Hope Cook

Are you a PA struggling with burnout, career overwhelm, or just life in general? Do you love your ca

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#147: Perfectionism can drain your battery quickly, leaving you depleted and miserable. Can you allow yourself to be a B- instead of A+? Plus, how to identify energy drains and energy chargers.

2023/5/10

For years I held myself to such high standards I made myself miserable. I walked around on Empty. B

#146: How to deal with ANGER at your job, boss, coworkers or family and how to look underneath the anger for the hidden message.

2023/5/3

Y'all know I share too much sometimes, including arguments with my husband, yelling at my kids,

#145: How to handle career disappointments and how to make decisions with your eyes wide open.

2023/4/26

In this episode I share a vulnerable truth about not getting to do the Mastercoach program I applied

#144: How do you know when to quit vs when to stay? This huge career decision is broken down into bite size chunks of wisdom from a world-champion poker player

2023/4/19

I was so blown away by Annie Duke, cognitive psychologist and world champion poker player. Her ideas

#143: What should your next career move be? How to use distance to get a wide-lens view of the situation even if you can't escape to Italy

2023/4/14

After 20 years of marriage, we thought it was time to celebrate with a childless trip to Italy! List

#142: Should you quit your job, keep going, or pivot? How to use your body as a tool to know the right decision for you.

2023/1/25

This is the last episode of Season 3, so click the subscribe button so you'll receive new episodes w

#141: Fear: is it scaring the crap out of you? When to listen to fear and when to act anyway. How to discern intuition vs. fear, and what fear might be telling you

2023/1/18

Were you scared of things as a kid?  We all were.  Are you still scared of things?  A

#140: What I've learned about life after getting my first dog, including this gem: It's much better to let our messes sit for a few days before we try to clean them up.

2023/1/11

Yes.  I, the staunch non-dog person, now has a shelter dog I adore.  And wow, what a great

#139: What to do when you're stuck in that awful middle place of life, miserable but not sure whether to leave, stay, or go? How falling off a log into frigid water helped me get unstuck

2023/1/4

When you're frozen in uncertainty, the good news is that the situation won't stay the same whether y

Brief pause for holidays

2022/12/21

Teaser news!

#138: Is perfectionism interfering with your happiness? Is it keeping you from taking action? What to do when you hear that voice telling you you're not good enough

2022/12/14

Have you proudly proclaimed you're a perfectionist?  I used to think it was a good thing to try

#137: Finding yourself-have you ever looked at your life and wondered "Who am I? What am I doing?!" or felt lost, stuck, or burned out? How to rediscover who you are and what you want!

2022/12/7

Reading the intro to the book, Reviving Ophelia, I had so many ah-has about how we as moms lose deca

#136: Who's got the end-of-the-year blues? Feeling sad about how the year is wrapping up, or maybe you just feeling sorry for yourself? How to turn that pity party around in 8 steps!

2022/11/30

I describe how we think, feel, and act when we're in the throes of a slump, a pity party.  Then

#135: How compartmentalizing your life into "air tight pods" will help you be more present and cease all the worry and anxiety about the future.

2022/11/23

As we drove the 4 hours to my hometown, I jotted down stories from my life, my clients' lives, and m

#134: "I can't keep doing this!": why 99% of my clients reach out. I've been there and I can help you either a) keep doing "this" but on your terms or b) stop doing "this"

2022/11/16

I'll share how I often fight against "what is" (ie, reality) and how this causes more suffering than

#133: What to do if you're not ready to take a giant leap into the unknown: For those who don't necessarily want to quit their jobs, they just wish things were different and better.

2022/11/9

My life coaching mentor, Martha Beck, has used the metaphor of swinging from a rope swing to help cl

#132: 6 steps to do when you're out of gas, you've hit a wall or when Poo hits the fan. When you've given up hope that you'll ever find your way again, come back to this episode.

2022/11/2

I sometimes coach clients who've mustered the courage to do something big--quit their jobs, start da

#131: Afraid to admit you need to make major career changes? Waiting on permission but deep down you already suspect the answer? A coaching DIY episode guaranteed to give you clarity!

2022/10/26

For at least two years I read every self-help book I could get my hands on.  I saw three differ

#130: Your career journey from stuck to "arrived," step-by-step with tips for each phase. Roadblocks, detours, dead batteries, and hills are all part of your career journey, learn how to tackle them!

2022/10/19

I bought a new car yesterday, but the journey started months ago with a totaled vehicle.  I use

#129: Should I quit my job? Listen to this episode if you've been asking yourself this question or any "should I..."- type questions. These are the tips I wish someone had shared with me 8 yrs ago

2022/10/12

Do you find yourself wondering if you should do x, y, or z?  Do you wish someone would just tel