The peri/menopausal journey is defined by many layers of changes and challenges. Navigating this journey can be difficult for most women. This often comes at a time when there are other competing major life events such as a job/career change, illness or death of a family member, adult children precipitating an empty nest, and many more.
I had the recent privilege of talking with Jillian Rigert, DMD MD ACC about navigating career and health transitions as a guest on her podcast “Permission to Pivot.” It was a humbling interview with a gracious host. I sincerely hope you enjoy our discussion. Yes, it’s 50 minutes, but all you need to do is go get a nice cup of tea, coffee or ice water, put your feet up, and take a well-deserved break!
To tease your interest, we discussed—
🌈☀️ Everything everywhere all at once
🌈☀️ Pre/peri/post-pivot process
🌈☀️ Tornado of moral injury, not burnout
🌈☀️ Return of creativity
🌈☀️ Moral injury defined
🌈☀️ Erosion of patient confidence in systems
🌈☀️ Stepping away and pressing the pause button
🌈☀️ Adding value in a different way
🌈☀️ Staying connected to others
🌈☀️ Redefine what “busy” means
🌈☀️ Reclaim values
🌈☀️ Pausing to realign
🌈☀️ Navigating a cancer diagnosis
🌈☀️ 4 things not to say to someone with cancer
🌈☀️ Tap into inner creativity
🌈☀️ Take time intentionally
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Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD is an internal medicine physician who provides telemedicine medical consultation and advocacy support for patients in WA state. Find out more at myMDadvocate.
Her new book, The Menopause Menu, is an all-in-one giftbook, medical guide and recipe book for navigating menopause.