167. Reconnecting With Yourself in Medicine with Dr. Joanne Sotelo

Many women in medicine appear successful on the outside while quietly feeling disconnected, numb, or unfulfilled on the inside. In this episode, Dr. Joanne Sotelo and Dr. Erin Hurley explore the often-overlooked foundation of personal fulfillment: reconnecting with yourself. They unpack how emotional suppression, over-functioning, and identity built solely around productivity lead to exhaustion and burnout, and how asking better questions, listening to your inner voice, and redefining success can restore clarity, motivation, joy, and balance both at work and at home.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why is reconnection with yourself the foundation before goals, productivity, or change?
• How emotional suppression and over-functioning are normalized and why they come at a cost.
• The role identity plays in exhaustion, fulfillment, and sustainable success.
• Simple but powerful questions that rebuild awareness, clarity, and motivation.
• How connecting with your future self makes boundaries, alignment, and joy easier to sustain.

“Awareness is that first act of reconnection, and then you can meet that future self.” - Dr. Joanne Sotelo

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