113: Creativity: The Rx For Burnout // Dr. Hisla Bates

We cheer for our healthcare heros. But do we actually understand what they’re going through?

 

Today’s guest, Dr. Hisla Bates, does. An Ivy-league trained, board certified psychiatrist, who also happened to have a career as a fashion designer, Dr. Bates coaches women physicians who are experiencing burnout.

 

Even if you’re not a healthcare professional, you probably understand the toll it can take when you wear busyness as a badge of honor. Dr. Bates brings a firsthand account of the fast-paced lifestyle we’re convinced we need and why normalizing stress is dangerous.

 

In this episode we cover:

• Why female physicians are at the highest risk for burnout,
• The health scare Dr. Bates faced in her 30s and how that changed her life perspective,
• How to create conditions for creativity,
• Making the distinction between your personal interests and your professional calling, and
• Why “just one more thing” leads to burnout.

 

This episode is dedicated to those of us who think we can (and should) do it all—as parents, partners, managers, and visionaries.