Thriving as a Physician
How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
Podcast
Physicians… Ready to lose weight and manage emotional or binge eating while loving your life more?
Hosted by Dr. Siobhan Key, an Obesity Medicine Physician and Certified Coach, this podcast teaches you practical, sustainable tools to lose weight and thrive in your life at the same time. Each episode will show you how to move away from always feeling restricted and frustrated to discovering what really works for lasting weight loss. You deserve to thrive. [Previously the Weight Solutions for Physicians podcast.]
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Finding Joy in Medicine Again: A Physician’s Path Back from Burnout
You became a physician to help people. To make a difference. To heal. But somewhere between the endless documentation, the impossible patient loads, and the weight of life-and-death decisions, that sense of purpose got buried. Now, you're just trying to make it...
When the World Makes You Eat: A Physician’s Guide to Breaking the Shame Cycle
Hey there, doctor friend. Let me guess - you've been checking the news lately, and somehow you keep ending up in front of the fridge afterward? And then you beat yourself up because "you should know better"? Yeah. I thought so. First, let me say this: you're not...
Create Your Own Weight Loss Menu: A Physician’s Guide to Success
The shift from "What's wrong with me?" to "How can I create a plan that works FOR me?" can transform not just your weight loss results, but how you feel throughout the entire process. As a physician who struggled with my weight for years, I know exactly what it's like...
From Burned Out Doc to World Traveler (While Still Practicing Medicine!): Interview with Dr. Kristine Goins
Ever have days when you're seeing patient after patient, charting during lunch (what lunch?), and all you can think about is the drive-thru waiting for you on the way home? You're not alone. So many women physicians are stuck in what I call the "burnout-food cycle" –...
Physician Weight Loss: What To Do When Your Body Won’t Respond
You’ve been trying so hard to get your eating under control, to lose weight, to just feel better in your body. And yet, it feels like no matter what you do, nothing changes. Maybe you’re even starting to wonder: What if my body just won’t lose weight? I’ve been there....
Why You Can’t Stop Eating Past Full: A Physician’s Guide to Understanding Your Hunger
Listen, fellow physician. If you've ever found yourself scarfing down lunch between patients, eating past the point of fullness, or feeling completely disconnected from your hunger signals, you are not alone. And more importantly? There's nothing wrong with you. The...
How to Make Weight Loss Sustainable as a Busy Physician
Why the “Just Eat Less, Move More” Advice is Failing You—And What to Do Instead As a physician, you know the science behind weight loss—calories in, calories out, insulin regulation, metabolism. But despite all that knowledge, you still find yourself grabbing a muffin...
4 Steps to Overcome Weight Loss Obstacles as a Physician
You’ve been doing well—eating healthier, feeling more in control, and thinking, This time it’s really working. But then life happens. Maybe you’re running late after a packed day of back-to-back patients, or a crisis with your staff throws your whole schedule into...
Practical Strategies for Physicians to Take Control of Eating and Weight
You know those moments where you realize, Wow, I really should’ve done this sooner? That was me over the holidays—cramming through research articles for my obesity medicine certification renewal. I was expecting a tedious grind, but as I dug in, I found some...
Craving Rest but Afraid to Slow Down? Why Slowing Down Could Be Key to Thriving—and Managing Your Eating—in 2025
Struggling with stress eating and feeling overwhelmed as a physician? Learn why rest, self-compassion, and slowing down are essential for managing weight and thriving this year.
Adventure, Connection, and Reclaiming Joy with Dr. Jessie Mahoney and Dr. Sarah Smith: Thriving in 2025 Part 3
How Physicians Can Replenish, Reflect, and Thrive in 2025 As a physician, do you ever feel like you’re constantly adapting to new demands—like figuring out a new EMR system or trying out tools like AI scribes that promise to save time but leave you more frustrated...
Navigating Uncertainty in 2025 with Dr, Farayal Michaud & Dr. Wendy Schofer – Thriving in 2025 Pt 2
2024 was a year of constant change and uncertainty. From global events to the environment and politics (not to mention personal challenges) it sometimes felt impossible to keep our footing. As a physician, you probably held it all together on the outside, but inside,...
How to Thrive in Your Weight Loss & Life
