168. Realigning Priorities for Fulfillment in Medicine

When reconnection creates awareness, realignment provides direction. In this episode, Dr. Joanne Sotelo and Dr. Erin Hurley explore why so many women in medicine feel exhausted, resentful, and misaligned despite career success. They unpack how “doctor programming,” outdated values, and endless shoulds quietly run daily decisions and how clarifying what truly matters now allows priorities, boundaries, time, and energy to finally align. This conversation offers practical reflection questions and simple action steps to help you move from autopilot to intentional living.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Why your priorities, not your intentions, reveal what you are truly committed to
• How outdated “doctor programming” keeps women in medicine misaligned and exhausted
• The power of asking better questions to clarify what matters most now
• Why you can’t work on everything at once, and how focus creates ripple effects
• How boundaries naturally strengthen when values and priorities become clear

“Reconnection gives you awareness, and realignment gives you direction.” - Dr. Joanne Sotelo

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