After I turned in my resignation, things got weird. Worse. And Petty.

People I had worked with for years stopped talking to me.

People came to my office to ask for my books, lamps, and decorations.

It felt like I was attending my own professional funeral while still showing up to work every day.

One colleague finally said it out loud: You get to leave. We have to stay and protect ourselves.

I got it. She was right.

Our Chair had a retention strategy and we all knew it: if she wanted you to stay, she’d call your next job and give a terrible review to block your ability to move.

It didn’t work for me because I maintained a large network of people outside of my home institution. I simply explained this to my new Chair and she totally got it. I didn’t even need a single letter of recommendation.

They weren't abandoning me. They were surviving inside a system that punishes people for being associated with someone on the way out.

If you've already turned in your notice — or you're about to — this week's episode is for you.

Here’s what’s inside:

• Why your Chair's loyalty shifts the second you submit notice — and exactly which benefits, bonuses, and travel funds to lock in before you sign anything
• 10 Survival Sprints to run during your 90-day notice period so you arrive at your new job energized
• How to handle colleagues who ice you out
• The letter you need to write yourself today before the environment starts messing with your head

The 90 days after notice are temporary. The clock is running and it is on your side.

Reply and tell me everything! Christina

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Big mistake. HUGE mistake. Let me share it with you so you never make it:

I told my chair I was exploring other job options. My intent was to be transparent and respectful.

I didn’t realize she would use it against me.

Once she knew I was looking to leave, she created a new departmental policy that required 120 leave notice. She buried it inside my annual review and pressured me to sign.

No announcement, no email notification, no discussion at faculty meeting announcing a new policy change.

Just, “sign here ASAP or you’ll lose your bonus.”

When I resigned, I was told: You can’t leave. You owe 120 days. You signed the document. And PS– Your PTO is frozen. CME is frozen. Return the laptop. The books. The atlases. Everything you purchased over the last 8 years.

That was the last time I ever put my Chair above my own needs.

This week's episode is the guide I wish I'd had. Everything you need to do before you tell a single soul you're leaving.

Inside:

• The moves you need to make to protect your money, your PTO, and your options before your Chair has any idea you're interviewing
• Why you don’t need your Chair’s letter of recommendation— and exactly who to ask instead
• What actually happens the moment you submit notice (and how to not be blindsided by it)
• The institutional scare stories designed to keep you in your place— “a gap in experience is career suicide,” “once you leave Academics you can never return,” “you need a letter from your chair”— and why none of it holds up in the real world

Your chair will not protect your family, your career, or your money.

But this episode will.

Reply back to tell me everything!, xoxo, Christina

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If you've ever dreaded a faculty meeting, a hard conversation, or an annual review — this episode is for you.

Conflict-Free Leadership for Women Physicians covers the next-level coaching skills that get you top pay, a better schedule, and a workplace where you are genuinely respected.

Here's what’s actually happening inside the hospital:

We weren’t given leadership skills. Neither were our bosses.

We go to meetings full of reactive people who have an agenda to promote. Hard conversations. Pressure. Bullying.

This episode changes that. It’s a masterclass on how to be an ICONIC leader as a woman physician.

Even without a title. Even if you’re the latest hire. Even if you’re just back from maternity leave.

When you have these skills, here’s what changes about your job: 📌No more dreading faculty meeting- you’ll know how to lead the conversation instead 📌Impossible colleagues become collaborative 📌Raises and schedule changes become strategic instead of emotional

Here’s what’s inside the episode: 🔥 The Right Answer / Wrong Answer framework that instantly lowers conflict 🔥 The 90-day testing strategy that shuts down skepticism without escalating tension 🔥 15 Drama-Free Leadership Sprints you can implement this week

These are the skills that make us iconic.

We become deeply respected — whether we’re promoted or not.

We get prioritized on the schedule. We get the office space. We get the compensation that reflects our contribution.

Leadership stops feeling like survival. Work starts working.

Will you please do me a favor? Forward this email to all your besties. And then Rate and Review this podcast episode– it helps tell me what you love AND helps our podcast reach more listeners just like you. Thank you!!!

Reply back to tell me everything!, xoxo, Christina

P.S. Ready to become an ICONIC leader as a woman physician? Join Next Level Freedom today. We are the only women physician coaching community focused on getting you paid top dollar on part-time hours. This program includes LIFETIME access to weekly group coaching calls, curriculum, private podcast for on-the-go listening, community, bonus trainings and guest speakers, and so much more. The investment is a one-time payment of $2500. Join us THIS WEEK by booking your free sales call here: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/bd3b6a3c/appointment/33598962/calendar/5849920

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